Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steady to 8.00 lower mostly 2.00-6.00 lower with more unweaned calves in the offering. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.19/cwt on 696 head.

Average price

$124.19

696 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$26.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.85

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	500	127.50	638	203
Medium and Large 1	522	126.79	661	269
Medium and Large 2	491	120.83	593	193
Medium and Large 3	520	100.97	525	31

One grade step is worth $26.53/cwt here — about $113 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 sale696 hd

124.19

—

AR average9 barns · 2,095 hd

125.04

−0.85

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

99 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 1Value Added	—	536	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	718	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	137.98/cwt	134.00–145.00	513	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	657	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	558	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	152.37/cwt	140.00–160.00	489	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	132.82/cwt	123.00–135.00	437	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	463	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	123.01/cwt	121.00–124.00	646	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	124.64/cwt	120.00–129.50	647	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	106.20/cwt	101.00–110.00	820	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	117.61/cwt	114.00–119.00	687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	137.39/cwt	133.00–140.00	515	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	123.53/cwt	116.00–129.00	692	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	409	124.82/cwt	124.00–125.00	511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	104.32/cwt	100.00–109.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	128.10/cwt	119.00–135.00	477	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	100.19/cwt	95.00–106.00	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	127.61/cwt	120.00–129.00	614	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	466	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	147.00/cwt	144.00–150.00	714	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	159.82/cwt	154.00–161.00	585	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	579	130.72/cwt	130.00–133.00	757	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	147.55/cwt	134.00–152.00	552	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	126.78/cwt	120.00–133.00	851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	137.99/cwt	136.00–140.00	809	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	154.36/cwt	151.00–158.00	661	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	120.61/cwt	111.00–130.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	146.21/cwt	140.00–150.00	616	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	110.97/cwt	109.00–115.00	866	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	144.95/cwt	144.00–147.00	778	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	153.33/cwt	146.00–156.00	715	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	151.04/cwt	148.00–154.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	145.47/cwt	140.00–151.00	484	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	137.57/cwt	130.00–144.00	708	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	119.61/cwt	111.00–123.00	809	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	429	143.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	130.96/cwt	125.00–139.00	630	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	151.56/cwt	146.00–154.00	653	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	479	138.87/cwt	134.00–143.00	665	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	139.29/cwt	130.00–148.00	586	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	151.76/cwt	150.00–155.00	557	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	120.08/cwt	112.00–128.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	144.54/cwt	135.00–152.00	681	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	108.33/cwt	106.00–110.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	117.75/cwt	117.00–118.00	777	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	121.04/cwt	113.00–126.00	577	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	111.91/cwt	105.00–114.00	757	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	769	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	119.89/cwt	119.00–121.00	752	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	130.53/cwt	124.00–136.00	743	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	802	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	124.07/cwt	118.00–128.00	777	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	704	119.50/cwt	119.00–121.00	841	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	136.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	520	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	129.10/cwt	125.00–134.00	735	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	793	111.32/cwt	111.00–113.00	883	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	445	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	112.76/cwt	104.00–116.00	440	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	125.75/cwt	115.00–132.00	537	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	113.18/cwt	110.00–115.00	696	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	330	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	748	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	139.13/cwt	135.00–141.00	466	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	140.12/cwt	133.00–143.00	614	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	113.93/cwt	105.00–121.00	603	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	545	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	133.25/cwt	127.00–137.00	574	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	132.29/cwt	128.00–139.00	616	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	108.52/cwt	102.00–109.00	871	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	102.84/cwt	96.00–110.00	447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	126.29/cwt	120.00–128.00	793	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	154.29/cwt	154.00–155.00	816	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	467	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	743	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	979	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	137.07/cwt	130.00–149.00	652	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	139.13/cwt	132.00–143.00	737	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	903	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	135.57/cwt	133.00–136.00	849	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	126.17/cwt	120.00–128.00	889	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	636	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	859	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	917	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	140.19/cwt	136.00–142.00	795	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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