Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Sale closed last week due to weather. Feeder steers mostly 6.00-8.00 higher except the 400-500 lbs 4.00-5.00 lower than light test two weeks ago. Feeder heifers 1.00-10.00 higher mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. Not enough slaughter cows and bulls reported for a trend due to time.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.55/cwt on 608 head.

Average price

$142.55

608 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$15.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.87

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	145.30	731	344
Medium and Large 1-2	511	143.59	734	176
Medium and Large 2	521	129.70	676	88

One grade step is worth $15.60/cwt here — about $55 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 sale608 hd

142.55

—

AR average6 barns · 2,040 hd

140.68

+1.87

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	—	High	1,880	86.00	1,617	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,137	62.00	705	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	57.52	559	8thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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 2	—	472	132.53/cwt	125.00–136.00	626	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	148.86/cwt	140.00–155.00	703	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	474	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	730	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	856	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	156.41/cwt	150.00–160.00	513	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	141.87/cwt	133.00–148.00	725	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	764	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	304	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	456	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	840	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	978	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	187.38/cwt	175.00–200.00	705	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	184.05/cwt	180.00–193.00	788	34
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	487	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	872	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	184.25/cwt	181.00–187.00	781	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	174.53/cwt	173.00–175.00	853	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	781	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	171.95/cwt	168.00–176.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	134.71/cwt	130.00–139.00	849	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	153.43/cwt	147.00–155.00	816	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,084	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	194.64/cwt	186.00–206.00	646	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	180.64/cwt	180.00–183.00	699	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	165.47/cwt	157.00–171.00	864	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	122.73/cwt	120.00–128.00	770	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	799	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	134.64/cwt	131.00–138.50	776	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	134.46/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,066	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	143.63/cwt	130.00–151.00	820	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	131.95/cwt	128.00–136.00	967	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	135.49/cwt	135.00–137.00	905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	174.79/cwt	174.00–175.00	932	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	154.96/cwt	146.00–159.00	876	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	160.72/cwt	154.00–165.00	861	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	454	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	863	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	815	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	416	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	705	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	60.02/cwt	59.00–63.00	600	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	54.53/cwt	54.00–55.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	379	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	391	142.59/cwt	140.00–156.00	558	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	170.51/cwt	163.00–179.00	807	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	836	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	162.01/cwt	145.00–165.00	706	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	152.11/cwt	145.00–159.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	174.88/cwt	174.00–184.00	757	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	139.82/cwt	120.00–147.00	810	5
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	410	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	164	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	206	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,135	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	717	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	830.71/cwt	660.00–885.00	8,822	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	701.50/cwt	600.00–750.00	7,015	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	644	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	988.29/cwt	650.00–1,175.00	11,148	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,683	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	56.83/cwt	56.00–58.00	664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	158.71/cwt	151.00–163.00	911	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	127.42/cwt	127.00–127.50	917	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	698	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	907	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	148.69/cwt	144.00–151.00	682	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	154.51/cwt	145.00–159.00	584	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	677	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	873	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	392	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	643	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	160.32/cwt	150.00–166.00	608	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	140.98/cwt	125.00–153.00	582	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	124.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	698	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	143.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	469	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	172.62/cwt	163.00–179.00	901	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	141.16/cwt	140.00–141.50	1,005	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	170.72/cwt	147.00–175.00	736	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	151.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	593	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,617	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	965	742.84/cwt	710.00–775.00	7,168	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,249	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,715	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	25,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	935	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,574	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	78.62/cwt	74.00–87.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	154.38/cwt	143.00–159.00	648	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	138.68/cwt	130.00–151.00	506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	119.15/cwt	115.00–124.00	813	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	143.03/cwt	134.00–147.00	741	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	789	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	636	132.34/cwt	132.00–133.00	842	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	746	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	158.71/cwt	158.00–161.00	682	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	646	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	846	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	151.85/cwt	150.00–159.00	490	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	131.31/cwt	129.00–133.00	802	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	148.71/cwt	144.00–153.00	926	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	174.51/cwt	163.00–182.50	843	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	925	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	137.27/cwt	137.00–138.00	966	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	493	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	150.76/cwt	150.00–153.00	957	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	175.26/cwt	156.00–180.00	585	5

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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