Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to 5.00 higher except 400-500 lbs steady to 5.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 4.00 lower except 350-400 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows uneven with the breakers steady and the boner and lean cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Light run today due to muddy conditions in the area.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.54/cwt on 204 head.

Average price

$120.54

204 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$29.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.70

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	128.53	665	94
Medium and Large 2	512	116.18	595	81
Medium and Large 1-2	601	115.92	697	13thin
Medium and Large 3	564	99.49	561	16thin

One grade step is worth $29.04/cwt here — about $104 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 sale204 hd

120.54

—

AR average8 barns · 837 hd

125.24

−4.70

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	—	Low	1,559	88.76	1,383	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,353	63.50	859	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	58.39	678	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,043	50.03	522	40

Every lot, as filed

110 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	54.34/cwt	52.00–57.00	715	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	33.62/cwt	30.00–38.00	351	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	53.98/cwt	51.00–57.00	576	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	815	50.03/cwt	49.00–51.00	408	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	58.28/cwt	55.00–62.00	703	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	93.01/cwt	91.00–95.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	113.48/cwt	110.00–117.00	639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	116.08/cwt	110.00–121.00	602	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	782	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	435	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	115.26/cwt	113.00–116.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	759	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	126.37/cwt	120.00–135.00	650	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	309	166.56/cwt	166.00–170.00	515	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	150.27/cwt	147.00–155.00	631	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	110.68/cwt	109.00–114.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	121.27/cwt	116.00–125.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	159.67/cwt	159.00–160.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	149.88/cwt	145.00–154.00	730	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	142.76/cwt	129.00–149.00	742	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	456	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	63.79/cwt	62.00–68.00	726	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	805	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	242	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	46.77/cwt	41.00–51.00	532	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	68.11/cwt	66.00–70.00	920	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	808	50.93/cwt	49.00–53.00	412	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	988	50.98/cwt	48.00–54.00	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	117.48/cwt	115.00–119.00	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	468	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	136.16/cwt	134.00–138.00	662	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	135.36/cwt	133.00–138.00	559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	128.70/cwt	122.00–134.50	743	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	716	107.63/cwt	100.00–111.00	771	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	125.61/cwt	123.00–128.00	776	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	505	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	138.71/cwt	131.00–141.00	591	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	132.46/cwt	130.00–136.00	612	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	121.02/cwt	118.00–129.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	492	108.48/cwt	108.00–112.00	534	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	115.99/cwt	108.00–122.00	554	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	7,093	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	701.70/cwt	675.00–725.00	7,494	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	747.42/cwt	710.00–810.00	8,506	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	13,248	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	57.48/cwt	54.00–59.00	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	149.25/cwt	130.00–156.00	557	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	159.38/cwt	150.00–164.00	483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	797	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	153.51/cwt	148.00–161.00	778	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	485	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	166.72/cwt	160.00–176.00	620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	140.09/cwt	132.00–145.00	664	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	131.23/cwt	129.00–134.00	744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	157.16/cwt	151.00–164.00	759	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	438	154.21/cwt	151.00–155.00	675	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	5,583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	128.88/cwt	114.00–136.00	481	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	127.67/cwt	127.00–130.00	428	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	395	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	624	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	70.81/cwt	54.00–85.00	586	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,650	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	59.76/cwt	57.00–64.00	824	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	62.11/cwt	58.00–65.00	612	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	665	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	831	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	385	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	146.23/cwt	136.00–154.00	623	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	136.73/cwt	129.00–145.00	732	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	158.58/cwt	150.00–160.00	671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	410	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	105.22/cwt	104.00–107.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	127.84/cwt	126.00–133.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	698	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	145.60/cwt	141.00–147.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	148.41/cwt	148.00–149.00	488	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	859	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	114.06/cwt	108.00–126.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	141.85/cwt	134.00–150.00	539	6
Bulls	—	—	1,213	80.14/cwt	74.00–83.00	972	4
Bulls	—	—	1,621	86.05/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,395	8
Bulls	—	—	1,669	95.77/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,598	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,225.16/cwt	1,150.00–1,300.00	14,187	2

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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