Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to 6.00 higher except the better 550-600 lbs 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers mixed with the better 300-400 lbs 5.00-6.00 higher and the plainer kind and over 400 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder bulls mostly steady to 3.00 higher except the better 450-550 lbs 2.00-3.00 lower. 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 $137.78/cwt on 798 head.

Average price

$137.78

798 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$33.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.99

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	144.23	703	427
Medium and Large 1-2	576	134.73	776	245
Medium and Large 2	509	124.93	636	99
Medium and Large 3	423	110.66	468	27

One grade step is worth $33.58/cwt here — about $236 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 sale798 hd

137.78

—

AR average10 barns · 2,724 hd

132.79

+4.99

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

99 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	—	635	146.86/cwt	140.00–148.00	933	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	141.20/cwt	135.00–147.00	956	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	492	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	640	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	830	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	959	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	320	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	522	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	131.80/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,029	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	186.22/cwt	179.00–197.00	791	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	741	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	838	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	207.44/cwt	195.00–217.00	668	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	121.55/cwt	120.00–124.00	825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	158.91/cwt	151.00–166.00	523	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.18/cwt	129.00–133.00	690	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	914	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	150.65/cwt	146.00–154.00	690	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	167.01/cwt	154.00–172.00	788	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	152.12/cwt	144.00–155.00	878	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	165.67/cwt	162.00–174.00	866	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,120	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	763	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	438	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	137.99/cwt	134.00–143.00	992	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	174.63/cwt	169.00–186.00	833	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	131.96/cwt	124.00–137.00	814	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	176.73/cwt	160.00–185.00	746	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	129.20/cwt	123.00–131.00	872	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	132.15/cwt	124.00–134.00	752	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	149.44/cwt	140.00–155.00	704	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,142	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	159.87/cwt	146.00–169.00	600	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	138.57/cwt	135.00–146.00	718	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	194.15/cwt	179.00–209.00	718	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	150.70/cwt	144.00–156.00	790	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	195.14/cwt	180.00–212.00	644	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	125.59/cwt	123.00–127.00	795	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	447	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	133.25/cwt	128.00–135.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	587	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	343	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	767	125.34/cwt	120.00–126.00	961	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	136.92/cwt	130.00–145.00	446	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	124.07/cwt	120.00–129.00	671	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	138.45/cwt	127.00–142.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	121.01/cwt	110.00–125.00	693	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	111.24/cwt	100.00–119.00	693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	181.55/cwt	180.00–183.00	612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	161.88/cwt	146.00–168.00	775	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	122.01/cwt	115.00–125.00	399	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	118.93/cwt	116.00–122.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	131.32/cwt	126.00–134.00	819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	400	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	105.93/cwt	104.00–108.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	149.67/cwt	140.00–155.00	699	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	144.75/cwt	140.00–152.00	618	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	167.69/cwt	150.00–175.00	543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	111.78/cwt	97.00–125.00	466	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	109.91/cwt	96.00–124.00	419	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	127.01/cwt	124.00–129.50	743	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	180.00/cwt	175.00–190.00	679	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	138.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	793	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	144.99/cwt	139.00–151.00	750	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	125.26/cwt	122.00–127.00	849	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	128.79/cwt	120.00–140.00	545	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	157.55/cwt	148.00–164.00	651	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	138.78/cwt	130.00–145.00	526	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	109.72/cwt	108.00–110.00	733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	902	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	683	125.60/cwt	124.00–126.00	858	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	152.41/cwt	147.00–157.00	651	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	158.07/cwt	140.00–165.00	675	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	139.78/cwt	130.00–146.00	812	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	156.32/cwt	140.00–170.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	373	157.01/cwt	155.00–161.00	586	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	154.61/cwt	154.00–155.00	826	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	132.66/cwt	128.00–137.00	637	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	764	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	145.46/cwt	145.00–146.00	692	11

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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