Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders mostly 10.00-25.00 higher with some steers and bulls under 450 lbs as much as 30.00 higher than last weeks light test. Supply was light and demand good. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.30/cwt on 198 head.

Average price

$142.30

198 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$179

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

$42.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.14

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	147.09	678	149
Medium and Large 2	451	131.78	594	41
Medium and Large 3	372	110.74	412	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	816	105.00	857	5thin

One grade step is worth $42.09/cwt here — about −$179 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 sale198 hd

142.30

—

AR average7 barns · 590 hd

140.16

+2.14

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	—	Low	1,645	93.46	1,538	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	69.73	979	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	65.30	763	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	56.03	574	120

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	16,298	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	984.10/cwt	960.00–1,010.00	10,973	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	84.63/cwt	64.00–105.00	759	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	167.42/cwt	160.00–171.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	156.02/cwt	140.00–170.00	654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	160.13/cwt	158.00–164.00	815	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	689	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	705.88/cwt	600.00–775.00	7,059	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	971.61/cwt	800.00–1,110.00	9,522	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	502	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	803.00/cwt	700.00–935.00	8,953	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	810.13/cwt	735.00–885.00	7,307	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	790	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,658	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	940.53/cwt	700.00–1,135.00	10,205	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	133.54/cwt	126.00–146.00	509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.31/cwt	129.00–140.00	771	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	155.09/cwt	148.00–158.00	585	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	816	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	124.98/cwt	123.00–129.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	132.25/cwt	131.00–135.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	136.14/cwt	123.00–145.00	579	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,880	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,225	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	80.89/cwt	70.00–84.00	777	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	205.87/cwt	204.00–209.00	651	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	867	51.05/cwt	47.00–56.00	443	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	715	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	49.94/cwt	44.00–53.00	540	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	65.45/cwt	63.00–68.00	885	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	56.55/cwt	56.00–57.00	641	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	858	59.80/cwt	56.00–62.00	513	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	57.50/cwt	53.00–61.00	615	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	344	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	63.99/cwt	59.00–68.00	751	53
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	873.97/cwt	735.00–910.00	9,509	5
Bulls	—	—	1,324	74.17/cwt	63.00–80.00	982	5
Bulls	—	—	1,670	99.93/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,669	18
Bulls	—	—	1,761	91.47/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,611	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	122.78/cwt	110.00–126.00	835	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	155.42/cwt	150.00–161.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	372	204.59/cwt	204.00–205.00	761	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	188.09/cwt	180.00–198.00	715	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	151.50/cwt	146.00–156.00	791	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	193.99/cwt	175.00–200.00	811	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	143.67/cwt	142.00–145.00	909	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	193.39/cwt	180.00–203.00	754	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	588	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	144.33/cwt	130.00–157.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	339	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	172.52/cwt	166.00–189.00	828	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	689	123.38/cwt	116.00–127.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	160.08/cwt	150.00–170.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	358	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	151.10/cwt	147.00–157.00	875	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	163.85/cwt	146.00–170.00	687	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	393	147.50/cwt	135.00–160.00	580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	186.86/cwt	169.00–196.00	790	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	138.52/cwt	132.00–141.00	849	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	149.10/cwt	135.00–158.00	835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	147.06/cwt	143.00–149.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	165.78/cwt	150.00–179.00	792	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	192.99/cwt	180.00–204.00	639	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	134.19/cwt	133.00–135.00	907	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	993	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	829	40.56/cwt	32.00–45.00	336	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	66.40/cwt	60.00–71.00	742	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	72.07/cwt	69.00–78.00	1,033	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	70.14/cwt	67.00–78.00	813	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	122.41/cwt	118.00–126.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	153.07/cwt	140.00–166.00	652	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	145.21/cwt	142.00–149.00	761	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	128.41/cwt	124.00–132.00	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	109.61/cwt	100.00–120.00	354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	136.95/cwt	118.00–150.00	433	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	117.99/cwt	113.00–122.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	146.74/cwt	137.00–149.00	693	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	160.49/cwt	150.00–169.00	522	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	848	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	739	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	746	4

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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