Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2019-07-18

Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 18

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,605 head

▲ 318 vs last sale 1,287▲ 1,605 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

168 head

▲ 168 vs last sale 0▲ 168 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 0▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher with the 600-650 lbs 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 1.00-7.00 lower over 500 lbs sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls due to them not being 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 $137.60/cwt on 525 head.

Average price

$137.60

525 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$24.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.02

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	511	142.87	730	147
Medium and Large 1	492	141.57	697	180
Medium and Large 2	506	130.79	662	187
Medium and Large 3	443	118.06	523	11thin

One grade step is worth $24.81/cwt here — about $208 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 sale525 hd

137.60

—

AR average8 barns · 1,385 hd

134.58

+3.02

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	1,548	84.57	1,309	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	63.40	764	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,078	58.17	627	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,376	56.05	772	14

Every lot

99 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	190.88/cwt	187.50–192.50	599	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	165.54/cwt	160.00–171.00	543	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	181.61/cwt	180.00–185.00	656	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	156.31/cwt	150.00–170.00	605	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	170.88/cwt	160.00–172.00	731	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	713	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	149.30/cwt	144.00–153.00	646	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	462	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	739	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	467	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	792	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	150.81/cwt	148.00–155.00	710	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	160.40/cwt	150.00–170.00	772	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	779	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	162.83/cwt	153.00–166.50	858	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	157.16/cwt	151.00–163.00	835	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	537	148.64/cwt	133.00–155.00	798	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	141.38/cwt	138.00–143.00	809	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	148.09/cwt	145.00–153.00	852	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	602	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	906	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	136.43/cwt	129.00–139.00	851	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	148.94/cwt	140.00–158.00	937	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	949	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	141.26/cwt	139.00–144.00	934	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	134.07/cwt	127.00–137.00	909	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	714	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,021	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	133.54/cwt	120.00–135.00	961	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,014	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	971	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,045	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	833	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,000	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	841	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,009	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	145.33/cwt	142.00–148.00	487	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	155.96/cwt	154.00–162.50	524	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	147.01/cwt	143.00–148.00	548	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	122.47/cwt	118.00–127.00	457	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	150.98/cwt	148.00–155.00	575	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	144.32/cwt	144.00–145.00	605	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	149.69/cwt	147.00–152.00	635	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	138.20/cwt	125.00–145.00	589	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	122.54/cwt	115.00–130.00	543	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	445	151.83/cwt	151.50–154.00	676	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	142.75/cwt	136.00–151.00	654	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	539	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	135.42/cwt	128.00–140.00	649	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	142.15/cwt	141.00–143.00	694	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	499	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	719	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	135.29/cwt	130.00–146.00	693	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	522	110.24/cwt	105.00–116.00	575	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	139.49/cwt	134.00–143.00	734	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	127.28/cwt	121.00–130.00	672	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	790	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	121.37/cwt	115.00–127.00	685	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	808	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	132.56/cwt	125.00–138.00	766	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	130.34/cwt	127.00–135.00	792	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	767	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	618	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	680	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	120.61/cwt	118.00–122.00	765	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	638	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	855	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	768	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	864	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	707	110.94/cwt	105.00–114.00	784	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	111.41/cwt	110.00–117.00	863	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	602	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	372	170.23/cwt	160.00–185.00	633	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	384	148.79/cwt	140.00–155.00	571	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	146.86/cwt	136.00–154.00	617	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	432	157.91/cwt	152.00–163.00	682	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	679	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	144.58/cwt	132.00–150.00	687	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	477	157.58/cwt	150.00–162.00	752	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	150.27/cwt	145.00–155.00	790	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	138.74/cwt	136.00–142.00	733	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	142.50/cwt	139.00–148.00	819	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	593	133.66/cwt	133.00–135.00	793	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	141.50/cwt	130.00–144.00	874	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	628	126.20/cwt	118.00–132.00	793	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	131.32/cwt	128.00–132.00	873	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	125.52/cwt	124.00–127.00	841	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	723	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	799	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,460	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	905	1
Bulls	—	—	1,483	84.34/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,251	3
Bulls	—	—	1,643	92.33/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,517	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	414	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	579	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	61.65/cwt	59.00–68.00	668	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	64.46/cwt	61.50–71.00	767	42
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,265	47.82/cwt	45.00–50.00	605	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	58.93/cwt	58.00–59.50	748	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	844	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,407	53.85/cwt	52.00–56.50	758	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,057	874.78/cwt	785.00–1,000.00	9,246	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	60.95/cwt	49.50–66.00	731	19
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,621	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,363	1,154.75/cwt	925.00–1,285.00	15,739	13

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 Jul 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,605Last week 1,287Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	381	148.00–155.00	150.98
34	—	424	147.00–152.00	149.69
35	—	512	130.00–146.00	135.29
23	—	578	125.00–138.00	132.56
20	—	458	136.00–151.00	142.75
7	—	336	154.00–162.50	155.96
3	—	608	127.00–135.00	130.34
1	—	700	118.00	118.00
1	—	680	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	560	141.00	141.00
17	—	638	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	115.00	115.00
6	—	419	144.00–145.00	144.32
12	—	488	141.00–143.00	142.15
13	—	611	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	499	144.00	144.00
31	—	526	134.00–143.00	139.49
31	—	565	143.00	143.00
45	—	445	151.50–154.00	151.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
3	—	707	105.00–114.00	110.94
5	—	775	110.00–117.00	111.41
10	—	373	143.00–148.00	147.01
11	—	335	142.00–148.00	145.33
16	—	634	118.00–122.00	120.61
23	—	564	115.00–127.00	121.37
27	—	426	125.00–145.00	138.20
40	—	528	121.00–130.00	127.28
49	—	479	128.00–140.00	135.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	115.00–130.00	122.54
2	—	463	116.00–117.00	116.50
3	—	522	105.00–116.00	110.24
4	—	373	118.00–127.00	122.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	420	136.00–154.00	146.86
25	—	475	132.00–150.00	144.58
10	—	628	118.00–132.00	126.20
10	—	528	136.00–142.00	138.74
8	—	384	140.00–155.00	148.79
3	—	593	133.00–135.00	133.66
2	—	723	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	670	124.00–127.00	125.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	435	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	432	152.00–163.00	157.91
26	—	618	130.00–144.00	141.50
24	—	526	145.00–155.00	150.27
20	—	575	139.00–148.00	142.50
19	—	477	150.00–162.00	157.58
11	—	372	160.00–185.00	170.23
6	—	665	128.00–132.00	131.32
2	—	775	115.00	115.00
2	—	735	115.00	115.00
1	—	330	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	678	127.00–137.00	134.07
19	—	537	133.00–155.00	148.64
14	—	720	120.00–135.00	133.54
9	—	624	129.00–139.00	136.43
6	—	387	150.00–170.00	156.31
5	—	471	148.00–155.00	150.81
5	—	433	144.00–153.00	149.30
3	—	572	138.00–143.00	141.38
2	—	833	120.00	120.00
1	—	775	125.00	125.00
2	—	328	160.00–171.00	165.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	841	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	314	187.50–192.50	190.88
5	—	361	180.00–185.00	181.61
9	—	661	139.00–144.00	141.26
21	—	575	145.00–153.00	148.09
26	—	428	160.00–172.00	170.88
33	—	481	150.00–170.00	160.40
45	—	629	140.00–158.00	148.94
57	—	531	151.00–163.00	157.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	714	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	496	157.00	157.00
4	—	735	138.00	138.00
6	—	813	128.50	128.50
12	—	432	165.00	165.00
34	—	527	153.00–166.50	162.83
43	—	777	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	659	144.00	144.00
15	—	602	150.50	150.50
31	—	467	169.50	169.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,084	59.00–68.00	61.65
4	—	1,072	54.00	54.00
1	—	1,035	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,383	61.00	61.00
6	—	1,407	52.00–56.50	53.85
2	—	1,265	45.00–50.00	47.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,190	61.50–71.00	64.46
10	—	1,270	58.00–59.50	58.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,483	82.00–86.00	84.34
3	—	1,643	92.00–93.00	92.33
1	—	1,460	62.00	62.00

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)	5	—	1,057	785.00–1,000.00	874.78
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,200	49.50–66.00	60.95

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	13	—	1,363	925.00–1,285.00	1,154.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	860.00	860.00

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.