Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2019-05-23

Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, May 23

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

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Feeder Cattle receipts

587 head

▲ 587 vs last sale 0▲ 587 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

175 head

▲ 175 vs last sale 0▲ 175 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 0▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Receipts last week: 2388 Receipts last year: 1198

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls steady to 9.00 lower mostly 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers mixed

from 2.00 higher to 3.00 lower generally steady to weak. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.86/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$134.86

173 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$217

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$44.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.05

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	138.15	699	117
Medium and Large 2	451	134.12	605	46
Medium and Large 3	495	113.33	561	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	975	94.00	917	7thin

One grade step is worth $44.15/cwt here — about −$217 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 sale173 hd

134.86

—

AR average6 barns · 862 hd

134.82

+0.05

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	1,570	76.66	1,204	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,471	53.32	784	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	53.23	660	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,105	47.79	528	56

Every lot

79 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	156.84/cwt	156.00–160.00	508	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	186.29/cwt	180.00–187.00	607	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	396	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	618	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	166.06/cwt	158.00–172.00	694	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	164.67/cwt	157.00–171.00	772	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	511	147.10/cwt	139.00–150.00	752	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	158.60/cwt	154.00–162.00	825	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	135.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	763	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	588	137.31/cwt	134.00–139.00	807	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	149.44/cwt	141.00–158.00	910	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	133.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	831	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	885	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	927	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	911	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	477	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	314	143.93/cwt	132.00–147.00	452	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	148.95/cwt	140.00–153.00	556	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	137.46/cwt	129.00–140.00	529	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	146.86/cwt	140.00–151.00	629	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	580	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	139.82/cwt	133.00–147.00	652	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	135.81/cwt	125.00–141.00	634	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	123.09/cwt	120.00–126.00	640	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	136.88/cwt	131.00–139.00	719	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	543	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	597	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	726	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	131.23/cwt	128.00–134.00	740	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	121.31/cwt	120.00–124.00	742	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	127.66/cwt	124.00–129.00	798	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	125.38/cwt	124.00–126.00	828	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	688	118.54/cwt	115.00–122.00	816	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	704	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	880	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	106.97/cwt	104.00–110.00	779	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	917	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	338	178.32/cwt	177.00–179.00	603	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	150.63/cwt	146.00–159.00	562	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	163.78/cwt	159.00–172.00	619	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	147.40/cwt	143.00–151.00	618	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	429	161.05/cwt	154.00–167.00	691	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	462	140.66/cwt	136.00–145.00	650	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	464	155.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	723	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	137.48/cwt	124.00–145.00	719	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	148.57/cwt	143.00–160.00	779	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	133.58/cwt	130.00–136.00	759	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	144.96/cwt	134.00–148.00	825	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	607	127.05/cwt	120.00–135.00	771	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	135.15/cwt	133.00–140.00	850	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	667	132.47/cwt	129.50–134.00	884	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	877	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	713	124.51/cwt	123.00–126.00	888	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	865	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	943	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	982	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	884	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,485	69.74/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,036	5
Bulls	—	—	1,579	77.84/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,229	17
Bulls	—	—	1,705	83.98/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,432	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	833	44.98/cwt	44.00–46.00	375	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	835	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	334	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	42.03/cwt	35.00–47.00	459	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	50.24/cwt	47.00–54.00	573	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	48.00/cwt	47.00–49.00	555	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	57.28/cwt	56.00–59.00	664	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	57.46/cwt	56.00–61.00	704	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	53.03/cwt	50.00–56.00	663	44
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	55.48/cwt	55.00–56.00	802	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	52.96/cwt	51.00–55.00	781	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,096	680.34/cwt	600.00–750.00	7,457	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,104	53.33/cwt	51.00–56.00	589	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	904.69/cwt	810.00–985.00	10,042	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,453	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	633	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	1,292.82/cwt	1,250.00–1,300.00	15,229	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	1,210.49/cwt	1,135.00–1,250.00	15,470	4

This sale against other markets

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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