Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend sale not reported last two weeks.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.12/cwt on 327 head.

Average price

$130.12

327 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$30.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.24

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	136.73	668	191
Medium and Large 2	501	123.32	618	65
Medium and Large 1-2	594	122.38	727	54
Medium and Large 3	486	106.42	518	17thin

One grade step is worth $30.31/cwt here — about $151 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 sale327 hd

130.12

—

AR average9 barns · 1,137 hd

124.88

+5.24

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	1,548	77.00	1,192	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,456	57.34	835	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	54.35	645	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	49.40	528	90

Every lot, as filed

105 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 2	—	661	128.03/cwt	120.00–132.00	846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	150.64/cwt	149.00–154.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	397	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	991	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	141.38/cwt	134.00–144.00	894	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	172.40/cwt	164.00–176.00	633	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	184.71/cwt	174.00–189.00	593	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	991	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	145.98/cwt	144.00–150.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	677	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	125.75/cwt	120.00–130.00	665	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	646	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	885	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	126.99/cwt	123.00–134.00	544	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	126.19/cwt	115.00–130.00	607	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	128.84/cwt	120.00–140.00	481	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	117.89/cwt	109.00–124.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	108.61/cwt	100.00–113.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	104.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	110.36/cwt	104.00–118.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	121.39/cwt	111.00–126.00	642	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	105.80/cwt	93.00–119.00	505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	130.65/cwt	124.00–133.00	817	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	131.61/cwt	124.00–134.00	888	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	142.05/cwt	130.00–150.00	526	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	793	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	153.09/cwt	140.00–159.00	490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	869	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	133.59/cwt	124.00–140.00	632	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	121.13/cwt	110.00–126.00	757	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	126.71/cwt	120.00–131.00	670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	112.84/cwt	100.00–121.00	491	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	739	3
Bulls	—	—	1,551	76.44/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,186	11
Bulls	—	—	1,723	86.15/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,484	6
Bulls	—	—	1,367	68.88/cwt	65.00–71.00	942	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	129.29/cwt	121.00–134.00	870	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	135.65/cwt	129.00–143.00	760	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	766	112.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	865	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	863	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	66.68/cwt	54.00–86.00	675	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	75.63/cwt	75.00–82.00	526	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,022.16/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	12,399	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,387	1,423.37/cwt	1,300.00–1,485.00	19,742	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.55/cwt	130.00–147.00	725	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	150.10/cwt	142.00–156.00	693	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	132.47/cwt	129.00–134.00	821	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	158.95/cwt	149.00–166.00	668	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	174.46/cwt	163.00–179.00	665	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	141.53/cwt	132.00–149.00	609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	122.61/cwt	120.00–127.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	138.74/cwt	131.00–144.00	602	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	144.94/cwt	135.00–155.00	541	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	133.54/cwt	125.00–138.00	757	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	132.20/cwt	125.00–138.00	695	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	134.59/cwt	129.00–140.00	635	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	150.94/cwt	135.00–155.00	510	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	114.47/cwt	110.00–119.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	132.45/cwt	129.00–136.00	424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	637	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	338	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	555	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	783.59/cwt	725.00–950.00	9,348	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	764.36/cwt	600.00–900.00	7,514	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	813.16/cwt	785.00–910.00	10,059	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,357	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,326	60.42/cwt	58.00–65.00	801	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	57.92/cwt	56.00–60.00	607	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	764	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	56.71/cwt	50.00–64.00	691	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	43.83/cwt	42.00–48.00	456	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	59.81/cwt	58.00–64.00	693	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	327	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	54.93/cwt	50.00–59.00	770	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	61.35/cwt	58.00–66.00	949	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	54.85/cwt	50.00–58.00	645	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	883	42.01/cwt	41.00–43.00	371	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	793	35.98/cwt	30.00–40.00	285	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	50.77/cwt	47.00–54.00	554	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	47.99/cwt	45.00–50.00	566	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	61.87/cwt	59.00–65.00	784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.68/cwt	127.00–140.00	697	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	127.78/cwt	125.00–138.00	796	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	132.21/cwt	129.00–133.00	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,072	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	142.48/cwt	135.00–148.00	811	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	154.99/cwt	146.00–168.00	742	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	162.92/cwt	155.00–169.00	688	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	177.95/cwt	174.00–185.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	957	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.

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