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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-19

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

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Dec 12Dec 19Jan 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,041 head

▼ 1,662 vs last sale 2,703▲ 1,041 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

200 head

▲ 200 vs last sale 0▲ 200 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

140 head

▲ 140 vs last sale 0▲ 140 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 1.00-6.00 higher except the better 400-500 lb steers 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs 8.00-10.00 higher over 450 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls not reported last week.

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 $138.60/cwt on 346 head.

Average price

$138.60

346 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$38.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.20

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	141.56	718	282
Medium and Large 2	477	128.50	613	53
Medium and Large 1-2	842	113.00	951	9thin
Medium and Large 3	488	103.00	502	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.56/cwt here — about $215 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 sale346 hd

138.60

—

AR average10 barns · 1,566 hd

131.40

+7.20

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	1,624	69.30	1,125	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	45.53	557	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,347	42.33	570	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	40.04	433	17

Every lot

96 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	300	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	396	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	303	190.66/cwt	181.00–197.00	578	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	162.41/cwt	149.00–170.00	520	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	158.07/cwt	150.00–169.00	579	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	184.56/cwt	178.00–187.00	705	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	687	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	390	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	731	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	176.40/cwt	170.00–181.00	721	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	159.34/cwt	158.00–162.00	676	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	591	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	743	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	153.16/cwt	143.00–160.00	701	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	586	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	170.76/cwt	164.00–175.00	820	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	141.00/cwt	138.00–142.00	732	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	162.95/cwt	153.00–169.00	854	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	151.22/cwt	144.00–158.00	863	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	814	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	596	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	876	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	603	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	844	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	131.89/cwt	125.00–139.00	831	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	631	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	883	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	871	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	938	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	138.68/cwt	133.00–143.00	989	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,001	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	136.30/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,041	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,084	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	955	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,051	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	154.55/cwt	142.00–160.00	505	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	135.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	448	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	153.42/cwt	142.00–158.00	581	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	137.56/cwt	133.00–141.00	530	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	423	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	685	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	154.63/cwt	142.00–162.00	654	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	133.73/cwt	127.00–137.00	570	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	146.37/cwt	137.00–155.00	697	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	136.67/cwt	136.00–138.00	711	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	125.28/cwt	115.00–133.00	666	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	120.73/cwt	110.00–124.00	688	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	128.07/cwt	124.00–130.00	736	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	603	125.33/cwt	123.00–126.00	756	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	603	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	712	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	737	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	123.66/cwt	122.00–124.00	842	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	694	121.68/cwt	119.00–122.00	844	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	737	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	920	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	859	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	951	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	999	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	993	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,132	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	313	175.80/cwt	172.00–180.00	550	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	368	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	478	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	177.45/cwt	161.00–187.00	667	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	168.43/cwt	155.00–181.00	716	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	146.99/cwt	140.00–152.00	625	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	463	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	782	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	161.86/cwt	158.00–167.00	774	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	503	130.49/cwt	129.00–132.00	656	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	532	150.21/cwt	143.00–161.00	799	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	582	140.34/cwt	136.00–148.00	817	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	616	135.09/cwt	125.00–138.00	832	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	736	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	861	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	810	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	988	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,145	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	687	1
Bulls	—	—	1,783	72.40/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,291	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	32.31/cwt	27.00–38.00	338	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	39.46/cwt	39.00–41.00	414	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	44.27/cwt	44.00–45.00	496	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	41.64/cwt	39.00–45.00	495	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	49.20/cwt	45.00–55.50	608	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	583	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	36.01/cwt	35.00–37.00	475	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	563	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,219	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,035	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,986	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,595	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	815.60/cwt	685.00–900.00	10,627	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,401	834.99/cwt	825.00–875.00	11,698	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,478	1,091.26/cwt	1,075.00–1,100.00	16,129	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	775.76/cwt	710.00–825.00	7,292	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,024	704.49/cwt	625.00–725.00	7,214	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,031	1,040.77/cwt	800.00–1,225.00	10,730	30
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,119	44.38/cwt	41.00–52.00	497	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,181	46.15/cwt	43.00–52.00	545	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	883.34/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	10,468	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,204	738.07/cwt	610.00–875.00	8,886	15
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	60.04/cwt	42.00–66.00	656	4

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 Dec 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,041Last week 2,703Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 140Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	366	150.00–169.00	158.07
7	—	519	138.00–142.00	141.00
7	—	458	143.00–160.00	153.16
3	—	424	158.00–162.00	159.34
2	—	630	125.00–139.00	131.89
1	—	955	110.00	110.00
1	—	710	130.00	130.00
1	—	675	129.00	129.00
1	—	590	138.00	138.00
9	—	320	149.00–170.00	162.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	903	120.00	120.00
2	—	603	140.00	140.00
16	—	764	135.00–138.00	136.30
39	—	524	153.00–169.00	162.95
30	—	713	133.00–143.00	138.68
27	—	409	170.00–181.00	176.40
19	—	571	144.00–158.00	151.22
15	—	480	164.00–175.00	170.76
10	—	382	178.00–187.00	184.56
5	—	303	181.00–197.00	190.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	733	136.50	136.50
14	—	432	172.00	172.00
9	—	384	179.00	179.00
4	—	680	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	139.00	139.00
1	—	300	132.00	132.00
1	—	465	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	631	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	596	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	390	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	327	142.00–160.00	154.55
9	—	520	136.00–138.00	136.67
26	—	379	142.00–158.00	153.42
44	—	575	124.00–130.00	128.07
50	—	423	142.00–162.00	154.63
70	—	476	137.00–155.00	146.37
9	—	603	123.00–126.00	125.33
14	—	742	124.00	124.00
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
2	—	900	111.00	111.00
2	—	993	114.00	114.00
6	—	681	122.00–124.00	123.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	694	119.00–122.00	121.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	423	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	842	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	106.00	106.00
1	—	795	108.00	108.00
2	—	490	130.00	130.00
2	—	635	115.00–117.00	115.99
6	—	385	133.00–141.00	137.56
8	—	332	130.00–140.00	135.01
8	—	570	110.00–124.00	120.73
12	—	426	127.00–137.00	133.73
13	—	532	115.00–133.00	125.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	478	158.00–167.00	161.86
15	—	376	161.00–187.00	177.45
12	—	616	125.00–138.00	135.09
5	—	313	172.00–180.00	175.80
4	—	736	117.00	117.00
1	—	810	122.00	122.00
28	—	425	155.00–181.00	168.43
22	—	532	143.00–161.00	150.21
21	—	582	136.00–148.00	140.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	140.00–152.00	146.99
2	—	503	129.00–132.00	130.49
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	155.00	155.00

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	5	—	1,401	825.00–875.00	834.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,238	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,478	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,091.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,303	685.00–900.00	815.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,204	610.00–875.00	738.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,119	41.00–52.00	44.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,181	43.00–52.00	46.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,024	625.00–725.00	704.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,185	750.00–1,000.00	883.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,031	800.00–1,225.00	1,040.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	940	710.00–825.00	775.76

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	4	—	1,093	42.00–66.00	60.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,270	96.00	96.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,783	70.00–75.00	72.40
1	—	1,145	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	35.00–37.00	36.01
19	—	1,235	45.00–55.50	49.20
13	—	1,189	39.00–45.00	41.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,049	39.00–41.00	39.46
4	—	1,046	27.00–38.00	32.31
8	—	1,121	44.00–45.00	44.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	41.00	41.00
1	—	1,295	45.00	45.00

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.