Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly steady to 2.00 higher except the better 450-500 lbs 5.00 lower over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.54/cwt on 286 head.

Average price

$156.54

286 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$432

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

$29.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.11

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	161.93	846	173
Medium and Large 2	467	149.81	699	24
Medium and Large 1-2	626	148.40	929	86
Medium and Large 3	312	132.57	414	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.36/cwt here — about $432 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 sale286 hd

156.54

—

AR average10 barns · 1,334 hd

154.42

+2.11

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	—	Average	1,532	84.29	1,291	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	63.45	903	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,151	62.61	721	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	53.51	549	37

Every lot, as filed

109 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	—	478	135.23/cwt	135.00–136.00	646	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	139.69/cwt	136.00–150.00	788	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	136.85/cwt	134.00–139.00	854	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	174.57/cwt	165.00–189.00	733	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	128.23/cwt	124.00–132.00	727	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	403	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	637	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	123.65/cwt	122.00–126.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	639	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	920	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	385	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	194.84/cwt	189.00–199.00	600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	165.08/cwt	164.00–166.00	725	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	163.50/cwt	155.00–165.00	867	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	150.70/cwt	144.00–162.00	549	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	155.46/cwt	150.00–164.00	491	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	148.66/cwt	143.00–157.00	785	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	151.02/cwt	147.00–153.00	858	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	959	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	157.98/cwt	153.00–164.00	750	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	136.72/cwt	128.00–140.00	701	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	615	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	807	110.20/cwt	107.00–114.00	889	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	126.50/cwt	121.00–132.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	149.95/cwt	139.00–154.00	630	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	168.23/cwt	165.00–170.00	728	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	124.68/cwt	122.00–126.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	136.22/cwt	131.00–145.00	985	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	749	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	179.79/cwt	175.00–190.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	688	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,206.32/cwt	1,100.00–1,400.00	15,236	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	473	178.49/cwt	178.00–179.00	844	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,403	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	790.97/cwt	725.00–950.00	9,096	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	163.18/cwt	160.00–168.00	780	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	965.09/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	9,632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	832	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,444	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,156	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	450	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,265	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	65.22/cwt	59.00–68.00	770	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	17,420	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	70.96/cwt	65.00–76.00	798	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	61.11/cwt	58.00–63.00	910	4
Bulls	—	—	1,666	86.35/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,439	7
Bulls	—	—	1,173	68.38/cwt	60.00–75.00	802	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	47.72/cwt	44.00–50.00	448	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	65.39/cwt	64.00–70.00	764	44
Bulls	—	—	1,615	92.48/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,494	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	56.49/cwt	53.00–59.00	615	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	52.27/cwt	49.00–54.00	545	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	64.39/cwt	64.00–66.00	900	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	630	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	126	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	499	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	805	49.52/cwt	49.00–50.00	399	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	744.57/cwt	685.00–800.00	8,004	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,169.75/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	16,435	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	735	39.51/cwt	39.00–40.00	290	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	60.75/cwt	56.00–63.00	694	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	62.43/cwt	60.00–64.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	172.29/cwt	170.00–174.00	581	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	153.41/cwt	148.00–165.00	561	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,816	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	865.62/cwt	700.00–950.00	10,500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	123.81/cwt	115.00–127.00	654	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	121.86/cwt	119.00–126.00	690	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	140.44/cwt	136.00–149.00	461	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	139.83/cwt	126.00–145.00	515	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	156.83/cwt	150.00–160.00	665	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	156.42/cwt	149.00–164.00	662	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	160.43/cwt	140.00–172.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	175.46/cwt	170.00–183.00	661	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	145.51/cwt	144.00–146.00	837	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	129.36/cwt	120.00–133.00	618	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	118.66/cwt	118.00–120.00	797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	841	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	976	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	141.01/cwt	130.00–148.00	660	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	119.80/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,054	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	731	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	394	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	113.03/cwt	110.00–117.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,052	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	663	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	132.57/cwt	130.00–134.00	414	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	130.97/cwt	120.00–141.00	685	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	100.78/cwt	94.00–103.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	131.00/cwt	119.00–143.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	133.41/cwt	127.00–142.00	554	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	394	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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