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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-24

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 24

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

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Receipts

1,449 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 1,511▲ 1,449 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00-8.00 lower. The better heifers under 500 lbs steady to 5.00 lower over 550 lbs steady to 1.00 higher and the plainer kind 5.00-12.00 lower. The better 350-500 lb bulls 1.00 -2.00 higher all other classes 1.00-12.00 lower mostly 3.00-5.00 lower. Receipts of 250 cows and 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 $120.60/cwt on 459 head.

Average price

$120.60

459 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$28.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.19

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	128.45	643	229
Medium and Large 1-2	506	126.93	642	31
Medium and Large 2	527	111.03	585	191
Medium and Large 3	459	100.00	459	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.45/cwt here — about $184 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 sale459 hd

120.60

—

AR average10 barns · 1,969 hd

119.41

+1.19

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

103 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	177.59/cwt	171.00–180.00	565	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	159.56/cwt	150.00–165.00	514	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	352	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	387	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	578	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	622	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	402	108.34/cwt	108.00–109.00	436	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	144.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	602	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	158.82/cwt	151.00–160.00	683	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	153.13/cwt	150.00–154.00	671	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	706	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	155.99/cwt	149.00–166.00	749	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	143.04/cwt	131.00–149.00	691	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	483	104.97/cwt	100.00–110.00	507	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	533	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	874	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	141.55/cwt	140.00–146.00	762	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	144.38/cwt	143.00–149.00	778	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	138.46/cwt	135.00–139.00	752	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	131.01/cwt	120.00–135.00	742	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	139.02/cwt	133.00–143.00	797	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	128.49/cwt	120.00–138.00	797	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	626	127.81/cwt	126.00–129.00	800	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	954	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	134.61/cwt	134.00–135.00	892	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	139.78/cwt	134.00–144.00	932	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	671	123.99/cwt	116.00–130.00	832	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	142.36/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,022	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	127.98/cwt	120.00–135.00	925	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,028	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	116.01/cwt	110.00–120.00	899	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	129.30/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,041	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,083	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	837	110.01/cwt	100.00–115.00	921	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	116.44/cwt	110.00–126.00	373	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	135.80/cwt	131.00–143.00	443	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	135.89/cwt	130.00–143.00	518	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	462	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	411	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	411	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	133.97/cwt	124.00–140.00	575	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	114.37/cwt	104.00–128.00	495	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	559	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	129.66/cwt	126.00–132.00	607	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	116.52/cwt	110.00–126.00	553	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	486	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	666	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	126.35/cwt	121.00–133.00	649	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	111.63/cwt	105.00–115.00	589	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	117.83/cwt	114.00–119.00	659	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	125.48/cwt	115.00–133.00	709	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	107.45/cwt	100.00–115.00	612	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	584	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	759	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	595	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	565	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	124.84/cwt	119.00–129.00	775	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	106.69/cwt	100.00–120.00	666	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	108.77/cwt	105.00–110.00	735	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	691	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	857	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	727	98.95/cwt	90.00–105.00	719	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	119.81/cwt	115.00–124.00	879	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	828	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	828	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	914	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	305	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	348	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	311	149.47/cwt	139.00–156.00	465	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	177.29/cwt	169.00–180.00	594	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	121.98/cwt	120.00–132.00	445	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	414	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	160.08/cwt	150.00–164.00	610	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	157.86/cwt	141.00–168.00	674	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	112.88/cwt	110.00–116.00	483	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	133.45/cwt	128.00–140.00	581	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	459	96.43/cwt	90.00–98.00	443	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	149.13/cwt	140.00–161.00	693	35
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	124.11/cwt	110.00–136.00	585	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	508	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	457	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	139.08/cwt	135.00–141.00	732	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	120.15/cwt	110.00–132.00	637	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	134.18/cwt	130.00–135.00	761	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	578	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	520	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	117.08/cwt	115.00–125.00	691	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	603	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	543	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	131.93/cwt	124.00–140.00	809	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	642	110.71/cwt	110.00–111.00	711	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	676	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	784	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	750	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	202	2
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	319	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 Oct 24, 2019

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

Receipts 1,449Last week 1,511Year 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	—	555	100.00	100.00
1	—	640	90.00	90.00
4	—	411	100.00	100.00
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
1	—	310	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	610	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	437	128.00	128.00
13	—	559	114.00–119.00	117.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
2	—	700	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	105.00	105.00
17	—	514	121.00–133.00	126.35
14	—	691	124.00	124.00
13	—	734	115.00–124.00	119.81
7	—	621	119.00–129.00	124.84
4	—	770	110.00	110.00
2	—	825	100.00	100.00
46	—	381	130.00–143.00	135.89
40	—	468	126.00–132.00	129.66
28	—	565	115.00–133.00	125.48
23	—	326	131.00–143.00	135.80
20	—	429	124.00–140.00	133.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	645	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	676	105.00–110.00	108.77
15	—	624	100.00–120.00	106.69
25	—	570	100.00–115.00	107.45
32	—	433	104.00–128.00	114.37
36	—	475	110.00–126.00	116.52
37	—	528	105.00–115.00	111.63
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
3	—	828	100.00	100.00
5	—	727	90.00–105.00	98.95
6	—	395	117.00	117.00
9	—	320	110.00–126.00	116.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	584	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	105.00	105.00
1	—	500	85.00	85.00
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
2	—	595	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	486	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	438	150.00–154.00	153.13
8	—	361	160.00	160.00
8	—	756	136.00	136.00
15	—	538	140.00–146.00	141.55
18	—	663	134.00–135.00	134.61
18	—	805	120.00–132.00	129.30
20	—	474	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	620	120.00–138.00	128.49
29	—	566	120.00–135.00	131.01
8	—	418	140.00–150.00	144.03
7	—	543	135.00–139.00	138.46
5	—	775	110.00–120.00	116.01
5	—	723	120.00–135.00	127.98
3	—	837	100.00–115.00	110.01
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
20	—	483	131.00–149.00	143.04
15	—	671	116.00–130.00	123.99
11	—	322	150.00–165.00	159.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	100.00–110.00	104.97
3	—	352	110.00	110.00
3	—	402	108.00–109.00	108.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	658	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	667	134.00–144.00	139.78
27	—	480	149.00–166.00	155.99
27	—	573	133.00–143.00	139.02
31	—	539	143.00–149.00	144.38
4	—	318	171.00–180.00	177.59
4	—	384	162.00	162.00
4	—	750	140.00	140.00
6	—	814	133.00	133.00
16	—	430	151.00–160.00	158.82
16	—	718	141.00–143.00	142.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	533	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	126.00–129.00	127.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	100.00	100.00
1	—	665	129.00	129.00
35	—	465	140.00–161.00	149.13
27	—	427	141.00–168.00	157.86
24	—	526	135.00–141.00	139.08
20	—	381	150.00–164.00	160.08
19	—	335	169.00–180.00	177.29
18	—	567	130.00–135.00	134.18
5	—	613	124.00–140.00	131.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	365	120.00–132.00	121.98
9	—	311	139.00–156.00	149.47
7	—	676	116.00	116.00
7	—	642	110.00–111.00	110.71
7	—	590	115.00–125.00	117.08
1	—	750	91.00	91.00
25	—	530	110.00–132.00	120.15
17	—	471	110.00–136.00	124.11
13	—	435	128.00–140.00	133.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	109.00	109.00
1	—	305	114.00	114.00
5	—	459	90.00–98.00	96.43
3	—	578	90.00	90.00
2	—	508	90.00	90.00
2	—	428	110.00–116.00	112.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	603	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	51.00	51.00
2	—	310	65.00	65.00

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.