Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls mixed from 3.00 higher to 4.00 lower generally steady to weak. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 4.00 lower except the 500-650 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Cows and bulls not reported today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.78/cwt on 444 head.

Average price

$136.78

444 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$31.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.37

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	140.05	777	130
Medium and Large 1	532	139.37	742	176
Medium and Large 2	476	133.30	634	122
Medium and Large 3	486	108.42	527	16thin

One grade step is worth $31.63/cwt here — about $251 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 sale444 hd

136.78

—

AR average9 barns · 1,266 hd

130.42

+6.37

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

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1-2Value Added	—	642	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	896	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	598	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	861	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	139.78/cwt	138.00–142.00	667	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	135.89/cwt	133.00–137.00	841	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	142.64/cwt	141.00–147.00	613	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	139.25/cwt	138.00–141.00	721	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	139.04/cwt	135.00–142.00	733	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	134.52/cwt	129.00–139.00	842	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	137.44/cwt	133.00–141.00	778	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	149.21/cwt	146.00–153.00	567	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	144.66/cwt	139.00–149.00	602	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	143.11/cwt	138.00–150.00	681	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	130.33/cwt	128.00–134.00	951	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	153.20/cwt	148.00–157.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	547	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	118.90/cwt	116.00–122.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	149.90/cwt	136.00–158.00	637	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	137.46/cwt	129.00–143.00	784	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	163.25/cwt	159.00–176.00	540	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	136.38/cwt	125.00–143.00	728	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	142.65/cwt	130.00–150.00	680	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	129.39/cwt	124.00–135.00	789	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	149.37/cwt	145.00–160.00	572	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	945	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	160.13/cwt	154.00–168.00	681	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	158.04/cwt	150.00–164.00	760	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	150.42/cwt	143.00–157.00	770	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	136.26/cwt	132.00–138.00	853	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	133.75/cwt	131.00–136.00	888	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	164.59/cwt	160.00–172.00	607	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	138.47/cwt	135.00–143.00	810	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	126.76/cwt	125.00–131.00	929	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	179.50/cwt	173.00–183.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	538	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	619	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	152.14/cwt	145.00–155.00	726	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	138.64/cwt	130.00–145.00	790	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	164.66/cwt	164.00–170.00	573	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	135.97/cwt	134.00–138.00	926	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	140.31/cwt	138.00–141.00	887	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	149.83/cwt	148.00–151.00	800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	153.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	883	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	699	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,007	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	153.30/cwt	153.00–154.00	885	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	145.89/cwt	144.00–147.00	833	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	861	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	161.35/cwt	155.00–164.00	773	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	146.88/cwt	144.00–151.00	830	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	163.70/cwt	159.00–170.00	692	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	171.26/cwt	164.00–173.00	635	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	158.73/cwt	158.00–159.00	838	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	178.05/cwt	176.00–182.00	582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	546	96.78/cwt	96.00–100.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	112.41/cwt	100.00–125.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	112.02/cwt	103.00–120.00	364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	130.26/cwt	120.00–135.00	683	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	132.81/cwt	120.00–138.00	649	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	134.38/cwt	118.00–141.00	575	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	140.99/cwt	134.00–145.00	543	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	135.40/cwt	128.00–144.00	441	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	131.19/cwt	129.00–133.00	817	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	746	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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