Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders mostly 10.00-20.00 lower on a light test in most classes. Quality of most feeder cattle not as good as last week. Light run due to falling future

prices and sellers waiting to see what is going to happen. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.76/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$132.76

179 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$32.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.98

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	139.93	628	116
Medium and Large 2	500	123.84	619	46
Medium and Large 1-2	909	109.00	991	4thin
Medium and Large 3	438	107.66	471	13thin

One grade step is worth $32.28/cwt here — about $157 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 sale179 hd

132.76

—

AR average9 barns · 941 hd

133.75

−0.98

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	—	Average	1,538	80.79	1,242	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,607	65.80	1,057	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	58.21	722	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	49.85	536	46

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	710	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	137.34/cwt	133.00–140.00	656	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	142.79/cwt	135.00–148.00	604	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	154.37/cwt	144.00–156.00	483	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	144.54/cwt	138.00–148.00	552	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	124.50/cwt	120.00–128.00	696	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	73.01/cwt	57.00–99.00	702	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	66.91/cwt	51.00–78.00	735	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	5,549	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	893.41/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	10,480	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,307.10/cwt	910.00–1,400.00	14,025	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	145.49/cwt	140.00–158.00	685	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	135.55/cwt	130.00–151.00	731	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	166.85/cwt	165.00–173.00	602	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	158.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	134.19/cwt	125.00–138.00	821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	306	166.14/cwt	158.00–173.00	508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	138.46/cwt	135.00–143.00	803	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	159.84/cwt	159.00–160.00	785	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	168.82/cwt	165.00–173.00	719	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	193.36/cwt	175.00–201.00	617	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	178.53/cwt	176.00–182.00	636	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	148.58/cwt	147.00–151.00	834	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,310	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	7,901	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,030	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	138.43/cwt	130.00–145.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	606	119.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	539	130.26/cwt	125.00–136.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.53/cwt	125.00–150.00	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	128.62/cwt	122.00–135.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	159.85/cwt	150.00–170.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	159.09/cwt	150.00–165.00	681	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	180.93/cwt	179.00–187.00	615	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	143.88/cwt	140.00–145.00	747	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	157.62/cwt	150.00–167.00	725	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	889	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	143.04/cwt	135.00–145.00	805	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	776	111.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	167.86/cwt	165.00–175.00	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	808	110.00/cwt	108.00–111.00	889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	677	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	819	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	114.86/cwt	110.00–120.00	372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	102.62/cwt	100.00–108.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	104.08/cwt	96.00–110.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	114.02/cwt	110.00–116.00	656	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	119.28/cwt	112.00–125.00	633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	128.90/cwt	120.00–135.00	556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	115.34/cwt	112.00–118.00	784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	140.16/cwt	130.00–145.00	454	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	128.38/cwt	126.00–131.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	132.50/cwt	123.00–137.00	478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	137.02/cwt	133.00–140.00	717	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	108.01/cwt	106.00–110.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	835	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	152.83/cwt	140.00–166.00	588	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	748	32.89/cwt	30.00–35.00	246	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	52.69/cwt	47.00–56.00	585	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	43.72/cwt	37.00–46.00	491	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	57.27/cwt	57.00–59.00	604	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	273	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	65.80/cwt	60.00–70.00	1,057	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	55.21/cwt	50.00–58.00	683	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	63.56/cwt	60.00–68.00	795	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	531	1
Bulls	—	—	1,374	79.45/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,092	8
Bulls	—	—	1,770	85.04/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,505	6
Bulls	—	—	1,455	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	960	1

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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