Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: The better feeder steers and bulls under 450 lbs 6.00-8.00 higher over 450 lbs steady to 4.00 higher and some of the plainer kind steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 3.00 higher except the better kind under 550 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. 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 $128.26/cwt on 738 head.

Average price

$128.26

738 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$31.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	135.06	647	254
Medium and Large 1-2	623	128.07	798	316
Medium and Large 2	554	118.96	659	161
Medium and Large 3	470	104.03	489	7thin

One grade step is worth $31.03/cwt here — about $158 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 sale738 hd

128.26

—

AR average8 barns · 1,916 hd

126.36

+1.90

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

106 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	133.63/cwt	120.00–146.00	564	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	145.89/cwt	138.00–155.00	674	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	110.63/cwt	105.00–112.00	803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	124.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	848	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	154.75/cwt	145.00–158.00	764	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	601	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	320	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	145.23/cwt	137.00–151.00	919	33
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	116.46/cwt	113.00–120.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	139.32/cwt	130.00–145.00	734	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	122.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,018	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	706	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,045	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	165.73/cwt	153.00–170.00	701	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	651	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	846	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	143.99/cwt	137.00–152.00	536	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	109.51/cwt	108.00–110.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	422	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	103.75/cwt	100.00–105.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	124.50/cwt	116.00–136.00	518	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	639	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	722	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	949	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	141.09/cwt	134.00–147.00	597	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	125.33/cwt	125.00–126.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	123.95/cwt	115.00–131.00	585	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	754	103.87/cwt	100.00–106.00	783	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	133.53/cwt	133.00–134.00	650	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	796	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	959	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	136.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	634	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	125.15/cwt	124.00–126.00	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	115.96/cwt	112.00–118.00	706	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	132.85/cwt	124.00–139.00	426	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	143.00/cwt	138.00–151.00	482	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	748	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	134.85/cwt	130.00–149.00	653	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	489	156.07/cwt	152.00–160.00	763	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	572	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	875	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	868	108.16/cwt	100.00–116.00	939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	147.73/cwt	139.00–152.00	839	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	171.33/cwt	164.00–174.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	124.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	918	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	889	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	544	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	870	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	155.81/cwt	147.00–163.00	486	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	152.63/cwt	146.00–156.00	807	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	137.21/cwt	130.00–139.00	971	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	477	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	639	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	131.29/cwt	127.00–133.00	491	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	490	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	136.41/cwt	136.00–137.00	573	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	424	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	657	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	124.21/cwt	118.00–129.00	776	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	648	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	836	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	115.01/cwt	111.00–117.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	136.43/cwt	125.00–146.00	787	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	160.59/cwt	160.00–166.00	551	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	113.98/cwt	108.00–120.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	578	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	158.38/cwt	150.00–167.00	599	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	538	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	721	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	128.88/cwt	124.00–134.00	616	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	678	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	129.36/cwt	119.00–132.00	807	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	128.65/cwt	125.00–135.00	810	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	909	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	917	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	143.30/cwt	135.00–154.00	596	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	153.15/cwt	144.00–164.00	639	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	520	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	133.85/cwt	124.00–145.00	493	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	139.10/cwt	135.00–144.00	732	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	133.34/cwt	132.00–134.00	677	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	126.88/cwt	118.00–133.00	660	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	130.29/cwt	124.00–136.00	628	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	108.51/cwt	105.00–116.00	738	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	106.60/cwt	100.00–113.00	336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	124.29/cwt	119.00–128.00	716	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	123.08/cwt	120.00–126.00	646	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	769	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	838	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	116.32/cwt	111.00–124.00	604	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	162.40/cwt	154.00–168.00	601	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	418	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	740	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	135.44/cwt	129.00–140.00	764	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	145.61/cwt	145.00–146.00	773	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	140.95/cwt	133.00–148.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,033	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	158.04/cwt	148.00–164.00	738	48

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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