Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 8.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-7.00 higher with full advance on 400-500 lb weights. On a very light test, Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.84/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$125.84

74 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$20.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.37

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	127.73	643	62
Medium and Large 2	447	117.75	526	10thin
Medium and Large 3	388	107.50	417	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.23/cwt here — about $226 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale74 hd

125.84

—

AR average8 barns · 2,186 hd

128.21

−2.37

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,785	65.00	1,160	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,265	46.00	582	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,199	38.15	457	6thin

Every lot, as filed

52 lots · USDA AMS · County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	136.58/cwt	136.00–140.00	784	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	119.66/cwt	119.00–120.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	123.53/cwt	120.00–127.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	146.50/cwt	145.00–147.00	570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	137.64/cwt	134.00–140.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	131.16/cwt	126.00–139.00	619	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	146.98/cwt	139.00–153.00	616	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	109.93/cwt	105.00–115.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	134.19/cwt	126.00–138.00	570	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	704	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	640	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	378	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	835	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	135.28/cwt	130.00–142.00	501	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	750	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	723	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	694	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	66.58/cwt	53.00–80.00	549	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	110.29/cwt	99.00–120.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	352	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	28.45/cwt	25.00–30.00	294	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	47.84/cwt	47.50–48.00	652	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,160	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	130.71/cwt	125.00–136.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	689	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	124.91/cwt	122.00–128.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	115.39/cwt	107.00–123.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	330	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	137.98/cwt	136.00–139.00	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	516	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	666	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	117.42/cwt	115.00–118.00	739	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	145.34/cwt	140.00–150.00	702	11

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Wed Nov 18, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 266Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 25Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 7Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	574	136.00–140.00	136.58
6	—	618	136.00	136.00
6	—	389	145.00–147.00	146.50
3	—	528	134.00–140.00	137.64
1	—	325	161.00	161.00
7	—	419	139.00–153.00	146.98
11	—	483	140.00–150.00	145.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	99.00–120.00	110.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
1	—	300	134.00	134.00
4	—	473	125.00–136.00	130.71
2	—	413	122.00–128.00	124.91
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	543	120.00	120.00
1	—	690	112.00	112.00
1	—	565	122.00	122.00
8	—	472	126.00–139.00	131.16
9	—	425	126.00–138.00	134.19
9	—	370	130.00–142.00	135.28
4	—	327	136.00–139.00	137.98
1	—	800	91.00	91.00
7	—	629	115.00–118.00	117.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	119.00–120.00	119.66
1	—	525	117.00	117.00
4	—	433	107.00–123.00	115.39
2	—	378	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	105.00	105.00
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	689	120.00	120.00
1	—	590	123.00	123.00
1	—	330	148.00	148.00
9	—	516	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	120.00–127.00	123.53
2	—	720	105.00–115.00	109.93
2	—	563	125.00	125.00
2	—	660	109.00–110.00	109.49
1	—	810	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	63.00	63.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	59.00	59.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	40.00	40.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,445	48.00	48.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	38.00	38.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	25.00	25.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	53.00–80.00	66.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	42.00	42.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	25.00–30.00	28.45
3	—	1,362	47.50–48.00	47.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	46.00	46.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	65.00	65.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle