Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 550 lbs mostly steady to 4.00 higher over 550 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher 600-650 lbs 2.00 lower. Cows and bulls not reported due to time.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.99/cwt on 465 head.

Average price

$132.99

465 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$28.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.79

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	136.30	732	309
Medium and Large 1-2	475	133.10	632	43
Medium and Large 2	496	126.76	629	96
Medium and Large 3	482	107.78	519	17thin

One grade step is worth $28.51/cwt here — about $212 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 sale465 hd

132.99

—

AR average9 barns · 1,855 hd

127.20

+5.79

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

97 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	144.79/cwt	143.00–146.00	888	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	944	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	154.27/cwt	151.00–156.00	720	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	849	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	118.11/cwt	108.00–121.00	672	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	131.28/cwt	127.00–139.00	642	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	146.71/cwt	137.00–161.00	607	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	119.03/cwt	118.00–121.00	863	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	144.22/cwt	139.00–146.00	483	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	128.20/cwt	126.00–130.00	609	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	497	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	661	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	127.22/cwt	123.00–132.00	724	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	115.88/cwt	114.00–120.00	888	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	117.34/cwt	110.00–120.00	710	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	154.91/cwt	143.00–160.00	727	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	129.95/cwt	129.00–133.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	147.08/cwt	138.00–159.00	488	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	126.48/cwt	125.00–131.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	309	204.21/cwt	200.00–206.00	631	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	105.82/cwt	105.00–110.00	804	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	142.93/cwt	140.00–153.00	735	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	448	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	149.94/cwt	140.00–160.00	555	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	166.21/cwt	156.00–183.00	706	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	169.99/cwt	163.00–178.00	705	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	130.65/cwt	124.00–134.00	901	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	845	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	796	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	143.19/cwt	137.00–148.00	806	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	653	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	165.63/cwt	157.00–177.00	603	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,110	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	973	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	151.78/cwt	146.00–158.00	789	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	198.38/cwt	185.00–211.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	139.98/cwt	130.00–152.00	533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	700	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	134.38/cwt	129.00–139.00	633	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	129.05/cwt	126.00–130.00	814	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	132.55/cwt	126.00–139.00	554	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	556	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	150.91/cwt	140.00–159.00	644	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	833	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	521	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	782	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	135.22/cwt	135.00–136.00	911	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	157.58/cwt	151.00–166.00	749	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	136.61/cwt	133.00–139.00	848	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	142.81/cwt	142.00–144.00	664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	101.97/cwt	94.00–110.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	133.08/cwt	130.00–135.00	707	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	124.44/cwt	120.00–129.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	136.90/cwt	130.00–145.00	780	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	664	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	142.05/cwt	130.00–154.00	602	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	114.61/cwt	110.00–117.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	178.62/cwt	169.00–188.00	684	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	123.95/cwt	122.00–126.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	132.32/cwt	123.00–140.00	626	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	115.42/cwt	110.00–124.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	650	106.00/cwt	104.00–108.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	672	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	934	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	159.03/cwt	155.00–165.00	536	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	112.66/cwt	100.00–117.00	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	605	118.34/cwt	118.00–119.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	131.94/cwt	127.00–138.00	683	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	622	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	124.03/cwt	119.00–126.00	654	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	99.95/cwt	92.00–105.00	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	585	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	150.48/cwt	141.00–162.00	560	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	143.80/cwt	143.00–145.00	774	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	188.63/cwt	185.00–194.00	668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	139.62/cwt	130.00–147.00	737	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	130.85/cwt	130.00–135.00	734	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	170.48/cwt	170.00–171.00	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	125.37/cwt	120.00–134.00	960	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	134.26/cwt	133.00–136.00	826	4

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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