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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 26

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Sep 19Sep 26Oct 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,102 head

▲ 212 vs last sale 890▲ 1,102 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

199 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 191▲ 199 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 75▲ 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 6.00 higher with the better 350-400 lbs 14.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300-400 lbs steady to 3.00 higher 400-600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower 600-700 lbs steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher on the small amount observed. Slaughter bulls not reported 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 $125.60/cwt on 334 head.

Average price

$125.60

334 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$34.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.59

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	135.03	726	147
Medium and Large 1-2	537	125.00	671	10thin
Medium and Large 2	515	121.52	626	146
Medium and Large 3	455	100.32	456	31

One grade step is worth $34.71/cwt here — about $269 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 sale334 hd

125.60

—

AR average10 barns · 1,721 hd

126.19

−0.59

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%	Average	1,193	54.45	650	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	54.31	797	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	48.37	488	19

Every lot

104 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	495	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	183.74/cwt	183.00–184.00	595	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	186.24/cwt	175.00–190.00	672	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	397	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	596	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	162.77/cwt	155.00–169.00	685	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	591	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	141.04/cwt	139.00–143.00	663	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	158.12/cwt	151.00–163.00	748	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	151.94/cwt	148.00–160.00	792	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	140.81/cwt	139.00–142.00	742	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	762	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	146.27/cwt	140.00–153.00	838	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	133.17/cwt	124.00–136.00	775	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	820	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	147.17/cwt	136.00–153.00	910	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	126.44/cwt	123.00–130.00	784	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	666	128.52/cwt	123.00–136.00	856	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	148.55/cwt	133.00–153.00	1,000	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	702	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	969	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	712	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	904	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	773	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	966	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,121	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	803	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,132	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,151	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	132.45/cwt	120.00–141.00	437	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	153.71/cwt	141.00–159.00	523	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	361	107.78/cwt	104.00–120.00	389	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	127.45/cwt	120.00–137.00	480	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	144.78/cwt	138.00–153.00	549	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	127.01/cwt	120.00–134.00	526	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	136.48/cwt	131.00–144.00	580	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	437	99.73/cwt	90.00–116.00	436	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	469	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	633	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	131.48/cwt	127.00–140.00	618	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	124.81/cwt	120.00–129.00	593	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	641	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	128.94/cwt	125.00–138.00	677	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	119.21/cwt	110.00–127.00	628	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	531	94.53/cwt	90.00–110.00	502	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	536	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	536	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	127.64/cwt	125.00–135.00	716	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	701	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	563	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	625	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	117.46/cwt	110.00–124.00	677	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	119.65/cwt	110.00–127.00	739	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	136.32/cwt	135.00–139.00	857	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	652	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	958	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	116.06/cwt	108.00–121.00	772	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	130.73/cwt	114.00–135.00	939	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	723	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	773	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	850	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	820	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	804	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	101.87/cwt	98.00–108.00	846	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	339	179.77/cwt	175.00–196.00	609	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	175.46/cwt	164.00–190.00	654	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	139.58/cwt	130.00–152.00	521	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	379	111.75/cwt	110.00–112.00	424	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	141.14/cwt	138.00–150.00	586	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	438	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	491	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	444	151.25/cwt	149.00–152.00	672	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	107.60/cwt	103.00–111.00	504	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	149.62/cwt	140.00–156.00	706	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	134.74/cwt	120.00–140.00	644	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	125.41/cwt	120.00–136.00	650	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	141.21/cwt	133.00–152.00	740	42
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	564	134.38/cwt	128.00–138.00	758	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	128.17/cwt	125.00–132.00	732	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	605	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	569	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	760	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	610	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	665	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	123.37/cwt	120.00–130.00	762	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	626	132.91/cwt	127.00–137.00	832	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	115.96/cwt	113.00–119.00	823	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	743	119.33/cwt	119.00–120.00	887	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	753	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	866	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	830	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	988	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	926	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,065	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	785	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	338	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	835	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	401	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	865	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	467	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	44.38/cwt	39.00–47.00	457	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	53.52/cwt	51.00–56.00	567	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,069	48.06/cwt	47.00–50.00	514	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	54.52/cwt	51.00–59.00	661	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	62.25/cwt	61.00–64.00	806	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	54.31/cwt	53.00–57.00	797	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	839	69.01/cwt	55.00–83.00	579	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	1,090.79/cwt	1,010.00–1,185.00	10,232	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	961	770.66/cwt	635.00–910.00	7,406	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	756.87/cwt	600.00–825.00	7,705	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	717	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	556	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	895.79/cwt	775.00–1,075.00	10,239	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,256	57.87/cwt	49.00–69.00	727	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,176	1,000.41/cwt	910.00–1,085.00	11,765	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,292	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,757	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 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,102Last week 890Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 199Last week 191Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 75Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
8	—	437	90.00–116.00	99.73
10	—	361	104.00–120.00	107.78
12	—	531	90.00–110.00	94.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	330	120.00–141.00	132.45
11	—	665	108.00–121.00	116.06
13	—	576	110.00–124.00	117.46
14	—	414	120.00–134.00	127.01
14	—	618	110.00–127.00	119.65
27	—	475	120.00–129.00	124.81
1	—	820	98.00	98.00
3	—	723	100.00	100.00
3	—	773	110.00	110.00
9	—	377	120.00–137.00	127.45
28	—	527	110.00–127.00	119.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	536	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	425	131.00–144.00	136.48
24	—	525	125.00–138.00	128.94
29	—	470	127.00–140.00	131.48
5	—	718	114.00–135.00	130.73
5	—	830	98.00–108.00	101.87
7	—	561	125.00–135.00	127.64
9	—	629	135.00–139.00	136.32
10	—	340	141.00–159.00	153.71
12	—	379	138.00–153.00	144.78
3	—	875	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	652	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	125.00	125.00
5	—	561	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	119.00	119.00
2	—	563	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	421	155.00–169.00	162.77
7	—	859	134.00	134.00
6	—	361	175.00–190.00	186.24
4	—	324	183.00–184.00	183.74
3	—	803	141.00	141.00
3	—	702	138.00	138.00
37	—	776	144.50	144.50
35	—	673	133.00–153.00	148.55
16	—	618	136.00–153.00	147.17
15	—	521	148.00–160.00	151.94
14	—	473	151.00–163.00	158.12
10	—	573	140.00–153.00	146.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	712	127.00	127.00
2	—	620	123.00–130.00	126.44
2	—	470	139.00–143.00	141.04
1	—	315	157.00	157.00
15	—	582	124.00–136.00	133.17
11	—	666	123.00–136.00	128.52
6	—	527	139.00–142.00	140.81
5	—	397	150.00	150.00
4	—	773	125.00	125.00
4	—	422	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	612	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	339	175.00–196.00	179.77
4	—	926	115.00	115.00
4	—	444	149.00–152.00	151.25
3	—	743	119.00–120.00	119.33
2	—	753	115.00	115.00
1	—	830	119.00	119.00
13	—	564	128.00–138.00	134.38
14	—	373	164.00–190.00	175.46
27	—	626	127.00–137.00	132.91
28	—	472	140.00–156.00	149.62
42	—	524	133.00–152.00	141.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	109.00	109.00
5	—	468	103.00–111.00	107.60
8	—	379	110.00–112.00	111.75
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
2	—	438	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	415	138.00–150.00	141.14
18	—	478	120.00–140.00	134.74
23	—	518	120.00–136.00	125.41
2	—	655	120.00	120.00
2	—	710	113.00–119.00	115.96
8	—	571	125.00–132.00	128.17
8	—	618	120.00–130.00	123.37
12	—	373	130.00–152.00	139.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	125.00	125.00

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	4	—	839	55.00–83.00	69.01

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)	12	—	1,143	775.00–1,075.00	895.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	938	1,010.00–1,185.00	1,090.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	961	635.00–910.00	770.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,018	600.00–825.00	756.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	52.00	52.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	68.00	68.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,256	49.00–69.00	57.87

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	10	—	1,176	910.00–1,085.00	1,000.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,292	910.00	910.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	43.00	43.00
1	—	865	54.00	54.00
1	—	835	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,029	39.00–47.00	44.38
7	—	1,059	51.00–56.00	53.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,467	53.00–57.00	54.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,213	51.00–59.00	54.52
5	—	1,069	47.00–50.00	48.06
4	—	1,295	61.00–64.00	62.25

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.