Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders mostly 10.00-20.00 lower with quality and condition not as good as last week. No trend on cows . Slaughter bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.25/cwt on 473 head.

Average price

$126.25

473 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$37.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.19

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	133.73	617	206
Medium and Large 1-2	540	124.01	670	142
Medium and Large 2	463	118.03	546	116
Medium and Large 3	488	96.28	470	9thin

One grade step is worth $37.45/cwt here — about $147 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 sale473 hd

126.25

—

AR average9 barns · 1,379 hd

128.44

−2.19

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	1,518	79.20	1,203	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,361	60.71	826	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	56.63	708	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	47.76	527	42

Every lot, as filed

120 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	831.77/cwt	810.00–850.00	10,813	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	10,855	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	56.47/cwt	54.00–60.00	681	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	13,978	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	11,293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	155.36/cwt	148.00–165.00	727	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	144.02/cwt	141.00–145.00	811	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	131.50/cwt	116.00–141.00	615	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	123.87/cwt	115.00–128.00	645	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	142.83/cwt	130.00–151.00	470	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	136.66/cwt	128.00–140.00	578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	425	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	154.75/cwt	152.00–160.00	582	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	143.09/cwt	137.00–153.00	673	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	127.35/cwt	125.00–135.00	718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	117.61/cwt	116.00–118.00	739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	169.33/cwt	167.00–172.00	564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	129.00/cwt	127.00–131.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	154.01/cwt	150.00–159.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	441	130.71/cwt	130.00–131.00	576	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	330	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,035.07/cwt	960.00–1,075.00	9,626	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	909.08/cwt	800.00–1,010.00	9,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	676	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	394	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	567	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	120.12/cwt	112.00–123.00	685	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	127.76/cwt	118.00–130.00	649	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	697	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	119.31/cwt	105.00–128.00	564	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	91.59/cwt	85.00–104.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	104.69/cwt	99.00–108.00	434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	405	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	698	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	114.93/cwt	104.00–124.00	608	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	119.59/cwt	104.00–130.00	457	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	122.33/cwt	108.00–130.00	520	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	128.43/cwt	118.00–136.00	426	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	108.33/cwt	100.00–114.00	623	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	817	98.08/cwt	90.00–102.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	146.11/cwt	120.00–151.00	557	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	114.90/cwt	102.00–120.00	660	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	881.60/cwt	810.00–935.00	9,239	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	124.74/cwt	118.00–126.00	775	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	112.36/cwt	107.00–117.00	807	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	152.20/cwt	132.00–162.00	489	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	147.62/cwt	136.00–159.00	564	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	139.08/cwt	130.00–146.00	743	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	141.91/cwt	136.00–146.00	685	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	124.82/cwt	120.00–127.00	719	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	144.24/cwt	128.00–149.00	593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	732	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	835	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	788	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	128.57/cwt	124.00–130.00	811	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	146.82/cwt	146.00–148.00	715	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	127.61/cwt	125.00–135.00	740	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	865	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	100.34/cwt	99.00–101.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	443	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	421	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	53.98/cwt	49.00–56.00	630	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	42.16/cwt	38.00–48.00	440	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	33.86/cwt	30.00–36.00	382	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,495	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	882	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	65.89/cwt	63.00–70.00	893	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	670	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	58.85/cwt	57.00–61.00	843	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	55.30/cwt	52.00–59.00	681	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	62.18/cwt	60.00–69.00	798	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	44.62/cwt	40.00–48.00	599	2
Bulls	—	—	1,683	86.77/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,460	11
Bulls	—	—	1,530	77.77/cwt	73.00–84.00	1,190	7
Bulls	—	—	1,140	64.55/cwt	51.00–71.00	736	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	72.83/cwt	55.00–90.00	637	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	835	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,219	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	874.63/cwt	800.00–975.00	8,956	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	381	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	753	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	142.22/cwt	136.00–147.00	462	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	123.12/cwt	120.00–128.00	712	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	132.84/cwt	124.00–141.00	642	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	129.63/cwt	119.00–133.50	686	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	142.62/cwt	136.00–149.00	546	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	136.06/cwt	125.00–142.00	559	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	310	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	518	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	699	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	445	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	835	40.23/cwt	37.00–44.00	336	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	858	53.39/cwt	50.00–57.00	458	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	167.37/cwt	162.00–174.00	688	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	151.09/cwt	148.00–155.00	780	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	160.82/cwt	150.00–179.00	603	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	177.46/cwt	171.00–180.00	568	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	796	3

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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