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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 13

● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Jun 6Jun 13Jun 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,382 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 1,380▲ 1,382 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

170 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 189▲ 170 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 120▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steady to 8.00 higher mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher on the few observed due to time. Slaughter bulls not reported due to time.

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 $132.28/cwt on 511 head.

Average price

$132.28

511 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$28.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.22

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	138.09	690	268
Medium and Large 1-2	507	133.51	676	90
Medium and Large 2	553	124.31	687	122
Medium and Large 3	441	109.85	485	31

One grade step is worth $28.24/cwt here — about $205 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 sale511 hd

132.28

—

AR average8 barns · 1,634 hd

131.06

+1.22

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	67.00	1,032	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	63.46	797	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	942	54.29	511	20

Every lot

114 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	170.77/cwt	170.00–175.00	577	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	159.95/cwt	155.00–165.00	544	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	155.56/cwt	150.00–162.00	586	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	384	133.09/cwt	130.00–136.00	511	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	174.53/cwt	169.00–178.00	674	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	167.79/cwt	164.00–173.00	713	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	157.37/cwt	156.00–158.00	680	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	136.46/cwt	130.00–138.00	600	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	153.59/cwt	144.00–160.00	716	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	466	130.24/cwt	130.00–136.00	607	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	146.28/cwt	140.00–148.00	707	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	738	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	153.06/cwt	150.00–157.00	797	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	146.43/cwt	144.00–147.00	769	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	147.28/cwt	142.00–149.00	831	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	143.04/cwt	142.00–146.00	824	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	137.29/cwt	125.00–142.00	791	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	588	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	647	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	142.28/cwt	142.00–143.00	875	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	896	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	871	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	131.70/cwt	125.00–138.00	826	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	648	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	713	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	635	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	679	128.77/cwt	125.50–132.00	874	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	713	124.46/cwt	122.00–127.00	887	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,012	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	767	120.54/cwt	115.00–125.00	925	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	922	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	922	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	149.30/cwt	146.00–159.00	490	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	105.38/cwt	100.00–113.00	351	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	334	141.62/cwt	140.00–146.00	473	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	111.55/cwt	108.00–115.00	407	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	374	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	539	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	146.19/cwt	144.00–147.00	561	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	134.94/cwt	125.00–142.00	520	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	402	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	603	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	407	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	582	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	145.33/cwt	140.00–149.00	607	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	132.96/cwt	125.00–140.00	576	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	113.17/cwt	100.00–123.00	490	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	455	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	673	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	470	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	649	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	142.81/cwt	137.00–148.00	673	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	129.40/cwt	125.00–137.00	619	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	479	110.93/cwt	105.00–123.00	531	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	651	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	131.73/cwt	127.00–135.00	689	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	134.28/cwt	131.00–142.00	705	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	127.07/cwt	120.00–131.00	671	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	529	106.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	566	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	555	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	723	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	132.59/cwt	128.00–137.00	761	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	106.98/cwt	106.00–108.00	615	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	124.69/cwt	115.00–128.00	718	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	119.92/cwt	110.00–130.00	741	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	129.43/cwt	126.00–133.00	804	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	832	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	677	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	745	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	688	115.85/cwt	115.00–122.00	797	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	105.55/cwt	100.00–115.00	749	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	769	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	891	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	802	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	824	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	893	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	309	171.72/cwt	167.00–175.00	531	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	337	152.35/cwt	150.00–155.00	513	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	369	153.77/cwt	145.00–164.00	567	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	391	160.72/cwt	157.00–168.00	628	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	414	147.12/cwt	143.00–152.00	609	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	156.96/cwt	150.00–162.00	672	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	461	150.52/cwt	142.00–156.00	694	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	461	144.26/cwt	137.00–148.00	665	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	138.67/cwt	135.00–142.00	722	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	143.97/cwt	139.00–147.00	754	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	140.05/cwt	135.00–144.00	791	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	135.31/cwt	127.00–136.50	765	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	794	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	614	135.95/cwt	133.00–140.00	835	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	126.58/cwt	120.00–133.00	785	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	652	134.25/cwt	132.00–135.00	875	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	655	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	835	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	722	109.60/cwt	100.00–117.00	791	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	118.94/cwt	116.00–122.00	868	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	772	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	934	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	813	107.59/cwt	107.00–110.00	875	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	865	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	779	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	929	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	929	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	248	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	820	36.90/cwt	35.00–39.00	303	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	825	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	413	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	849	56.97/cwt	54.00–62.00	484	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	56.76/cwt	53.00–59.00	569	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	45.01/cwt	40.00–48.00	462	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	62.97/cwt	61.00–64.50	654	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	593	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	68.73/cwt	64.00–74.00	863	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	59.37/cwt	57.00–61.00	752	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,032	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	82.93/cwt	79.00–90.00	854	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	826.83/cwt	800.00–850.00	8,475	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	58.25/cwt	52.00–64.00	599	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	900.84/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	11,693	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	1,019.50/cwt	985.00–1,060.00	10,531	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	866.29/cwt	785.00–935.00	10,595	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,033.71/cwt	960.00–1,100.00	12,663	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,404	1,176.83/cwt	935.00–1,310.00	16,523	9

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs, AR

Thu Jun 13, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,382Last week 1,380Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 189Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 120Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeders steady to 8.00 higher mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher on the few observed due to time. Slaughter bulls not reported due to time.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	621	126.00–133.00	129.43
37	—	525	131.00–142.00	134.28
44	—	418	140.00–149.00	145.33
50	—	574	128.00–137.00	132.59
59	—	471	137.00–148.00	142.81
16	—	384	144.00–147.00	146.19
12	—	328	146.00–159.00	149.30
1	—	660	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	402	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	128.00	128.00
31	—	486	134.00	134.00
51	—	523	127.00–135.00	131.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	455	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	90.00	90.00
2	—	750	100.00–105.00	102.50
2	—	1,050	85.00	85.00
5	—	891	90.00	90.00
6	—	334	140.00–146.00	141.62
6	—	433	125.00–140.00	132.96
7	—	385	125.00–142.00	134.94
8	—	688	115.00–122.00	115.85
10	—	576	115.00–128.00	124.69
10	—	710	100.00–115.00	105.55
12	—	618	110.00–130.00	119.92
13	—	478	125.00–137.00	129.40
23	—	528	120.00–131.00	127.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	143.00	143.00
4	—	470	138.00	138.00
9	—	374	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	108.00–115.00	111.55
2	—	575	106.00–108.00	106.98
4	—	529	100.00–110.00	106.96
6	—	333	100.00–113.00	105.38
7	—	479	105.00–123.00	110.93
10	—	433	100.00–123.00	113.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	677	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	461	137.00–148.00	144.26
21	—	521	135.00–142.00	138.67
12	—	565	127.00–136.50	135.31
11	—	369	145.00–164.00	153.77
10	—	620	120.00–133.00	126.58
6	—	414	143.00–152.00	147.12
6	—	337	150.00–155.00	152.35
5	—	722	100.00–117.00	109.60
1	—	865	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	524	139.00–147.00	143.97
24	—	614	133.00–140.00	135.95
23	—	565	135.00–144.00	140.05
15	—	461	142.00–156.00	150.52
13	—	428	150.00–162.00	156.96
8	—	391	157.00–168.00	160.72
7	—	929	100.00	100.00
7	—	772	121.00	121.00
5	—	813	107.00–110.00	107.59
4	—	652	132.00–135.00	134.25
4	—	309	167.00–175.00	171.72
2	—	730	116.00–122.00	118.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	655	127.50	127.50
2	—	575	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	466	130.00–136.00	130.24
5	—	440	130.00–138.00	136.46
4	—	384	130.00–136.00	133.09
2	—	655	97.00	97.00
2	—	648	110.00	110.00
2	—	588	110.00	110.00
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	338	170.00–175.00	170.77
6	—	618	145.00	145.00
11	—	386	169.00–178.00	174.53
22	—	466	144.00–160.00	153.59
24	—	564	142.00–149.00	147.28
25	—	521	150.00–157.00	153.06
31	—	425	164.00–173.00	167.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	141.00	141.00
4	—	740	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	755	134.00	134.00
18	—	615	142.00–143.00	142.28
21	—	489	151.00	151.00
28	—	576	142.00–146.00	143.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	122.00–127.00	124.46
3	—	432	156.00–158.00	157.37
3	—	922	100.00	100.00
5	—	525	144.00–147.00	146.43
7	—	340	155.00–165.00	159.95
9	—	627	125.00–138.00	131.70
10	—	767	115.00–125.00	120.54
13	—	576	125.00–142.00	137.29
14	—	679	125.50–132.00	128.77
16	—	377	150.00–162.00	155.56
17	—	483	140.00–148.00	146.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	849	54.00–62.00	56.97
2	—	820	35.00–39.00	36.90
1	—	825	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,038	61.00–64.50	62.97
3	—	1,027	40.00–48.00	45.01
3	—	1,003	53.00–59.00	56.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,256	64.00–74.00	68.73
7	—	1,266	57.00–61.00	59.37
1	—	1,185	50.00	50.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,298	750.00–1,000.00	900.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	800.00–850.00	826.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,028	52.00–64.00	58.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,404	935.00–1,310.00	1,176.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,033	985.00–1,060.00	1,019.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	960.00–1,100.00	1,033.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,223	785.00–935.00	866.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,030	79.00–90.00	82.93

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.