Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls mostly 1.00-7.00 lower with the better 300-400 lbs 12.00-20.00 lower and the better 550-600 lb steers 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 5.00 lower with the better 350-450 lbs 10.00-12.00 lower. Had some groups of Value Added cattle that sold at a premium. 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 $129.37/cwt on 809 head.

Average price

$129.37

809 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$25.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.78

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	132.09	736	486
Medium and Large 1-2	517	130.12	673	180
Medium and Large 2	514	119.83	616	136
Medium and Large 3	479	106.59	510	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.49/cwt here — about $226 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 sale809 hd

129.37

—

AR average9 barns · 2,675 hd

128.59

+0.78

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

95 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 1-2	—	535	121.57/cwt	120.00–123.00	650	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	318	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	502	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	769	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	877	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	373	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	565	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	115.49/cwt	114.00–118.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	874	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	117.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	795	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,030	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	126.42/cwt	122.00–132.00	779	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	156.65/cwt	147.00–171.00	515	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	129.05/cwt	126.00–132.00	612	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	144.43/cwt	140.00–150.00	539	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	135.45/cwt	129.00–147.00	637	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	130.26/cwt	125.00–135.00	696	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	180.90/cwt	174.00–185.00	610	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	153.62/cwt	147.00–164.00	728	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	130.60/cwt	129.00–131.00	934	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	167.04/cwt	160.00–170.00	623	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	144.57/cwt	133.00–150.00	617	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	119.43/cwt	117.00–122.00	746	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	156.01/cwt	150.00–160.00	822	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	130.55/cwt	125.00–143.00	745	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	140.39/cwt	133.00–143.00	866	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	125.12/cwt	115.00–128.00	722	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	147.95/cwt	135.00–150.00	827	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	696	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	926	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	533	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	733	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	171.50/cwt	163.00–176.00	734	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	711	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	860	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	485	142.77/cwt	135.00–144.50	692	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	429	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	652	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	177.72/cwt	166.00–181.00	643	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	164.65/cwt	158.00–170.00	771	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	644	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	805	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	592	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	793	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	359	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	714	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	692	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	837	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	140.19/cwt	133.00–150.00	740	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	167.69/cwt	158.00–174.00	714	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	170.43/cwt	166.00–177.00	564	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	686	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	548	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	136.26/cwt	128.00–143.00	521	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	127.45/cwt	120.00–142.00	547	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	129.15/cwt	124.00–136.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	111.58/cwt	105.00–118.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	111.90/cwt	106.00–118.00	639	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	107.82/cwt	100.00–110.00	728	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	118.35/cwt	110.00–124.00	626	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	163.94/cwt	152.00–174.00	613	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	127.47/cwt	123.00–131.00	792	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	151.50/cwt	140.00–156.00	659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	122.64/cwt	115.00–127.00	585	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	117.62/cwt	115.00–123.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	105.59/cwt	100.00–115.00	653	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	148.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	132.33/cwt	128.00–139.00	437	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	154.65/cwt	146.00–160.00	657	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	136.97/cwt	130.00–144.00	701	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	123.05/cwt	120.00–125.00	827	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	148.92/cwt	140.00–160.00	557	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	99.88/cwt	95.00–109.00	722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	143.66/cwt	133.00–155.00	463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	136.00/cwt	134.00–140.00	801	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	166.39/cwt	160.00–170.00	547	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	143.75/cwt	140.00–150.00	768	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	127.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	789	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	812	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	119.59/cwt	110.00–125.00	689	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	168.32/cwt	165.00–170.00	724	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	132.18/cwt	130.00–139.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	890	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,095	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	133.24/cwt	129.00–136.00	833	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	767	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	158.62/cwt	152.00–165.00	758	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	136.07/cwt	135.00–140.00	591	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	791	31

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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