Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steady to 11.00 lower mostly 3.00-7.00 lower except 600-650 lb heifers 1.00 to 2.00 higher and some 300-350 lb heifers 15.00 lower. The offering was mostly bawling calves with some being fleshy. 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 $119.53/cwt on 549 head.

Average price

$119.53

549 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$29.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.12

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	127.56	607	234
Medium and Large 1-2	685	116.65	799	77
Medium and Large 2	504	113.72	573	220
Medium and Large 3	456	98.55	450	18thin

One grade step is worth $29.01/cwt here — about $158 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 sale549 hd

119.53

—

AR average8 barns · 2,433 hd

125.65

−6.12

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

94 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 2	—	483	137.76/cwt	130.00–144.00	665	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	162.93/cwt	144.00–176.00	544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	573	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	641	108.11/cwt	107.00–110.00	693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	139.78/cwt	130.00–149.00	600	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	122.96/cwt	111.00–130.00	467	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	597	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	109.29/cwt	100.00–117.00	561	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	119.42/cwt	109.00–128.00	514	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	122.45/cwt	110.00–131.00	389	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	122.25/cwt	117.00–126.00	714	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	160.42/cwt	150.00–168.00	611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	143.82/cwt	140.00–149.00	460	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	103.79/cwt	100.00–113.00	693	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	108.92/cwt	100.00–116.00	621	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	770	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	139.73/cwt	125.00–156.00	530	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	111.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	640	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	108.16/cwt	100.00–112.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.31/cwt	110.00–118.00	721	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	116.53/cwt	110.00–124.00	549	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	115.35/cwt	111.00–117.00	729	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	96.63/cwt	95.00–100.00	500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	135.08/cwt	117.00–144.00	584	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	129.14/cwt	119.00–135.00	619	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	98.32/cwt	90.00–101.00	458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	100.40/cwt	100.00–101.00	392	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	119.30/cwt	106.00–130.00	639	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	461	120.90/cwt	110.00–122.00	557	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	524	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	608	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	594	108.34/cwt	105.00–115.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	153.16/cwt	140.00–162.00	645	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	166.59/cwt	159.00–174.00	716	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	193.18/cwt	187.00–203.00	626	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	152.80/cwt	140.00–157.00	717	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	119.34/cwt	119.00–120.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	145.49/cwt	140.00–163.00	684	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	134.72/cwt	130.00–135.00	776	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	186.94/cwt	168.00–196.00	619	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	124.46/cwt	118.00–130.00	642	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	136.09/cwt	131.00–139.00	502	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	753	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	166.21/cwt	162.00–175.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	140.54/cwt	134.00–149.00	759	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	137.40/cwt	128.00–144.00	716	74
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	164.82/cwt	155.00–175.00	636	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	130.71/cwt	128.00–133.00	805	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	127.87/cwt	124.00–132.00	611	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	131.17/cwt	125.00–136.00	555	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	124.41/cwt	115.00–130.00	774	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	772	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	120.86/cwt	118.00–126.00	701	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	139.22/cwt	134.00–143.00	451	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	127.33/cwt	119.00–129.00	817	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	763	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	126.58/cwt	121.00–129.00	720	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	118.10/cwt	114.00–120.00	720	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	680	114.19/cwt	114.00–115.00	776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	661	121.81/cwt	115.00–123.00	805	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	710	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	120.81/cwt	114.00–124.00	568	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	944	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	534	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	118.57/cwt	115.00–121.00	685	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	617	107.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	523	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	490	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	832	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	982	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	146.01/cwt	140.00–151.00	603	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.37/cwt	130.00–136.00	695	16

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →