Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00-4.00 higher with the better 400-450 lbs 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. Light run due to rain in the area.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.48/cwt on 161 head.

Average price

$132.48

161 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$35.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.79

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	139.29	695	96
Medium and Large 1-2	670	126.00	844	8thin
Medium and Large 2	489	124.49	609	50
Medium and Large 3	410	103.57	424	7thin

One grade step is worth $35.72/cwt here — about $270 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 sale161 hd

132.48

—

AR average8 barns · 1,227 hd

127.68

+4.79

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	—	High	1,643	81.74	1,343	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	54.29	797	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	53.46	654	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,032	43.96	454	34

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	422	177.31/cwt	170.00–181.00	748	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.27/cwt	130.00–150.00	600	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	121.12/cwt	116.00–131.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	118.70/cwt	110.00–130.00	395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	137.94/cwt	130.00–145.00	635	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	154.86/cwt	145.00–163.00	813	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	119.70/cwt	119.00–126.00	812	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	135.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	735	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	121.67/cwt	120.00–126.00	771	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	130.31/cwt	128.00–134.00	748	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	132.83/cwt	129.00–135.00	837	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	123.36/cwt	117.00–129.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	130.92/cwt	110.00–140.00	488	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	110.22/cwt	100.00–120.00	456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	146.49/cwt	144.00–148.00	819	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	150.04/cwt	145.00–154.00	557	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	121.54/cwt	110.00–130.00	575	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	137.74/cwt	132.00–140.00	716	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	682	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	163.92/cwt	150.00–182.00	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	137.19/cwt	120.00–141.00	638	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	162.00/cwt	154.00–166.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,138	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	781	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	178.34/cwt	177.00–181.00	671	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	830	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	481	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	593	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	415	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	66.96/cwt	65.00–73.00	345	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	600	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	191.10/cwt	181.00–198.00	627	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	148.60/cwt	142.00–153.00	764	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	136.60/cwt	116.00–142.00	631	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	143.37/cwt	141.00–145.00	827	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	150.67/cwt	140.00–156.00	723	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	164.84/cwt	153.00–170.00	717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	783	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	877	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	632	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	48.28/cwt	45.00–54.00	510	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	32.27/cwt	30.00–34.00	293	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	801	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	38.45/cwt	35.00–41.00	392	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	53.61/cwt	50.00–56.00	795	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	53.17/cwt	48.00–56.00	663	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	45.47/cwt	42.00–48.00	487	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	57.66/cwt	56.00–60.00	716	9
Bulls	—	—	1,680	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,495	1
Bulls	—	—	1,358	73.90/cwt	69.00–79.00	1,004	2
Bulls	—	—	1,719	82.94/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,426	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	644.13/cwt	500.00–725.00	5,443	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	890.57/cwt	700.00–1,175.00	9,369	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	826.17/cwt	800.00–850.00	8,799	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	57.41/cwt	52.00–60.00	500	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	679	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,560	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	721.64/cwt	600.00–825.00	5,773	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	53.78/cwt	50.00–65.00	618	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	705.94/cwt	550.00–800.00	7,836	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	854.45/cwt	700.00–960.00	8,903	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	790	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	159.66/cwt	130.00–166.00	528	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	108.55/cwt	100.00–125.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	121.69/cwt	120.00–130.00	649	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	133.79/cwt	127.00–137.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	679	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	923	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	713	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	146.48/cwt	140.00–150.00	535	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	138.18/cwt	130.00–146.00	573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	783	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	122.77/cwt	120.00–124.00	713	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	130.86/cwt	120.00–141.00	550	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	844	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	145.20/cwt	139.00–152.00	611	22

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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