Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs 9.00-15.00 higher over 450 lbs steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly 2.00-7.00 higher with the better 500-550 lbs 10.00 higher. Feeder bulls under 550 lbs 4.00-9.00 higher over 550 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.87/cwt on 405 head.

Average price

$152.87

405 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

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

$33.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.84

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	156.96	837	261
Medium and Large 1-2	594	149.99	891	93
Medium and Large 2	555	138.35	768	47
Medium and Large 3	405	123.25	499	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.71/cwt here — about $338 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 sale405 hd

152.87

—

AR average9 barns · 1,417 hd

144.02

+8.84

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	—	High	1,597	85.05	1,358	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	57.63	701	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,401	56.96	798	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	51.55	530	51

Every lot, as filed

107 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 2	—	805	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	128.08/cwt	124.00–134.00	730	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	111.42/cwt	106.00–118.00	410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	131.63/cwt	120.00–140.00	571	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	49.92/cwt	44.00–51.00	515	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	57.07/cwt	54.00–61.00	691	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	53.76/cwt	52.00–58.00	575	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	877	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	51.71/cwt	50.00–53.00	669	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	685	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	206	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	827	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	62.95/cwt	61.00–67.00	750	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	723	46.08/cwt	44.00–48.00	333	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	57.37/cwt	55.00–59.00	775	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	768	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	315	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	154.76/cwt	149.00–162.00	808	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	142.01/cwt	136.00–145.00	757	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	143.11/cwt	135.00–147.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	155.89/cwt	149.00–159.00	758	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	158.54/cwt	150.00–168.00	753	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	492	150.05/cwt	146.00–152.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	129.43/cwt	120.00–136.00	806	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	153.10/cwt	145.00–163.00	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	927	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	171.53/cwt	164.00–183.00	666	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	131.70/cwt	123.00–136.00	814	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	706	122.49/cwt	115.00–125.00	865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	137.32/cwt	132.00–141.00	647	5
Bulls	—	—	1,660	98.36/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,633	2
Bulls	—	—	1,584	89.04/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,410	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	150.83/cwt	140.00–159.00	709	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	166.57/cwt	160.00–183.00	550	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	121.20/cwt	110.00–126.00	675	5
Bulls	—	—	1,585	77.95/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,236	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	143.73/cwt	139.00–150.00	757	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	120.39/cwt	117.00–125.00	809	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	609	114.34/cwt	109.00–125.00	696	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	128.98/cwt	125.00–131.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	111.03/cwt	100.00–120.00	466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	135.25/cwt	130.00–139.00	697	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	145.56/cwt	136.00–153.00	483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	126.18/cwt	120.00–135.00	591	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	106.62/cwt	105.00–110.00	786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	488	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	717	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	126.34/cwt	126.00–128.00	782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	116.45/cwt	110.00–120.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	537	139.13/cwt	137.00–142.00	747	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	151.31/cwt	139.00–155.00	555	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	122.98/cwt	120.00–132.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	952	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	153.91/cwt	147.00–157.00	859	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	114.93/cwt	110.00–130.00	608	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	139.30/cwt	135.00–144.00	662	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	730	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,096	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	505	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	253	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	914.42/cwt	860.00–1,000.00	10,251	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	825	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	355	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	687	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	58.21/cwt	50.00–69.00	645	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	678	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	56.90/cwt	55.00–59.00	632	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,641	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	720.31/cwt	700.00–760.00	7,693	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	835.36/cwt	825.00–850.00	8,420	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	59.29/cwt	59.00–60.00	672	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	499	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	665	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	63.69/cwt	48.00–78.00	583	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	391	167.46/cwt	162.00–173.00	655	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	119.51/cwt	110.00–130.00	676	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	102.63/cwt	100.00–106.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	425	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	145.93/cwt	136.00–151.00	623	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	112.10/cwt	105.00–117.00	753	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	653	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	934	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	136.74/cwt	129.00–144.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	167.12/cwt	158.00–172.00	710	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	160.40/cwt	160.00–163.00	850	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	165.98/cwt	165.00–167.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	128.73/cwt	125.00–132.00	860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	186.74/cwt	170.00–200.00	609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	719	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,014	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	148.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	145.12/cwt	132.00–149.00	914	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	136.28/cwt	131.00–138.00	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	783	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	136.75/cwt	134.00–148.00	788	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	135.87/cwt	126.00–146.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	136.18/cwt	129.00–147.00	595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	160.84/cwt	153.00–169.00	680	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	732	104.64/cwt	102.00–106.00	766	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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