Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs mixed from 2.00 higher to 2.00 lower generally steady over 600 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers mixed with the better kind mostly steady to 3.00 higher and the plainer kind steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower on the limited amount observed with quality not as good as last week. Slaughter bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.10/cwt on 538 head.

Average price

$136.10

538 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$24.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.43

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	139.90	736	250
Medium and Large 1-2	530	137.69	729	97
Medium and Large 2	513	131.51	674	177
Medium and Large 3	467	115.35	538	14thin

One grade step is worth $24.55/cwt here — about $198 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 sale538 hd

136.10

—

AR average9 barns · 1,484 hd

133.67

+2.43

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	1,566	81.30	1,273	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	57.41	705	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	52.98	837	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	51.54	513	45

Every lot, as filed

110 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	143.20/cwt	142.00–146.00	981	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	150.19/cwt	145.00–154.00	883	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	122.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	121.51/cwt	118.00–125.00	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	113.39/cwt	110.00–122.00	527	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	181.50/cwt	180.00–183.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	125.85/cwt	119.00–130.00	785	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.10/cwt	131.00–150.00	595	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	125.53/cwt	120.00–133.00	712	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	134.13/cwt	125.00–139.00	637	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	143.30/cwt	140.00–150.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	114.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	824	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	120.41/cwt	119.00–125.00	826	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	127.21/cwt	120.00–133.00	665	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	143.26/cwt	135.00–153.00	537	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	136.98/cwt	131.00–141.00	727	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	138.37/cwt	137.00–139.50	625	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	134.13/cwt	130.00–141.00	777	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	139.24/cwt	133.00–140.00	718	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	497	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	149.73/cwt	146.00–152.00	630	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	162.74/cwt	158.00–170.00	749	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	177.38/cwt	171.00–182.00	745	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	137.79/cwt	135.00–138.50	973	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	180.83/cwt	177.00–186.00	656	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	155.14/cwt	154.50–159.00	838	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	784	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	869	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	160.25/cwt	154.00–165.00	843	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	152.86/cwt	145.00–155.00	955	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	130.75/cwt	130.00–131.00	990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	803	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	135.93/cwt	131.00–137.00	926	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	862	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	146.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	720	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	159.65/cwt	152.00–169.00	669	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	146.41/cwt	145.00–152.00	782	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	170.99/cwt	169.00–172.00	675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	616	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	137.69/cwt	133.50–147.00	811	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	56.55/cwt	52.00–59.50	608	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	59.85/cwt	58.50–61.00	633	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	52.98/cwt	52.00–54.00	837	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	56.75/cwt	54.00–60.00	696	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	790	2
Bulls	—	—	1,566	81.30/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,273	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	792	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	317	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	48.65/cwt	44.00–51.00	468	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	77.49/cwt	63.00–85.00	618	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	720	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	5,652	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	741.51/cwt	685.00–800.00	6,926	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	1,060.16/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	11,863	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	56.66/cwt	52.00–59.00	682	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,193.18/cwt	975.00–1,335.00	14,795	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	967.09/cwt	950.00–985.00	11,122	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	880.35/cwt	875.00–885.00	10,564	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	269	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	486	129.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	629	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	171.93/cwt	161.00–176.00	655	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	159.28/cwt	157.00–163.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	125.99/cwt	125.00–128.00	907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	131.66/cwt	125.00–133.00	895	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	157.39/cwt	149.00–163.00	600	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	134.07/cwt	130.00–139.00	766	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	135.15/cwt	130.00–136.50	826	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	143.13/cwt	138.00–148.00	670	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	628	122.98/cwt	121.00–125.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	121.82/cwt	119.00–128.00	865	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	159.51/cwt	154.00–168.00	515	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	134.10/cwt	126.00–139.00	754	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	156.47/cwt	146.00–160.00	581	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	139.41/cwt	130.00–144.00	729	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	149.28/cwt	140.00–157.00	697	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	118.97/cwt	112.00–126.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	156.91/cwt	152.00–160.00	515	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	131.27/cwt	127.00–132.00	807	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	151.20/cwt	144.00–159.00	644	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	134.61/cwt	130.00–143.00	844	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	166.78/cwt	156.00–170.00	700	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	139.00/cwt	137.00–146.00	792	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	130.56/cwt	130.00–131.00	866	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	149.41/cwt	140.00–153.00	774	24

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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