Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 3.00-16.00 higher mostly 6.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 8.00 higher, The offering included several groups of weaned calves with some of them Value

Added. Report based on about 1900 cattle in the first part of sale. Cows and bulls not reported.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.96/cwt on 787 head.

Average price

$177.96

787 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$546

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

$53.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.10

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	181.44	962	595
Medium and Large 1-2	543	173.51	942	115
Medium and Large 2	488	158.45	774	75
Medium and Large 3	325	128.00	416	2thin

One grade step is worth $53.44/cwt here — about $546 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 sale787 hd

177.96

—

AR average9 barns · 2,857 hd

164.85

+13.10

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

109 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	—	427	200.99/cwt	180.00–215.00	858	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	192.45/cwt	170.00–205.00	901	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	167.56/cwt	158.00–176.00	970	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	178.16/cwt	171.00–184.00	909	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,011	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,095	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	143.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	961	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	140.77/cwt	130.00–150.00	795	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	159.72/cwt	150.00–178.00	783	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	140.12/cwt	136.00–149.00	943	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	164.20/cwt	151.00–180.00	696	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	394	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	552	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	168.16/cwt	160.00–170.00	636	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	642	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	163.30/cwt	153.00–164.50	1,008	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	156.80/cwt	142.00–159.00	1,206	35
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	543	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	163.58/cwt	150.00–169.00	844	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	818	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	148.34/cwt	140.00–153.00	690	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	388	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	857	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	164.77/cwt	160.00–170.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	202.45/cwt	191.00–211.00	674	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	160.99/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,019	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	391	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	571	173.21/cwt	171.00–175.00	989	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,021	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	178.55/cwt	168.00–187.00	946	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	407	218.16/cwt	211.00–222.00	888	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	590	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	204.00/cwt	190.00–212.00	767	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	173.61/cwt	169.00–178.00	910	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,038	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	991	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	199.66/cwt	192.00–207.00	908	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,001	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	186.72/cwt	179.00–188.00	962	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	873	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	201.45/cwt	200.00–202.00	675	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	186.03/cwt	182.00–189.00	726	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	180.67/cwt	164.00–189.00	853	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	368	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	754	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	163.13/cwt	150.00–180.00	533	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	114.50/cwt	103.00–126.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	356	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	154.38/cwt	140.00–164.00	902	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	139.74/cwt	129.00–150.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	127.63/cwt	120.00–138.00	668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	129.41/cwt	120.00–137.00	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	160.48/cwt	150.00–164.00	679	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	164.98/cwt	153.00–178.00	850	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	188.63/cwt	170.00–195.00	807	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	793	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	107.57/cwt	100.00–118.00	346	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	141.95/cwt	133.00–147.00	889	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	158.57/cwt	153.00–164.00	582	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	150.93/cwt	134.00–157.00	788	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	643	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	112.52/cwt	100.00–120.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	159.58/cwt	145.00–166.00	677	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	140.13/cwt	134.00–145.00	807	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	359	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	398	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	143.06/cwt	135.00–148.00	764	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	869	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	148.07/cwt	143.00–158.00	649	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	138.41/cwt	133.00–145.00	871	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	159.95/cwt	151.00–164.00	501	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	328	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	137.10/cwt	135.00–142.00	690	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	498	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	777	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	135.26/cwt	134.00–137.00	839	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	142.55/cwt	140.00–151.00	667	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	788	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	152.93/cwt	141.00–158.00	731	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	138.03/cwt	127.00–145.00	657	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	134.08/cwt	125.00–144.00	563	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	129.15/cwt	125.00–133.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	151.20/cwt	149.00–158.00	585	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	108.03/cwt	106.00–110.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	128.45/cwt	120.00–135.00	730	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	151.67/cwt	150.00–155.00	481	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	143.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	468	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	106.83/cwt	100.00–110.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	138.48/cwt	120.00–149.00	505	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	545	2

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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