Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders mostly 2.00-10.00 lower except the better 600-650 lb steers 1.00 higher , better 650-700 lb heifers 4.00 higher and the better 500-600 lb bulls 1.00-6.00 higher. The offering included several new crop calves. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.11/cwt on 282 head.

Average price

$121.11

282 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$24.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.95

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	124.88	654	132
Medium and Large 1-2	495	120.17	595	24
Medium and Large 2	495	117.49	582	125
Medium and Large 3	520	100.00	520	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.88/cwt here — about $134 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 sale282 hd

121.11

—

AR average9 barns · 1,351 hd

126.06

−4.95

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	1,670	85.87	1,434	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,312	57.39	753	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,161	55.27	642	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	47.30	472	41

Every lot, as filed

108 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 1	—	526	119.97/cwt	117.00–124.00	631	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	523	96.72/cwt	90.00–100.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	118.83/cwt	114.00–123.00	745	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	910	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	104.93/cwt	98.00–112.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	884	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	831	4
Bulls	—	—	1,784	95.50/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,704	10
Bulls	—	—	1,665	86.30/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,437	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	885	46.12/cwt	43.00–52.00	408	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,034	46.99/cwt	45.00–49.00	486	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	144.27/cwt	141.00–151.00	486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	372	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	558	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	171.36/cwt	165.00–173.00	519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	106.42/cwt	95.00–113.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	115.14/cwt	104.00–121.00	602	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	691	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	424	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	147.92/cwt	143.00–149.00	504	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	134.14/cwt	132.00–139.00	620	13
Bulls	—	—	1,548	74.89/cwt	69.00–79.00	1,159	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	159.59/cwt	150.00–162.00	598	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	139.12/cwt	137.00–141.00	728	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	436	120.32/cwt	110.00–134.00	525	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	115.24/cwt	106.00–129.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	114.32/cwt	112.00–115.00	712	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	116.94/cwt	114.00–119.00	781	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	790	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	53.07/cwt	48.00–56.00	571	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	387	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	903	54.45/cwt	52.00–57.00	492	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	366	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	897	39.25/cwt	36.00–42.00	352	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	43.45/cwt	40.00–48.00	466	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	140.26/cwt	138.00–146.00	682	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	109.53/cwt	100.00–114.00	789	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	366	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	136.64/cwt	126.00–150.00	529	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	137.78/cwt	134.00–140.00	597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	110.95/cwt	109.00–115.00	738	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	60.74/cwt	59.00–62.00	843	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	55.23/cwt	50.00–58.00	638	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	910	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	228	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	59.26/cwt	58.00–61.00	698	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,236	54.05/cwt	52.00–57.00	668	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	60.66/cwt	58.00–64.00	776	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	464	128.48/cwt	125.00–132.00	596	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	124.35/cwt	120.00–128.00	711	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	148.93/cwt	140.00–163.00	642	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	132.25/cwt	120.00–141.00	616	32
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	815	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	513	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	53.22/cwt	49.00–57.00	595	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	910.46/cwt	625.00–1,075.00	10,998	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	63.22/cwt	58.00–69.00	723	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	822.11/cwt	750.00–875.00	7,752	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	779.96/cwt	600.00–885.00	9,336	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	817.27/cwt	800.00–835.00	10,894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	126.94/cwt	119.00–130.00	722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	152.70/cwt	150.00–156.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	578	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	775	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	121.40/cwt	118.00–125.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	156.70/cwt	151.00–159.00	646	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	161.42/cwt	158.00–165.00	672	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	937	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	119.87/cwt	117.00–122.00	883	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	134.41/cwt	130.00–140.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	126.28/cwt	126.00–128.00	870	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	140.18/cwt	138.00–144.00	800	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	143.44/cwt	141.00–151.00	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	136.99/cwt	130.00–144.00	632	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	751	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	146.88/cwt	144.00–150.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	553	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	131.11/cwt	127.00–135.00	818	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	62.35/cwt	56.00–75.00	642	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	796.32/cwt	710.00–900.00	6,968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	525	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	617	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	124.56/cwt	116.00–132.00	518	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	138.06/cwt	135.00–141.00	439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	107.68/cwt	103.00–110.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	585	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	137.28/cwt	132.00–147.00	512	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	107.54/cwt	105.00–109.00	774	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	135.55/cwt	132.00–140.00	606	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	738	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	16,706	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,213.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,275.00	14,738	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	876.31/cwt	800.00–975.00	7,317	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	140.83/cwt	131.00–150.00	470	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	774	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	119.69/cwt	110.00–134.00	567	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	125.68/cwt	113.00–133.00	479	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	943	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	122.84/cwt	120.00–125.00	568	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	119.67/cwt	117.00–120.00	675	19

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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