Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 5.00-9.00 higher over 500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers mixed with the better kind mostly steady to 4.00 higher and the plainer kind mostly 2.00-5.00 lower. 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 $130.03/cwt on 314 head.

Average price

$130.03

314 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$38.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.01

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	136.50	727	179
Medium and Large 1-2	580	131.32	761	36
Medium and Large 2	503	119.88	603	90
Medium and Large 3	518	97.77	506	9thin

One grade step is worth $38.73/cwt here — about $221 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 sale314 hd

130.03

—

AR average6 barns · 1,246 hd

126.02

+4.01

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	1,652	82.40	1,361	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	62.22	865	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	53.42	654	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,098	44.03	483	27

Every lot, as filed

113 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 3	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	130.82/cwt	128.00–137.00	773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	143.88/cwt	140.00–146.00	528	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	134.10/cwt	133.00–137.00	770	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	187.25/cwt	185.00–200.00	640	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	167.37/cwt	151.00–174.00	700	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	143.64/cwt	141.00–146.00	585	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	132.57/cwt	125.00–140.00	692	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	113.06/cwt	105.00–127.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	128.37/cwt	120.00–135.00	418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	125.30/cwt	117.00–132.00	470	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	134.82/cwt	128.00–136.00	833	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	135.01/cwt	130.00–139.00	633	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	121.50/cwt	115.00–127.00	645	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	129.43/cwt	129.00–130.00	766	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	121.90/cwt	110.00–132.00	578	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	131.13/cwt	128.00–133.00	827	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	103.84/cwt	96.00–125.00	501	34
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	792	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	885	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	125.43/cwt	124.00–134.00	825	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	862	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	132.02/cwt	126.00–135.00	833	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	134.92/cwt	133.00–143.00	715	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	180.03/cwt	168.00–195.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,215	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	160.36/cwt	150.00–180.00	504	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	145.42/cwt	137.00–148.00	810	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	153.51/cwt	143.00–155.00	812	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	135.46/cwt	130.00–148.00	647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	161.84/cwt	150.00–168.00	762	24
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	395	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	300	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	126.47/cwt	125.00–128.00	846	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	146.98/cwt	140.00–154.00	689	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	157.45/cwt	147.00–165.00	581	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	410	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	455	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	28.58/cwt	18.00–35.00	284	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	56.01/cwt	51.00–58.00	768	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	66.74/cwt	62.00–73.00	938	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	47.96/cwt	40.00–51.00	599	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	43.73/cwt	40.00–47.00	476	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	673	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	48.70/cwt	47.00–55.00	553	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	61.41/cwt	59.00–68.00	807	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	53.14/cwt	51.00–58.00	640	35
Bulls	—	—	1,355	74.99/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,016	3
Bulls	—	—	1,740	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,549	2
Bulls	—	—	1,831	84.65/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,550	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	59.18/cwt	49.00–67.00	741	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	68.31/cwt	54.00–95.00	710	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,531	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	737.33/cwt	600.00–875.00	6,216	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	757.11/cwt	675.00–850.00	6,473	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	946.63/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	10,394	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	836.94/cwt	750.00–875.00	10,211	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	58.04/cwt	52.00–64.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	120.14/cwt	110.00–125.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	511	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	142.56/cwt	132.00–147.00	763	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	117.17/cwt	110.00–129.00	677	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	120.43/cwt	110.00–125.00	517	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	1,024	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,434	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	96.63/cwt	95.00–100.00	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	139.02/cwt	138.00–140.00	438	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	606	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	861	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	138.81/cwt	120.00–144.00	647	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	135.67/cwt	135.00–136.00	427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	125.37/cwt	124.00–130.00	899	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	697	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	134.91/cwt	124.00–145.00	784	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	930	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	135.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	136.32/cwt	132.00–140.00	851	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	140.02/cwt	122.00–150.00	531	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	124.45/cwt	119.00–134.00	655	9

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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