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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 26

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Mar 19Mar 26Apr 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

586 head

▲ 392 vs last sale 194▲ 586 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

285 head

▲ 155 vs last sale 130▲ 285 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 90▲ 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders mostly 10.00-25.00 higher with some steers and bulls under 450 lbs as much as 30.00 higher than last weeks light test. Supply was light and demand good. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00-5.00 higher.

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 $142.30/cwt on 198 head.

Average price

$142.30

198 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$179

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

$42.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.14

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	147.09	678	149
Medium and Large 2	451	131.78	594	41
Medium and Large 3	372	110.74	412	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	816	105.00	857	5thin

One grade step is worth $42.09/cwt here — about −$179 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 sale198 hd

142.30

—

AR average7 barns · 590 hd

140.16

+2.14

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	—	Low	1,645	93.46	1,538	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	69.73	979	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	65.30	763	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	56.03	574	120

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	160.08/cwt	150.00–170.00	501	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	205.87/cwt	204.00–209.00	651	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	339	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	719	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	358	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	759	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	167.42/cwt	160.00–171.00	643	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	193.39/cwt	180.00–203.00	754	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	193.99/cwt	175.00–200.00	811	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	156.02/cwt	140.00–170.00	654	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	144.33/cwt	130.00–157.00	683	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	172.52/cwt	166.00–189.00	828	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	160.13/cwt	158.00–164.00	815	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	151.10/cwt	147.00–157.00	875	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	588	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	811	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	143.67/cwt	142.00–145.00	909	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	689	123.38/cwt	116.00–127.00	850	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	942	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,035	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	316	136.95/cwt	118.00–150.00	433	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	109.61/cwt	100.00–120.00	354	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	160.49/cwt	150.00–169.00	522	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	155.09/cwt	148.00–158.00	585	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	133.54/cwt	126.00–146.00	509	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	136.14/cwt	123.00–145.00	579	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	153.07/cwt	140.00–166.00	652	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	531	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	146.74/cwt	137.00–149.00	693	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	132.25/cwt	131.00–135.00	632	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	145.21/cwt	142.00–149.00	761	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	535	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	679	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	124.98/cwt	123.00–129.00	694	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	135.31/cwt	129.00–140.00	771	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	128.41/cwt	124.00–132.00	792	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	122.41/cwt	118.00–126.00	768	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	117.99/cwt	113.00–122.00	776	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	848	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	739	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	746	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	816	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	857	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	155.42/cwt	150.00–161.00	513	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	331	192.99/cwt	180.00–204.00	639	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	372	204.59/cwt	204.00–205.00	761	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	188.09/cwt	180.00–198.00	715	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	447	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	393	147.50/cwt	135.00–160.00	580	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	163.85/cwt	146.00–170.00	687	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	186.86/cwt	169.00–196.00	790	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	147.06/cwt	143.00–149.00	690	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	165.78/cwt	150.00–179.00	792	39
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	151.50/cwt	146.00–156.00	791	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	781	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	149.10/cwt	135.00–158.00	835	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	138.52/cwt	132.00–141.00	849	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	676	134.19/cwt	133.00–135.00	907	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	122.78/cwt	110.00–126.00	835	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	768	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	914	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	805	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	894	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	895	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	993	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,324	74.17/cwt	63.00–80.00	982	5
Bulls	—	—	1,670	99.93/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,669	18
Bulls	—	—	1,761	91.47/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,611	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	715	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	200	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	829	40.56/cwt	32.00–45.00	336	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	858	59.80/cwt	56.00–62.00	513	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	867	51.05/cwt	47.00–56.00	443	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	344	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	57.50/cwt	53.00–61.00	615	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	49.94/cwt	44.00–53.00	540	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	66.40/cwt	60.00–71.00	742	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	56.55/cwt	56.00–57.00	641	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	70.14/cwt	67.00–78.00	813	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	63.99/cwt	59.00–68.00	751	53
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,352	65.45/cwt	63.00–68.00	885	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	72.07/cwt	69.00–78.00	1,033	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	873.97/cwt	735.00–910.00	9,509	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	984.10/cwt	960.00–1,010.00	10,973	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	16,298	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	897	84.63/cwt	64.00–105.00	759	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	961	80.89/cwt	70.00–84.00	777	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	502	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	902	810.13/cwt	735.00–885.00	7,307	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	971.61/cwt	800.00–1,110.00	9,522	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	567	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	705.88/cwt	600.00–775.00	7,059	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	689	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	940.53/cwt	700.00–1,135.00	10,205	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,094	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,658	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	803.00/cwt	700.00–935.00	8,953	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	790	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,225	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,880	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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 586Last week 194Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 285Last week 130Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 90Year ago 0

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	1,160.00	1,160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	960.00–1,010.00	984.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,088	735.00–910.00	873.97

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	15	—	897	64.00–105.00	84.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	961	70.00–84.00	80.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	65.00	65.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	600.00–775.00	705.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	980	800.00–1,110.00	971.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	58.00	58.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,115	700.00–935.00	803.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	902	735.00–885.00	810.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	69.00	69.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,094	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,085	700.00–1,135.00	940.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	995	57.00	57.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	840	700.00	700.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	650	650.00	650.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	150.00	150.00
3	—	384	160.00–171.00	167.42
7	—	419	140.00–170.00	156.02
3	—	473	130.00–157.00	144.33
1	—	590	135.00	135.00
3	—	689	116.00–127.00	123.38
2	—	313	150.00–170.00	160.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	509	158.00–164.00	160.13
8	—	316	204.00–209.00	205.87
14	—	418	175.00–200.00	193.99
9	—	633	142.00–145.00	143.67
7	—	390	180.00–203.00	193.39
10	—	480	166.00–189.00	172.52
1	—	870	119.00	119.00
2	—	708	133.00	133.00
10	—	579	147.00–157.00	151.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	339	212.00	212.00
4	—	358	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	126.00–146.00	133.54
3	—	555	123.00–129.00	124.98
4	—	478	131.00–135.00	132.25
10	—	425	123.00–145.00	136.14
3	—	627	118.00–126.00	122.41
1	—	505	139.00	139.00
9	—	316	118.00–150.00	136.95
3	—	658	113.00–122.00	117.99
1	—	775	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	113.00	113.00
2	—	323	100.00–120.00	109.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	140.00	140.00
2	—	535	127.00	127.00
4	—	739	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	570	129.00–140.00	135.31
18	—	377	148.00–158.00	155.09
35	—	426	140.00–166.00	153.07
12	—	524	142.00–149.00	145.21
5	—	617	124.00–132.00	128.41
39	—	472	137.00–149.00	146.74
18	—	325	150.00–169.00	160.49
6	—	678	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	816	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	680	110.00–126.00	122.78
2	—	330	150.00–161.00	155.42
8	—	419	146.00–170.00	163.85
4	—	393	135.00–160.00	147.50
1	—	535	146.00	146.00
4	—	469	143.00–149.00	147.06
1	—	905	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	372	204.00–205.00	204.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	380	180.00–198.00	188.09
8	—	522	146.00–156.00	151.50
2	—	768	119.00	119.00
22	—	423	169.00–196.00	186.86
11	—	613	132.00–141.00	138.52
6	—	560	135.00–158.00	149.10
1	—	805	111.00	111.00
39	—	478	150.00–179.00	165.78
14	—	331	180.00–204.00	192.99
6	—	676	133.00–135.00	134.19
1	—	895	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	867	47.00–56.00	51.05
1	—	715	28.00	28.00
8	—	858	56.00–62.00	59.80
8	—	829	32.00–45.00	40.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,081	44.00–53.00	49.94
40	—	1,069	53.00–61.00	57.50
1	—	955	36.00	36.00
27	—	1,117	60.00–71.00	66.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,352	63.00–68.00	65.45
11	—	1,433	69.00–78.00	72.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	56.00–57.00	56.55
53	—	1,173	59.00–68.00	63.99
18	—	1,159	67.00–78.00	70.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,324	63.00–80.00	74.17
18	—	1,670	96.00–107.00	99.93
10	—	1,761	86.00–95.00	91.47

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.