Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two week's ago sale not reported last week: Feeders steady to 9.00 lower mostly 2.00-7.00 lower except the 300-400 lb steers and bulls steady to 10.00 higher. No trend on cows and bulls not reported two weeks ago.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.69/cwt on 254 head.

Average price

$129.69

254 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$21.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.29

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	135.73	647	120
Medium and Large 2	483	125.72	608	114
Medium and Large 1-2	563	120.00	676	6thin
Medium and Large 3	417	114.33	477	14thin

One grade step is worth $21.41/cwt here — about $170 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 sale254 hd

129.69

—

AR average6 barns · 963 hd

126.40

+3.29

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	—	Low	1,527	87.01	1,328	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	62.37	895	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	60.17	745	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	53.81	534	70

Every lot, as filed

105 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 3	—	429	129.26/cwt	124.00–132.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	125.68/cwt	125.00–126.00	852	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	64.36/cwt	62.00–71.00	944	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	753	50.99/cwt	46.00–54.00	384	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	60.11/cwt	57.00–62.00	847	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	685	30.84/cwt	27.00–35.00	211	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,170	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	632	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	720	42.92/cwt	40.00–45.00	309	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,007	51.48/cwt	47.00–53.00	518	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	56.29/cwt	53.00–58.00	577	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	735	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	397	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	50.08/cwt	43.00–52.00	536	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	58.40/cwt	55.00–61.00	738	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	61.22/cwt	59.00–65.00	676	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	66.09/cwt	62.00–71.00	841	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	136.88/cwt	130.00–144.00	522	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	133.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	616	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	124.60/cwt	120.00–127.00	769	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	106.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	125.85/cwt	120.00–134.00	590	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	131.51/cwt	129.00–133.00	805	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	146.96/cwt	140.00–154.00	542	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	120.97/cwt	117.00–128.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	119.53/cwt	109.00–123.00	619	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	114.62/cwt	110.00–118.00	468	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.76/cwt	134.00–149.00	602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	142.02/cwt	134.00–148.00	727	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	838	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	115.62/cwt	110.00–117.00	782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	145.26/cwt	140.00–155.00	703	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	123.96/cwt	120.00–125.00	889	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	127.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	740	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	164.00/cwt	158.00–170.00	689	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	176.78/cwt	167.00–186.00	674	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	131.46/cwt	124.00–134.00	677	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	120.11/cwt	116.00–124.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	138.48/cwt	134.00–144.00	789	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	158.11/cwt	157.00–166.00	514	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	472	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	131.40/cwt	124.00–137.00	558	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	500	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	126.47/cwt	122.00–128.00	646	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	512	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	142.07/cwt	129.00–153.00	469	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	470	124.22/cwt	122.00–125.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	126.41/cwt	123.00–133.00	712	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	574	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	135.33/cwt	134.00–136.00	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	148.38/cwt	146.00–150.00	789	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	136.61/cwt	130.00–144.00	780	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	194.53/cwt	186.00–199.00	640	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	145.50/cwt	135.00–157.00	623	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	988	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	187.83/cwt	182.00–190.00	693	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	156.72/cwt	148.00–165.00	730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	145.48/cwt	138.00–148.00	690	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	140.88/cwt	139.00–145.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	144.84/cwt	144.00–147.00	889	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	144.73/cwt	139.00–146.00	826	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	132.40/cwt	125.00–137.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	145.48/cwt	144.00–149.00	764	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	147.97/cwt	146.00–150.00	907	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	159.46/cwt	149.00–171.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	138.66/cwt	136.00–140.00	996	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	560	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	81.80/cwt	67.00–92.00	712	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	124.35/cwt	120.00–127.00	821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	141.31/cwt	138.00–144.00	599	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	114.50/cwt	110.00–119.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	118.91/cwt	109.00–123.00	679	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	136.51/cwt	131.00–141.00	849	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	152.93/cwt	140.00–156.00	590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	191.11/cwt	180.00–199.00	610	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	167.62/cwt	160.00–179.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	137.02/cwt	127.00–140.00	641	14
Bulls	—	—	1,259	71.79/cwt	68.00–75.00	904	7
Bulls	—	—	1,716	96.42/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,655	10
Bulls	—	—	1,524	88.40/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,347	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,285	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	9,248	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,794	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	59.10/cwt	56.00–63.00	693	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	847.81/cwt	700.00–910.00	7,351	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	904.03/cwt	700.00–1,035.00	10,984	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	417	56.48/cwt	54.00–59.00	236	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	566	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	340	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	313	53.53/cwt	51.00–58.00	168	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	363	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	221	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	14,658	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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