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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-19

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

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Mar 12Mar 19Mar 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

194 head

▼ 1,053 vs last sale 1,247▲ 194 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

130 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 170▲ 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 45▲ 90 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders mostly 3.00-10.00 lower except a few steers under 400 lbs 1.00-2.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 7.00-8.00 higher. Light run again today due to wet muddy conditions.

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 $119.73/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$119.73

61 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$16.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.48

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	427	128.98	551	27
Medium and Large 2	471	112.39	529	34

One grade step is worth $16.59/cwt here — about $22 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 sale61 hd

119.73

—

AR average6 barns · 213 hd

125.22

−5.48

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	1,605	87.36	1,402	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	68.87	803	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	56.12	547	57

Every lot

60 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	352	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	570	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	727	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	145.24/cwt	144.00–146.00	690	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	715	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	792	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	849	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	303	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	415	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	316	123.19/cwt	122.00–125.00	389	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	137.90/cwt	126.00–144.00	532	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	391	117.89/cwt	104.00–120.00	461	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	110.94/cwt	100.00–120.00	473	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	126.66/cwt	118.00–131.00	556	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	113.46/cwt	103.00–117.00	533	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	466	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	596	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	107.91/cwt	105.00–110.00	561	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	109.73/cwt	106.00–111.00	635	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	603	107.66/cwt	106.00–111.00	649	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	950	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	665	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	497	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	328	146.26/cwt	145.00–150.00	480	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	132.25/cwt	130.00–139.00	496	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	388	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	621	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	414	119.36/cwt	110.00–127.00	494	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	152.49/cwt	151.00–154.00	660	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	663	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	502	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	673	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	677	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	981	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	853	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,513	85.43/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,293	7
Bulls	—	—	1,523	67.02/cwt	55.00–74.00	1,021	3
Bulls	—	—	1,693	94.81/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,605	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	797	41.32/cwt	40.00–45.00	329	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	833	50.17/cwt	44.00–54.00	418	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	858	64.59/cwt	62.00–67.00	554	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	875	23.84/cwt	20.00–28.00	209	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	948	55.34/cwt	52.00–59.00	525	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	68.30/cwt	64.00–76.00	696	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	49.02/cwt	41.00–54.00	504	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	59.48/cwt	55.00–64.00	627	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	65.72/cwt	60.00–70.00	746	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	72.82/cwt	69.00–82.00	883	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,453	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	938	664.67/cwt	600.00–725.00	6,235	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	975	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,948	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,061	1,167.33/cwt	1,125.00–1,250.00	12,385	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,603	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,099	994.44/cwt	935.00–1,035.00	10,929	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	15,795	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	654	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	77.10/cwt	67.00–85.00	645	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	5,240	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	924	597.45/cwt	585.00–610.00	5,520	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	964	1,026.01/cwt	925.00–1,150.00	9,891	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	1,023.89/cwt	725.00–1,175.00	9,901	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,124	879.26/cwt	760.00–985.00	9,883	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	63.22/cwt	59.00–68.00	730	3

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 1,247Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 170Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 45Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,028	41.00–54.00	49.02
17	—	1,054	55.00–64.00	59.48
14	—	1,019	64.00–76.00	68.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	52.00–59.00	55.34
18	—	1,213	69.00–82.00	72.82
14	—	1,135	60.00–70.00	65.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	20.00–28.00	23.84
6	—	833	44.00–54.00	50.17
6	—	797	40.00–45.00	41.32
3	—	858	62.00–67.00	64.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,513	80.00–89.00	85.43
10	—	1,693	90.00–104.00	94.81
3	—	1,523	55.00–74.00	67.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	130.00–139.00	132.25
5	—	981	87.00	87.00
1	—	665	112.00	112.00
6	—	414	110.00–127.00	119.36
4	—	328	145.00–150.00	146.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	151.00–154.00	152.49
3	—	502	134.00	134.00
4	—	630	105.00–110.00	107.46
1	—	325	153.00	153.00
5	—	465	140.00–145.00	142.57
3	—	388	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	105.00–110.00	107.91
4	—	579	106.00–111.00	109.73
1	—	950	70.00	70.00
7	—	391	104.00–120.00	117.89
5	—	316	122.00–125.00	123.19
3	—	603	106.00–111.00	107.66
5	—	426	100.00–120.00	110.94
4	—	470	103.00–117.00	113.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	512	116.00–117.00	116.50
7	—	439	118.00–131.00	126.66
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
11	—	386	126.00–144.00	137.90
3	—	303	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	500	143.00	143.00
8	—	475	144.00–146.00	145.24
4	—	443	164.00	164.00
6	—	562	141.00	141.00
4	—	320	180.00	180.00
5	—	352	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	114.00	114.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	685	650.00	650.00

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	3	—	1,067	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,099	935.00–1,035.00	994.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,061	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,167.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	600.00–725.00	664.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	836	67.00–85.00	77.10
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	109.00	109.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	924	585.00–610.00	597.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	964	925.00–1,150.00	1,026.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,155	59.00–68.00	63.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	967	725.00–1,175.00	1,023.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,124	760.00–985.00	879.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	765	685.00	685.00

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.