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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 1

● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Jul 25Aug 1Aug 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,170 head

▼ 219 vs last sale 1,389▲ 1,170 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

170 head

▲ 170 vs last sale 0▲ 170 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 mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 4.00 higher except some 500-600 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower. No trend on slaughter cows due to them not reported last week. Not all cows and bulls included in report 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 $134.83/cwt on 422 head.

Average price

$134.83

422 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$31.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.38

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	140.26	724	247
Medium and Large 1-2	639	129.25	826	60
Medium and Large 2	550	129.09	710	98
Medium and Large 3	508	108.70	553	17thin

One grade step is worth $31.55/cwt here — about $171 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 sale422 hd

134.83

—

AR average10 barns · 1,357 hd

132.45

+2.38

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%	High	1,283	64.06	822	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,333	61.27	817	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	56.93	604	31

Every lot

111 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	322	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	403	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	597	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	181.14/cwt	176.00–188.00	663	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	163.14/cwt	158.00–170.00	609	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	498	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	135.28/cwt	134.00–136.00	572	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	160.24/cwt	155.00–165.00	681	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	176.58/cwt	171.00–181.00	758	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	752	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	147.06/cwt	144.00–156.00	690	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	164.99/cwt	156.00–174.00	787	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	482	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	631	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	800	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	150.50/cwt	145.00–156.00	798	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	158.42/cwt	151.00–161.00	843	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	155.17/cwt	152.00–157.00	832	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	140.77/cwt	135.00–142.00	804	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	151.39/cwt	145.00–156.00	877	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	857	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	149.17/cwt	140.00–154.00	925	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	139.25/cwt	137.00–144.00	881	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	139.01/cwt	137.00–141.00	915	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	142.81/cwt	141.00–146.00	951	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	965	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	137.99/cwt	135.00–141.00	992	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	741	120.99/cwt	120.00–129.00	897	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	945	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,080	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,013	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	912	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	157.97/cwt	148.00–162.00	499	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	156.54/cwt	148.00–162.00	600	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	145.47/cwt	143.00–148.00	567	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	149.85/cwt	141.00–153.00	631	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	140.33/cwt	136.00–145.00	606	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	436	121.75/cwt	115.00–126.00	531	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	143.12/cwt	135.00–149.00	671	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	134.61/cwt	127.00–137.00	646	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	482	106.64/cwt	100.00–110.00	514	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	139.54/cwt	137.00–142.00	674	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	133.83/cwt	132.00–135.00	684	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	127.28/cwt	121.00–131.00	664	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	583	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	722	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	133.30/cwt	129.00–137.00	760	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	127.10/cwt	115.00–130.00	740	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	599	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	818	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	614	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	614	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	122.04/cwt	118.00–125.00	757	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	131.86/cwt	128.00–135.00	820	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	634	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	818	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	649	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	899	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	126.61/cwt	122.00–129.00	836	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	661	118.59/cwt	110.00–125.00	784	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	127.52/cwt	125.00–129.50	847	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	885	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	119.25/cwt	119.00–120.00	859	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	748	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	883	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	805	116.25/cwt	114.00–117.00	936	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	933	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	933	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	987	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	888	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,034	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	993	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	310	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	552	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	321	156.30/cwt	151.00–162.00	502	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	173.17/cwt	160.00–178.00	649	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	170.38/cwt	155.00–178.00	717	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	147.61/cwt	139.00–156.00	632	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	159.78/cwt	150.00–165.00	761	57
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	145.28/cwt	140.00–150.00	692	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	586	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	149.87/cwt	144.00–154.00	788	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	140.49/cwt	130.00–146.00	745	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	141.11/cwt	132.00–147.00	804	35
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	579	132.09/cwt	121.00–137.00	765	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	137.66/cwt	133.00–141.00	853	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	129.92/cwt	110.00–135.00	806	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	131.99/cwt	129.00–135.00	875	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	703	129.17/cwt	128.00–130.00	908	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	773	122.91/cwt	120.00–126.00	950	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	791	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	902	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	828	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,035	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	855	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	949	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	830	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	473	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	950	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	561	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	645	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	245	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	800	51.04/cwt	50.00–52.00	408	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	890	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	534	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	65.81/cwt	62.00–67.50	679	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	553	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,144	57.33/cwt	54.00–60.00	656	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,247	62.45/cwt	61.00–65.00	779	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	66.93/cwt	63.00–77.50	843	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	59.97/cwt	57.00–62.50	789	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	59.51/cwt	58.00–61.00	871	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	1,529.16/cwt	1,000.00–1,900.00	16,698	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	705	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	1,022.45/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	12,709	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	64.29/cwt	61.00–71.00	800	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,292	885.78/cwt	850.00–925.00	11,444	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	927	1,025.07/cwt	1,010.00–1,035.00	9,502	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	1,298.49/cwt	935.00–1,450.00	15,686	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	1,086.30/cwt	1,000.00–1,160.00	13,796	2

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 Aug 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,170Last week 1,389Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	719	135.00–141.00	137.99
13	—	579	145.00–156.00	151.39
2	—	675	143.00	143.00
2	—	330	181.00	181.00
22	—	620	140.00–154.00	149.17
21	—	429	171.00–181.00	176.58
16	—	366	176.00–188.00	181.14
15	—	477	156.00–174.00	164.99
14	—	532	151.00–161.00	158.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	147.00	147.00
22	—	536	152.00–157.00	155.17
18	—	666	141.00–146.00	142.81
6	—	818	132.00	132.00
6	—	497	161.00	161.00
6	—	440	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	126.00	126.00
8	—	633	137.00–144.00	139.25
5	—	469	144.00–156.00	147.06
4	—	373	158.00–170.00	163.14
2	—	1,013	90.00	90.00
2	—	658	137.00–141.00	139.01
2	—	425	155.00–165.00	160.24
18	—	530	145.00–156.00	150.50
9	—	741	120.00–129.00	120.99
9	—	571	135.00–142.00	140.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	125.00	125.00
3	—	482	131.00	131.00
1	—	395	126.00	126.00
8	—	423	134.00–136.00	135.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
1	—	370	110.00	110.00
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
2	—	528	110.00–111.00	110.50
3	—	482	100.00–110.00	106.64
4	—	614	100.00	100.00
4	—	436	115.00–126.00	121.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	748	118.00	118.00
4	—	805	114.00–117.00	116.25
10	—	582	115.00–130.00	127.10
14	—	432	136.00–145.00	140.33
15	—	522	121.00–131.00	127.28
36	—	480	127.00–137.00	134.61
2	—	390	143.00–148.00	145.47
2	—	933	100.00	100.00
3	—	987	90.00	90.00
4	—	620	118.00–125.00	122.04
4	—	661	110.00–125.00	118.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	599	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	634	129.00	129.00
5	—	680	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	543	133.00	133.00
7	—	1,034	96.00	96.00
9	—	664	125.00–129.50	127.52
10	—	702	126.00	126.00
17	—	483	137.00–142.00	139.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	421	141.00–153.00	149.85
31	—	383	148.00–162.00	156.54
39	—	570	129.00–137.00	133.30
42	—	469	135.00–149.00	143.12
3	—	660	122.00–129.00	126.61
4	—	720	119.00–120.00	119.25
9	—	316	148.00–162.00	157.97
23	—	622	128.00–135.00	131.86
24	—	511	132.00–135.00	133.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	649	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	125.00	125.00
1	—	740	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	59.00	59.00
1	—	830	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	703	128.00–130.00	129.17
6	—	663	129.00–135.00	131.99
5	—	828	125.00	125.00
2	—	773	120.00–126.00	122.91
1	—	855	111.00	111.00
1	—	310	178.00	178.00
57	—	476	150.00–165.00	159.78
13	—	421	155.00–178.00	170.38
20	—	375	160.00–178.00	173.17
20	—	620	133.00–141.00	137.66
21	—	526	144.00–154.00	149.87
35	—	570	132.00–147.00	141.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	620	110.00–135.00	129.92
10	—	579	121.00–137.00	132.09
11	—	476	140.00–150.00	145.28
15	—	530	130.00–146.00	140.49
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
1	—	875	110.00	110.00
4	—	321	151.00–162.00	156.30
4	—	791	114.00	114.00
7	—	428	139.00–156.00	147.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	116.00	116.00

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	—	1,243	950.00–1,200.00	1,022.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,292	850.00–925.00	885.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	67.50	67.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	1,245	61.00–71.00	64.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,270	1,000.00–1,160.00	1,086.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,208	935.00–1,450.00	1,298.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	927	1,010.00–1,035.00	1,025.07

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	3	—	1,092	1,000.00–1,900.00	1,529.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,144	54.00–60.00	57.33
5	—	1,031	62.00–67.50	65.81
1	—	1,085	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	61.00–65.00	62.45
2	—	1,463	58.00–61.00	59.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,259	63.00–77.50	66.93
19	—	1,316	57.00–62.50	59.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	50.00–52.00	51.04
2	—	645	38.00	38.00
1	—	890	60.00	60.00

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.