Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders mostly 3.00-10.00 lower except a few steers under 400 lbs 1.00-2.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 7.00-8.00 higher. Light run again today due to wet muddy conditions.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.73/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$119.73

61 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$16.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.48

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	427	128.98	551	27
Medium and Large 2	471	112.39	529	34

One grade step is worth $16.59/cwt here — about $22 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 sale61 hd

119.73

—

AR average6 barns · 213 hd

125.22

−5.48

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	1,605	87.36	1,402	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	68.87	803	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	56.12	547	57

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	49.02/cwt	41.00–54.00	504	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	948	55.34/cwt	52.00–59.00	525	2
Bulls	—	—	1,513	85.43/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,293	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.25/cwt	130.00–139.00	496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	152.49/cwt	151.00–154.00	660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	981	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	853	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	497	1
Bulls	—	—	1,693	94.81/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,605	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	119.36/cwt	110.00–127.00	494	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	146.26/cwt	145.00–150.00	480	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	621	3
Bulls	—	—	1,523	67.02/cwt	55.00–74.00	1,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	107.91/cwt	105.00–110.00	561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	109.73/cwt	106.00–111.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	950	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	117.89/cwt	104.00–120.00	461	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	123.19/cwt	122.00–125.00	389	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	107.66/cwt	106.00–111.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	126.66/cwt	118.00–131.00	556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	110.94/cwt	100.00–120.00	473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	113.46/cwt	103.00–117.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	137.90/cwt	126.00–144.00	532	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	415	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	875	23.84/cwt	20.00–28.00	209	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	833	50.17/cwt	44.00–54.00	418	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	72.82/cwt	69.00–82.00	883	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	59.48/cwt	55.00–64.00	627	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	797	41.32/cwt	40.00–45.00	329	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	65.72/cwt	60.00–70.00	746	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	68.30/cwt	64.00–76.00	696	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	858	64.59/cwt	62.00–67.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	145.24/cwt	144.00–146.00	690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	792	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,453	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,603	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	15,795	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	994.44/cwt	935.00–1,035.00	10,929	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	975	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,948	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	1,167.33/cwt	1,125.00–1,250.00	12,385	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	938	664.67/cwt	600.00–725.00	6,235	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	77.10/cwt	67.00–85.00	645	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	849	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	597.45/cwt	585.00–610.00	5,520	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	1,026.01/cwt	925.00–1,150.00	9,891	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	63.22/cwt	59.00–68.00	730	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	1,023.89/cwt	725.00–1,175.00	9,901	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	879.26/cwt	760.00–985.00	9,883	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	5,240	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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