Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders under 600 lbs 1.00-8.00 lower yearling steers and heifers over 600 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher. Cows and bulls not reported today due to time limits. Cattle with to much hair were discounted due to the early heat in the area.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.99/cwt on 643 head.

Average price

$152.99

643 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$45.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.84

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	162.23	884	272
Medium and Large 2	504	151.16	762	57
Medium and Large 1-2	684	147.02	1,005	296
Medium and Large 3	542	117.71	638	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	613	117.12	718	11thin

One grade step is worth $45.11/cwt here — about $166 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 sale643 hd

152.99

—

AR average6 barns · 2,783 hd

144.14

+8.84

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

100 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	—	538	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	890	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	135.70/cwt	130.00–138.00	699	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	144.66/cwt	144.00–148.00	618	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	109.50/cwt	104.00–115.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	930	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	151.83/cwt	147.00–158.00	796	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	137.15/cwt	136.00–140.00	838	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	168.14/cwt	164.00–171.00	693	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	149.95/cwt	142.00–159.00	718	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	729	121.28/cwt	117.00–125.00	884	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	170.29/cwt	158.00–178.00	880	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	173.68/cwt	169.00–174.00	742	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	135.45/cwt	129.00–136.00	908	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	146.96/cwt	143.00–152.00	619	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	157.19/cwt	149.00–160.00	608	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	820	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	158.20/cwt	157.00–159.00	520	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	145.12/cwt	142.00–150.00	824	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	144.41/cwt	139.00–149.00	686	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	132.25/cwt	125.00–136.00	811	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	133.29/cwt	130.00–136.00	769	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	170.68/cwt	169.00–184.00	637	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	152.46/cwt	148.00–157.00	938	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	166.68/cwt	161.00–169.00	808	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	148.32/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,004	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	979	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	638	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	116.11/cwt	114.00–121.00	851	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	158.64/cwt	148.00–163.00	915	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	609	144.70/cwt	144.00–147.00	881	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	182.81/cwt	170.00–193.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	136.51/cwt	136.00–137.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	506	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	911	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	139.86/cwt	136.00–145.00	743	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	855	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	873	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	576	127.49/cwt	123.00–129.00	734	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	698	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	817	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	457	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	108.15/cwt	107.00–110.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	107.12/cwt	96.00–120.00	389	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	821	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	117.12/cwt	110.00–120.00	718	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	609	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	132.51/cwt	120.00–141.00	627	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	150.21/cwt	133.00–157.00	658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	120.22/cwt	112.00–129.00	703	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	140.53/cwt	131.00–147.00	590	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	142.51/cwt	135.00–147.00	473	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	126.62/cwt	117.00–136.00	671	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	137.64/cwt	123.00–148.00	518	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	843	121.38/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,023	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	144.05/cwt	142.00–146.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	160.18/cwt	144.00–165.00	702	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	169.87/cwt	160.00–180.00	555	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	119.49/cwt	116.00–122.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	346	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	159.17/cwt	155.00–167.00	586	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	137.37/cwt	131.00–144.00	849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	151.26/cwt	143.00–155.00	785	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	144.71/cwt	135.00–151.00	686	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	118.18/cwt	106.00–130.00	792	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	151.40/cwt	140.00–160.00	569	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	157.46/cwt	140.00–169.00	535	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	135.97/cwt	130.00–142.00	714	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	161.51/cwt	153.00–163.00	858	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,171	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	148.68/cwt	143.00–153.00	868	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	147.29/cwt	144.00–149.00	552	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	487	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	939	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	808	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	988	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	140.92/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,092	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	135.59/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,105	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	878	14

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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