Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough feeders for an accurate trend however there was a weaker undertone. Slaughter cows steady on a light test. Not enough slaughter bulls for a trend. Supply light due to wet muddy conditions in the area.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $118.09/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −88.55 against this barn's trailing median of $206.64.

Average price

$118.09

48 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$0.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.25

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	118.19	681	14thin
Medium and Large 2	451	118.05	532	34

One grade step is worth $0.13/cwt here — about $149 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

19 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $542.07, low $182.81, median $206.64 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale48 hd

118.09

—

AR average9 barns · 449 hd

111.84

+6.25

This barn, trailing median19 sales

206.64

−88.55

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	—	High	1,429	75.58	1,080	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	54.00	814	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	52.62	637	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	41.73	487	4thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,853	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	966.12/cwt	910.00–1,025.00	12,105	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	114.86/cwt	106.00–117.00	683	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	117.68/cwt	110.00–125.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	660	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	120.37/cwt	107.00–125.00	447	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	122.93/cwt	119.00–127.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	573	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	107.41/cwt	95.00–120.00	385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	101.88/cwt	100.00–107.00	327	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	732	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	825	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	125.75/cwt	120.00–139.00	533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	119.04/cwt	114.00–121.00	556	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,410	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	620	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,350	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	770	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	56.93/cwt	56.00–58.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	128.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	359	2
Bulls	—	—	1,325	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,113	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	32.95/cwt	31.00–35.00	315	2
Bulls	—	—	1,235	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	865	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	51.96/cwt	50.00–54.00	651	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	814	7
Bulls	—	—	1,578	74.16/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,170	2

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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