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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 16

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,130 head

▲ 600 vs last sale 530▲ 1,130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

174 head

▲ 114 vs last sale 60▲ 174 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 20▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs mostly 6.00-12.00 higher 550-600 lbs steady. Feeder heifers and bulls steady to 11.00 higher mostly 6.00-10.00 higher. Quality of most feeders was good. Slaughter cows 6.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 10.00-12.00 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 $147.57/cwt on 366 head.

Average price

$147.57

366 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$25.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.14

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	423	151.58	640	309
Medium and Large 2	481	125.85	605	57

One grade step is worth $25.72/cwt here — about $35 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 sale366 hd

147.57

—

AR average7 barns · 898 hd

134.43

+13.14

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	—	High	1,481	86.13	1,275	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	61.47	751	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	58.00	813	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	48.34	459	74

Every lot

93 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	306	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	575	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	182.95/cwt	176.00–189.00	595	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	161.19/cwt	144.00–170.00	548	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	361	149.96/cwt	142.00–159.00	541	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	368	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	721	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	178.26/cwt	173.00–182.00	695	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	155.31/cwt	138.00–164.00	666	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	433	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	624	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	175.78/cwt	155.00–184.00	768	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	171.05/cwt	163.00–180.00	802	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	161.62/cwt	156.00–164.00	847	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	144.88/cwt	130.00–150.00	769	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	147.97/cwt	145.00–150.00	846	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	136.98/cwt	128.00–140.00	784	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	122.24/cwt	121.00–126.00	763	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	893	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	133.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	904	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	777	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	808	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	138.69/cwt	130.00–143.00	448	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	149.51/cwt	141.00–154.00	502	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	343	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	573	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	154.30/cwt	146.00–162.00	557	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	135.44/cwt	120.00–145.00	508	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	386	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	629	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	409	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	577	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	152.56/cwt	142.00–162.00	644	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	443	129.85/cwt	119.00–140.00	575	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	465	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	544	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	143.91/cwt	137.00–148.00	672	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	125.97/cwt	117.00–136.00	612	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	136.54/cwt	129.00–145.00	711	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	126.73/cwt	121.00–130.00	673	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	113.79/cwt	105.00–117.00	649	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	578	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	665	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	128.88/cwt	118.00–134.00	749	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	128.41/cwt	124.00–133.00	792	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	119.76/cwt	115.00–121.00	847	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	782	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	774	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	850	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	689	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	313	165.38/cwt	161.00–171.00	518	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	324	170.42/cwt	167.00–180.00	552	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	169.64/cwt	160.00–175.00	611	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	150.57/cwt	140.00–160.00	572	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	395	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	541	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	147.74/cwt	140.00–150.00	631	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	165.88/cwt	159.00–180.00	710	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	429	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	644	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	161.83/cwt	154.00–174.00	756	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	142.84/cwt	135.00–151.00	677	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	144.96/cwt	131.00–150.00	751	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	520	133.08/cwt	130.00–135.00	692	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	132.80/cwt	122.00–139.00	710	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	568	119.50/cwt	110.00–128.00	679	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	132.62/cwt	128.00–140.00	755	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	581	124.01/cwt	122.00–125.00	720	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	607	126.32/cwt	124.00–128.00	767	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	624	116.67/cwt	115.00–120.00	728	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	663	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	796	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	107.72/cwt	105.00–109.00	824	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	818	99.94/cwt	96.00–104.00	818	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,412	76.90/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,086	8
Bulls	—	—	1,437	87.16/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,252	15
Bulls	—	—	1,652	94.49/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,561	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	725	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	239	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	788	44.57/cwt	41.00–48.00	351	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	845	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	439	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	914	40.30/cwt	38.00–43.00	368	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	46.80/cwt	44.00–49.00	454	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	52.97/cwt	50.00–58.00	524	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,135	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	647	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	60.00/cwt	56.00–64.00	712	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	880	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	67.53/cwt	65.00–73.00	861	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	703	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	847	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	7,183	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,880	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	23,970	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	775	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	4,921	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,640	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	1,005.55/cwt	860.00–1,110.00	10,739	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	781	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	59.33/cwt	58.00–61.00	679	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	787.78/cwt	735.00–835.00	9,217	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	5,255	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,045	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	79.45/cwt	52.00–90.00	717	26
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	899	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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,130Last week 530Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 20Year 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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	785.00	785.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,880	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	58.00–61.00	59.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	72.00	72.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,170	735.00–835.00	787.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,068	860.00–1,110.00	1,005.55

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	775	635.00	635.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	735.00	735.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	780	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	89.00	89.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	—	903	52.00–90.00	79.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	117.00	117.00
4	—	409	141.00	141.00
4	—	578	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	707	115.00–121.00	119.76
10	—	617	124.00–133.00	128.41
11	—	336	141.00–154.00	149.51
13	—	581	118.00–134.00	128.88
17	—	467	137.00–148.00	143.91
29	—	521	129.00–145.00	136.54
35	—	361	146.00–162.00	154.30
83	—	422	142.00–162.00	152.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	450	160.00	160.00
10	—	386	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	81.00	81.00
2	—	620	110.00	110.00
3	—	782	99.00	99.00
5	—	443	119.00–140.00	129.85
6	—	323	130.00–143.00	138.69
6	—	570	105.00–117.00	113.79
7	—	531	121.00–130.00	126.73
13	—	375	120.00–145.00	135.44
14	—	486	117.00–136.00	125.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	343	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	150.00	150.00
4	—	495	145.00	145.00
5	—	568	110.00–128.00	119.50
10	—	520	130.00–135.00	133.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	96.00–104.00	99.94
4	—	324	167.00–180.00	170.42
6	—	607	124.00–128.00	126.32
10	—	765	105.00–109.00	107.72
12	—	360	160.00–175.00	169.64
17	—	518	131.00–150.00	144.96
19	—	569	128.00–140.00	132.62
28	—	428	159.00–180.00	165.88
32	—	467	154.00–174.00	161.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	100.00	100.00
2	—	663	120.00	120.00
3	—	624	115.00–120.00	116.67
4	—	581	122.00–125.00	124.01
5	—	313	161.00–171.00	165.38
5	—	535	122.00–139.00	132.80
6	—	427	140.00–150.00	147.74
15	—	380	140.00–160.00	150.57
18	—	474	135.00–151.00	142.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	306	188.00	188.00
112	—	368	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	144.00	144.00
3	—	515	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	140.00	140.00
5	—	572	145.00–150.00	147.97
12	—	325	176.00–189.00	182.95
12	—	524	156.00–164.00	161.62
15	—	678	130.00–135.00	133.39
19	—	469	163.00–180.00	171.05
22	—	390	173.00–182.00	178.26
47	—	437	155.00–184.00	175.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
4	—	340	144.00–170.00	161.19
4	—	624	121.00–126.00	122.24
5	—	361	142.00–159.00	149.96
5	—	777	104.00	104.00
8	—	572	128.00–140.00	136.98
10	—	429	138.00–164.00	155.31
10	—	531	130.00–150.00	144.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,652	92.00–100.00	94.49
8	—	1,412	74.00–81.00	76.90
15	—	1,437	84.00–90.00	87.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,275	65.00–73.00	67.53
25	—	1,186	56.00–64.00	60.00
4	—	1,301	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	57.00	57.00
1	—	1,275	69.00	69.00
2	—	1,598	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	989	50.00–58.00	52.97
31	—	970	44.00–49.00	46.80
5	—	914	38.00–43.00	40.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	33.00	33.00
8	—	788	41.00–48.00	44.57
1	—	845	52.00	52.00

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.