Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady to 3.00 lower except 450-500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 lower over 600 lbs 4.00-7.00 higher. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.09/cwt on 693 head.

Average price

$145.09

693 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$36.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.89

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	148.36	795	340
Medium and Large 1-2	562	145.30	816	245
Medium and Large 2	486	136.10	661	100
Medium and Large 3	534	112.00	599	8thin

One grade step is worth $36.36/cwt here — about $196 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 sale693 hd

145.09

—

AR average7 barns · 1,865 hd

141.20

+3.89

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

102 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	—	535	165.92/cwt	165.00–167.00	888	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	155.06/cwt	144.00–161.00	811	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	159.87/cwt	140.00–172.00	747	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	145.28/cwt	142.00–147.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	798	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	169.18/cwt	150.00–180.00	736	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	189.33/cwt	183.00–195.00	723	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	171.55/cwt	151.00–188.00	654	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	142.89/cwt	139.00–150.00	827	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	149.12/cwt	145.00–153.00	923	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	806	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	693	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	147.33/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,105	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	189.34/cwt	174.00–197.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	654	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	452	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	714	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	126.33/cwt	124.00–131.00	947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	133.98/cwt	129.00–135.00	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	157.53/cwt	154.00–160.00	904	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	861	132.37/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,140	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	150.52/cwt	149.00–156.00	965	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	158.62/cwt	154.00–169.00	987	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	152.05/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,104	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	172.20/cwt	166.00–176.00	887	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,066	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	153.73/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,032	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	636	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	967	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	593	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	894	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	156.27/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,066	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	159.86/cwt	159.00–160.00	916	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	456	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	154.00/cwt	151.00–155.00	947	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	518	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	179.79/cwt	172.00–190.00	825	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	187.64/cwt	175.00–194.00	713	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	149.93/cwt	146.00–152.00	862	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	864	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	154.26/cwt	147.00–163.00	810	29
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	86.00/cwt	85.00–87.00	804	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	163.18/cwt	150.00–173.00	690	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	130.11/cwt	128.00–134.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	140.00/cwt	136.00–142.00	799	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	132.53/cwt	120.00–137.00	830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	148.26/cwt	139.00–154.00	713	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	162.98/cwt	143.00–170.00	546	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	684	131.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	898	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	141.53/cwt	130.00–149.00	743	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	498	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	158.87/cwt	152.00–160.00	593	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	146.69/cwt	145.00–148.00	821	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	165.73/cwt	154.00–171.00	786	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	174.91/cwt	171.00–182.00	743	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	147.04/cwt	143.00–149.00	919	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	139.15/cwt	130.00–144.00	660	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	540	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	511	139.43/cwt	135.00–144.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	646	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	950	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	156.28/cwt	155.00–158.00	767	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	160.61/cwt	154.00–163.00	695	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	143.60/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,018	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	155.44/cwt	150.00–166.00	487	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	145.22/cwt	138.00–147.00	922	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	145.87/cwt	135.00–148.00	973	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	148.12/cwt	145.00–155.00	766	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	144.81/cwt	138.00–153.00	836	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	156.40/cwt	150.00–164.00	602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	145.31/cwt	142.00–148.00	692	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,001	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	152.05/cwt	146.00–160.00	718	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	152.38/cwt	145.00–157.00	631	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	142.61/cwt	135.00–145.00	916	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	145.56/cwt	141.00–148.00	776	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.05/cwt	127.00–147.00	525	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	904	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	139.32/cwt	135.00–146.00	822	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	131.52/cwt	124.00–138.00	746	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	139.69/cwt	130.00–150.00	605	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	131.58/cwt	130.00–134.00	818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	134.15/cwt	125.00–142.00	712	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	137.95/cwt	129.00–144.00	461	5

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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