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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-07-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jul 1

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Jun 24Jul 1Jul 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

132 head

▼ 458 vs last sale 590▲ 132 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 38▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 9▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 10.00 lower, mostly 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 3.00 lower. Supply was mostly plain to average. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $118.63/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$118.63

56 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$37.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.23

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	433	132.00	572	6thin
Medium and Large 1	616	129.18	795	17thin
Medium and Large 2	481	122.50	589	19thin
Medium and Large 3	386	94.84	366	14thin

One grade step is worth $37.16/cwt here — about $206 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 sale56 hd

118.63

—

AR average8 barns · 1,485 hd

134.86

−16.23

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	1,533	84.33	1,293	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,233	61.53	759	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,163	59.44	691	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,107	58.25	645	4thin

Every lot

63 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	449	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	507	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	127.89/cwt	126.00–130.00	480	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	143.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	552	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	386	92.73/cwt	89.00–110.00	358	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	578	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	121.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	509	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	125.20/cwt	120.00–134.00	605	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	854	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	626	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	863	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	957	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	421	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	126.03/cwt	125.00–127.00	457	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	379	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	538	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	464	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	459	97.78/cwt	80.00–107.00	449	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	132.40/cwt	132.00–133.00	641	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	710	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	762	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	111.46/cwt	104.00–115.00	814	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	817	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	622	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	537	135.01/cwt	134.00–135.50	725	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	129.00/cwt	127.00–131.00	748	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	627	123.06/cwt	120.00–129.00	772	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	685	123.45/cwt	120.00–127.00	846	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	712	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	883	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,185	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	889	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,463	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,575	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	988	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	593	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	53.01/cwt	52.00–54.00	543	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	473	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	53.02/cwt	50.00–54.00	593	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	56.98/cwt	56.00–59.00	640	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	63.50/cwt	63.00–64.00	754	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	64.71/cwt	63.00–66.00	782	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,243	50.82/cwt	50.00–52.00	632	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,313	64.42/cwt	63.00–67.00	846	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	66.10/cwt	62.00–75.00	590	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	63.07/cwt	61.00–65.00	579	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	651	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	73.08/cwt	70.00–79.00	700	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	720	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	68.17/cwt	66.00–70.00	762	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	795	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	59.76/cwt	56.00–62.00	699	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	59.12/cwt	58.00–60.00	718	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 3	713	300.00/cwt	200.00–335.00	2,139	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,510	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jul 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 590Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 9Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	45.00	45.00
9	—	1,209	63.00–66.00	64.71
4	—	1,118	50.00–54.00	53.02
3	—	1,123	56.00–59.00	56.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	63.00–64.00	63.50
2	—	1,025	52.00–54.00	53.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,313	63.00–67.00	64.42
3	—	988	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,243	50.00–52.00	50.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,625	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,185	75.00	75.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	893	62.00–75.00	66.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	61.00–65.00	63.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,170	56.00–62.00	59.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,118	66.00–70.00	68.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	71.00	71.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	70.00	70.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	958	70.00–79.00	73.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	75.00	75.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,215	58.00–60.00	59.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	713	200.00–335.00	300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	580.00	580.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	104.00–115.00	111.46
5	—	484	132.00–133.00	132.40
4	—	592	119.00–121.00	119.99
3	—	663	115.00	115.00
1	—	860	95.00	95.00
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
1	—	305	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	459	80.00–107.00	97.78
1	—	380	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	90.00	90.00
2	—	420	110.00–111.00	110.49
2	—	363	125.00–127.00	126.03
1	—	690	90.00	90.00
1	—	615	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	379	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	537	134.00–135.50	135.01
3	—	712	124.00	124.00
3	—	627	120.00–129.00	123.06
2	—	685	120.00–127.00	123.45
2	—	580	127.00–131.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	386	89.00–110.00	92.73
1	—	460	115.00	115.00
1	—	310	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	483	120.00–134.00	125.20
3	—	419	120.00–125.00	121.59
2	—	375	126.00–130.00	127.89
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
1	—	695	90.00	90.00
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	330	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	130.00	130.00
2	—	330	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	642	133.00	133.00
3	—	385	140.00–145.00	143.36
2	—	908	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,075	89.00	89.00
1	—	530	135.00	135.00
1	—	410	141.00	141.00
1	—	345	147.00	147.00

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.