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Benton County Sale Barn

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 8

● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,519 head

▲ 349 vs last sale 1,170▲ 1,519 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

257 head

▲ 87 vs last sale 170▲ 257 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 65▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs mixed from 2.00 higher to 2.00 lower generally steady over 600 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers mixed with the better kind mostly steady to 3.00 higher and the plainer kind steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower on the limited amount observed with quality not as good as last week. Slaughter 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 $136.10/cwt on 538 head.

Average price

$136.10

538 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$24.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.43

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	139.90	736	250
Medium and Large 1-2	530	137.69	729	97
Medium and Large 2	513	131.51	674	177
Medium and Large 3	467	115.35	538	14thin

One grade step is worth $24.55/cwt here — about $198 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 sale538 hd

136.10

—

AR average9 barns · 1,484 hd

133.67

+2.43

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	1,566	81.30	1,273	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	57.41	705	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	52.98	837	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	51.54	513	45

Every lot

110 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 2	323	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	517	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	181.50/cwt	180.00–183.00	599	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	476	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	180.83/cwt	177.00–186.00	656	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	679	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	170.99/cwt	169.00–172.00	675	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	159.65/cwt	152.00–169.00	669	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	177.38/cwt	171.00–182.00	745	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	162.74/cwt	158.00–170.00	749	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	486	129.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	629	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	492	146.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	720	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	784	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	160.25/cwt	154.00–165.00	843	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	146.41/cwt	145.00–152.00	782	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	717	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	155.14/cwt	154.50–159.00	838	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	558	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	664	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	150.19/cwt	145.00–154.00	883	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	589	137.69/cwt	133.50–147.00	811	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	599	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	869	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	616	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	724	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	152.86/cwt	145.00–155.00	955	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	862	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	681	135.93/cwt	131.00–137.00	926	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	143.20/cwt	142.00–146.00	981	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	137.79/cwt	135.00–138.50	973	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	952	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	757	130.75/cwt	130.00–131.00	990	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,013	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	803	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,012	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	860	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,092	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	122.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	393	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	159.51/cwt	154.00–168.00	515	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	143.30/cwt	140.00–150.00	470	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	143.26/cwt	135.00–153.00	537	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	157.39/cwt	149.00–163.00	600	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	632	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	149.73/cwt	146.00–152.00	630	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	140.10/cwt	131.00–150.00	595	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	442	121.51/cwt	118.00–125.00	537	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	138.37/cwt	137.00–139.50	625	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	113.39/cwt	110.00–122.00	527	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	143.13/cwt	138.00–148.00	670	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	134.13/cwt	125.00–139.00	637	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	497	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	616	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	139.24/cwt	133.00–140.00	718	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	127.21/cwt	120.00–133.00	665	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	136.98/cwt	131.00–141.00	727	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	125.53/cwt	120.00–133.00	712	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	134.07/cwt	130.00–139.00	766	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	134.13/cwt	130.00–141.00	777	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	135.15/cwt	130.00–136.50	826	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	125.85/cwt	119.00–130.00	785	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	628	122.98/cwt	121.00–125.00	772	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	692	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	131.66/cwt	125.00–133.00	895	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	686	120.41/cwt	119.00–125.00	826	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	121.82/cwt	119.00–128.00	865	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	114.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	824	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	810	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	842	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	328	156.91/cwt	152.00–160.00	515	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	371	156.47/cwt	146.00–160.00	581	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	171.93/cwt	161.00–176.00	655	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	166.78/cwt	156.00–170.00	700	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	151.20/cwt	144.00–159.00	644	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	445	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	467	149.28/cwt	140.00–157.00	697	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	159.28/cwt	157.00–163.00	758	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	149.41/cwt	140.00–153.00	774	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	139.41/cwt	130.00–144.00	729	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	538	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	651	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	562	134.10/cwt	126.00–139.00	754	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	139.00/cwt	137.00–146.00	792	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	611	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	800	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	131.27/cwt	127.00–132.00	807	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	627	134.61/cwt	130.00–143.00	844	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	130.56/cwt	130.00–131.00	866	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	693	118.97/cwt	112.00–126.00	824	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	125.99/cwt	125.00–128.00	907	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	790	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	980	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	815	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,027	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	242	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	269	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,566	81.30/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,273	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	792	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	317	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	48.65/cwt	44.00–51.00	468	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	59.85/cwt	58.50–61.00	633	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	56.55/cwt	52.00–59.50	608	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	56.75/cwt	54.00–60.00	696	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	790	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	52.98/cwt	52.00–54.00	837	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	77.49/cwt	63.00–85.00	618	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	720	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	5,652	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	934	741.51/cwt	685.00–800.00	6,926	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,119	1,060.16/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	11,863	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,204	56.66/cwt	52.00–59.00	682	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	967.09/cwt	950.00–985.00	11,122	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	880.35/cwt	875.00–885.00	10,564	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,193.18/cwt	975.00–1,335.00	14,795	18

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 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,519Last week 1,170Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 257Last week 170Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 65Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	685	142.00–146.00	143.20
52	—	588	145.00–154.00	150.19
2	—	330	180.00–183.00	181.50
2	—	773	131.00	131.00
34	—	460	158.00–170.00	162.74
30	—	420	171.00–182.00	177.38
15	—	706	135.00–138.50	137.79
13	—	363	177.00–186.00	180.83
73	—	526	154.00–165.00	160.25
57	—	625	145.00–155.00	152.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	540	154.50–159.00	155.14
12	—	493	159.00	159.00
6	—	388	175.00	175.00
5	—	599	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	757	130.00–131.00	130.75
2	—	803	126.00	126.00
2	—	735	129.00–130.00	129.50
2	—	323	160.00	160.00
1	—	860	127.00	127.00
15	—	681	131.00–137.00	135.93
13	—	627	135.00–140.00	137.53
12	—	492	140.00–150.00	146.24
9	—	419	152.00–169.00	159.65
7	—	534	145.00–152.00	146.41
6	—	395	169.00–172.00	170.99
18	—	589	133.50–147.00	137.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	117.00–118.00	117.50
2	—	558	119.00	119.00
1	—	535	134.00	134.00
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
1	—	345	138.00	138.00
8	—	486	125.00–130.00	129.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
2	—	320	120.00–126.00	122.95
4	—	442	118.00–125.00	121.51
5	—	465	110.00–122.00	113.39
1	—	505	107.00	107.00
1	—	635	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	624	119.00–130.00	125.85
28	—	425	131.00–150.00	140.10
29	—	567	120.00–133.00	125.53
38	—	475	125.00–139.00	134.13
1	—	810	104.00	104.00
3	—	328	140.00–150.00	143.30
7	—	723	110.00–120.00	114.03
9	—	686	119.00–125.00	120.41
15	—	523	120.00–133.00	127.21
22	—	375	135.00–153.00	143.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	531	131.00–141.00	136.98
11	—	421	146.00–152.00	149.73
16	—	680	125.00–133.00	131.66
24	—	381	149.00–163.00	157.39
25	—	571	130.00–139.00	134.07
41	—	611	130.00–136.50	135.15
45	—	468	138.00–148.00	143.13
10	—	710	119.00–128.00	121.82
11	—	323	154.00–168.00	159.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	152.00	152.00
11	—	452	137.00–139.50	138.37
40	—	579	130.00–141.00	134.13
41	—	516	133.00–140.00	139.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	497	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
2	—	628	121.00–125.00	122.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	56.00	56.00
1	—	425	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	381	161.00–176.00	171.93
4	—	476	157.00–163.00	159.28
3	—	720	125.00–128.00	125.99
1	—	815	126.00	126.00
1	—	790	124.00	124.00
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
8	—	627	130.00–143.00	134.61
9	—	420	156.00–170.00	166.78
9	—	570	137.00–146.00	139.00
9	—	663	130.00–131.00	130.56
24	—	518	140.00–153.00	149.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	611	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
2	—	538	121.00	121.00
1	—	370	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	562	126.00–139.00	134.10
21	—	371	146.00–160.00	156.47
24	—	523	130.00–144.00	139.41
25	—	467	140.00–157.00	149.28
1	—	715	116.00	116.00
1	—	750	119.00	119.00
2	—	693	112.00–126.00	118.97
6	—	328	152.00–160.00	156.91
10	—	615	127.00–132.00	131.27
12	—	426	144.00–159.00	151.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,076	52.00–59.50	56.55
2	—	1,058	58.50–61.00	59.85
21	—	961	44.00–51.00	48.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	52.00–54.00	52.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,227	54.00–60.00	56.75
2	—	1,235	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	792	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,566	78.00–86.00	81.30

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	—	798	63.00–85.00	77.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	720	785.00	785.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	934	685.00–800.00	741.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,119	900.00–1,175.00	1,060.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	90.00	90.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,204	52.00–59.00	56.66

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	18	—	1,240	975.00–1,335.00	1,193.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	950.00–985.00	967.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	875.00–885.00	880.35

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.