Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steady to 8.00 higher mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher on the few observed due to time. Slaughter bulls not reported due to time.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.28/cwt on 511 head.

Average price

$132.28

511 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$28.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.22

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	138.09	690	268
Medium and Large 1-2	507	133.51	676	90
Medium and Large 2	553	124.31	687	122
Medium and Large 3	441	109.85	485	31

One grade step is worth $28.24/cwt here — about $205 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 sale511 hd

132.28

—

AR average8 barns · 1,634 hd

131.06

+1.22

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	67.00	1,032	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	63.46	797	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	942	54.29	511	20

Every lot, as filed

114 lots · USDA AMS · Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs, 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	129.43/cwt	126.00–133.00	804	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	134.28/cwt	131.00–142.00	705	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	145.33/cwt	140.00–149.00	607	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	132.59/cwt	128.00–137.00	761	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	142.81/cwt	137.00–148.00	673	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	402	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	603	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	651	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	131.73/cwt	127.00–135.00	689	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	455	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	555	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	891	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	141.62/cwt	140.00–146.00	473	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	132.96/cwt	125.00–140.00	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	134.94/cwt	125.00–142.00	520	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	115.85/cwt	115.00–122.00	797	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	124.69/cwt	115.00–128.00	718	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	105.55/cwt	100.00–115.00	749	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	119.92/cwt	110.00–130.00	741	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	129.40/cwt	125.00–137.00	619	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	127.07/cwt	120.00–131.00	671	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	407	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	470	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	374	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	539	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	111.55/cwt	108.00–115.00	407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	146.19/cwt	144.00–147.00	561	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	149.30/cwt	146.00–159.00	490	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	677	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	745	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	144.26/cwt	137.00–148.00	665	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	138.67/cwt	135.00–142.00	722	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	135.31/cwt	127.00–136.50	765	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	153.77/cwt	145.00–164.00	567	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	126.58/cwt	120.00–133.00	785	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	147.12/cwt	143.00–152.00	609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	152.35/cwt	150.00–155.00	513	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	722	109.60/cwt	100.00–117.00	791	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	143.97/cwt	139.00–147.00	754	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	135.95/cwt	133.00–140.00	835	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	140.05/cwt	135.00–144.00	791	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	150.52/cwt	142.00–156.00	694	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	156.96/cwt	150.00–162.00	672	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	391	160.72/cwt	157.00–168.00	628	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	929	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	929	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	772	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	934	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	813	107.59/cwt	107.00–110.00	875	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	652	134.25/cwt	132.00–135.00	875	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	309	171.72/cwt	167.00–175.00	531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	118.94/cwt	116.00–122.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	655	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	794	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	849	56.97/cwt	54.00–62.00	484	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	820	36.90/cwt	35.00–39.00	303	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	413	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	62.97/cwt	61.00–64.50	654	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	45.01/cwt	40.00–48.00	462	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	56.76/cwt	53.00–59.00	569	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,032	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	68.73/cwt	64.00–74.00	863	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	59.37/cwt	57.00–61.00	752	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	593	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	900.84/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	11,693	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	826.83/cwt	800.00–850.00	8,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	58.25/cwt	52.00–64.00	599	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,404	1,176.83/cwt	935.00–1,310.00	16,523	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,019.50/cwt	985.00–1,060.00	10,531	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,033.71/cwt	960.00–1,100.00	12,663	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	866.29/cwt	785.00–935.00	10,595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	82.93/cwt	79.00–90.00	854	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	130.24/cwt	130.00–136.00	607	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	136.46/cwt	130.00–138.00	600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	133.09/cwt	130.00–136.00	511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	648	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	106.98/cwt	106.00–108.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	106.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	105.38/cwt	100.00–113.00	351	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	110.93/cwt	105.00–123.00	531	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	113.17/cwt	100.00–123.00	490	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	170.77/cwt	170.00–175.00	577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	896	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	174.53/cwt	169.00–178.00	674	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	153.59/cwt	144.00–160.00	716	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	147.28/cwt	142.00–149.00	831	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	153.06/cwt	150.00–157.00	797	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	167.79/cwt	164.00–173.00	713	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,012	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	142.28/cwt	142.00–143.00	875	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	738	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	143.04/cwt	142.00–146.00	824	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	124.46/cwt	122.00–127.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	157.37/cwt	156.00–158.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	922	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	146.43/cwt	144.00–147.00	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	159.95/cwt	155.00–165.00	544	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	131.70/cwt	125.00–138.00	826	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	767	120.54/cwt	115.00–125.00	925	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	137.29/cwt	125.00–142.00	791	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	128.77/cwt	125.50–132.00	874	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	155.56/cwt	150.00–162.00	586	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	146.28/cwt	140.00–148.00	707	17

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.

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