Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs mostly steady to 7.00 higher over 500 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs 1.00-7.00 lower 550-650 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.46/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$128.46

215 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$17.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.61

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	452	134.00	606	29
Medium and Large 1	524	128.47	673	127
Medium and Large 2	451	126.76	572	53
Medium and Large 3	442	116.33	514	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.67/cwt here — about $92 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 sale215 hd

128.46

—

AR average9 barns · 955 hd

125.85

+2.61

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	1,637	85.94	1,407	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	62.52	909	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	56.74	675	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	50.46	516	27

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	722	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	996	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	151.16/cwt	147.00–152.00	783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	154.76/cwt	154.00–155.00	758	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	174.48/cwt	168.00–177.00	660	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	146.79/cwt	141.00–148.00	625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	163.71/cwt	155.00–169.00	712	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	134.99/cwt	134.00–138.00	787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	955	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	161.01/cwt	155.00–167.00	750	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	142.83/cwt	138.00–144.00	801	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	137.92/cwt	128.00–145.00	597	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	155.75/cwt	149.00–162.00	740	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	141.86/cwt	138.00–148.00	753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	160.22/cwt	160.00–161.00	598	9
Bulls	—	—	1,315	75.26/cwt	73.00–78.00	990	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	880	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	132.39/cwt	125.00–137.00	756	10
Bulls	—	—	1,716	81.97/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	130.86/cwt	115.00–136.00	557	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	137.08/cwt	135.00–142.00	566	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	114.58/cwt	107.00–122.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	126.62/cwt	120.00–133.00	719	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	135.00/cwt	125.00–140.00	432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	127.14/cwt	124.00–133.00	652	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	123.97/cwt	118.00–127.00	591	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	533	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	146.13/cwt	142.00–150.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	136.41/cwt	136.00–139.00	858	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	161.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	658	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	908	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	132.63/cwt	125.00–140.00	491	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	577	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	132.37/cwt	130.00–133.00	647	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	628	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	120.02/cwt	118.00–124.00	635	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	639	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	124.31/cwt	121.00–127.00	769	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	345	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	493	5
Bulls	—	—	1,708	92.42/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,579	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	139.14/cwt	130.00–148.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	153.26/cwt	150.00–157.00	651	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	138.01/cwt	135.00–140.00	513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	130.48/cwt	120.00–134.00	799	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	799.20/cwt	735.00–900.00	8,847	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	10,939	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	772	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	593	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	47.72/cwt	47.00–49.00	468	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	52.18/cwt	50.00–54.00	596	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	53.69/cwt	52.00–54.00	588	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	62.25/cwt	61.00–63.00	827	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	735	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	147	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	56.60/cwt	53.00–59.00	666	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	820	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	377	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	57.03/cwt	56.00–58.00	793	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	68.00/cwt	63.00–72.00	1,031	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,293	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	5,172	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	67.21/cwt	60.00–72.00	659	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	104.11/cwt	101.00–108.00	864	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	71.80/cwt	54.00–91.00	640	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	746	3

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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