Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steady to 8.00 higher mostly 2.00-5.00 higher . Slaughter cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher with the high dressing breakers 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.15/cwt on 445 head.

Average price

$129.15

445 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$25.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.01

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	441	131.76	581	29
Medium and Large 1	480	131.48	631	297
Medium and Large 2	462	123.75	572	112
Medium and Large 3	470	105.86	498	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.90/cwt here — about $83 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 sale445 hd

129.15

—

AR average8 barns · 1,443 hd

127.14

+2.01

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	1,783	84.69	1,510	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,325	63.32	839	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	57.41	665	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	49.63	476	59

Every lot, as filed

115 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 1-2	—	362	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	154.29/cwt	149.00–160.00	659	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	689	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	141.89/cwt	129.00–153.00	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	133.25/cwt	129.00–137.00	772	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	146.46/cwt	130.00–153.00	600	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	134.16/cwt	129.00–136.00	702	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	151.49/cwt	141.00–166.00	494	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	149.21/cwt	134.00–155.00	567	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	628	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,078.86/cwt	1,025.00–1,135.00	13,054	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,408	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	55.62/cwt	54.00–57.00	795	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	775	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	403	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	723	38.35/cwt	36.00–40.00	277	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	799	45.93/cwt	42.00–48.00	367	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	531	127.87/cwt	125.00–131.00	679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	848	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	119.85/cwt	119.00–120.00	783	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	163.42/cwt	159.00–171.00	539	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	115.78/cwt	110.00–120.00	834	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	156.68/cwt	154.00–164.00	725	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	151.34/cwt	145.00–158.00	785	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	162.57/cwt	158.00–173.00	600	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	144.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	828	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	53.69/cwt	51.00–57.00	540	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	1,204.09/cwt	875.00–1,325.00	10,680	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	930.86/cwt	810.00–1,050.00	9,755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	152.30/cwt	146.00–170.00	483	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	118.64/cwt	114.00–121.00	734	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	114.03/cwt	106.00–118.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	548	117.79/cwt	115.00–118.00	645	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	481	124.16/cwt	120.00–133.00	597	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	559	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	446	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	593	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	375	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	604	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	713	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	145.62/cwt	140.00–153.00	561	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	140.64/cwt	135.00–144.00	603	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	624	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	149.83/cwt	139.00–154.00	475	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	118.56/cwt	118.00–120.00	670	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	128.69/cwt	126.00–130.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	138.69/cwt	131.00–145.00	595	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	127.22/cwt	120.00–133.00	653	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	143.07/cwt	138.00–154.00	539	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	122.30/cwt	115.00–124.00	686	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	133.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	630	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	53.12/cwt	49.00–59.00	537	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	47.07/cwt	44.00–48.00	472	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	299	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	67.66/cwt	66.00–70.00	911	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,262	60.57/cwt	58.00–64.00	764	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	59.11/cwt	55.00–63.00	687	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	52.55/cwt	49.00–54.00	586	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	65.10/cwt	64.00–68.00	818	10
Bulls	—	—	1,894	83.63/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,584	8
Bulls	—	—	1,532	75.70/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,160	3
Bulls	—	—	1,737	96.50/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,676	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	71.38/cwt	63.00–95.00	655	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	647	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	773.35/cwt	450.00–1,000.00	7,037	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	839.12/cwt	700.00–985.00	8,853	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	816.95/cwt	800.00–835.00	7,761	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	967.08/cwt	850.00–1,200.00	11,257	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	132.16/cwt	130.00–137.00	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	164.09/cwt	160.00–167.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	179.51/cwt	165.00–187.00	571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	122.15/cwt	120.00–131.00	761	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	159.14/cwt	154.00–176.00	594	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	141.00/cwt	131.00–148.00	735	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	147.46/cwt	145.00–159.00	637	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	148.20/cwt	139.00–155.00	692	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	131.42/cwt	120.00–134.00	756	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	469	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	564	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	728	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	370	125.88/cwt	123.00–132.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	538	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	565	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	118.25/cwt	113.00–120.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	95.04/cwt	93.00–101.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	841	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	125.89/cwt	120.00–133.00	478	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	114.59/cwt	110.00–118.00	652	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	127.35/cwt	120.00–133.00	531	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	119.79/cwt	111.00–126.00	559	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	138.70/cwt	130.00–146.00	462	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	445	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	557	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	752	6

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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