Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs 2.00-5.00 higher over 550 lbs steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 6.00 lower except 400-450 lbs 1.00 higher. Feeder bulls under 400 lbs 2.00-5.00 lower over 400 lbs 2.00-6.00 higher. Light or no test in some classes due to light run caused by extreme heat in the area. 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 $144.25/cwt on 248 head.

Average price

$144.25

248 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$43.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.35

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	154.37	787	130
Medium and Large 1-2	580	141.41	820	34
Medium and Large 2	547	132.92	727	72
Medium and Large 3	461	110.57	510	12thin

One grade step is worth $43.80/cwt here — about $277 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 sale248 hd

144.25

—

AR average7 barns · 878 hd

141.90

+2.35

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	—	Low	1,749	91.62	1,603	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,432	65.04	931	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	62.23	747	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	56.58	574	23

Every lot, as filed

103 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 1-2	—	352	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	745	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	951	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	892	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	148.83/cwt	140.00–154.00	716	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	156.00/cwt	150.00–161.00	807	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	829	101.22/cwt	100.00–106.00	839	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	819	113.91/cwt	110.00–120.00	933	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	162.12/cwt	155.00–183.00	773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	906	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	978	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	941	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	151.90/cwt	147.00–156.00	725	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	778	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	162.42/cwt	160.00–166.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	153.56/cwt	147.00–158.00	803	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	603	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	191.82/cwt	185.00–216.00	723	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	179.48/cwt	162.00–190.00	840	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	174.85/cwt	163.00–179.00	949	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	140.65/cwt	132.00–146.00	869	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	148.00/cwt	144.00–153.00	925	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	159.39/cwt	159.00–160.00	971	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	162.15/cwt	160.00–166.00	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	202.44/cwt	192.00–215.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	761	135.91/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,034	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	146.70/cwt	143.00–149.00	841	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	155.76/cwt	145.00–165.00	899	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	753	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	949	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,016.75/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	13,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	166.38/cwt	161.00–167.00	739	28
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	86.62/cwt	82.00–92.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	168.49/cwt	168.00–169.00	971	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,193	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,344	1,194.06/cwt	1,050.00–1,300.00	16,048	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	135.44/cwt	115.00–140.00	974	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,036.90/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	9,747	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	178.63/cwt	176.00–180.00	775	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,467	1,110.88/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	16,297	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	68.09/cwt	67.00–69.00	834	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	52.31/cwt	47.00–57.00	508	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	63.07/cwt	59.00–67.00	759	40
Bulls	—	—	1,589	81.99/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,303	4
Bulls	—	—	1,764	98.79/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,743	5
Bulls	—	—	1,801	91.87/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,655	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	788	53.55/cwt	52.00–55.00	422	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	58.75/cwt	53.00–60.00	700	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	747	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	58.76/cwt	57.00–62.00	626	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	66.59/cwt	63.00–77.00	786	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	68.70/cwt	66.00–71.00	974	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,604	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	787	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,065	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	64.37/cwt	60.00–66.00	923	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	111.94/cwt	107.00–120.00	471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	109.52/cwt	109.00–110.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	105.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	602	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	763.23/cwt	725.00–800.00	6,892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	136.64/cwt	135.00–139.00	769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	154.77/cwt	150.00–168.00	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	136.18/cwt	130.00–139.00	986	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	679	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	815	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	112.62/cwt	108.00–117.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	124.53/cwt	111.00–138.00	778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	918	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	145.15/cwt	138.00–148.00	974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	148.17/cwt	145.00–150.00	919	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	144.28/cwt	130.00–156.00	616	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	143.39/cwt	130.00–160.00	832	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	140.95/cwt	120.00–149.00	746	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	159.57/cwt	154.00–165.00	701	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	137.78/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,060	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	127.56/cwt	120.00–131.00	853	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	134.63/cwt	132.00–138.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	783	115.48/cwt	110.00–120.00	904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	139.65/cwt	139.00–140.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	137.99/cwt	136.00–140.00	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	168.59/cwt	150.00–185.00	561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	491	117.53/cwt	110.00–126.00	577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	134.89/cwt	128.00–141.00	631	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	113.09/cwt	110.00–119.00	818	3

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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