Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs mostly 6.00-12.00 higher 550-600 lbs steady. Feeder heifers and bulls steady to 11.00 higher mostly 6.00-10.00 higher. Quality of most feeders was good. Slaughter cows 6.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 10.00-12.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.57/cwt on 366 head.

Average price

$147.57

366 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$25.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.14

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	423	151.58	640	309
Medium and Large 2	481	125.85	605	57

One grade step is worth $25.72/cwt here — about $35 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 sale366 hd

147.57

—

AR average7 barns · 898 hd

134.43

+13.14

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	—	High	1,481	86.13	1,275	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	61.47	751	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	58.00	813	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	48.34	459	74

Every lot, as filed

93 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	—	915	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	7,183	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,880	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	23,970	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	59.33/cwt	58.00–61.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	409	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	578	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	119.76/cwt	115.00–121.00	847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	128.41/cwt	124.00–133.00	792	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	149.51/cwt	141.00–154.00	502	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	128.88/cwt	118.00–134.00	749	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	143.91/cwt	137.00–148.00	672	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	136.54/cwt	129.00–145.00	711	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	154.30/cwt	146.00–162.00	557	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	152.56/cwt	142.00–162.00	644	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	386	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	629	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	129.85/cwt	119.00–140.00	575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	138.69/cwt	130.00–143.00	448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	113.79/cwt	105.00–117.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	126.73/cwt	121.00–130.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	135.44/cwt	120.00–145.00	508	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	429	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	568	119.50/cwt	110.00–128.00	679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	133.08/cwt	130.00–135.00	692	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	818	99.94/cwt	96.00–104.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	170.42/cwt	167.00–180.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	126.32/cwt	124.00–128.00	767	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	107.72/cwt	105.00–109.00	824	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	169.64/cwt	160.00–175.00	611	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	144.96/cwt	131.00–150.00	751	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	132.62/cwt	128.00–140.00	755	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	165.88/cwt	159.00–180.00	710	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	161.83/cwt	154.00–174.00	756	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	395	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	116.67/cwt	115.00–120.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	124.01/cwt	122.00–125.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	165.38/cwt	161.00–171.00	518	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	132.80/cwt	122.00–139.00	710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	147.74/cwt	140.00–150.00	631	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	781	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	787.78/cwt	735.00–835.00	9,217	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,005.55/cwt	860.00–1,110.00	10,739	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	775	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	4,921	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	5,255	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,045	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	899	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	79.45/cwt	52.00–90.00	717	26
Bulls	—	—	1,652	94.49/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,561	7
Bulls	—	—	1,412	76.90/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,086	8
Bulls	—	—	1,437	87.16/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,252	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	67.53/cwt	65.00–73.00	861	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	60.00/cwt	56.00–64.00	712	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,135	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	647	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	880	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	847	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	52.97/cwt	50.00–58.00	524	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	46.80/cwt	44.00–49.00	454	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	725	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	239	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	788	44.57/cwt	41.00–48.00	351	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	703	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	40.30/cwt	38.00–43.00	368	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	125.97/cwt	117.00–136.00	612	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	306	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	575	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	368	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	721	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	433	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	147.97/cwt	145.00–150.00	846	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	182.95/cwt	176.00–189.00	595	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	161.62/cwt	156.00–164.00	847	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	133.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	904	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	171.05/cwt	163.00–180.00	802	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	178.26/cwt	173.00–182.00	695	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	175.78/cwt	155.00–184.00	768	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	161.19/cwt	144.00–170.00	548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	122.24/cwt	121.00–126.00	763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	149.96/cwt	142.00–159.00	541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	136.98/cwt	128.00–140.00	784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	155.31/cwt	138.00–164.00	666	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	144.88/cwt	130.00–150.00	769	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	150.57/cwt	140.00–160.00	572	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	142.84/cwt	135.00–151.00	677	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	343	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	573	80

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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