Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend sale closed last two weeks due to inclement weather. Cows and bulls not reported today. Demand was good for cattle suitable for grazing.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.90/cwt on 747 head.

Average price

$139.90

747 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$38.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.73

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	146.27	717	391
Medium and Large 1-2	556	135.81	754	239
Medium and Large 2	497	127.62	635	113
Medium and Large 3	429	108.08	463	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.20/cwt here — about $254 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 sale747 hd

139.90

—

AR average6 barns · 1,286 hd

136.17

+3.73

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	865	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	962	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	695	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	174.25/cwt	172.00–176.00	765	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	866	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	710	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	135.63/cwt	134.00–138.00	753	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	150.27/cwt	140.00–159.00	705	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	715	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	152.94/cwt	140.00–163.00	798	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	808	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	173.76/cwt	169.00–178.00	721	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	489	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	817	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	176.08/cwt	166.00–184.00	829	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	584	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	129.00/cwt	119.00–131.00	793	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	161.56/cwt	145.00–168.00	687	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	130.72/cwt	130.00–132.00	762	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	971	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	125.33/cwt	118.00–130.00	831	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	134.93/cwt	130.00–136.00	915	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	170.49/cwt	160.00–176.00	805	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	154.23/cwt	149.00–163.00	572	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	136.08/cwt	130.00–138.00	788	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	203.44/cwt	190.00–216.00	667	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	164.58/cwt	160.00–168.00	869	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	160.40/cwt	147.00–164.50	908	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	456	167.39/cwt	166.00–168.00	763	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	604	120.55/cwt	120.00–121.00	728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	141.45/cwt	134.00–147.00	741	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	502	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	848	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	152.55/cwt	149.00–159.00	500	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	133.11/cwt	125.00–141.00	780	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	181.45/cwt	169.00–186.00	778	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	146.67/cwt	140.00–153.00	908	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	127.36/cwt	121.00–130.00	799	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	188.11/cwt	177.00–207.00	717	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	180.45/cwt	170.00–187.00	653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	784	106.65/cwt	105.00–110.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	191.50/cwt	189.00–194.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	893	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	723	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	548	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	433	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	115.36/cwt	110.00–118.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	136.80/cwt	129.00–145.00	587	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	128.33/cwt	128.00–130.00	796	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	115.18/cwt	108.00–121.00	710	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	156.22/cwt	152.00–160.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	137.64/cwt	128.00–148.00	663	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	115.15/cwt	110.00–120.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	828	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	960	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	131.72/cwt	123.00–142.00	752	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	115.54/cwt	110.00–120.00	707	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.91/cwt	113.00–128.00	635	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	539	130.31/cwt	120.00–142.00	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	138.13/cwt	120.00–145.00	503	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	117.67/cwt	107.00–124.00	670	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	112.58/cwt	106.00–115.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	160.38/cwt	158.00–162.00	775	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	140.43/cwt	120.00–146.00	479	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	116.94/cwt	115.00–120.00	851	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	170.40/cwt	165.00–175.00	646	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	150.03/cwt	140.00–160.00	557	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	793	102.99/cwt	100.00–106.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	121.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	165.74/cwt	140.00–177.00	532	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	145.86/cwt	145.00–146.00	903	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	129.57/cwt	120.00–130.00	815	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	155.30/cwt	145.00–160.00	882	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	147.47/cwt	140.00–154.00	770	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	156.07/cwt	154.00–158.00	829	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	158.27/cwt	156.00–169.00	690	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	719	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	145.91/cwt	138.00–150.00	690	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	669	107.00/cwt	100.00–111.00	716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	786	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	151.29/cwt	140.00–164.00	635	3

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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