Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers and feeder bulls steady to 10.00 higher mostly 2.00-6.00 higher. Quality of most feeders good. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00-8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.56/cwt on 290 head.

Average price

$137.56

290 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$33.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.21

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	140.78	726	222
Medium and Large 1-2	619	129.33	800	9thin
Medium and Large 2	511	128.56	657	54
Medium and Large 3	461	106.80	492	5thin

One grade step is worth $33.98/cwt here — about $234 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 sale290 hd

137.56

—

AR average10 barns · 1,400 hd

134.35

+3.21

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	1,630	92.74	1,511	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	64.63	754	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	63.59	888	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	58.00	604	47

Every lot, as filed

95 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 1	—	637	145.67/cwt	145.00–151.00	928	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	169.23/cwt	157.00–173.00	888	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	168.02/cwt	159.00–177.00	796	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	120.29/cwt	119.00–121.00	861	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	188.09/cwt	178.00–196.00	720	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	160.05/cwt	147.00–169.00	600	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	140.99/cwt	135.00–146.00	729	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	157.21/cwt	154.00–163.00	511	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	156.35/cwt	148.00–163.00	822	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	899	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	136.55/cwt	133.00–141.00	985	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	169.93/cwt	163.00–178.00	736	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	140.04/cwt	138.00–142.00	884	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	124.01/cwt	116.00–128.00	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	971	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	134.49/cwt	129.00–143.00	760	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	114.97/cwt	111.00–119.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	686	133.62/cwt	132.00–134.00	917	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	181.40/cwt	180.00–183.00	593	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	170.31/cwt	160.00–176.00	542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	156.84/cwt	148.00–171.00	896	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	808	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,055.15/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	13,822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	178.53/cwt	172.00–183.00	741	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	903.13/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	11,542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	186.29/cwt	167.00–192.00	684	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	146.89/cwt	138.00–154.00	849	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	963	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	924.84/cwt	725.00–1,000.00	10,488	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	942	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	774.95/cwt	650.00–925.00	8,749	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	755	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	989	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	166.04/cwt	161.00–171.00	769	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	1,246.84/cwt	900.00–1,400.00	12,182	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	1,004.50/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	11,592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	853	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	904.33/cwt	850.00–950.00	9,079	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	76.49/cwt	64.00–84.00	712	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	663.68/cwt	610.00–750.00	6,770	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	51.35/cwt	48.00–53.00	543	5
Bulls	—	—	1,778	100.80/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,792	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	62.97/cwt	61.00–67.00	684	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	57.10/cwt	53.00–61.00	587	28
Bulls	—	—	1,581	89.25/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,411	13
Bulls	—	—	1,345	80.96/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,089	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	672.23/cwt	560.00–760.00	7,280	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	786	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	64.90/cwt	64.00–67.00	906	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	67.14/cwt	64.00–73.00	803	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	62.12/cwt	57.00–64.00	706	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	735	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	126.65/cwt	120.00–135.00	648	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	62.50/cwt	62.00–63.00	874	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	784	113.06/cwt	109.00–117.00	886	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,339	1,129.50/cwt	850.00–1,210.00	15,124	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,510.00/cwt	1,510.00–1,510.00	20,838	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	161.17/cwt	156.00–164.00	703	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	64.78/cwt	63.00–66.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	116.67/cwt	115.00–119.00	730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	139.42/cwt	134.00–145.00	506	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	141.01/cwt	130.00–146.00	605	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	142.72/cwt	140.00–147.00	816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	98.00/cwt	96.00–100.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	106.37/cwt	100.00–113.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	121.59/cwt	120.00–128.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	140.81/cwt	136.00–150.00	463	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	145.32/cwt	137.00–150.00	684	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	132.69/cwt	126.00–135.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	137.48/cwt	125.00–146.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	140.91/cwt	136.00–150.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	153.51/cwt	146.00–164.00	571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	151.60/cwt	145.00–160.00	638	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	153.38/cwt	148.00–155.00	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	755	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	126.64/cwt	124.00–128.00	800	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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