Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to 5.00 lower except the better 550-600 lbs 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls mostly steady to 5.00 higher. 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 $132.06/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$132.06

202 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$25.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.93

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	140.29	627	130
Medium and Large 2	529	117.70	623	51
Medium and Large 1-2	615	116.05	714	19thin
Medium and Large 3	400	115.00	460	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.29/cwt here — about $167 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 sale202 hd

132.06

—

AR average7 barns · 676 hd

130.12

+1.93

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	1,485	77.16	1,146	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	53.35	805	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	47.77	586	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,088	42.67	464	14

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1Fleshy	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	149.33/cwt	138.00–154.00	478	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	145.61/cwt	142.00–149.00	552	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	368	151.36/cwt	148.00–155.00	557	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	730	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	128.01/cwt	125.00–134.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	120.19/cwt	115.00–124.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	125.59/cwt	117.00–131.00	594	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	160.77/cwt	159.00–165.00	772	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	164.03/cwt	155.00–170.00	702	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	117.48/cwt	114.00–122.00	804	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	817	111.41/cwt	109.00–112.00	910	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	137.25/cwt	130.00–140.00	737	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	489	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	152.50/cwt	145.00–155.00	824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	170.48/cwt	164.00–178.00	626	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	440	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	106.26/cwt	100.00–115.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	152.90/cwt	150.00–155.00	477	5
Bulls	—	—	1,657	84.03/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,392	3
Bulls	—	—	1,411	74.22/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,047	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	384	133.52/cwt	132.00–140.00	513	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	154.34/cwt	147.00–160.00	637	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	150.81/cwt	144.00–164.00	721	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	431	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	707	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	129.42/cwt	125.00–135.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	142.04/cwt	137.00–150.00	591	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	68.67/cwt	48.00–84.00	526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	579	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	121.44/cwt	118.00–125.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	148.75/cwt	140.00–154.00	608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	160.56/cwt	142.00–167.00	539	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	148.34/cwt	140.00–151.00	832	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	636.24/cwt	625.00–650.00	6,477	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	552.57/cwt	500.00–610.00	5,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	445	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	656	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	144.12/cwt	140.00–150.00	627	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	338	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	754	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	132.44/cwt	123.00–138.00	490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	113.01/cwt	110.00–118.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	557	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	713	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	141.80/cwt	133.00–147.00	657	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	345	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	47.48/cwt	45.00–51.00	591	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	527	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	40.32/cwt	37.00–43.00	431	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	59.86/cwt	59.00–61.00	927	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	548	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	45.74/cwt	44.00–48.00	502	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	50.09/cwt	48.00–53.00	746	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	358	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	139.41/cwt	135.00–144.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	148.75/cwt	140.00–160.00	544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	767	115.43/cwt	100.00–118.00	885	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	113.26/cwt	110.00–120.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	315	144.48/cwt	144.00–145.00	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	164.76/cwt	150.00–178.00	611	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	133.82/cwt	126.00–144.00	763	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	554	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	144.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	539	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	135.75/cwt	127.00–144.00	642	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	426	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	143.34/cwt	135.00–153.00	740	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	463	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	654	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	128.03/cwt	125.00–130.00	422	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	106.75/cwt	97.00–113.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	111.12/cwt	100.00–115.00	683	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,330	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	429	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	725	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,081	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	335	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	147	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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