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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-20

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 20

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Feb 13Feb 20Feb 27 →

Receipts

3,439 head

▲ 1,970 vs last sale 1,469▲ 3,439 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 heifers 2.00-10.00 higher with some weights under 400 lbs 10.00-20.00 higher. Most of the feeder offering was weaned calves. Cows and bulls not reported today 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 $152.91/cwt on 1,019 head.

Average price

$152.91

1,019 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$28.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.13

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	485	156.22	757	312
Medium and Large 1	496	153.24	761	619
Medium and Large 2	474	139.31	660	85
Medium and Large 3	360	127.33	458	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.88/cwt here — about $299 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 sale1,019 hd

152.91

—

AR average10 barns · 2,142 hd

146.78

+6.13

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

Every lot

99 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	303	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	603	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	312	182.08/cwt	179.00–185.00	568	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	212.04/cwt	194.00–227.00	695	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	367	212.09/cwt	210.00–214.00	778	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	369	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	838	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	178.08/cwt	174.00–182.00	673	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	379	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	788	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	200.85/cwt	187.00–216.00	765	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	172.61/cwt	166.00–175.00	715	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	422	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	861	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	186.55/cwt	183.00–190.00	804	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	189.85/cwt	180.00–198.00	820	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	467	185.05/cwt	177.00–189.00	864	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	794	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	182.09/cwt	172.00–192.00	863	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	481	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	875	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	504	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	837	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	174.82/cwt	169.00–178.00	906	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	177.72/cwt	168.00–188.00	928	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	164.09/cwt	153.00–175.00	942	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	987	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	586	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	996	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	146.71/cwt	138.00–154.00	861	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	925	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	157.52/cwt	156.00–158.00	961	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	141.19/cwt	140.00–142.00	865	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	155.84/cwt	148.00–160.00	983	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	972	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	149.74/cwt	139.00–153.50	1,015	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	973	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	712	133.02/cwt	128.00–138.00	947	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	150.77/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,102	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,042	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,100	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	134.11/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,116	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	318	177.58/cwt	172.00–180.00	565	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	174.95/cwt	166.00–181.00	556	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	153.93/cwt	142.00–162.00	489	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	358	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	637	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	362	179.59/cwt	169.00–184.00	650	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	145.26/cwt	130.00–160.00	535	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	164.99/cwt	155.00–175.00	624	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	381	173.54/cwt	170.00–176.00	661	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	390	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	690	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	417	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	709	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	164.10/cwt	153.00–172.00	699	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	427	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	713	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	150.09/cwt	135.00–161.00	663	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	444	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	733	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	449	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	709	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	549	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	463	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	718	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	468	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	737	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	471	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	754	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	139.91/cwt	131.00–149.00	660	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	155.63/cwt	144.00–168.00	741	138
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	152.83/cwt	151.00–156.00	729	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	148.75/cwt	140.00–156.00	772	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	537	129.76/cwt	125.00–140.00	697	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	139.34/cwt	131.00–144.00	791	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	127.17/cwt	125.00–130.00	735	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	137.00/cwt	132.00–140.00	793	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	868	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	627	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	868	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	796	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	133.34/cwt	130.00–136.00	839	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	633	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	779	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	836	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	126.02/cwt	124.00–128.00	836	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	843	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	133.86/cwt	130.00–135.00	900	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	674	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	930	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	929	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	781	107.41/cwt	104.00–118.00	839	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	794	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	937	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,007	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,049	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	324	193.34/cwt	185.00–199.00	626	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	168.01/cwt	159.00–177.50	638	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	382	187.76/cwt	177.00–199.00	717	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	414	184.90/cwt	172.00–191.00	765	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	152.71/cwt	149.00–163.00	672	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	175.86/cwt	169.00–186.00	849	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	494	170.17/cwt	145.00–177.00	841	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	165.92/cwt	160.00–181.00	878	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	134.30/cwt	131.00–139.00	719	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	747	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	149.82/cwt	148.00–154.00	860	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	637	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	866	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	878	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	674	136.00/cwt	134.00–142.00	917	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	741	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	889	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 Feb 20, 2020

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

Receipts 3,439Last week 1,469Year 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
74	—	627	138.50	138.50
7	—	427	167.00	167.00
27	—	358	178.00	178.00
59	—	468	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	129.00	129.00
42	—	378	155.00–175.00	164.99
81	—	568	131.00–144.00	139.34
83	—	519	140.00–156.00	148.75
44	—	318	166.00–181.00	174.95
4	—	794	118.00	118.00
1	—	825	122.00	122.00
138	—	476	144.00–168.00	155.63
62	—	426	153.00–172.00	164.10
37	—	672	130.00–135.00	133.86
27	—	629	130.00–136.00	133.34
1	—	980	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	781	104.00–118.00	107.41
11	—	442	135.00–161.00	150.09
16	—	537	125.00–140.00	129.76
12	—	318	142.00–162.00	153.93
2	—	663	124.00–128.00	126.02
12	—	368	130.00–160.00	145.26
6	—	578	125.00–130.00	127.17
17	—	472	131.00–149.00	139.91
3	—	627	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	674	138.00	138.00
15	—	627	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	463	155.00	155.00
24	—	318	172.00–180.00	177.58
44	—	381	170.00–176.00	173.54
8	—	444	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	477	151.00–156.00	152.83
5	—	449	158.00	158.00
21	—	579	132.00–140.00	137.00
5	—	664	127.00	127.00
6	—	643	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	362	169.00–184.00	179.59
14	—	471	160.00	160.00
33	—	417	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	122.00	122.00
2	—	315	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	390	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	832	133.00–136.00	134.11
39	—	631	148.00–160.00	155.84
52	—	574	153.00–175.00	164.09
103	—	474	172.00–192.00	182.09
4	—	786	140.00	140.00
55	—	522	168.00–188.00	177.72
39	—	731	150.00–153.00	150.77
24	—	381	187.00–216.00	200.85
73	—	432	180.00–198.00	189.85
51	—	678	139.00–153.50	149.74
37	—	328	194.00–227.00	212.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	467	177.00–189.00	185.05
19	—	586	170.00	170.00
21	—	422	204.00	204.00
9	—	369	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	593	156.00	156.00
21	—	518	169.00–178.00	174.82
33	—	431	183.00–190.00	186.55
5	—	635	153.00	153.00
6	—	744	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
16	—	379	208.00	208.00
46	—	481	182.00	182.00
60	—	610	156.00–158.00	157.52
12	—	577	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	174.00–182.00	178.08
4	—	312	179.00–185.00	182.08
5	—	504	166.00	166.00
5	—	613	140.00–142.00	141.19
4	—	414	166.00–175.00	172.61
3	—	467	170.00	170.00
10	—	587	138.00–154.00	146.71
4	—	712	128.00–138.00	133.02
3	—	690	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
2	—	640	121.00	121.00
1	—	410	125.00	125.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	303	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	367	210.00–214.00	212.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	133.00	133.00
6	—	494	145.00–177.00	170.17
2	—	380	159.00–177.50	168.01
1	—	570	131.00	131.00
6	—	535	131.00–139.00	134.30
4	—	440	149.00–163.00	152.71
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
4	—	741	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	483	169.00–186.00	175.86
14	—	382	177.00–199.00	187.76
7	—	637	136.00	136.00
15	—	414	172.00–191.00	184.90
10	—	574	148.00–154.00	149.82
18	—	529	160.00–181.00	165.92
11	—	324	185.00–199.00	193.34
6	—	674	134.00–142.00	136.00

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.