Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 7.00 lower except the better 500-550 lbs 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady to 2.00 lower over 500 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Bidding was active on some groups of yearlings. 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 $135.55/cwt on 546 head.

Average price

$135.55

546 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$526

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

$38.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.20

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	644	142.84	920	220
Medium and Large 1	527	135.39	713	226
Medium and Large 2	492	122.17	601	87
Medium and Large 3	377	104.62	394	13thin

One grade step is worth $38.23/cwt here — about $526 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 sale546 hd

135.55

—

AR average8 barns · 1,720 hd

127.35

+8.20

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

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	141.68/cwt	140.00–148.00	520	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	140.46/cwt	130.00–149.00	600	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	353	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	133.38/cwt	132.00–135.00	623	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	132.84/cwt	127.00–141.00	687	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	139.30/cwt	131.00–146.00	585	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	134.25/cwt	127.00–141.00	842	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	140.47/cwt	134.00–144.00	673	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	123.78/cwt	119.00–133.00	636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	583	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	399	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	124.86/cwt	124.00–126.00	774	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	160.89/cwt	156.00–166.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	529	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	783	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	135.49/cwt	130.00–147.00	568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	134.52/cwt	128.00–138.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	134.96/cwt	126.00–138.00	687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	113.47/cwt	110.00–117.00	353	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	806	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	391	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	469	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,219	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	129.37/cwt	115.00–136.00	741	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	138.04/cwt	132.00–141.00	986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	157.45/cwt	141.00–160.00	674	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	142.17/cwt	136.00–144.00	933	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,231	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	398	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	700	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,051	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	152.86/cwt	139.00–159.00	810	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	146.38/cwt	140.00–156.00	848	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	841	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	154.02/cwt	153.00–155.00	705	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	345	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	192.70/cwt	179.00–200.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	169.80/cwt	167.00–171.00	810	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	331	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	583	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	648	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	174.72/cwt	169.00–181.00	652	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	918	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	138.59/cwt	138.00–140.00	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	362	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	615	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	157.47/cwt	153.00–161.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	126.77/cwt	120.00–136.00	729	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	921	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	921	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	138.36/cwt	130.00–143.00	728	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	668	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	872	90.81/cwt	90.00–94.00	792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	117.62/cwt	115.00–123.00	668	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	131.51/cwt	129.00–134.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	133.30/cwt	117.00–153.00	437	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	125.91/cwt	120.00–131.00	664	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	115.25/cwt	110.00–125.00	710	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	147.01/cwt	140.00–155.00	689	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	838	88.67/cwt	86.00–90.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	131.24/cwt	120.00–140.00	618	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	682	125.40/cwt	125.00–127.00	855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	701	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	911	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	153.16/cwt	145.00–170.00	665	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	122.01/cwt	118.00–126.00	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	170.32/cwt	160.00–179.00	565	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	609	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	952	75
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	117.75/cwt	116.00–121.00	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	888	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,066	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	101.03/cwt	98.00–110.00	415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	113.63/cwt	106.00–120.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	128.76/cwt	127.00–130.00	675	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	106.08/cwt	102.00–110.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	136.54/cwt	132.00–147.00	650	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,053	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	122.86/cwt	120.00–132.00	404	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	117.45/cwt	110.00–128.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	122.12/cwt	110.00–125.00	838	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	106.62/cwt	101.00–108.00	356	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	893	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	125.17/cwt	124.00–127.00	965	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	133.86/cwt	125.00–142.00	772	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	130.80/cwt	120.00–135.00	475	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	504	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	726	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	127.06/cwt	120.00–135.00	537	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	139.10/cwt	135.00–146.00	466	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	142.54/cwt	139.00–147.00	537	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	124.22/cwt	120.00–129.00	601	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	498	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	132.43/cwt	129.00–139.00	904	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	670	143.23/cwt	140.00–144.00	960	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	128.79/cwt	126.00–132.00	940	10

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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