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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 9

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

530 head

▼ 1,626 vs last sale 2,156▲ 530 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 126 vs last sale 186▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 60▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to 5.00 lower except the better 550-600 lbs 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls mostly steady to 5.00 higher. No trend on 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 $132.06/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$132.06

202 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$25.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.93

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	140.29	627	130
Medium and Large 2	529	117.70	623	51
Medium and Large 1-2	615	116.05	714	19thin
Medium and Large 3	400	115.00	460	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.29/cwt here — about $167 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 sale202 hd

132.06

—

AR average7 barns · 676 hd

130.12

+1.93

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	—	High	1,485	77.16	1,146	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	53.35	805	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	47.77	586	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,088	42.67	464	14

Every lot

100 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	336	160.56/cwt	142.00–167.00	539	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	348	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	609	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	358	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	501	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	148.75/cwt	140.00–160.00	544	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	170.48/cwt	164.00–178.00	626	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	409	148.75/cwt	140.00–154.00	608	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	164.03/cwt	155.00–170.00	702	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	160.77/cwt	159.00–165.00	772	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	113.26/cwt	110.00–120.00	544	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	139.41/cwt	135.00–144.00	676	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	489	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	709	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	537	137.25/cwt	130.00–140.00	737	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	152.50/cwt	145.00–155.00	824	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	148.34/cwt	140.00–151.00	832	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	579	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	712	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	879	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	121.44/cwt	118.00–125.00	753	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	787	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	877	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	117.48/cwt	114.00–122.00	804	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	909	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	839	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	767	115.43/cwt	100.00–118.00	885	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	956	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	817	111.41/cwt	109.00–112.00	910	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	979	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	149.33/cwt	138.00–154.00	478	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	128.03/cwt	125.00–130.00	422	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	338	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	544	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	368	151.36/cwt	148.00–155.00	557	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	132.44/cwt	123.00–138.00	490	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	145.61/cwt	142.00–149.00	552	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	128.01/cwt	125.00–134.00	554	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	144.12/cwt	140.00–150.00	627	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	583	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	141.80/cwt	133.00–147.00	657	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	125.59/cwt	117.00–131.00	594	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	120.19/cwt	115.00–124.00	618	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	654	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	713	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	557	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	646	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	664	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	113.01/cwt	110.00–118.00	642	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	111.12/cwt	100.00–115.00	683	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	656	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	722	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	686	106.75/cwt	97.00–113.00	732	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	754	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	686	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	766	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	730	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	805	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	708	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	760	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	312	152.90/cwt	150.00–155.00	477	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	315	144.48/cwt	144.00–145.00	455	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	164.76/cwt	150.00–178.00	611	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	374	144.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	539	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	384	133.52/cwt	132.00–140.00	513	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	154.34/cwt	147.00–160.00	637	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	416	142.04/cwt	137.00–150.00	591	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	426	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	618	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	431	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	707	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	440	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	541	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	463	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	764	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	135.75/cwt	127.00–144.00	642	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	150.81/cwt	144.00–164.00	721	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	143.34/cwt	135.00–153.00	740	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	129.42/cwt	125.00–135.00	690	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	554	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	803	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	133.82/cwt	126.00–144.00	763	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	106.26/cwt	100.00–115.00	651	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	760	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	821	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	335	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	147	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,411	74.22/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,047	7
Bulls	—	—	1,657	84.03/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,392	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	40.32/cwt	37.00–43.00	431	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	581	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	548	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	45.74/cwt	44.00–48.00	502	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	345	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	527	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	47.48/cwt	45.00–51.00	591	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	50.09/cwt	48.00–53.00	746	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	59.86/cwt	59.00–61.00	927	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	68.67/cwt	48.00–84.00	526	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	725	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,081	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	552.57/cwt	500.00–610.00	5,001	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	429	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	636.24/cwt	625.00–650.00	6,477	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,330	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,200	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 Apr 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 530Last week 2,156Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 186Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 60Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	131.00	131.00
4	—	656	110.00	110.00
3	—	557	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	118.00	118.00
11	—	320	138.00–154.00	149.33
23	—	379	142.00–149.00	145.61
6	—	709	108.00	108.00
13	—	435	140.00–150.00	144.12
2	—	835	91.00	91.00
11	—	524	136.00	136.00
27	—	463	133.00–147.00	141.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	368	148.00–155.00	151.36
3	—	338	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	125.00–134.00	128.01
5	—	514	115.00–124.00	120.19
8	—	473	117.00–131.00	125.59
2	—	805	88.00	88.00
5	—	370	123.00–138.00	132.44
6	—	568	110.00–118.00	113.01
1	—	700	98.00	98.00
5	—	330	125.00–130.00	128.03
5	—	686	97.00–113.00	106.75
9	—	615	100.00–115.00	111.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	365	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	698	108.00	108.00
9	—	523	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	143.00	143.00
3	—	810	118.00	118.00
6	—	480	159.00–165.00	160.77
21	—	428	155.00–170.00	164.03
1	—	710	128.00	128.00
4	—	540	145.00–155.00	152.50
12	—	367	164.00–178.00	170.48
1	—	680	129.00	129.00
4	—	348	175.00	175.00
9	—	561	140.00–151.00	148.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	684	114.00–122.00	117.48
4	—	635	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	96.00	96.00
2	—	723	116.00	116.00
5	—	817	109.00–112.00	111.41
8	—	537	130.00–140.00	137.25
2	—	620	118.00–125.00	121.44
5	—	409	140.00–154.00	148.75
8	—	336	142.00–167.00	160.56
2	—	485	135.00–144.00	139.41
5	—	366	140.00–160.00	148.75
7	—	767	100.00–118.00	115.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	489	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	123.00	123.00
2	—	358	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	110.00–120.00	113.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	100.00–115.00	106.26
5	—	312	150.00–155.00	152.90
1	—	670	117.00	117.00
4	—	533	125.00–135.00	129.42
7	—	416	137.00–150.00	142.04
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
4	—	374	140.00–150.00	144.03
6	—	473	127.00–144.00	135.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	384	132.00–140.00	133.52
2	—	315	144.00–145.00	144.48
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
5	—	426	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
10	—	413	147.00–160.00	154.34
16	—	478	144.00–164.00	150.81
1	—	325	170.00	170.00
7	—	371	150.00–178.00	164.76
13	—	570	126.00–144.00	133.82
1	—	760	108.00	108.00
11	—	516	135.00–153.00	143.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	164.00	164.00
4	—	554	145.00	145.00
2	—	463	165.00	165.00

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	44.00	44.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,657	82.00–88.00	84.03
7	—	1,411	72.00–78.00	74.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	30.00	30.00
6	—	1,069	37.00–43.00	40.32
1	—	1,075	51.00	51.00
6	—	1,098	44.00–48.00	45.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,245	45.00–51.00	47.48
1	—	1,170	45.00	45.00
1	—	1,075	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	59.00–61.00	59.86
4	—	1,490	48.00–53.00	50.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	6	—	766	48.00–84.00	68.67

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)	2	—	1,018	625.00–650.00	636.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	905	500.00–610.00	552.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	975	44.00	44.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	725	425.00	425.00

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.