Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 2.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs mostly 1.00-3.00 higher over 500 lbs 1.00-4.00 lower. No trend on cows and bulls due to them not being reported past few weeks.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.29/cwt on 268 head.

Average price

$157.29

268 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$28.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.96

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	163.98	821	206
Medium and Large 2	549	135.06	741	62

One grade step is worth $28.91/cwt here — about $80 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 sale268 hd

157.29

—

AR average10 barns · 896 hd

143.33

+13.96

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	—	Low	1,397	69.18	966	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	47.28	678	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	45.51	570	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,107	40.28	446	32

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	470	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	835	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	251	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	50.06/cwt	48.00–52.00	596	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	44.27/cwt	40.00–48.00	542	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	34.40/cwt	32.00–37.00	294	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	37.23/cwt	34.00–40.00	398	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	810	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	50.04/cwt	49.00–52.00	669	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	42.76/cwt	40.00–48.00	515	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	46.42/cwt	45.00–48.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	521	1
Bulls	—	—	1,213	66.66/cwt	65.00–69.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	120.16/cwt	115.00–130.00	621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	131.50/cwt	125.00–135.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	135.48/cwt	130.00–140.00	707	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	118.94/cwt	113.00–125.00	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	71.70/cwt	71.00–72.00	1,133	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	114.59/cwt	106.00–125.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	593	128.42/cwt	127.00–130.00	762	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	103.99/cwt	100.00–108.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	122.18/cwt	120.00–126.00	638	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	121.32/cwt	115.00–125.00	752	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	125.39/cwt	110.00–130.00	461	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	119.34/cwt	118.00–120.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	383	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	575	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	136.76/cwt	133.00–138.00	522	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	568	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	47.04/cwt	46.00–48.00	566	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,030	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	872.77/cwt	760.00–985.00	9,234	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	44.33/cwt	39.00–48.00	522	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	55.86/cwt	50.00–65.00	565	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	131.90/cwt	120.00–140.00	501	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	126.20/cwt	121.00–131.00	839	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	104.47/cwt	100.00–109.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	121.11/cwt	115.00–125.00	509	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	110.72/cwt	106.00–116.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	442	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	643	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	131.42/cwt	127.00–132.00	622	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	137.06/cwt	136.00–140.00	429	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	309	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	420	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	110.57/cwt	110.00–114.00	573	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	139.11/cwt	130.00–149.00	651	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	145.89/cwt	142.00–149.00	626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	495	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	837	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	140.94/cwt	137.00–153.00	813	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	149.72/cwt	145.00–153.00	774	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	185.06/cwt	182.00–186.00	611	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	160.56/cwt	151.00–165.00	665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	141.28/cwt	137.00–143.00	754	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	130.37/cwt	119.00–135.00	798	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	144.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	391	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	708	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	157.95/cwt	156.00–159.00	738	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	176.35/cwt	160.00–180.00	645	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	128.73/cwt	125.00–134.00	748	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	122.45/cwt	120.00–126.00	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	569	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	876	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	969	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,231	6

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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