Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to 4.00 higher except the better 500-600 lbs and 650-700 lbs 1.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 5.00 lower except the better 500-600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher and the plainer 600-650 lbs 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls steady to 5.00 higher instances 10.00 higher. Cows and bulls not reported today due to time.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.14/cwt on 445 head.

Average price

$125.14

445 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$31.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.74

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	130.19	658	213
Medium and Large 1-2	505	125.30	633	77
Medium and Large 2	480	119.88	576	142
Medium and Large 3	452	98.87	447	13thin

One grade step is worth $31.32/cwt here — about $211 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 sale445 hd

125.14

—

AR average8 barns · 1,471 hd

122.40

+2.74

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

98 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 1-2	—	623	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	922	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	120.16/cwt	110.00–133.00	566	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	116.70/cwt	111.00–122.00	616	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	126.16/cwt	120.00–139.00	473	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	100.00/cwt	90.00–110.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	103.36/cwt	94.00–110.00	391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	123.69/cwt	121.00–125.00	835	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	124.73/cwt	119.00–126.00	790	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	140.42/cwt	136.00–146.00	461	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	119.40/cwt	115.00–124.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	521	119.22/cwt	118.00–120.00	621	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	578	116.66/cwt	115.00–118.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	575	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	136.76/cwt	131.00–143.00	580	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	129.62/cwt	120.00–136.00	679	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	123.99/cwt	121.00–126.00	713	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	136.92/cwt	134.00–141.00	509	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	130.01/cwt	128.00–134.00	614	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	121.22/cwt	118.00–122.00	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	520	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	692	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	93.74/cwt	84.00–99.00	486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	147.58/cwt	139.00–156.00	695	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	130.49/cwt	121.00–135.00	864	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	706	123.28/cwt	115.00–129.00	870	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	132.77/cwt	119.00–136.00	844	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	189.33/cwt	169.00–200.00	602	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	156.09/cwt	150.00–160.00	662	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	960	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	135.26/cwt	134.00–136.00	713	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	142.16/cwt	135.00–147.00	752	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	138.45/cwt	125.00–144.00	796	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	131.62/cwt	118.00–137.00	703	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	138.13/cwt	130.00–142.00	641	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	143.15/cwt	137.00–150.00	461	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	664	115.77/cwt	110.00–121.00	769	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	122.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	103.53/cwt	100.00–106.00	531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	106.25/cwt	99.00–120.00	492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	125.43/cwt	122.00–129.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	548	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	762	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	516	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	143.23/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,023	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	196.85/cwt	192.00–202.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	134.32/cwt	130.00–138.00	834	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	134.29/cwt	131.00–137.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	135.86/cwt	120.00–145.00	586	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	134.30/cwt	127.00–146.00	497	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	159.37/cwt	145.00–171.00	602	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	960	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	141.06/cwt	130.00–147.00	725	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	144.64/cwt	140.00–149.00	699	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	445	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	143.72/cwt	138.00–150.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	150.16/cwt	146.00–154.00	779	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	143.71/cwt	140.00–148.00	828	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	163.57/cwt	158.00–168.00	752	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	165.11/cwt	160.00–168.00	708	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	138.22/cwt	134.50–142.50	815	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,076	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	167.37/cwt	162.00–173.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	615	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	947	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	531	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	868	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	136.78/cwt	136.00–138.00	837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,180	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	634	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	943	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	112.56/cwt	101.00–121.00	822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	118.46/cwt	115.00–124.00	731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	122.25/cwt	120.00–127.00	517	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	112.66/cwt	107.00–120.00	643	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	129.37/cwt	110.00–133.00	413	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	123.73/cwt	122.00–125.00	784	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	722	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	119.50/cwt	118.00–120.00	619	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	129.05/cwt	125.00–137.00	613	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	117.91/cwt	112.00–124.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	838	85.49/cwt	83.00–88.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	182.35/cwt	172.00–184.00	700	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	146.33/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,004	9

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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