Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steady to 10.00 lower mostly 3.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00-6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.13/cwt on 561 head.

Average price

$133.13

561 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$32.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.20

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	459	136.73	627	190
Medium and Large 1	482	135.22	652	251
Medium and Large 2	465	124.64	579	111
Medium and Large 3	463	103.84	481	9thin

One grade step is worth $32.89/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 sale561 hd

133.13

—

AR average8 barns · 1,420 hd

127.93

+5.20

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	1,497	79.84	1,195	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,356	59.69	809	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,137	56.70	644	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,021	50.11	512	59

Every lot, as filed

111 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	131.37/cwt	130.00–133.00	864	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	172.26/cwt	163.00–175.00	711	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	154.95/cwt	150.00–160.00	800	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	51.48/cwt	51.00–52.00	588	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	58.18/cwt	58.00–59.00	784	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	416	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	820	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	426	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	820	46.31/cwt	43.00–48.00	380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	123.67/cwt	123.00–125.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	166.22/cwt	164.00–168.00	534	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	132.41/cwt	125.00–135.00	674	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	156.10/cwt	151.00–158.00	645	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	162.98/cwt	150.00–172.00	598	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	147.50/cwt	135.00–161.00	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	120.43/cwt	120.00–122.00	706	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	121.53/cwt	110.00–128.00	625	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	140.01/cwt	124.00–144.00	650	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	147.71/cwt	134.00–156.00	561	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	147.13/cwt	140.00–152.00	624	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	360	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	518	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	161.05/cwt	152.00–167.00	746	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	170.41/cwt	160.00–176.00	639	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	807	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	173.92/cwt	172.00–175.00	562	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	902	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	497	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	103.64/cwt	97.00–112.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	440	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	133.04/cwt	120.00–144.00	500	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	118.01/cwt	107.00–125.00	618	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	124.41/cwt	115.00–131.00	586	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	130.20/cwt	120.00–135.00	557	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	106.28/cwt	106.00–108.00	717	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	114.23/cwt	109.00–119.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	95.85/cwt	88.00–104.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	414	148.13/cwt	147.00–149.00	613	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	525	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	693	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	137.22/cwt	134.00–143.00	594	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	126.66/cwt	125.00–138.00	619	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	676	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	113.58/cwt	113.00–114.00	711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	147.73/cwt	144.00–151.00	547	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	142.22/cwt	129.00–148.00	654	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	144.70/cwt	137.00–149.00	595	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	122.25/cwt	116.00–125.00	691	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	149.66/cwt	139.00–158.00	498	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	105.61/cwt	105.00–111.00	820	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	126.38/cwt	125.00–128.00	650	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	110.75/cwt	110.00–111.50	796	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	52.58/cwt	49.00–55.00	563	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	45.99/cwt	43.00–48.00	440	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	63.46/cwt	62.00–65.00	874	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	56.09/cwt	53.00–59.00	636	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	64.06/cwt	62.00–66.00	735	3
Bulls	—	—	1,476	80.73/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,192	8
Bulls	—	—	1,370	71.76/cwt	68.00–74.00	983	5
Bulls	—	—	1,762	90.94/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,602	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	71.45/cwt	56.00–90.00	639	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	56.02/cwt	55.00–57.00	489	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	3,895	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	792.16/cwt	775.00–875.00	7,137	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	692.12/cwt	600.00–735.00	6,866	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,385	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	429	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	746	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	707	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	49.48/cwt	45.00–55.00	487	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	936.67/cwt	725.00–1,100.00	7,924	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	481	123.68/cwt	120.00–130.00	595	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	112.31/cwt	110.00–113.00	739	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	705.60/cwt	600.00–810.00	9,335	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	14,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	697	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	774	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	129.53/cwt	128.00–131.00	817	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	126.03/cwt	124.00–127.50	933	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	139.06/cwt	137.00–143.00	790	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	160.72/cwt	155.00–164.00	775	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	137.32/cwt	135.00–139.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	157.56/cwt	144.00–167.00	512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	119.07/cwt	114.00–121.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	394	149.51/cwt	148.00–155.00	589	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	151.99/cwt	141.00–157.00	658	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	145.32/cwt	132.00–160.00	692	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	131.96/cwt	127.00–134.00	746	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	374	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	643	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	123.13/cwt	114.00–126.00	592	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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