Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to 5.00 higher except 450-500 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs 1.00-8.00 higher 550-700 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher. Feeder bulls mixed with the better kind under 600 lbs 1.00-8.00 lower over 600 lbs and plainer kind 1.00-4.00 higher. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.91/cwt on 551 head.

Average price

$149.91

551 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$16.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.96

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	152.83	806	421
Medium and Large 1-2	548	145.47	797	56
Medium and Large 2	516	136.67	705	74

One grade step is worth $16.16/cwt here — about $101 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 sale551 hd

149.91

—

AR average9 barns · 1,772 hd

140.96

+8.96

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	1,570	97.48	1,530	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	72.00	968	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,144	68.86	788	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	60.50	598	26

Every lot, as filed

107 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	—	621	147.07/cwt	141.00–151.00	913	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	709	143.56/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,018	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	164.02/cwt	155.00–174.00	1,025	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	187.60/cwt	175.00–197.00	717	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	186.76/cwt	180.00–193.00	794	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	145.91/cwt	133.00–151.00	843	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	158.17/cwt	146.00–166.00	751	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	175.38/cwt	168.00–182.00	933	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	164.95/cwt	160.00–169.00	553	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	164.11/cwt	157.00–168.00	617	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	148.57/cwt	145.00–152.00	850	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,082	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	144.06/cwt	133.00–150.00	977	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	128.75/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,021	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	197.97/cwt	192.00–208.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	151.48/cwt	141.00–165.00	786	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	143.31/cwt	140.00–149.00	891	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	172.69/cwt	169.00–183.00	732	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,062	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	709	137.34/cwt	132.00–140.00	974	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	759	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	126.75/cwt	120.00–131.00	916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	158.94/cwt	149.00–167.00	675	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	569	177.88/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,012	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	639	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,118	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	191.00/cwt	187.00–196.00	626	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	172.63/cwt	164.00–181.00	1,000	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	411	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	658	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	503	184.29/cwt	174.00–188.00	927	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	399	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	818	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	606	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,061	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	484	165.31/cwt	164.00–170.00	800	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	176.71/cwt	170.00–182.00	649	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	556	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	845	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	158.97/cwt	154.00–172.00	825	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	136.90/cwt	134.00–139.00	935	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	178.70/cwt	174.00–180.00	870	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	71.51/cwt	69.00–74.00	826	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	1,087.36/cwt	1,075.00–1,100.00	13,364	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,100	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	823	55.47/cwt	52.00–59.00	457	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	53.48/cwt	53.00–54.00	507	2
Bulls	—	—	1,550	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,581	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	95.22/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,504	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	332	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	71.06/cwt	69.00–76.00	834	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,335	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	511	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	63.79/cwt	62.00–66.00	642	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	42.52/cwt	40.00–45.00	399	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	68.28/cwt	68.00–69.00	745	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	141.51/cwt	141.00–142.00	478	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	66.78/cwt	65.00–69.00	745	35
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	598	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	771	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,786	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,422.93/cwt	1,125.00–1,485.00	16,008	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	151.71/cwt	140.00–166.00	655	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	866.24/cwt	835.00–900.00	9,615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	721	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	113.08/cwt	110.00–129.00	819	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	157.46/cwt	149.00–167.00	598	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	141.45/cwt	134.00–147.00	679	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	143.71/cwt	134.00–154.00	759	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	908	95.04/cwt	90.00–100.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	135.22/cwt	133.00–141.00	787	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	140.97/cwt	130.00–154.00	608	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	161.33/cwt	155.00–172.00	681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	136.88/cwt	120.00–140.00	720	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	925	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	147.74/cwt	147.00–148.00	629	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	141.59/cwt	140.00–144.00	806	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	995	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	955	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	164.67/cwt	159.00–170.00	762	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	819	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	545	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	131.76/cwt	127.00–135.00	752	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	127.81/cwt	118.00–137.00	790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	152.31/cwt	140.00–161.00	713	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	151.48/cwt	140.00–156.00	795	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	880	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	152.26/cwt	144.00–170.00	729	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	150.86/cwt	149.00–155.00	854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	172.70/cwt	160.00–185.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	544	165.98/cwt	165.00–169.00	903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	171.09/cwt	159.00–176.00	821	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	154.08/cwt	142.00–160.00	792	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	132.72/cwt	130.00–139.00	960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	145.19/cwt	125.00–151.00	905	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	145.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	556	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	147.33/cwt	146.00–150.00	983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	950	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,045	1

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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