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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 19

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Aug 29Sep 19Sep 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

890 head

▼ 466 vs last sale 1,356▲ 890 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

191 head

▲ 191 vs last sale 0▲ 191 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

75 head

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend sale not reported last two weeks.

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 $130.12/cwt on 327 head.

Average price

$130.12

327 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$30.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.24

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	136.73	668	191
Medium and Large 2	501	123.32	618	65
Medium and Large 1-2	594	122.38	727	54
Medium and Large 3	486	106.42	518	17thin

One grade step is worth $30.31/cwt here — about $151 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 sale327 hd

130.12

—

AR average9 barns · 1,137 hd

124.88

+5.24

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	77.00	1,192	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,456	57.34	835	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	54.35	645	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	49.40	528	90

Every lot

105 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	184.71/cwt	174.00–189.00	593	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	172.40/cwt	164.00–176.00	633	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	397	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	596	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	150.64/cwt	149.00–154.00	628	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	162.92/cwt	155.00–169.00	688	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	154.99/cwt	146.00–168.00	742	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	145.98/cwt	144.00–150.00	759	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	132.68/cwt	127.00–140.00	697	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	742	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	142.48/cwt	135.00–148.00	811	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	132.21/cwt	129.00–133.00	754	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	127.78/cwt	125.00–138.00	796	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	141.38/cwt	134.00–144.00	894	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	661	128.03/cwt	120.00–132.00	846	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	888	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	991	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	991	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	806	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,072	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	132.45/cwt	129.00–136.00	424	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	150.94/cwt	135.00–155.00	510	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	144.94/cwt	135.00–155.00	541	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	128.84/cwt	120.00–140.00	481	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	423	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	110.36/cwt	104.00–118.00	469	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	126.99/cwt	123.00–134.00	544	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	138.74/cwt	131.00–144.00	602	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	134.59/cwt	129.00–140.00	635	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	477	105.80/cwt	93.00–119.00	505	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	126.19/cwt	115.00–130.00	607	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	646	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	104.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	539	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	677	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	132.20/cwt	125.00–138.00	695	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	125.75/cwt	120.00–130.00	665	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	121.39/cwt	111.00–126.00	642	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	133.54/cwt	125.00–138.00	757	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	117.89/cwt	109.00–124.00	668	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	729	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	130.65/cwt	124.00–133.00	817	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	131.61/cwt	124.00–134.00	888	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	114.47/cwt	110.00–119.00	773	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	108.61/cwt	100.00–113.00	836	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	899	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	848	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	932	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	885	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	310	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	366	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	177.95/cwt	174.00–185.00	561	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	153.09/cwt	140.00–159.00	490	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	350	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	462	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	142.05/cwt	130.00–150.00	526	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	174.46/cwt	163.00–179.00	665	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	158.95/cwt	149.00–166.00	668	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	141.53/cwt	132.00–149.00	609	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	112.84/cwt	100.00–121.00	491	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	462	150.10/cwt	142.00–156.00	693	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	133.59/cwt	124.00–140.00	632	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	138.55/cwt	130.00–147.00	725	35
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	529	126.71/cwt	120.00–131.00	670	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	135.65/cwt	129.00–143.00	760	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	581	122.61/cwt	120.00–127.00	712	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	132.47/cwt	129.00–134.00	821	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	121.13/cwt	110.00–126.00	757	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	129.29/cwt	121.00–134.00	870	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	678	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	739	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	719	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	863	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	766	112.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	865	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	793	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	833	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	825	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	957	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	869	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	782	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	555	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	200	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	637	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	338	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,367	68.88/cwt	65.00–71.00	942	6
Bulls	—	—	1,551	76.44/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,186	11
Bulls	—	—	1,723	86.15/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,484	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	793	35.98/cwt	30.00–40.00	285	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	883	42.01/cwt	41.00–43.00	371	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	327	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	43.83/cwt	42.00–48.00	456	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	50.77/cwt	47.00–54.00	554	72
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	59.81/cwt	58.00–64.00	693	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	54.85/cwt	50.00–58.00	645	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	47.99/cwt	45.00–50.00	566	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	61.87/cwt	59.00–65.00	784	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,402	54.93/cwt	50.00–59.00	770	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	61.35/cwt	58.00–66.00	949	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	75.63/cwt	75.00–82.00	526	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	66.68/cwt	54.00–86.00	675	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	1,022.16/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	12,399	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,387	1,423.37/cwt	1,300.00–1,485.00	19,742	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,357	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	764.36/cwt	600.00–900.00	7,514	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	764	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	57.92/cwt	56.00–60.00	607	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	783.59/cwt	725.00–950.00	9,348	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	56.71/cwt	50.00–64.00	691	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,237	813.16/cwt	785.00–910.00	10,059	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,326	60.42/cwt	58.00–65.00	801	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 Sep 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 890Last week 1,356Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 0Year ago 0

No trend sale not reported last two weeks.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	661	120.00–132.00	128.03
3	—	417	149.00–154.00	150.64
3	—	397	150.00	150.00
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
1	—	495	139.00	139.00
17	—	525	127.00–140.00	132.68
6	—	623	125.00–138.00	127.78
5	—	570	129.00–133.00	132.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	774	128.00	128.00
6	—	806	133.00	133.00
5	—	552	134.50	134.50
4	—	663	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	632	134.00–144.00	141.38
8	—	367	164.00–176.00	172.40
7	—	321	174.00–189.00	184.71
6	—	708	140.00	140.00
3	—	520	144.00–150.00	145.98
24	—	569	135.00–148.00	142.48
19	—	479	146.00–168.00	154.99
18	—	422	155.00–169.00	162.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	120.00	120.00
2	—	495	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	517	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	529	120.00–130.00	125.75
11	—	497	130.00	130.00
10	—	932	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	428	123.00–134.00	126.99
12	—	481	115.00–130.00	126.19
6	—	373	120.00–140.00	128.84
5	—	567	109.00–124.00	117.89
4	—	610	119.00–120.00	119.51
3	—	770	100.00–113.00	108.61
17	—	529	111.00–126.00	121.39
2	—	675	110.00–119.00	114.47
2	—	320	129.00–136.00	132.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	100.00–110.00	104.98
4	—	425	104.00–118.00	110.36
1	—	690	106.00	106.00
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
1	—	395	107.00	107.00
6	—	477	93.00–119.00	105.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	625	124.00–133.00	130.65
10	—	675	124.00–134.00	131.61
4	—	808	105.00	105.00
1	—	775	116.00	116.00
33	—	434	131.00–144.00	138.74
31	—	373	135.00–155.00	144.94
29	—	567	125.00–138.00	133.54
29	—	526	125.00–138.00	132.20
27	—	472	129.00–140.00	134.59
16	—	338	135.00–155.00	150.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	130.00–150.00	142.05
4	—	793	105.00	105.00
4	—	320	140.00–159.00	153.09
3	—	869	90.00	90.00
19	—	473	124.00–140.00	133.59
6	—	625	110.00–126.00	121.13
6	—	529	120.00–131.00	126.71
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
6	—	430	132.00–149.00	141.53
5	—	581	120.00–127.00	122.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
1	—	350	132.00	132.00
1	—	310	118.00	118.00
6	—	435	100.00–121.00	112.84
3	—	678	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	673	121.00–134.00	129.29
15	—	560	129.00–143.00	135.65
5	—	766	110.00–115.00	112.98
4	—	719	120.00	120.00
35	—	523	130.00–147.00	138.55
18	—	462	142.00–156.00	150.10
17	—	620	129.00–134.00	132.47
17	—	420	149.00–166.00	158.95
17	—	381	163.00–179.00	174.46
3	—	315	174.00–185.00	177.95
1	—	825	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	637	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	36.00	36.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,551	72.00–79.00	76.44
6	—	1,723	82.00–93.00	86.15
6	—	1,367	65.00–71.00	68.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,041	42.00–48.00	43.83
3	—	1,158	58.00–64.00	59.81
2	—	933	35.00	35.00
72	—	1,091	47.00–54.00	50.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,402	50.00–59.00	54.93
3	—	1,547	58.00–66.00	61.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,176	50.00–58.00	54.85
10	—	1,180	45.00–50.00	47.99
6	—	1,267	59.00–65.00	61.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	883	41.00–43.00	42.01
3	—	793	30.00–40.00	35.98

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,013	54.00–86.00	66.68
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	695	75.00–82.00	75.63

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	—	1,213	950.00–1,075.00	1,022.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,387	1,300.00–1,485.00	1,423.37

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	—	1,193	725.00–950.00	783.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	983	600.00–900.00	764.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,237	785.00–910.00	813.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	978	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,326	58.00–65.00	60.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,048	56.00–60.00	57.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	76.00	76.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,218	50.00–64.00	56.71

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.