Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders under 600 lbs steady to 12.00 higher mostly 3.00-7.00 higher not enough over 600 bs for a trend. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week however the bidding was active. 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 $136.29/cwt on 198 head.

Average price

$136.29

198 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$42.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.54

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	141.05	666	149
Medium and Large 1-2	423	136.00	575	5thin
Medium and Large 2	448	125.64	562	35
Medium and Large 3	440	98.92	435	9thin

One grade step is worth $42.14/cwt here — about $231 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 sale198 hd

136.29

—

AR average7 barns · 1,043 hd

131.74

+4.54

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	—	Average	1,614	82.32	1,329	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,415	71.14	1,007	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	58.19	707	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	43.74	458	23

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	488	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	143.01/cwt	140.00–146.00	608	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	463	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	174.29/cwt	165.00–176.00	819	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	126.84/cwt	125.00–130.00	420	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	129.02/cwt	124.00–130.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	115.12/cwt	110.00–120.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	147.16/cwt	146.00–150.00	489	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	142.34/cwt	133.00–156.00	737	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	133.05/cwt	130.00–137.00	494	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	122.86/cwt	110.00–130.00	575	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	146.56/cwt	141.00–149.00	564	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	128.30/cwt	120.00–135.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	108.05/cwt	104.00–110.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	152.42/cwt	150.00–160.00	550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	176.65/cwt	170.00–178.00	735	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	149.11/cwt	146.00–156.00	853	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	373	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	522	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	914	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	144.02/cwt	140.00–145.00	782	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	890	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	168.08/cwt	164.00–171.00	874	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	174.24/cwt	173.00–175.00	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	142.34/cwt	132.00–152.00	807	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	645	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	656	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	42.21/cwt	38.00–45.00	410	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	624	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	72.64/cwt	64.00–76.00	1,035	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	46.01/cwt	42.00–49.00	545	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	28.15/cwt	15.00–35.00	281	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	58.72/cwt	55.00–63.00	796	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	49.88/cwt	47.00–55.00	557	10
Bulls	—	—	1,568	84.13/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,319	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	66.42/cwt	61.00–73.00	905	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	56.39/cwt	51.00–60.00	659	39
Bulls	—	—	1,215	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	875	1
Bulls	—	—	2,105	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,873	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	886.06/cwt	700.00–1,150.00	10,969	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	55.57/cwt	53.00–56.00	686	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	62.72/cwt	57.00–76.00	559	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,210	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	66.91/cwt	63.00–69.00	630	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,663	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	157.85/cwt	142.00–175.00	502	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	129.21/cwt	126.00–133.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	176.53/cwt	160.00–189.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	160.92/cwt	160.00–167.00	661	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	137.62/cwt	137.00–142.00	852	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	151.93/cwt	142.00–161.00	790	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	136.45/cwt	135.00–138.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	137.52/cwt	130.00–140.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	119.48/cwt	118.00–121.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	146.82/cwt	144.00–150.00	620	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	130.30/cwt	125.00–136.00	804	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	95.48/cwt	91.00–100.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	133.59/cwt	125.00–139.00	756	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	99.07/cwt	97.00–101.00	371	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	141.95/cwt	136.00–144.00	679	52

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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