Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs 6.00-13.00 higher 450-550 lbs steady to 4.00 higher 550-650 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower 650-700 lbs 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 3.00 lower except some 550-650 lb plainer kind steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls under 450 lbs 12.00-17.00 higher over 450 lbs mostly steady to 5.00 higher. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week. About 50 percent of the cow offering was observed today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.83/cwt on 393 head.

Average price

$130.83

393 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$30.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.30

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	140.42	675	126
Medium and Large 1-2	541	130.44	706	110
Medium and Large 2	515	125.34	645	137
Medium and Large 3	475	110.08	523	20

One grade step is worth $30.34/cwt here — about $152 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 sale393 hd

130.83

—

AR average7 barns · 1,400 hd

129.53

+1.30

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	—	Average	1,293	98.50	1,274	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,289	73.27	945	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,101	66.10	728	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	965	58.01	560	21

Every lot, as filed

113 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	—	328	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	185.71/cwt	184.00–189.00	717	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	128.99/cwt	127.00–133.00	864	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	151.88/cwt	150.00–154.00	743	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	144.87/cwt	142.00–155.00	762	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	135.57/cwt	128.00–139.00	842	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	177.50/cwt	160.00–187.00	740	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	137.15/cwt	130.00–149.00	786	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	127.95/cwt	122.00–134.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	988	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	153.21/cwt	140.00–166.00	515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	128.52/cwt	121.00–134.00	730	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	146.91/cwt	140.00–158.00	547	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	133.79/cwt	125.00–140.00	702	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	116.23/cwt	115.00–118.00	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	136.09/cwt	130.00–141.00	517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	111.02/cwt	109.00–112.00	792	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	65.39/cwt	64.00–66.00	794	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	573	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	910.39/cwt	800.00–985.00	10,906	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	806.26/cwt	800.00–810.00	8,450	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,842	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	707.19/cwt	700.00–725.00	5,813	7
Bulls	—	—	1,293	98.50/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,274	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	59.29/cwt	59.00–60.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	772	113.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	118.02/cwt	117.00–119.00	785	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	67.41/cwt	65.00–70.00	690	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,168.54/cwt	1,000.00–1,325.00	13,240	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	1,125.87/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	11,799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	373	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	459	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	129.21/cwt	125.00–132.00	689	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	130.85/cwt	124.00–134.00	769	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	121.62/cwt	119.00–124.00	765	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	133.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	650	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	144.93/cwt	142.00–147.00	543	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	139.78/cwt	129.00–144.00	651	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	134.49/cwt	130.00–137.00	693	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	130.80/cwt	126.00–134.00	753	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	151.76/cwt	149.00–159.00	565	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	164.96/cwt	157.00–168.00	554	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	146.84/cwt	140.00–153.00	614	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	119.97/cwt	119.00–121.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	646	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,281	1,177.03/cwt	925.00–1,400.00	15,078	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	1,042.08/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	12,255	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	1,132.32/cwt	950.00–1,225.00	14,403	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	1,091.39/cwt	1,025.00–1,200.00	12,922	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	575	55.53/cwt	54.00–57.00	319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	131.20/cwt	130.00–133.00	588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	111.02/cwt	101.00–116.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	815	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	144.65/cwt	135.00–156.00	691	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	138.83/cwt	132.00–149.00	798	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	143.68/cwt	130.00–150.00	760	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	158.86/cwt	156.00–160.00	667	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	137.82/cwt	134.00–139.00	860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	133.50/cwt	131.00–135.00	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	928	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	142.56/cwt	130.00–153.00	596	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	135.89/cwt	125.00–141.00	641	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	119.51/cwt	116.00–120.00	825	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	145.98/cwt	140.00–148.00	972	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	150.68/cwt	148.00–151.00	880	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	176.07/cwt	164.00–186.00	732	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	187.10/cwt	176.00–193.00	711	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	155.75/cwt	153.00–161.00	824	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,047	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	194.88/cwt	189.00–196.00	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	148.25/cwt	145.00–150.00	930	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	70.94/cwt	70.00–72.00	756	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	65.36/cwt	61.00–69.00	727	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	65.85/cwt	62.00–69.00	800	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	76.45/cwt	72.00–80.50	1,010	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	69.45/cwt	69.00–70.00	760	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	63.84/cwt	60.00–65.00	656	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	57.97/cwt	55.00–60.00	590	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	549	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	736	44.81/cwt	44.00–47.00	330	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	164.46/cwt	158.00–176.00	798	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	154.48/cwt	150.00–158.00	737	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	991	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	146.21/cwt	145.00–147.00	933	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	150.01/cwt	144.00–152.50	885	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	144.84/cwt	134.00–153.00	469	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	119.96/cwt	118.00–125.00	636	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	117.27/cwt	112.00–120.00	729	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	135.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	585	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	120.82/cwt	114.00–125.00	691	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	127.72/cwt	119.00–141.00	613	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	110.95/cwt	110.00–113.00	477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	108.62/cwt	106.00–110.00	574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	110.77/cwt	108.00–125.00	516	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	488	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,065	1

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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