Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady to 5.00 higher instances 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Report was based on about 2300 feeders observed by reporter. Cows and bulls not reported due to time.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.52/cwt on 1,027 head.

Average price

$154.52

1,027 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$40.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.18

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	157.81	850	701
Medium and Large 1-2	542	154.46	837	190
Medium and Large 2	531	138.42	734	131
Medium and Large 3	520	117.80	613	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.01/cwt here — about $238 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 sale1,027 hd

154.52

—

AR average8 barns · 2,474 hd

147.34

+7.18

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

104 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	—	464	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	643	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	707	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	127.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	147.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	466	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	132.22/cwt	130.00–135.00	632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	131.16/cwt	129.00–132.00	693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	135.57/cwt	130.00–144.00	765	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	129.84/cwt	124.00–131.00	809	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	156.35/cwt	150.00–168.00	655	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	152.85/cwt	140.00–167.00	725	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	597	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	746	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	166.83/cwt	160.00–175.00	617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	936	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	572	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	898	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	761	127.98/cwt	125.00–129.00	974	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	141.62/cwt	136.00–145.00	871	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	723	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	617	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	853	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	977	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	730	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	978	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	682	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	893	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	609	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	504	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	670	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	135.85/cwt	135.50–139.00	602	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	120.90/cwt	119.00–123.00	696	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	116.48/cwt	107.50–123.00	619	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	126.38/cwt	120.00–136.00	471	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	113.26/cwt	108.00–117.00	761	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	116.14/cwt	109.00–120.00	672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	126.57/cwt	121.00–132.00	680	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	132.44/cwt	130.00–134.00	625	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	619	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	749	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	132.30/cwt	127.00–136.00	560	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	124.12/cwt	116.00–131.00	585	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	115.24/cwt	106.00–120.00	718	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	103.41/cwt	100.00–110.00	431	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	100.98/cwt	90.00–105.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	612	104.60/cwt	100.00–107.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	105.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	121.03/cwt	115.00–122.00	880	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	131.32/cwt	120.00–133.00	792	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	818	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	684	114.51/cwt	113.00–115.00	783	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	788	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	980	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	875	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	135.14/cwt	129.00–148.00	505	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	120.91/cwt	120.00–123.00	707	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	147.52/cwt	145.00–153.00	779	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	164.70/cwt	160.00–170.00	548	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	129.33/cwt	125.00–137.00	683	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	137.07/cwt	130.00–143.00	661	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	144.05/cwt	139.00–152.00	471	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	142.61/cwt	136.00–150.00	533	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	141.45/cwt	136.00–146.00	600	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	123.19/cwt	122.00–126.00	694	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	413	147.74/cwt	146.00–149.00	610	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	664	133.98/cwt	131.00–136.00	890	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	551	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	128.61/cwt	121.00–136.00	421	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	103.80/cwt	103.00–105.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	871	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	166.95/cwt	166.00–169.00	790	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	162.38/cwt	160.00–165.00	851	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	441	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	763	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	152.91/cwt	150.00–155.00	809	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	170.59/cwt	158.00–179.00	727	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	166.00/cwt	158.00–171.00	784	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	159.96/cwt	154.00–164.00	840	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	146.34/cwt	137.00–149.00	918	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	748	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	559	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	889	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	172.11/cwt	170.00–174.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	145.41/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,299	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	921	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	147.19/cwt	141.00–151.00	836	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	176.60/cwt	172.00–180.00	685	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	452	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	791	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	153.22/cwt	135.00–160.00	564	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	137.71/cwt	129.00–147.00	671	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	132.93/cwt	130.00–142.00	837	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	622	125.71/cwt	120.00–130.00	782	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	132.04/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	131.44/cwt	125.00–135.00	903	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	146.97/cwt	135.00–152.00	629	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	135.25/cwt	124.00–141.00	802	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	157.80/cwt	152.00–164.00	502	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	926	21

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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