Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lbs mostly steady to 5.00 higher over 500 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 2.00 higher except the 300-350 lb and 400-450 lb 2.00-4.00 lower. 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 $135.03/cwt on 688 head.

Average price

$135.03

688 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$33.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.43

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	139.21	667	409
Medium and Large 1-2	482	135.06	651	144
Medium and Large 2	493	124.43	614	120
Medium and Large 3	496	105.41	522	15thin

One grade step is worth $33.80/cwt here — about $145 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 sale688 hd

135.03

—

AR average10 barns · 2,583 hd

126.60

+8.43

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

93 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	—	516	136.38/cwt	129.00–140.00	704	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	144.84/cwt	140.00–151.00	479	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	480	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	133.16/cwt	124.00–139.00	578	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	129.79/cwt	120.00–137.00	480	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	134.58/cwt	127.00–138.00	455	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	136.28/cwt	135.00–138.00	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	107.65/cwt	105.00–109.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	134.86/cwt	124.00–140.00	842	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	162.12/cwt	150.00–170.00	514	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	136.25/cwt	132.00–143.00	790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	794	128.86/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,023	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	149.91/cwt	143.00–155.00	838	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	152.72/cwt	140.00–162.00	728	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	139.58/cwt	130.00–144.00	724	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	128.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	934	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	142.02/cwt	140.00–143.50	873	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	155.25/cwt	142.50–165.00	587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	139.21/cwt	139.00–140.00	785	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	154.03/cwt	149.00–159.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	172.26/cwt	162.00–174.00	801	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	156.81/cwt	155.00–158.00	823	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	186.36/cwt	172.00–192.00	600	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	180.43/cwt	172.00–186.00	687	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	147.18/cwt	146.00–148.00	910	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	158.19/cwt	154.00–169.00	736	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	155.06/cwt	144.00–157.00	808	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	178.22/cwt	166.00–186.00	747	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	174.27/cwt	168.00–182.00	660	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	123.70/cwt	119.00–126.50	898	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	170.40/cwt	169.00–173.00	545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	928	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	657	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	778	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	949	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	138.09/cwt	137.00–139.00	855	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	132.85/cwt	130.00–133.00	870	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	609	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	843	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	733	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	117.83/cwt	117.00–118.00	748	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	376	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	692	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	313	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	457	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	686	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	119.85/cwt	110.00–125.00	751	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	145.29/cwt	140.00–148.00	683	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	148.47/cwt	147.00–150.00	646	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	111.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	475	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	152.75/cwt	140.00–166.00	573	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	110.41/cwt	110.00–114.00	736	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	134.46/cwt	129.00–140.00	772	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	165.87/cwt	154.00–171.00	710	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	602	134.43/cwt	133.00–135.00	809	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	153.22/cwt	145.00–159.00	644	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	771	108.41/cwt	106.00–110.00	836	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	349	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	154.49/cwt	143.00–160.00	729	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	144.35/cwt	140.00–152.00	771	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	109.35/cwt	107.00–110.00	525	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	146.74/cwt	140.00–150.00	622	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	142.81/cwt	133.00–147.00	677	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	145.09/cwt	138.00–150.00	537	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	123.03/cwt	119.00–125.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	145.52/cwt	142.00–147.00	621	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	121.26/cwt	115.00–128.00	645	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	117.44/cwt	110.00–120.00	680	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	112.36/cwt	109.00–115.00	762	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	128.62/cwt	120.00–138.00	615	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	111.38/cwt	110.00–117.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	126.95/cwt	123.00–132.00	670	61

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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