Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 10.00-18.00 higher over 500 lbs and bulls mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 10.00-23.00 higher over 500 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher. Quality of most feeder cattle good with several of them weaned. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.97/cwt on 476 head.

Average price

$148.97

476 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

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

$16.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.49

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	155.93	917	254
Medium and Large 2	530	145.10	769	38
Medium and Large 1-2	717	140.18	1,005	179
Medium and Large 3	418	139.21	582	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.72/cwt here — about $336 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 sale476 hd

148.97

—

AR average6 barns · 1,017 hd

147.48

+1.49

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	1,725	86.26	1,488	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,498	59.54	892	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	55.11	675	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,099	48.56	534	47

Every lot, as filed

104 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 1-2	—	426	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	933	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	817	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	888	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.63/cwt	122.00–134.00	743	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	844	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	130.75/cwt	130.00–131.00	799	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	160.60/cwt	150.00–174.00	774	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	180.54/cwt	170.00–187.00	652	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	145.80/cwt	136.00–160.00	690	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	132.13/cwt	124.00–135.00	704	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	158.75/cwt	144.00–165.00	606	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	183.08/cwt	177.00–187.00	767	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	156.10/cwt	151.00–160.00	813	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	170.41/cwt	155.00–177.00	549	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	160.25/cwt	153.00–167.00	854	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	136.14/cwt	129.00–139.00	982	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,002	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	159.18/cwt	148.00–170.00	684	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	146.47/cwt	144.00–150.00	915	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	643	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	202.76/cwt	185.00–207.00	750	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	149.10/cwt	140.00–157.00	857	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	130.20/cwt	121.00–136.00	815	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	144.21/cwt	140.00–146.00	947	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,105	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,040	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	187.84/cwt	175.00–192.00	804	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	176.91/cwt	166.00–185.00	833	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,838	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	133.82/cwt	130.00–135.00	755	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	123.34/cwt	122.00–124.00	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	623	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	710	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	901.58/cwt	875.00–925.00	11,748	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	714	120.12/cwt	119.00–121.00	858	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	564	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	976.59/cwt	775.00–1,150.00	13,770	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	54.96/cwt	45.00–61.00	641	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	55.94/cwt	53.00–62.00	639	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	52.31/cwt	49.00–55.00	689	27
Bulls	—	—	1,663	88.84/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,477	6
Bulls	—	—	1,800	83.16/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,497	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	61.66/cwt	58.00–68.00	945	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	40.88/cwt	36.00–44.00	424	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	48.16/cwt	45.00–51.00	555	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	55.29/cwt	55.00–56.00	790	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	873.65/cwt	525.00–935.00	11,008	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	4,360	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	57.91/cwt	56.00–65.00	669	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	795	23.71/cwt	18.00–29.00	188	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,445	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	61.50/cwt	56.00–67.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	139.21/cwt	136.00–140.00	582	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	823	45.05/cwt	43.00–47.00	371	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	47.70/cwt	47.00–48.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	681	114.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	119.25/cwt	110.00–126.00	627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	110.53/cwt	105.00–122.00	397	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	697.53/cwt	685.00–710.00	6,299	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	58.44/cwt	53.00–64.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	142.49/cwt	126.00–152.00	442	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	123.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	154.42/cwt	140.00–160.00	724	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	146.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	812	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,001	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	806	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,092	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	530	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	811	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	716	115.31/cwt	114.00–116.00	826	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	141.46/cwt	130.00–150.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	141.19/cwt	130.00–145.00	672	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	163.76/cwt	160.00–170.00	725	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	710	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	113.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	142.34/cwt	135.00–152.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	115.79/cwt	105.00–120.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	107.26/cwt	105.00–110.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	131.31/cwt	130.00–140.00	482	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	131.81/cwt	125.00–136.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	132.67/cwt	124.00–139.00	570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	890	1

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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