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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 15

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

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Feeder Cattle receipts

400 head

▼ 1,119 vs last sale 1,519▲ 400 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 122 vs last sale 257▲ 135 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

105 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 75▲ 105 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders mostly 3.00-12.00 lower instances 15.00 lower on a light test in most classes. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower with an extremely high dressing bull selling for a 20.00 premium. Light run due to the sharp drop in prices early in week and hot weather.

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 $128.01/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$128.01

119 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$37.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.31

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	134.15	613	62
Medium and Large 2	487	124.83	608	50
Medium and Large 3	588	96.43	567	7thin

One grade step is worth $37.71/cwt here — about $46 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 sale119 hd

128.01

—

AR average9 barns · 797 hd

126.70

+1.31

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	1,597	79.77	1,274	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	59.56	849	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	56.05	684	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	49.59	519	56

Every lot

82 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	492	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	515	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	637	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	146.48/cwt	146.00–148.00	709	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	493	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	715	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	755	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	728	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	773	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	142.27/cwt	137.00–144.00	834	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	714	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	890	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	688	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	908	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	136.27/cwt	135.00–139.00	443	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	145.24/cwt	138.00–147.00	487	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	432	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	142.24/cwt	139.00–147.00	531	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	126.88/cwt	120.00–134.00	491	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	136.67/cwt	134.00–140.00	571	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	128.41/cwt	125.00–134.00	552	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	125.63/cwt	122.00–129.00	588	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	135.15/cwt	133.00–136.00	651	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	124.32/cwt	120.00–126.00	644	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	126.33/cwt	125.00–131.00	668	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	120.08/cwt	115.00–124.00	688	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	123.92/cwt	122.00–128.00	722	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	593	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	593	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	807	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	732	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	586	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	338	147.99/cwt	147.00–149.00	500	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	564	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	369	163.17/cwt	150.00–172.00	602	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	377	147.04/cwt	140.00–149.00	554	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	412	158.46/cwt	145.00–169.00	653	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	139.61/cwt	131.00–145.00	579	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	453	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	462	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	147.42/cwt	139.00–154.00	693	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	135.98/cwt	126.00–139.00	666	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	140.12/cwt	139.00–143.00	736	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	708	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	577	135.40/cwt	130.00–138.00	781	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	587	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	704	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	614	128.74/cwt	125.00–133.00	790	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	124.68/cwt	117.00–131.00	835	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	672	114.52/cwt	104.00–120.00	770	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	768	118.52/cwt	116.00–121.00	910	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	840	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	890	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,487	79.33/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,180	5
Bulls	—	—	1,563	64.67/cwt	52.00–75.00	1,011	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,853	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	85.88/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,529	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	788	35.58/cwt	34.00–38.00	280	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	855	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	376	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	53.22/cwt	50.00–56.00	565	35
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	43.22/cwt	39.00–47.00	461	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	57.57/cwt	57.00–58.00	649	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	56.06/cwt	52.00–58.00	676	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	49.45/cwt	48.00–51.00	612	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	59.68/cwt	58.00–65.00	753	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,280	55.63/cwt	54.00–57.00	712	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	621	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	62.76/cwt	57.00–66.00	924	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,986	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,074	1,116.07/cwt	900.00–1,185.00	11,987	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,174	1,353.93/cwt	1,310.00–1,425.00	15,895	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	1,100.43/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	14,339	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,317	1,168.71/cwt	1,075.00–1,225.00	15,392	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	995.42/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	13,140	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,690	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	20,027	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	902	78.33/cwt	65.00–91.00	707	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	924.05/cwt	710.00–1,100.00	8,159	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,011	844.04/cwt	600.00–1,035.00	8,533	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	804.73/cwt	600.00–1,035.00	8,289	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,139	1,249.50/cwt	1,010.00–1,410.00	14,232	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,247	63.34/cwt	53.00–72.00	790	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,257	890.13/cwt	700.00–975.00	11,189	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	1,096.22/cwt	935.00–1,225.00	13,922	15

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 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 1,519Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 257Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 75Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	106.00	106.00
1	—	710	124.00	124.00
14	—	470	139.00–154.00	147.42
12	—	577	130.00–138.00	135.40
9	—	412	145.00–169.00	158.46
8	—	614	125.00–133.00	128.74
8	—	525	139.00–143.00	140.12
8	—	369	150.00–172.00	163.17
4	—	670	117.00–131.00	124.68
2	—	768	116.00–121.00	118.52
2	—	340	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	147.00–149.00	147.99
10	—	377	140.00–149.00	147.04
7	—	490	126.00–139.00	135.98
7	—	415	131.00–145.00	139.61
4	—	528	134.00	134.00
3	—	672	104.00–120.00	114.52
3	—	587	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	145.00	145.00
2	—	688	132.00	132.00
2	—	543	134.00	134.00
2	—	368	140.00	140.00
1	—	605	118.00	118.00
1	—	325	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	564	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	586	137.00–144.00	142.27
4	—	690	140.00	140.00
4	—	484	146.00–148.00	146.48
3	—	517	146.00	146.00
2	—	393	162.00	162.00
1	—	645	138.00	138.00
1	—	300	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	135.00–139.00	136.27
2	—	605	119.00	119.00
2	—	468	122.00–129.00	125.63
1	—	690	117.00	117.00
13	—	518	120.00–126.00	124.32
12	—	573	115.00–124.00	120.08
9	—	387	120.00–134.00	126.88
8	—	430	125.00–134.00	128.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	529	125.00–131.00	126.33
11	—	418	134.00–140.00	136.67
11	—	335	138.00–147.00	145.24
8	—	373	139.00–147.00	142.24
7	—	482	133.00–136.00	135.15
3	—	630	120.00	120.00
3	—	583	122.00–128.00	123.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	100.00	100.00
2	—	368	115.00–120.00	117.52
3	—	732	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	57.00–58.00	57.57
35	—	1,062	50.00–56.00	53.22
15	—	1,067	39.00–47.00	43.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,473	57.00–66.00	62.76
2	—	1,280	54.00–57.00	55.63
1	—	1,380	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,205	52.00–58.00	56.06
9	—	1,262	58.00–65.00	59.68
5	—	1,237	48.00–51.00	49.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	788	34.00–38.00	35.58
1	—	855	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,487	75.00–84.00	79.33
3	—	1,780	84.00–87.00	85.88
3	—	1,563	52.00–75.00	64.67
1	—	1,700	109.00	109.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,320	850.00–1,100.00	995.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,074	900.00–1,185.00	1,116.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,174	1,310.00–1,425.00	1,353.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,317	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,168.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,303	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,690	1,185.00	1,185.00

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	11	—	902	65.00–91.00	78.33

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)	13	—	1,139	1,010.00–1,410.00	1,249.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,011	600.00–1,035.00	844.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	883	710.00–1,100.00	924.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,030	600.00–1,035.00	804.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,270	935.00–1,225.00	1,096.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,257	700.00–975.00	890.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,247	53.00–72.00	63.34

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.