Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00-8.00 lower. The better heifers under 500 lbs steady to 5.00 lower over 550 lbs steady to 1.00 higher and the plainer kind 5.00-12.00 lower. The better 350-500 lb bulls 1.00 -2.00 higher all other classes 1.00-12.00 lower mostly 3.00-5.00 lower. Receipts of 250 cows and bulls not reported due to time.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.60/cwt on 459 head.

Average price

$120.60

459 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$28.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.19

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	128.45	643	229
Medium and Large 1-2	506	126.93	642	31
Medium and Large 2	527	111.03	585	191
Medium and Large 3	459	100.00	459	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.45/cwt here — about $184 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 sale459 hd

120.60

—

AR average10 barns · 1,969 hd

119.41

+1.19

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

103 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 3	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	559	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	117.83/cwt	114.00–119.00	659	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	153.13/cwt	150.00–154.00	671	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	128.49/cwt	120.00–138.00	797	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	131.01/cwt	120.00–135.00	742	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	104.97/cwt	100.00–110.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	352	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	402	108.34/cwt	108.00–109.00	436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	578	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,028	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	141.55/cwt	140.00–146.00	762	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	134.61/cwt	134.00–135.00	892	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	129.30/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,041	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	706	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	108.77/cwt	105.00–110.00	735	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	106.69/cwt	100.00–120.00	666	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	107.45/cwt	100.00–115.00	612	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	149.13/cwt	140.00–161.00	693	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	157.86/cwt	141.00–168.00	674	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	139.08/cwt	135.00–141.00	732	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	160.08/cwt	150.00–164.00	610	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	177.29/cwt	169.00–180.00	594	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	121.98/cwt	120.00–132.00	445	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	311	149.47/cwt	139.00–156.00	465	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	784	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	642	110.71/cwt	110.00–111.00	711	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	117.08/cwt	115.00–125.00	691	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	603	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	543	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	120.15/cwt	110.00–132.00	637	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	124.11/cwt	110.00–136.00	585	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	133.45/cwt	128.00–140.00	581	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	459	96.43/cwt	90.00–98.00	443	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	112.88/cwt	110.00–116.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	134.18/cwt	130.00–135.00	761	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	131.93/cwt	124.00–140.00	809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	126.35/cwt	121.00–133.00	649	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	857	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	119.81/cwt	115.00–124.00	879	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	124.84/cwt	119.00–129.00	775	7
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	319	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	202	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	144.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	602	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	138.46/cwt	135.00–139.00	752	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	116.01/cwt	110.00–120.00	899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	127.98/cwt	120.00–135.00	925	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	837	110.01/cwt	100.00–115.00	921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	954	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	143.04/cwt	131.00–149.00	691	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	123.99/cwt	116.00–130.00	832	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	159.56/cwt	150.00–165.00	514	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	584	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	135.89/cwt	130.00–143.00	518	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	129.66/cwt	126.00–132.00	607	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	125.48/cwt	115.00–133.00	709	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	135.80/cwt	131.00–143.00	443	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	114.37/cwt	104.00–128.00	495	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	116.52/cwt	110.00–126.00	553	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	111.63/cwt	105.00–115.00	589	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	98.95/cwt	90.00–105.00	719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	462	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	116.44/cwt	110.00–126.00	373	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	139.78/cwt	134.00–144.00	932	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	155.99/cwt	149.00–166.00	749	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	139.02/cwt	133.00–143.00	797	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	144.38/cwt	143.00–149.00	778	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	533	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	874	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	127.81/cwt	126.00–129.00	800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	177.59/cwt	171.00–180.00	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,083	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	158.82/cwt	151.00–160.00	683	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	142.36/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,022	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	666	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	500	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	595	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	133.97/cwt	124.00–140.00	575	20

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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