Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-10.00 higher with some weights under 400 lbs 10.00-20.00 higher. Most of the feeder offering was weaned calves. Cows and bulls not reported today due to time.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.91/cwt on 1,019 head.

Average price

$152.91

1,019 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$28.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.13

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	485	156.22	757	312
Medium and Large 1	496	153.24	761	619
Medium and Large 2	474	139.31	660	85
Medium and Large 3	360	127.33	458	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.88/cwt here — about $299 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 sale1,019 hd

152.91

—

AR average10 barns · 2,142 hd

146.78

+6.13

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

99 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	—	627	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	868	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	781	107.41/cwt	104.00–118.00	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	164.99/cwt	155.00–175.00	624	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	134.11/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,116	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	155.84/cwt	148.00–160.00	983	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	164.09/cwt	153.00–175.00	942	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	182.09/cwt	172.00–192.00	863	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	467	185.05/cwt	177.00–189.00	864	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	925	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	174.82/cwt	169.00–178.00	906	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	186.55/cwt	183.00–190.00	804	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	379	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	788	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	178.08/cwt	174.00–182.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	182.08/cwt	179.00–185.00	568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	504	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,100	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	150.09/cwt	135.00–161.00	663	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	129.76/cwt	125.00–140.00	697	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	674	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	930	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	139.34/cwt	131.00–144.00	791	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	713	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	463	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	718	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	152.83/cwt	151.00–156.00	729	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	362	179.59/cwt	169.00–184.00	650	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	148.75/cwt	140.00–156.00	772	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	627	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	868	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	153.93/cwt	142.00–162.00	489	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	174.95/cwt	166.00–181.00	556	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	175.86/cwt	169.00–186.00	849	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	187.76/cwt	177.00–199.00	717	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	637	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	866	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	494	170.17/cwt	145.00–177.00	841	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	168.01/cwt	159.00–177.50	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	184.90/cwt	172.00–191.00	765	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	149.82/cwt	148.00–154.00	860	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	134.30/cwt	131.00–139.00	719	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	152.71/cwt	149.00–163.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	165.92/cwt	160.00–181.00	878	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	193.34/cwt	185.00–199.00	626	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	136.00/cwt	134.00–142.00	917	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	141.19/cwt	140.00–142.00	865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	172.61/cwt	166.00–175.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	875	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	303	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	603	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	586	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	996	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	367	212.09/cwt	210.00–214.00	778	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	126.02/cwt	124.00–128.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	937	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	358	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	637	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	318	177.58/cwt	172.00–180.00	565	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	137.00/cwt	132.00–140.00	793	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	843	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	471	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	754	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	155.63/cwt	144.00–168.00	741	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	164.10/cwt	153.00–172.00	699	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	633	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	145.26/cwt	130.00–160.00	535	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	127.17/cwt	125.00–130.00	735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	133.86/cwt	130.00–135.00	900	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	741	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	177.72/cwt	168.00–188.00	928	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	150.77/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,102	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	200.85/cwt	187.00–216.00	765	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	146.71/cwt	138.00–154.00	861	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	133.02/cwt	128.00–138.00	947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	157.52/cwt	156.00–158.00	961	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	987	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,042	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	422	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	861	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	369	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	838	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	189.85/cwt	180.00–198.00	820	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	149.74/cwt	139.00–153.50	1,015	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	212.04/cwt	194.00–227.00	695	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	139.91/cwt	131.00–149.00	660	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	133.34/cwt	130.00–136.00	839	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	737	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	381	173.54/cwt	170.00–176.00	661	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	444	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	417	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	709	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	390	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	690	11

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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