Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to 6.00 higher except the better 400-450 lbs 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers 4.00-6.00 lower. 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 $126.03/cwt on 424 head.

Average price

$126.03

424 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$34.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.97

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	134.67	672	181
Medium and Large 1-2	667	128.73	858	36
Medium and Large 2	494	121.55	600	172
Medium and Large 3	438	100.54	440	35

One grade step is worth $34.12/cwt here — about $232 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 sale424 hd

126.03

—

AR average6 barns · 1,078 hd

126.99

−0.97

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

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 2	—	605	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	172.07/cwt	165.00–176.00	571	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	659	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	152.58/cwt	140.00–159.00	636	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	145.21/cwt	130.00–157.00	712	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	157.41/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,000	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	193.66/cwt	182.00–205.00	622	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	129.20/cwt	123.00–136.00	743	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	140.45/cwt	130.00–143.00	754	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	160.81/cwt	150.00–170.00	590	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	120.71/cwt	119.00–124.00	633	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	116.17/cwt	110.00–125.00	717	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	125.03/cwt	116.00–135.00	414	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	559	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	934	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	117.63/cwt	105.00–125.00	666	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	119.62/cwt	105.00–126.00	638	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	149.66/cwt	140.00–155.00	858	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	127.24/cwt	126.00–136.00	940	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	147.83/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,129	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	156.79/cwt	156.00–158.00	765	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	151.25/cwt	149.00–154.00	780	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	168.77/cwt	160.00–172.00	727	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	954	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	129.86/cwt	120.00–134.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	166.08/cwt	165.00–168.00	699	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	168.31/cwt	152.00–178.00	796	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	155.17/cwt	150.00–160.00	810	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	184.01/cwt	174.00–195.00	685	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	124.41/cwt	110.00–130.00	820	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	129.63/cwt	125.00–134.00	795	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	169.20/cwt	160.00–178.00	636	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	709	117.49/cwt	110.00–120.00	833	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	642	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	140.91/cwt	120.00–150.00	589	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	112.84/cwt	108.00–120.00	762	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	359	115.01/cwt	113.00–122.00	413	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	110.29/cwt	103.00–125.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	97.69/cwt	95.00–100.00	511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	106.64/cwt	100.00–110.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	873	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	107.74/cwt	100.00–120.00	519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	143.74/cwt	132.00–146.00	558	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	788	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	144.76/cwt	140.00–155.00	473	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	178.84/cwt	175.00–183.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	122.73/cwt	110.00–130.00	700	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	125.66/cwt	117.00–140.00	667	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	138.57/cwt	132.00–144.00	782	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	160.99/cwt	150.00–181.00	686	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	140.43/cwt	127.00–146.00	597	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	144.62/cwt	143.00–148.00	482	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	132.34/cwt	124.00–142.00	630	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	119.32/cwt	116.00–120.00	735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	726	134.37/cwt	132.00–135.00	976	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	548	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	102.10/cwt	90.00–106.00	433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	391	105.17/cwt	98.00–110.00	411	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	145.57/cwt	135.00–157.00	756	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	155.49/cwt	145.00–160.00	740	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	803	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	130.92/cwt	125.00–138.00	677	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	907	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	129.33/cwt	110.00–135.00	555	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	143.23/cwt	139.00–146.00	536	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	622	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	896	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	103.44/cwt	90.00–111.00	338	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	97.34/cwt	90.00–100.00	461	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	132.80/cwt	113.00–144.00	502	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	96.20/cwt	90.00–100.00	492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	119.13/cwt	105.00–130.00	560	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	112.27/cwt	110.00–114.00	750	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	967	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	134.40/cwt	130.00–137.00	630	25

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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