Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady on a light test. Feeder heifers and bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Light run due to heavy rain in the area. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.73/cwt on 226 head.

Average price

$134.73

226 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$28.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.72

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	478	141.36	676	47
Medium and Large 1	486	136.88	665	128
Medium and Large 2	485	124.62	604	45
Medium and Large 3	368	112.78	415	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.58/cwt here — about $261 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 sale226 hd

134.73

—

AR average10 barns · 1,218 hd

133.01

+1.72

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	—	High	1,547	85.55	1,323	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,166	64.94	757	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,667	64.35	1,073	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	58.03	585	22

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	489	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	660	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	690	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	125.66/cwt	124.00–129.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	804	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	797	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	175.87/cwt	174.00–182.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	123.56/cwt	120.00–126.00	881	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	156.43/cwt	150.00–158.00	507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	114.19/cwt	113.00–115.00	829	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	171.62/cwt	160.00–182.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	799	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	153.55/cwt	144.00–157.00	818	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	155.07/cwt	149.00–164.00	747	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	140.14/cwt	137.00–144.00	811	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	766	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	161.87/cwt	159.00–165.00	848	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	606	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	879	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	139.69/cwt	139.00–144.00	616	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	135.16/cwt	131.00–136.00	695	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	993.07/cwt	985.00–1,000.00	10,854	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	8,784	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,148.70/cwt	825.00–1,275.00	11,430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	461	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	812	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	979.81/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	8,985	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	80.72/cwt	59.00–98.00	729	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	667	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	896.54/cwt	610.00–960.00	10,158	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	183.20/cwt	174.00–192.00	610	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	1,144.78/cwt	975.00–1,250.00	11,814	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,714	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	931	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	67.46/cwt	67.00–69.00	762	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,244	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	979.61/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	11,403	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,183.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	15,024	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	62.06/cwt	60.00–65.00	643	7
Bulls	—	—	1,662	94.89/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,577	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	56.34/cwt	51.00–59.00	581	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	970	2
Bulls	—	—	1,708	87.55/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,495	6
Bulls	—	—	1,161	70.86/cwt	70.00–74.00	823	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	949.33/cwt	750.00–1,085.00	11,648	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	21,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	825.16/cwt	760.00–985.00	9,803	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	835	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	534	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	60.87/cwt	59.00–62.00	679	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	66.00/cwt	63.00–68.00	783	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	112.78/cwt	110.00–117.00	415	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	117.36/cwt	116.00–118.00	509	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	760	54.94/cwt	54.00–56.00	418	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,687	64.82/cwt	64.00–66.00	1,094	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	581	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	102.18/cwt	99.00–105.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	133.58/cwt	126.00–136.00	558	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	735	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	66.34/cwt	65.00–69.00	789	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	140.41/cwt	135.00–146.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	158.01/cwt	150.00–161.00	659	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	109.75/cwt	108.00–111.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	771	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	121.45/cwt	114.00–130.00	628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	121.07/cwt	108.00–126.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	133.93/cwt	130.00–139.00	497	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	167.19/cwt	160.00–174.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	168.50/cwt	166.00–171.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	118.97/cwt	118.00–120.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	853	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	105.53/cwt	90.00–113.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	355	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	554	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	127.06/cwt	119.00–135.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	137.82/cwt	130.00–146.00	452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	414	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	633	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	124.04/cwt	116.00–130.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	143.49/cwt	130.00–150.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	150.01/cwt	146.00–152.00	545	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	151.11/cwt	140.00–158.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	131.50/cwt	121.00–142.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	165.72/cwt	165.00–166.00	684	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	497	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	845	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	915	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	137.26/cwt	135.00–140.00	660	12

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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