Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls 300-350 lbs steady to 2.00 higher over 350 lbs 2.00-15.00 lower mostly 4.00-10.00 lower except 700-800 lb bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 12.00 lower mostly 5.00-8.00 lower. The offering included more unweaned calves than last week. 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 $134.31/cwt on 525 head.

Average price

$134.31

525 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$26.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.19

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	142.60	717	210
Medium and Large 1-2	484	135.61	656	108
Medium and Large 2	500	126.15	630	189
Medium and Large 3	441	115.63	510	18thin

One grade step is worth $26.97/cwt here — about $207 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 sale525 hd

134.31

—

AR average9 barns · 1,998 hd

132.13

+2.19

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

90 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 2	—	578	126.09/cwt	124.00–130.00	729	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	761	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	852	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	139.62/cwt	134.00–148.00	801	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	786	127.19/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,000	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	151.92/cwt	139.00–161.00	567	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	160.15/cwt	150.00–166.00	514	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	142.00/cwt	138.00–148.00	737	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	187.03/cwt	176.00–195.00	600	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	131.26/cwt	125.00–138.00	620	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	110.23/cwt	106.00–116.00	742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	137.61/cwt	135.00–142.00	656	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	148.40/cwt	140.00–156.00	620	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	151.50/cwt	144.00–163.00	553	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	123.93/cwt	114.00–134.00	647	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	119.36/cwt	110.00–125.00	682	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	491	120.76/cwt	120.00–123.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	135.72/cwt	134.00–139.00	729	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	440	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	585	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	535	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	337	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	660	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	138.52/cwt	125.00–146.00	525	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	443	122.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	134.90/cwt	127.00–137.00	853	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	579	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	133.86/cwt	125.00–141.00	570	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	124.60/cwt	124.00–125.00	700	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	141.25/cwt	130.00–145.00	668	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	133.82/cwt	132.00–135.00	779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	103.23/cwt	100.00–110.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	112.90/cwt	109.00–120.00	694	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	824	97.53/cwt	95.00–100.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	122.82/cwt	120.00–130.00	652	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	954	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	127.75/cwt	127.00–128.00	834	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	123.49/cwt	120.00–124.00	475	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	142.25/cwt	135.00–150.00	472	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	103.66/cwt	100.00–109.00	800	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	146.40/cwt	143.00–148.00	613	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	165.25/cwt	150.00–170.00	545	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	125.00/cwt	122.00–127.00	898	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	136.18/cwt	133.00–140.00	780	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,158	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	162.12/cwt	157.00–168.00	694	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	173.93/cwt	165.00–177.00	732	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	125.44/cwt	120.00–130.00	543	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	499	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,312	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	997	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	172.50/cwt	164.00–178.00	568	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	159.36/cwt	154.00–165.00	760	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	153.52/cwt	141.00–160.00	663	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	846	117.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	994	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	358	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	182.89/cwt	176.00–186.00	693	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	140.99/cwt	139.00–143.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	157.93/cwt	147.00–165.00	610	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	125.40/cwt	114.00–130.00	794	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	643	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	842	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	125.69/cwt	115.00–134.00	914	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	139.42/cwt	130.00–148.00	666	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	137.43/cwt	128.00–142.00	842	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	940	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	132.28/cwt	125.00–142.00	700	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	164.10/cwt	158.00–174.00	693	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	128.74/cwt	127.00–132.00	860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	135.71/cwt	134.00–144.00	856	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	156.78/cwt	146.00–160.00	815	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	148.12/cwt	142.00–157.00	852	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	140.84/cwt	136.00–142.00	730	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	928	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	138.61/cwt	136.00–145.00	798	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	149.15/cwt	146.00–151.00	925	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	148.41/cwt	140.00–155.00	696	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	136.39/cwt	135.00–138.00	921	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	157.80/cwt	155.00–159.00	757	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	193.98/cwt	185.00–197.00	615	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	141.67/cwt	132.00–156.00	594	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	920	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	150.58/cwt	146.00–156.00	705	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	166.27/cwt	160.00–183.00	607	5

How this sale compares

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