Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2019-11-21

Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-21

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 21

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Nov 14Nov 21Dec 5 →

Receipts

3,630 head

▲ 1,742 vs last sale 1,888▲ 3,630 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady to 5.00 higher instances 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Report was based on about 2300 feeders observed by reporter. Cows and bulls not reported due to time.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.52/cwt on 1,027 head.

Average price

$154.52

1,027 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$40.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.18

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	157.81	850	701
Medium and Large 1-2	542	154.46	837	190
Medium and Large 2	531	138.42	734	131
Medium and Large 3	520	117.80	613	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.01/cwt here — about $238 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 sale1,027 hd

154.52

—

AR average8 barns · 2,474 hd

147.34

+7.18

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

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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	157.80/cwt	152.00–164.00	502	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	172.11/cwt	170.00–174.00	565	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	153.22/cwt	135.00–160.00	564	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	617	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	176.60/cwt	172.00–180.00	685	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	170.59/cwt	158.00–179.00	727	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	146.97/cwt	135.00–152.00	629	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	438	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	534	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	441	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	763	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	723	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	452	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	791	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	166.00/cwt	158.00–171.00	784	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	166.95/cwt	166.00–169.00	790	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	137.71/cwt	129.00–147.00	671	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	162.38/cwt	160.00–165.00	851	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	159.96/cwt	154.00–164.00	840	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	152.91/cwt	150.00–155.00	809	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	559	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	889	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	147.19/cwt	141.00–151.00	836	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	572	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	898	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	871	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	593	135.25/cwt	124.00–141.00	802	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	608	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	936	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	853	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	141.62/cwt	136.00–145.00	871	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	622	125.71/cwt	120.00–130.00	782	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	146.34/cwt	137.00–149.00	918	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	132.93/cwt	130.00–142.00	837	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	921	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	926	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	682	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	893	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	687	131.44/cwt	125.00–135.00	903	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	895	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	977	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	730	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	978	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	748	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,115	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	761	127.98/cwt	125.00–129.00	974	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	132.04/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,023	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,073	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	893	145.41/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,299	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	105.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	340	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	144.05/cwt	139.00–152.00	471	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	128.61/cwt	121.00–136.00	421	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	126.38/cwt	120.00–136.00	471	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	142.61/cwt	136.00–150.00	533	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	413	147.74/cwt	146.00–149.00	610	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	417	103.41/cwt	100.00–110.00	431	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	132.30/cwt	127.00–136.00	560	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	141.45/cwt	136.00–146.00	600	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	426	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	609	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	135.85/cwt	135.50–139.00	602	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	464	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	643	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	124.12/cwt	116.00–131.00	585	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	132.44/cwt	130.00–134.00	625	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	485	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	137.07/cwt	130.00–143.00	661	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	504	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	670	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	707	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	129.33/cwt	125.00–137.00	683	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	116.48/cwt	107.50–123.00	619	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	126.57/cwt	121.00–132.00	680	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	551	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	744	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	123.19/cwt	122.00–126.00	694	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	100.98/cwt	90.00–105.00	576	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	120.90/cwt	119.00–123.00	696	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	116.14/cwt	109.00–120.00	672	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	603	131.32/cwt	120.00–133.00	792	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	612	104.60/cwt	100.00–107.00	640	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	619	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	749	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	115.24/cwt	106.00–120.00	718	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	654	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	818	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	664	133.98/cwt	131.00–136.00	890	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	113.26/cwt	108.00–117.00	761	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	684	114.51/cwt	113.00–115.00	783	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	121.03/cwt	115.00–122.00	880	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	103.80/cwt	103.00–105.00	810	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	147.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	466	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	333	164.70/cwt	160.00–170.00	548	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	166.83/cwt	160.00–175.00	617	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	374	135.14/cwt	129.00–148.00	505	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	597	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	419	156.35/cwt	150.00–168.00	655	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	439	127.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	558	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	152.85/cwt	140.00–167.00	725	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	132.22/cwt	130.00–135.00	632	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	478	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	545	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	147.52/cwt	145.00–153.00	779	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	131.16/cwt	129.00–132.00	693	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	564	135.57/cwt	130.00–144.00	765	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	120.91/cwt	120.00–123.00	707	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	129.84/cwt	124.00–131.00	809	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	695	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	813	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	718	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	632	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	746	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	850	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	788	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	867	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	875	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,190	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	980	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,245	1

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 Nov 21, 2019

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

Receipts 3,630Last week 1,888Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	464	138.50	138.50
21	—	524	135.00	135.00
10	—	426	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	504	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	443	135.50–139.00	135.85
45	—	576	119.00–123.00	120.90
41	—	537	121.00–132.00	126.57
22	—	472	130.00–134.00	132.44
11	—	654	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	531	107.50–123.00	116.48
13	—	373	120.00–136.00	126.38
11	—	672	108.00–117.00	113.26
10	—	579	109.00–120.00	116.14
23	—	423	127.00–136.00	132.30
22	—	471	116.00–131.00	124.12
19	—	623	106.00–120.00	115.24
8	—	327	121.00–136.00	128.61
5	—	780	103.00–105.00	103.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	101.00	101.00
1	—	395	115.00	115.00
6	—	417	100.00–110.00	103.41
5	—	570	90.00–105.00	100.98
3	—	612	100.00–107.00	104.60
2	—	323	100.00–110.00	105.12
1	—	770	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	619	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	727	115.00–122.00	121.03
8	—	603	120.00–133.00	131.32
2	—	830	110.00	110.00
97	—	528	125.00–137.00	129.33
56	—	482	130.00–143.00	137.07
46	—	327	139.00–152.00	144.05
36	—	374	136.00–150.00	142.61
32	—	424	136.00–146.00	141.45
20	—	563	122.00–126.00	123.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	684	113.00–115.00	114.51
1	—	640	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	413	146.00–149.00	147.74
22	—	664	131.00–136.00	133.98
8	—	551	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	105.00	105.00
3	—	718	88.00	88.00
4	—	439	126.00–130.00	127.00
5	—	315	140.00–150.00	147.84
5	—	478	130.00–135.00	132.22
6	—	528	129.00–132.00	131.16
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
14	—	374	129.00–148.00	135.14
10	—	585	120.00–123.00	120.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	564	130.00–144.00	135.57
12	—	623	124.00–131.00	129.84
21	—	419	150.00–168.00	156.35
23	—	474	140.00–167.00	152.85
4	—	746	114.00	114.00
6	—	370	160.00–175.00	166.83
3	—	788	110.00	110.00
1	—	980	127.00	127.00
1	—	695	117.00	117.00
8	—	528	145.00–153.00	147.52
8	—	333	160.00–170.00	164.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	412	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	608	154.00	154.00
15	—	572	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	761	125.00–129.00	127.98
72	—	615	136.00–145.00	141.62
4	—	730	134.00	134.00
6	—	682	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	441	164.00	164.00
7	—	381	162.00	162.00
8	—	609	140.00	140.00
8	—	724	135.00	135.00
53	—	529	150.00–155.00	152.91
21	—	666	138.00–140.00	138.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	579	150.50	150.50
28	—	473	166.00–169.00	166.95
21	—	524	160.00–165.00	162.38
9	—	441	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	426	158.00–179.00	170.59
98	—	472	158.00–171.00	166.00
106	—	525	154.00–164.00	159.96
113	—	627	137.00–149.00	146.34
2	—	328	170.00–174.00	172.11
2	—	795	135.00	135.00
5	—	893	143.00–146.00	145.41
10	—	653	141.00	141.00
31	—	568	141.00–151.00	147.19
34	—	388	172.00–180.00	176.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	748	149.00	149.00
63	—	559	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	452	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	368	135.00–160.00	153.22
22	—	487	129.00–147.00	137.71
22	—	630	130.00–142.00	132.93
2	—	775	129.00–135.00	132.04
4	—	710	126.00	126.00
7	—	687	125.00–135.00	131.44
8	—	428	135.00–152.00	146.97
13	—	593	124.00–141.00	135.25
15	—	318	152.00–164.00	157.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	622	120.00–130.00	125.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	122.00	122.00
3	—	575	115.00	115.00

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.