Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady to 3.00 higher with the better 550-600 lb steers 10.00 higher and the better 350-400 lb steers 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower. The offering included more unweaned calves than last week. Slaughter cows uneven with the breaker and lean cows steady to 2.00 higher and the boner cows 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.30/cwt on 454 head.

Average price

$137.30

454 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$34.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.09

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	142.85	672	220
Medium and Large 1-2	466	141.31	658	100
Medium and Large 2	486	125.68	611	130
Medium and Large 3	390	108.75	424	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.10/cwt here — about $248 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 sale454 hd

137.30

—

AR average7 barns · 1,330 hd

136.21

+1.09

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	—	Average	1,656	86.93	1,439	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	57.76	704	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	56.25	850	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,074	48.53	521	28

Every lot, as filed

108 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	—	377	192.17/cwt	186.00–196.00	724	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	180.53/cwt	166.00–185.00	838	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	173.89/cwt	164.00–185.00	729	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	127.04/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	159.32/cwt	145.00–164.00	891	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	126.27/cwt	124.00–134.00	735	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	132.62/cwt	126.00–136.00	688	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	127.00/cwt	125.00–128.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	156.53/cwt	146.00–163.00	654	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	638	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	167.37/cwt	150.00–176.00	798	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	130.66/cwt	126.00–136.00	814	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	138.29/cwt	137.00–139.00	649	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	125.66/cwt	125.00–127.00	770	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	134.64/cwt	130.00–145.00	770	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	668	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	533	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	709	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	737	122.65/cwt	120.00–124.00	904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	156.27/cwt	151.00–162.00	814	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	181.59/cwt	168.00–190.00	690	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	149.32/cwt	139.00–155.00	632	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	124.41/cwt	119.00–126.00	723	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	135.52/cwt	125.00–142.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	146.68/cwt	143.00–152.00	918	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	187.09/cwt	186.00–189.00	784	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	158.45/cwt	143.00–171.00	578	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	162.20/cwt	154.00–168.00	834	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	132.52/cwt	129.00–133.00	969	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	687	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	123.80/cwt	119.00–125.00	760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	140.77/cwt	136.00–144.00	659	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	437	145.02/cwt	143.00–147.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	463	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	367	188.56/cwt	186.00–189.00	692	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	420	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	504	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	827	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	304	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	456	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	913.87/cwt	850.00–975.00	9,395	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	723.32/cwt	675.00–775.00	6,474	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,386	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,010	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,070	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,224	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	48.31/cwt	47.00–49.00	517	3
Bulls	—	—	1,629	85.70/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,396	8
Bulls	—	—	1,455	73.77/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,073	2
Bulls	—	—	1,779	94.15/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,675	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	57.52/cwt	57.00–58.00	669	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	63.94/cwt	60.00–70.00	790	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	55.20/cwt	52.00–58.00	837	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	805	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	306	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	55.93/cwt	51.00–59.00	683	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	50.93/cwt	45.00–56.00	551	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	41.21/cwt	35.00–45.00	436	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	346	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	843	668.34/cwt	600.00–775.00	5,634	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	973.98/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	11,279	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,795	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,266	56.11/cwt	51.00–63.00	710	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	61.20/cwt	53.00–70.00	581	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	61.78/cwt	61.00–62.00	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	134.45/cwt	120.00–143.00	570	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	136.11/cwt	130.00–154.00	444	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	151.27/cwt	140.00–172.00	575	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	910	88.72/cwt	85.00–90.00	807	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	825.20/cwt	750.00–860.00	10,365	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	151.98/cwt	145.00–160.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.60/cwt	120.00–147.00	497	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	116.07/cwt	110.00–121.00	731	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	117.04/cwt	110.00–119.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	119.02/cwt	109.00–128.00	627	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	114.22/cwt	111.00–115.00	776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	130.33/cwt	120.00–141.00	622	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	799	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	945	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	148.47/cwt	146.00–151.00	579	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	915	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	122.35/cwt	120.00–124.00	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	435	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	840	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	527	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	891	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	338	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	119.73/cwt	115.00–124.00	693	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	119.85/cwt	114.00–124.00	756	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	147.63/cwt	130.00–157.00	627	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	168.04/cwt	165.00–170.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	158.94/cwt	149.00–165.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	123.94/cwt	115.00–129.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	565	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	103.25/cwt	100.00–112.00	755	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	734	113.35/cwt	112.00–114.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	772	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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