Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls mostly 1.00-7.00 higher with the 500-550 lbs steers 8.00-11.00 higher and the better 450-500 lb bulls 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly 1.00-5.00 higher with the better 350-450 lbs 2.00-5.00 lower. The offering included several groups of weaned calves. 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 $135.24/cwt on 879 head.

Average price

$135.24

879 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$34.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.81

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	137.23	689	435
Medium and Large 1-2	522	136.97	714	304
Medium and Large 2	451	127.07	574	130
Medium and Large 3	466	102.45	478	10thin

One grade step is worth $34.78/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 sale879 hd

135.24

—

AR average9 barns · 1,806 hd

130.43

+4.81

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

106 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	336	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	511	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	135.07/cwt	133.00–137.00	702	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	142.72/cwt	140.00–144.00	625	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	123.22/cwt	120.00–127.00	697	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	147.49/cwt	146.00–148.00	580	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	699	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	902	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	138.36/cwt	125.00–145.00	782	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	148.70/cwt	140.00–156.00	781	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	128.87/cwt	125.00–132.00	852	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	667	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	741	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	889	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	119.97/cwt	115.00–125.00	909	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	841	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	177.28/cwt	170.00–187.00	750	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	129.39/cwt	123.00–134.00	813	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	144.37/cwt	139.00–147.00	609	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	152.63/cwt	140.00–158.00	575	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.05/cwt	122.00–140.00	676	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	138.87/cwt	130.00–142.00	647	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.52/cwt	120.00–134.00	750	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	148.69/cwt	144.00–154.00	843	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	184.48/cwt	173.00–196.00	791	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	134.15/cwt	130.00–137.00	884	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	141.11/cwt	136.00–148.00	879	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	156.42/cwt	140.00–159.00	508	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	124.92/cwt	119.00–127.00	767	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	171.57/cwt	165.00–182.00	820	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	192.65/cwt	179.00–201.00	715	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	189.67/cwt	180.00–198.00	615	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	165.46/cwt	150.00–169.00	854	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	132.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	942	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	380	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	745	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	728	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	135.27/cwt	134.00–138.00	858	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	579	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	822	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	847	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,033	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	149.29/cwt	149.00–150.00	881	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	511	169.20/cwt	165.00–174.00	865	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,023	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	412	191.43/cwt	179.00–200.00	789	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	602	128.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	773	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	772	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	888	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	687	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	420	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	668	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	868	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	328	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	398	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	161.36/cwt	150.00–165.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	104.78/cwt	100.00–110.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	130.18/cwt	120.00–139.00	560	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	165.50/cwt	157.00–180.00	796	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	144.73/cwt	142.00–150.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	803	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	118.22/cwt	110.00–124.00	618	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	135.48/cwt	130.00–145.00	436	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	117.49/cwt	117.00–119.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	125.64/cwt	120.00–131.00	593	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	134.42/cwt	130.00–136.00	509	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	171.99/cwt	165.00–174.00	578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	157.91/cwt	150.00–171.00	658	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	171.73/cwt	162.00–177.00	644	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	146.37/cwt	136.00–150.00	768	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	135.31/cwt	119.00–142.00	774	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	151.49/cwt	136.00–162.00	729	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	532	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	835	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	835	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	143.77/cwt	142.00–149.00	851	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	912	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	843	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	624	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	129.55/cwt	129.00–130.00	759	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	180.77/cwt	173.00–190.00	803	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	743	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	134.15/cwt	132.00–136.00	848	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	164.43/cwt	157.00–170.00	783	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	941	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	593	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	121.83/cwt	121.00–123.00	758	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	129.60/cwt	129.00–130.00	682	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	126.52/cwt	125.00–129.00	922	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	137.20/cwt	136.00–139.00	822	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	814	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	119.55/cwt	115.00–124.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	135.20/cwt	130.00–146.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	126.51/cwt	121.00–127.00	720	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	150.18/cwt	143.00–160.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	148.58/cwt	145.00–150.00	544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	130.00/cwt	127.00–133.00	826	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	849	3

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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