Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2020-03-05

Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 5

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Feb 27Mar 5Mar 12 →

Receipts

1,558 head

▲ 998 vs last sale 560▲ 1,558 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 under 600 lbs mostly 2.00-10.00 higher not enough over 600 lbs for a trend last week. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly 5.00-15.00 higher not enough over 600 lbs last week for a trend. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported due to time. Feeder market much improved over last weeks sharp decline.

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 $147.43/cwt on 452 head.

Average price

$147.43

452 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$43.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.64

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	443	151.08	670	348
Medium and Large 1-2	461	143.34	661	47
Medium and Large 2	486	129.65	630	54
Medium and Large 3	467	107.33	501	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.75/cwt here — about $169 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 sale452 hd

147.43

—

AR average10 barns · 2,063 hd

140.79

+6.64

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

Every lot

74 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	307	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	537	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	196.33/cwt	180.00–208.00	618	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	168.68/cwt	150.00–180.00	543	15
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	353	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	508	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	179.12/cwt	172.00–184.00	656	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	169.96/cwt	164.00–173.00	634	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	171.47/cwt	169.00–174.00	710	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	173.19/cwt	165.00–180.00	724	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	161.55/cwt	156.00–165.00	691	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	166.74/cwt	159.00–179.00	792	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	150.71/cwt	150.00–153.00	723	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	165.71/cwt	156.00–171.00	852	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	159.82/cwt	158.00–162.00	834	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	149.91/cwt	146.00–154.00	799	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	153.13/cwt	144.00–162.00	858	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	140.32/cwt	140.00–141.00	824	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	593	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	830	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	149.22/cwt	145.00–150.00	901	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	828	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	143.11/cwt	140.00–145.00	955	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	686	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	947	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	945	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	794	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	953	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	316	145.62/cwt	140.00–153.00	460	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	160.36/cwt	152.00–166.00	510	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	509	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	362	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	507	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	154.01/cwt	140.00–160.00	573	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	137.94/cwt	130.00–148.00	521	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	150.40/cwt	148.00–154.00	629	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	154.28/cwt	138.00–160.00	648	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	424	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	551	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	138.06/cwt	135.00–144.00	588	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	152.63/cwt	146.00–161.00	716	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	764	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	634	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	148.19/cwt	135.00–157.00	760	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	129.80/cwt	121.00–138.00	672	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	140.09/cwt	127.00–147.00	794	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	134.42/cwt	132.00–135.00	833	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	671	110.43/cwt	106.00–122.00	741	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	124.24/cwt	124.00–125.00	842	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	840	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	805	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	813	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	865	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	917	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	313	163.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	512	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	337	178.45/cwt	175.00–184.00	601	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	344	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	550	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	351	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	628	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	358	160.34/cwt	150.00–167.00	574	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	173.61/cwt	165.00–182.00	653	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	381	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	632	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	421	149.23/cwt	140.00–155.00	628	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	424	169.87/cwt	159.00–180.00	720	35
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	428	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	599	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	460	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	727	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	162.99/cwt	150.00–169.00	755	36
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	498	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	687	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	516	134.03/cwt	127.00–140.00	692	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	155.19/cwt	141.00–161.00	802	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	562	146.50/cwt	139.00–154.00	823	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	132.75/cwt	132.00–135.00	830	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	627	137.84/cwt	135.00–144.00	864	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	667	127.68/cwt	125.00–134.00	852	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	886	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	753	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	904	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	755	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	891	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 Mar 5, 2020

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	469	146.00–161.00	152.63
59	—	513	135.00–157.00	148.19
5	—	620	132.00–135.00	134.42
63	—	420	138.00–160.00	154.28
28	—	567	127.00–147.00	140.09
4	—	678	124.00–125.00	124.24
32	—	318	152.00–166.00	160.36
67	—	372	140.00–160.00	154.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
12	—	362	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
1	—	480	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	135.00–144.00	138.06
1	—	865	106.00	106.00
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	128.00	128.00
1	—	805	101.00	101.00
9	—	316	140.00–153.00	145.62
13	—	671	106.00–122.00	110.43
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
5	—	518	121.00–138.00	129.80
13	—	378	130.00–148.00	137.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	724	116.00	116.00
7	—	333	153.00	153.00
6	—	490	156.00	156.00
20	—	418	148.00–154.00	150.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	424	159.00–180.00	169.87
15	—	562	139.00–154.00	146.50
6	—	627	135.00–144.00	137.84
36	—	463	150.00–169.00	162.99
17	—	376	165.00–182.00	173.61
12	—	337	175.00–184.00	178.45
1	—	720	123.00	123.00
2	—	753	120.00	120.00
14	—	667	125.00–134.00	127.68
26	—	517	141.00–161.00	155.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	344	160.00	160.00
4	—	381	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	140.00–155.00	149.23
4	—	625	132.00–135.00	132.75
4	—	358	150.00–167.00	160.34
2	—	498	138.00	138.00
5	—	516	127.00–140.00	134.03
1	—	755	118.00	118.00
5	—	313	160.00–165.00	163.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	460	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	645	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	351	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	414	169.00–174.00	171.47
9	—	522	158.00–162.00	159.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	475	159.00–179.00	166.74
28	—	366	172.00–184.00	179.12
10	—	560	144.00–162.00	153.13
33	—	418	165.00–180.00	173.19
13	—	315	180.00–208.00	196.33
1	—	700	135.00	135.00
8	—	667	140.00–145.00	143.11
19	—	604	145.00–150.00	149.22
46	—	514	156.00–171.00	165.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	140.00–141.00	140.32
19	—	428	156.00–165.00	161.55
2	—	533	146.00–154.00	149.91
13	—	480	150.00–153.00	150.71
16	—	373	164.00–173.00	169.96
2	—	618	134.00	134.00
15	—	322	150.00–180.00	168.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	140.00	140.00
3	—	307	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	686	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	794	120.00	120.00

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.