Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light run, with not all classes tested, Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 3.00-8.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 2.00 lower. Not enough comparable receipts for trend on slaughter cows or bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.00/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$141.00

39 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$29.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.63

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	144.91	738	33
Medium and Large 2	493	127.00	625	2thin
Medium and Large 3	463	115.77	535	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.14/cwt here — about $202 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 sale39 hd

141.00

—

AR average9 barns · 2,078 hd

144.63

−3.63

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	—	Low	1,401	52.27	732	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	28.16	275	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	973	22.16	216	10

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Bulls	—	—	1,401	52.27/cwt	47.00–55.00	732	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	835	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	167	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	335	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	18.77/cwt	15.00–25.00	175	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	511	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	140.49/cwt	135.00–147.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	127.60/cwt	120.00–133.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	121.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	114.45/cwt	111.00–118.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	162.00/cwt	150.00–175.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	130.95/cwt	129.00–135.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	133.65/cwt	130.00–136.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	118.54/cwt	116.00–121.00	421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	543	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	798	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	35.97/cwt	34.00–38.00	289	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	35.11/cwt	23.00–41.00	329	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	143.64/cwt	141.00–147.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	115.02/cwt	114.00–116.00	776	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	918	35.96/cwt	35.00–37.00	330	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,009	18.52/cwt	10.00–26.00	187	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	810	19.00/cwt	19.00–19.00	154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	126.09/cwt	120.00–131.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	147.01/cwt	145.00–150.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	163.05/cwt	155.00–167.50	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	592	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	119.08/cwt	115.00–123.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	146.70/cwt	140.00–149.00	688	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	137.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	557	1

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 Dec 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 223Year ago 98

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 42Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 37Year ago 34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,401	47.00–55.00	52.27
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	20.00	20.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	30.00	30.00
3	—	932	15.00–25.00	18.77
1	—	1,065	48.00	48.00
1	—	1,225	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	35.00–37.00	35.96
7	—	1,009	10.00–26.00	18.52
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	19.00	19.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	135.00–147.00	140.49
3	—	802	120.00–125.00	121.66
1	—	255	186.00	186.00
2	—	313	150.00–175.00	162.00
3	—	622	130.00–136.00	133.65
1	—	745	134.00	134.00
3	—	425	145.00–150.00	147.01
3	—	378	155.00–167.50	163.05
10	—	469	140.00–149.00	146.70
3	—	560	135.00–140.00	137.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	116.00–121.00	118.54
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
1	—	480	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	405	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	120.00–133.00	127.60
1	—	335	146.00	146.00
2	—	725	100.00–105.00	102.47
2	—	578	111.00–118.00	114.45
1	—	630	114.00	114.00
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
2	—	413	135.00	135.00
3	—	382	141.00–147.00	143.64
2	—	675	114.00–116.00	115.02
4	—	519	120.00–131.00	126.09
1	—	800	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	119.00	119.00
1	—	385	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	129.00–135.00	130.95
3	—	592	120.00	120.00
2	—	715	115.00–123.00	119.08
1	—	695	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	81.00	81.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	803	34.00–38.00	35.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	938	23.00–41.00	35.11

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

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle