Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs 2.00-7.00 higher over 550 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 2.00 higher with some of the better kind over 500 lbs 1.00-5.00 lower. Feeder bulls mostly 3.00-7.00 higher. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week and about 50% of cows and bulls observed today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.85/cwt on 471 head.

Average price

$140.85

471 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$27.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.02

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	145.93	709	248
Medium and Large 1-2	471	142.39	671	82
Medium and Large 2	496	131.68	653	134
Medium and Large 3	442	118.31	523	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.62/cwt here — about $185 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 sale471 hd

140.85

—

AR average10 barns · 1,533 hd

137.83

+3.02

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	—	Low	1,439	93.62	1,347	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	68.70	770	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,335	68.57	916	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	902	52.70	475	13

Every lot, as filed

129 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 1Fleshy	—	495	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	178.82/cwt	167.00–188.00	764	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	154.42/cwt	149.00–159.00	721	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	171.18/cwt	160.00–177.00	829	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	403	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	568	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	138.25/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,024	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	919	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	159.55/cwt	150.00–167.00	533	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	994	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	521	138.57/cwt	138.00–139.00	722	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	174.14/cwt	168.00–185.00	651	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	130.83/cwt	125.00–134.00	747	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	135.19/cwt	132.00–140.00	840	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	147.95/cwt	135.00–155.00	834	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	152.68/cwt	145.00–156.00	878	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	706	123.78/cwt	120.00–125.00	874	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	705	124.28/cwt	120.00–126.00	876	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	843	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	184.38/cwt	183.00–187.00	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	137.10/cwt	133.00–138.00	701	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	866	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	970	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	191.95/cwt	185.00–199.00	607	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	129.49/cwt	125.00–135.00	695	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	442	154.48/cwt	153.00–157.00	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	157.55/cwt	150.00–165.00	589	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	157.90/cwt	153.00–163.00	673	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	766	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,991	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,347	1,559.07/cwt	1,125.00–1,725.00	21,001	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	126.33/cwt	125.00–129.00	795	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	167.54/cwt	156.00–180.00	866	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	436	186.75/cwt	182.00–190.00	814	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	885	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,726	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	8,181	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	81.69/cwt	76.00–89.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	143.83/cwt	138.00–145.00	955	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	439	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	716	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	855	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	15,998	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	72.35/cwt	63.00–79.00	798	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	900.39/cwt	750.00–1,100.00	10,481	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	509	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	921	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	377	145.45/cwt	140.00–150.00	548	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	755	91.34/cwt	82.00–99.00	690	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,680	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	28,560	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	334	179.80/cwt	179.00–184.00	601	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	579	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	961	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,513	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,274.58/cwt	1,175.00–1,325.00	15,040	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	1,241.08/cwt	1,000.00–1,560.00	15,005	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	62.77/cwt	60.00–66.00	675	7
Bulls	—	—	985	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	788	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	69.31/cwt	67.00–72.00	933	7
Bulls	—	—	1,248	90.03/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,124	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	56.02/cwt	54.00–59.00	526	7
Bulls	—	—	1,682	99.21/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,669	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,608	1,910.00/cwt	1,910.00–1,910.00	30,713	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	21,760	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	490	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	304	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	810	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	267	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	765	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	451	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	13,806	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	775	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	349	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	335	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	136.51/cwt	127.00–152.00	651	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	149.30/cwt	140.00–156.00	643	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	826	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	826	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	813	68.99/cwt	67.00–71.00	561	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	69.87/cwt	67.00–75.00	802	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	145.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	139.66/cwt	125.00–152.00	531	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	486	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	73.44/cwt	68.00–79.00	850	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	1,230.43/cwt	750.00–1,400.00	15,467	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	1,361.40/cwt	1,335.00–1,385.00	21,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	135.45/cwt	128.00–146.00	767	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	166.82/cwt	159.00–175.00	632	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	119.54/cwt	109.00–124.00	507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	843	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	175.13/cwt	170.00–184.00	585	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	365	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	136.36/cwt	134.00–148.00	648	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	134.85/cwt	128.00–137.00	893	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	168.07/cwt	160.00–184.00	711	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	137.84/cwt	132.00–142.00	724	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	132.48/cwt	131.00–134.00	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	965	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	603	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	157.13/cwt	145.00–169.00	817	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	163.75/cwt	152.00–180.00	766	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	159.90/cwt	150.00–166.00	681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	144.23/cwt	136.00–152.00	747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	126.83/cwt	120.00–130.00	677	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	156.69/cwt	140.00–163.00	599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	342	179.72/cwt	179.00–180.00	615	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	462	153.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	139.54/cwt	130.00–148.00	594	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	170.99/cwt	160.00–180.00	549	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	134.25/cwt	130.00–139.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	143.03/cwt	138.00–146.00	688	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	151.36/cwt	150.00–154.00	648	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	124.17/cwt	119.00–129.00	699	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	119.23/cwt	109.00–123.00	733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	129.92/cwt	125.00–140.00	744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	152.09/cwt	148.00–156.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	472	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	143.45/cwt	134.00–150.00	706	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	744	109.32/cwt	108.00–112.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	859	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	747	2

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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