Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steady to 10.00 lower mostly 2.00-5.00 lower with a light test in some classes. Slaughter cows steady with the small amount reported last week. Slaughter bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.68/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$135.68

202 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$31.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.38

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	138.82	690	138
Medium and Large 2	444	130.71	580	59
Medium and Large 3	484	107.59	521	5thin

One grade step is worth $31.22/cwt here — about $169 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 sale202 hd

135.68

—

AR average10 barns · 1,434 hd

135.29

+0.38

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	1,612	87.52	1,411	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,289	64.19	827	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	62.19	713	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	55.36	534	47

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	483	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	773	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	478	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	169.74/cwt	163.00–174.00	713	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	985	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,501	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,007.10/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	11,028	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	144.19/cwt	140.00–147.00	619	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	150.17/cwt	145.00–156.00	569	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	141.10/cwt	135.00–148.00	670	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	497	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	592	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	137.67/cwt	137.00–138.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	121.45/cwt	115.00–128.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	128.81/cwt	124.00–132.00	824	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	171.57/cwt	170.00–174.00	703	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	182.55/cwt	174.00–186.00	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	159.81/cwt	149.00–162.00	972	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	182.61/cwt	170.00–187.00	677	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	153.92/cwt	145.00–158.00	800	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	158.58/cwt	150.00–165.00	750	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	137.06/cwt	129.00–146.00	714	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	165.37/cwt	165.00–168.00	761	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	161.96/cwt	155.00–163.00	832	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	118.66/cwt	118.00–120.00	846	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	521	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	735	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	1,263.47/cwt	1,050.00–1,350.00	15,970	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,190	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,087.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,175.00	10,875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	1,153.93/cwt	1,010.00–1,310.00	14,159	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	1,287.50/cwt	1,250.00–1,310.00	14,188	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,180.61/cwt	1,050.00–1,310.00	12,514	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	66.20/cwt	64.00–70.00	602	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	978.72/cwt	885.00–1,000.00	9,464	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	991.74/cwt	950.00–1,035.00	9,729	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	1,070.46/cwt	850.00–1,200.00	10,940	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	65.93/cwt	63.00–68.00	738	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	894.15/cwt	800.00–950.00	10,703	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	77.83/cwt	60.00–92.00	630	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	975.99/cwt	925.00–1,035.00	9,877	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,080	716.61/cwt	700.00–735.00	7,739	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	74.04/cwt	57.00–99.00	670	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,471	1,523.77/cwt	1,350.00–1,685.00	22,415	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,883	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	45.95/cwt	43.00–50.00	486	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	65.39/cwt	63.00–69.00	779	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	60.00/cwt	57.00–63.00	670	44
Bulls	—	—	1,840	74.41/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,369	2
Bulls	—	—	1,588	92.50/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,469	6
Bulls	—	—	1,581	87.16/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,378	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	62.47/cwt	59.00–65.00	646	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	55.20/cwt	52.00–59.00	540	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	67.54/cwt	65.00–69.00	733	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	1,120.61/cwt	850.00–1,285.00	13,134	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,291	64.64/cwt	63.00–67.00	835	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	821	54.13/cwt	51.00–57.00	444	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	828	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	530	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	59.88/cwt	58.00–62.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	107.99/cwt	100.00–114.00	526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	783	32.49/cwt	30.00–35.00	254	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	42.13/cwt	39.00–45.00	331	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	1,054.52/cwt	1,035.00–1,075.00	14,426	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	749	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,449	1,259.86/cwt	1,225.00–1,300.00	18,255	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,364	1,157.76/cwt	975.00–1,325.00	15,792	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	120.58/cwt	120.00–122.00	623	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	136.22/cwt	133.00–140.00	515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	149.67/cwt	146.00–152.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	135.70/cwt	120.00–144.00	570	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	142.50/cwt	132.00–147.00	476	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	139.72/cwt	128.00–146.00	746	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	148.55/cwt	137.00–163.00	643	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	171.03/cwt	170.00–173.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	125.47/cwt	116.00–136.00	596	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	133.12/cwt	127.00–141.00	767	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	130.36/cwt	126.00–135.00	854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	160.52/cwt	159.00–162.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	158.28/cwt	157.00–160.00	755	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	143.05/cwt	140.00–146.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	181.77/cwt	180.00–182.00	618	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	120.53/cwt	114.00–128.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	160.63/cwt	151.00–165.00	514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	137.64/cwt	130.00–140.00	866	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	159.97/cwt	154.00–163.00	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	783	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	947	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	141.20/cwt	134.00–150.00	794	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	429	141.14/cwt	140.00–143.00	605	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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