Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 6.00 higher. Good buyer attendance and active bidding with several new crop calves in the offering. 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 $144.13/cwt on 470 head.

Average price

$144.13

470 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$43.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.27

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	444	150.50	669	274
Medium and Large 2	432	137.76	595	116
Medium and Large 1-2	582	132.54	771	77
Medium and Large 3	484	106.67	516	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.83/cwt here — about $153 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 sale470 hd

144.13

—

AR average10 barns · 1,970 hd

138.86

+5.27

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

100 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	141.38/cwt	137.00–150.00	792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	609	138.14/cwt	133.00–140.00	841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	153.85/cwt	149.00–165.00	718	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	158.05/cwt	149.00–165.00	586	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	175.70/cwt	169.00–185.00	761	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	145.02/cwt	136.00–148.00	960	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	195.07/cwt	184.00–206.00	657	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	149.32/cwt	141.00–156.00	770	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	163.73/cwt	160.00–173.00	699	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	170.74/cwt	167.00–176.00	627	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	517	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	365	144.22/cwt	140.00–150.00	526	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	880	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	181.84/cwt	170.00–186.00	675	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	152.19/cwt	141.00–158.00	941	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	479	138.68/cwt	137.00–140.00	664	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	658	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	426	156.27/cwt	150.00–160.00	666	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	443	163.35/cwt	158.00–166.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	336	170.69/cwt	166.00–175.00	574	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	590	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	631	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	820	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	106.49/cwt	106.00–107.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	156.78/cwt	146.00–167.00	666	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	138.20/cwt	130.00–146.00	727	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	161.78/cwt	158.00–168.00	535	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	131.70/cwt	122.00–137.00	809	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	155.30/cwt	141.00–166.00	735	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	115.69/cwt	115.00–117.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	712	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,025	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	169.86/cwt	162.00–174.00	822	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	131.80/cwt	129.00–134.00	731	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	420	165.86/cwt	165.00–169.00	697	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	379	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,028	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	198.75/cwt	186.00–206.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	156.61/cwt	147.00–163.00	899	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	160.16/cwt	150.00–168.00	833	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	307	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	378	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	383	162.88/cwt	157.00–165.00	624	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	463	144.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	667	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	556	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	751	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	105.00/cwt	104.00–106.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	105.84/cwt	101.00–116.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	138.95/cwt	125.00–150.00	454	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	163.97/cwt	145.00–175.00	541	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	136.26/cwt	123.00–144.00	506	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	381	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	335	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	339	129.52/cwt	119.00–135.00	439	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	144.13/cwt	131.00–153.00	615	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	143.05/cwt	133.00–148.00	681	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	118.67/cwt	118.00–119.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	137.22/cwt	120.00–146.00	585	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	123.00/cwt	121.00–124.00	694	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	128.81/cwt	125.00–133.00	667	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	138.56/cwt	136.00–140.00	660	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	174.79/cwt	152.00–187.00	570	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	129.75/cwt	126.00–131.00	947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	145.00/cwt	144.00–146.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	160.55/cwt	157.00–167.00	596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	159.89/cwt	155.00–165.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	432	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	369	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	576	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	504	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	721	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	153.84/cwt	148.00–162.00	725	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	329	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	595	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	159.98/cwt	156.00–163.00	578	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	730	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	330	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	415	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	553	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	944	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	157.84/cwt	155.00–165.00	814	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,028	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	168.74/cwt	168.00–170.00	687	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	866	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	953	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	409	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	842	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	153.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	591	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	691	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	760	5

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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