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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 20

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Jun 13Jun 20Jun 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,350 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 1,382▲ 1,350 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

219 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 170▲ 219 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 68▲ 125 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 2.00-7.00 lower except the better 450-550 lbs 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Quality of feeder cattle not as good as last week. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower on the limited amount compared both weeks. 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 $127.50/cwt on 435 head.

Average price

$127.50

435 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$30.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.91

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	138.66	642	129
Medium and Large 1-2	503	133.71	673	61
Medium and Large 2	541	120.84	654	230
Medium and Large 3	422	108.48	458	15thin

One grade step is worth $30.17/cwt here — about $184 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 sale435 hd

127.50

—

AR average8 barns · 1,857 hd

129.41

−1.91

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	57.21	691	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,539	54.31	836	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	49.21	485	46

Every lot

92 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	151.83/cwt	150.00–155.00	513	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	167.47/cwt	164.00–168.00	615	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	613	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	156.26/cwt	144.00–163.00	603	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	164.56/cwt	161.00–166.00	694	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	154.50/cwt	149.00–158.00	655	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	690	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	160.24/cwt	149.00–167.00	753	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	139.68/cwt	136.00–148.00	662	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	508	142.98/cwt	135.00–146.00	726	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	157.09/cwt	146.00–162.50	804	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	145.67/cwt	140.00–150.00	833	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	134.85/cwt	132.00–143.00	782	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	819	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	131.97/cwt	125.00–133.50	813	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	127.28/cwt	120.00–131.00	860	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	680	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	768	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	910	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	984	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	783	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	940	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	990	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,030	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	305	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	363	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	144.06/cwt	139.00–150.00	454	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	136.56/cwt	125.00–146.00	445	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	133.77/cwt	130.00–140.00	496	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	109.81/cwt	102.00–125.00	408	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	145.50/cwt	139.00–149.00	559	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	141.73/cwt	137.00–147.00	611	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	134.14/cwt	130.00–139.00	578	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	140.53/cwt	138.00–142.00	651	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	479	105.63/cwt	100.00–115.00	506	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	126.57/cwt	115.00–135.00	613	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	136.27/cwt	134.00–139.00	666	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	122.29/cwt	115.00–127.00	637	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	133.78/cwt	128.00–137.00	704	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	128.46/cwt	127.00–130.00	685	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	130.57/cwt	129.00–133.00	730	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	118.18/cwt	110.00–124.00	669	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	575	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	609	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	616	111.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	690	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	114.73/cwt	110.00–117.00	721	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	113.08/cwt	110.00–116.00	767	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	692	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	692	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	713	102.67/cwt	100.00–105.00	732	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	756	103.03/cwt	98.00–108.00	779	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	838	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	746	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	878	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	825	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	322	146.97/cwt	136.00–158.00	473	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	379	145.68/cwt	136.00–150.00	552	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	388	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	644	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	424	159.69/cwt	150.00–165.00	677	36
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	144.36/cwt	139.00–148.00	628	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	115.11/cwt	110.00–120.00	530	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	479	147.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	709	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	140.46/cwt	130.00–146.00	673	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	483	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	616	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	513	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	616	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	517	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	672	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	143.20/cwt	138.00–148.00	752	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	134.70/cwt	126.00–141.00	717	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	557	138.63/cwt	133.00–141.00	772	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	128.56/cwt	120.00–136.00	733	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	575	117.33/cwt	112.00–120.00	675	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	829	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	123.30/cwt	120.00–126.00	764	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	627	119.98/cwt	115.00–126.00	752	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	670	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	744	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	671	120.89/cwt	117.00–124.00	811	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	672	116.43/cwt	112.00–120.00	782	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	768	101.21/cwt	92.00–110.00	777	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	838	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	754	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	768	35.57/cwt	34.00–42.00	273	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	866	46.09/cwt	43.00–48.00	399	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	44.21/cwt	37.00–49.00	447	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,016	64.56/cwt	63.00–65.00	656	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	54.77/cwt	51.00–58.00	563	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	672	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	55.46/cwt	52.00–61.00	695	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,539	54.31/cwt	52.00–57.00	836	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	961	66.78/cwt	65.00–73.00	642	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,704	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,074	887.43/cwt	775.00–960.00	9,531	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,244	743.05/cwt	700.00–825.00	9,244	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,131	1,212.94/cwt	975.00–1,300.00	13,718	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,051.98/cwt	925.00–1,150.00	12,256	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,402	1,036.98/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	14,538	3

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,350Last week 1,382Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 219Last week 170Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 68Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	532	126.00–141.00	134.70
15	—	479	130.00–146.00	140.46
14	—	322	136.00–158.00	146.97
12	—	435	139.00–148.00	144.36
12	—	379	136.00–150.00	145.68
10	—	672	112.00–120.00	116.43
9	—	570	120.00–136.00	128.56
7	—	627	115.00–126.00	119.98
2	—	838	90.00	90.00
2	—	768	92.00–110.00	101.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	110.00–120.00	115.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	112.00–120.00	117.33
2	—	513	120.00	120.00
2	—	483	125.00–130.00	127.54
1	—	670	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	671	117.00–124.00	120.89
3	—	620	120.00–126.00	123.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	424	150.00–165.00	159.69
21	—	525	138.00–148.00	143.20
11	—	479	140.00–150.00	147.97
8	—	557	133.00–141.00	138.63
5	—	388	166.00	166.00
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	315	139.00–150.00	144.06
7	—	559	129.00–133.00	130.57
19	—	384	139.00–149.00	145.50
29	—	526	128.00–137.00	133.78
30	—	431	137.00–147.00	141.73
33	—	463	138.00–142.00	140.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	630	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	533	127.00–130.00	128.46
41	—	489	134.00–139.00	136.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	105.00–107.00	105.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	110.00–116.00	113.08
2	—	838	89.00	89.00
2	—	878	94.00	94.00
6	—	713	100.00–105.00	102.67
12	—	521	115.00–127.00	122.29
15	—	371	130.00–140.00	133.77
15	—	756	98.00–108.00	103.03
16	—	326	125.00–146.00	136.56
28	—	431	130.00–139.00	134.14
32	—	628	110.00–117.00	114.73
52	—	566	110.00–124.00	118.18
33	—	484	115.00–135.00	126.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	100.00–115.00	105.63
6	—	372	102.00–125.00	109.81
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
1	—	305	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	616	110.00–115.00	111.99
3	—	692	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	508	135.00–146.00	142.98
22	—	616	125.00–133.50	131.97
21	—	580	132.00–143.00	134.85
19	—	424	149.00–158.00	154.50
17	—	676	120.00–131.00	127.28
17	—	386	144.00–163.00	156.26
10	—	474	136.00–148.00	139.68
8	—	338	150.00–155.00	151.83
2	—	815	110.00	110.00
2	—	783	120.00	120.00
1	—	990	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	383	160.00	160.00
10	—	655	130.00	130.00
9	—	602	136.00	136.00
6	—	748	131.50	131.50
5	—	431	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	512	146.00–162.50	157.09
38	—	470	149.00–167.00	160.24
34	—	572	140.00–150.00	145.67
8	—	367	164.00–168.00	167.47
7	—	422	161.00–166.00	164.56
5	—	703	129.50	129.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	866	43.00–48.00	46.09
5	—	768	34.00–42.00	35.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,028	51.00–58.00	54.77
13	—	1,011	37.00–49.00	44.21
4	—	1,120	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,539	52.00–57.00	54.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,253	52.00–61.00	55.46
5	—	1,016	63.00–65.00	64.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	961	65.00–73.00	66.78

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)	24	—	1,074	775.00–960.00	887.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	963	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,244	700.00–825.00	743.05

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	2	—	1,165	925.00–1,150.00	1,051.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,131	975.00–1,300.00	1,212.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,402	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,036.98

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.