Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend sale not reported last three weeks. Quality of most feeders was average to plain. Cows and bulls not reported today due to time limits.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.31/cwt on 448 head.

Average price

$127.31

448 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$36.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.91

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	135.35	695	178
Medium and Large 1-2	516	130.04	671	66
Medium and Large 2	532	120.46	641	194
Medium and Large 3	535	99.31	532	10thin

One grade step is worth $36.04/cwt here — about $163 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 sale448 hd

127.31

—

AR average7 barns · 1,434 hd

128.23

−0.91

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

96 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	—	623	131.42/cwt	130.00–134.00	819	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	126.14/cwt	115.00–129.00	902	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	126.92/cwt	125.00–129.00	671	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	647	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	123.30/cwt	110.00–133.00	594	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	140.48/cwt	134.00–144.00	584	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	353	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	134.38/cwt	134.00–135.00	598	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	129.38/cwt	125.00–134.00	739	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	142.29/cwt	130.00–144.00	946	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	142.02/cwt	135.00–151.00	472	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	147.85/cwt	139.00–156.00	840	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,010	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	303	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	603	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	764	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	993	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	131.84/cwt	120.00–139.00	832	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	129.90/cwt	120.00–141.00	750	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	140.12/cwt	129.00–150.00	654	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	142.88/cwt	130.00–153.00	614	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	186.40/cwt	174.00–202.00	598	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	657	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,113	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	125.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	159.24/cwt	157.00–160.00	495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	160.53/cwt	150.00–166.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	136.98/cwt	120.00–142.00	723	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	146.45/cwt	139.00–148.00	889	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	157.25/cwt	149.00–161.00	744	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	135.30/cwt	130.00–140.00	953	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	140.70/cwt	140.00–141.00	934	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	740	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	138.85/cwt	136.00–141.00	893	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	146.44/cwt	140.00–154.00	770	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	137.27/cwt	136.00–140.00	863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	174.85/cwt	170.00–203.00	661	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	164.65/cwt	153.00–179.00	693	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	169.54/cwt	155.00–181.00	636	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	739	111.99/cwt	110.00–120.00	828	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	127.51/cwt	120.00–129.00	835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	777	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	118.25/cwt	111.00–120.00	553	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	146.37/cwt	145.00–150.00	479	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	132.42/cwt	108.00–140.00	567	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	124.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	656	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	109.50/cwt	103.00–116.00	329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	118.18/cwt	100.00–124.00	801	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	117.24/cwt	111.00–135.00	678	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	103.91/cwt	100.00–110.00	751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	135.65/cwt	128.00–150.00	506	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	809	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	120.30/cwt	114.00–129.00	754	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	808	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	139.47/cwt	133.00–145.00	794	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	135.45/cwt	132.00–139.00	847	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	149.69/cwt	145.00–156.00	701	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	141.50/cwt	132.00–147.00	747	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	129.85/cwt	116.00–144.00	606	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	95.60/cwt	90.00–101.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	125.75/cwt	119.00–136.00	529	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	841	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	875	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	127.72/cwt	125.00–129.00	718	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	119.04/cwt	110.00–129.00	684	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	114.90/cwt	108.00–120.00	764	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	131.45/cwt	127.00–141.00	414	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	126.34/cwt	118.00–130.00	479	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	113.75/cwt	110.00–125.00	706	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	124.03/cwt	110.00–128.00	645	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	132.65/cwt	129.00–139.00	699	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	136.63/cwt	130.00–139.00	649	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	99.63/cwt	93.00–103.00	404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	774	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	157.29/cwt	151.00–165.00	664	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	486	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	528	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	141.67/cwt	135.00–150.00	543	21

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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