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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 23

● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,298 head

▲ 168 vs last sale 1,130▲ 1,298 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

130 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 174▲ 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 45▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steady to 10.00 lower mostly 3.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00-6.00 lower.

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 $133.13/cwt on 561 head.

Average price

$133.13

561 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$32.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.20

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	459	136.73	627	190
Medium and Large 1	482	135.22	652	251
Medium and Large 2	465	124.64	579	111
Medium and Large 3	463	103.84	481	9thin

One grade step is worth $32.89/cwt here — about $147 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 sale561 hd

133.13

—

AR average8 barns · 1,420 hd

127.93

+5.20

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	1,497	79.84	1,195	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,356	59.69	809	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,137	56.70	644	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,021	50.11	512	59

Every lot

111 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	528	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	173.92/cwt	172.00–175.00	562	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	157.56/cwt	144.00–167.00	512	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	374	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	643	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	170.41/cwt	160.00–176.00	639	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	394	149.51/cwt	148.00–155.00	589	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	172.26/cwt	163.00–175.00	711	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	697	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	151.99/cwt	141.00–157.00	658	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	161.05/cwt	152.00–167.00	746	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	145.32/cwt	132.00–160.00	692	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	481	123.13/cwt	114.00–126.00	592	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	160.72/cwt	155.00–164.00	775	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	497	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	626	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	774	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	154.95/cwt	150.00–160.00	800	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	137.32/cwt	135.00–139.00	725	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	131.96/cwt	127.00–134.00	746	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	139.06/cwt	137.00–143.00	790	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	807	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	129.53/cwt	128.00–131.00	817	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	648	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	823	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	131.37/cwt	130.00–133.00	864	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	119.07/cwt	114.00–121.00	810	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	902	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	862	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	126.03/cwt	124.00–127.50	933	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	849	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	924	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	946	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	429	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	149.66/cwt	139.00–158.00	498	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	360	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	493	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	405	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	147.73/cwt	144.00–151.00	547	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	519	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	133.04/cwt	120.00–144.00	500	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	144.70/cwt	137.00–149.00	595	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	414	148.13/cwt	147.00–149.00	613	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	130.20/cwt	120.00–135.00	557	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	137.22/cwt	134.00–143.00	594	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Full	440	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	352	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	142.22/cwt	129.00–148.00	654	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	124.41/cwt	115.00–131.00	586	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	481	123.68/cwt	120.00–130.00	595	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	126.66/cwt	125.00–138.00	619	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	126.38/cwt	125.00–128.00	650	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	518	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	622	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	647	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	118.01/cwt	107.00–125.00	618	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	525	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	693	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	103.64/cwt	97.00–112.00	549	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	114.23/cwt	109.00–119.00	642	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	122.25/cwt	116.00–125.00	691	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	676	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	113.58/cwt	113.00–114.00	711	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	745	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	112.31/cwt	110.00–113.00	739	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	106.28/cwt	106.00–108.00	717	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	110.75/cwt	110.00–111.50	796	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	95.85/cwt	88.00–104.00	743	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	105.61/cwt	105.00–111.00	820	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	321	166.22/cwt	164.00–168.00	534	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	147.50/cwt	135.00–161.00	476	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	367	162.98/cwt	150.00–172.00	598	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	147.71/cwt	134.00–156.00	561	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	156.10/cwt	151.00–158.00	645	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	147.13/cwt	140.00–152.00	624	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	667	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	464	140.01/cwt	124.00–144.00	650	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	509	132.41/cwt	125.00–135.00	674	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	514	121.53/cwt	110.00–128.00	625	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	582	123.67/cwt	123.00–125.00	720	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	586	120.43/cwt	120.00–122.00	706	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	690	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	819	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	774	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,370	71.76/cwt	68.00–74.00	983	5
Bulls	—	—	1,476	80.73/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,192	8
Bulls	—	—	1,762	90.94/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,602	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	820	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	426	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	820	46.31/cwt	43.00–48.00	380	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	957	45.99/cwt	43.00–48.00	440	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	52.58/cwt	49.00–55.00	563	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	416	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	56.09/cwt	53.00–59.00	636	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	51.48/cwt	51.00–52.00	588	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	64.06/cwt	62.00–66.00	735	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,347	58.18/cwt	58.00–59.00	784	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	63.46/cwt	62.00–65.00	874	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	56.02/cwt	55.00–57.00	489	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	71.45/cwt	56.00–90.00	639	21
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	3,895	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	429	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	901	792.16/cwt	775.00–875.00	7,137	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	49.48/cwt	45.00–55.00	487	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	992	692.12/cwt	600.00–735.00	6,866	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	746	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	707	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,385	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	846	936.67/cwt	725.00–1,100.00	7,924	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,488	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,323	705.60/cwt	600.00–810.00	9,335	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,378	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	14,125	2

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,298Last week 1,130Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 174Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 45Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeders steady to 10.00 lower mostly 3.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00-6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	658	130.00–133.00	131.37
28	—	413	163.00–175.00	172.26
38	—	516	150.00–160.00	154.95
24	—	463	152.00–167.00	161.05
22	—	375	160.00–176.00	170.41
10	—	621	130.00	130.00
8	—	323	172.00–175.00	173.92
4	—	710	127.00	127.00
1	—	825	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	497	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	837	113.00	113.00
5	—	318	166.00	166.00
8	—	433	161.00	161.00
8	—	509	152.00	152.00
10	—	631	128.00–131.00	129.53
12	—	740	124.00–127.50	126.03
13	—	390	160.00	160.00
13	—	790	115.00	115.00
34	—	568	137.00–143.00	139.06
51	—	482	155.00–164.00	160.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	648	127.00	127.00
2	—	718	120.00	120.00
2	—	765	111.00	111.00
3	—	528	135.00–139.00	137.32
4	—	325	144.00–167.00	157.56
5	—	680	114.00–121.00	119.07
9	—	394	148.00–155.00	149.51
10	—	433	141.00–157.00	151.99
11	—	476	132.00–160.00	145.32
16	—	565	127.00–134.00	131.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	114.00–126.00	123.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	117.00	117.00
3	—	582	123.00–125.00	123.67
6	—	463	144.00	144.00
7	—	321	164.00–168.00	166.22
12	—	509	125.00–135.00	132.41
23	—	413	151.00–158.00	156.10
26	—	367	150.00–172.00	162.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	109.00	109.00
2	—	323	135.00–161.00	147.50
2	—	613	112.00–113.00	112.50
7	—	586	120.00–122.00	120.43
9	—	514	110.00–128.00	121.53
10	—	464	124.00–144.00	140.01
13	—	380	134.00–156.00	147.71
21	—	424	140.00–152.00	147.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	137.00	137.00
2	—	518	120.00	120.00
8	—	481	120.00–130.00	123.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	97.00–112.00	103.64
2	—	435	110.00	110.00
2	—	368	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	376	120.00–144.00	133.04
21	—	524	107.00–125.00	118.01
21	—	471	115.00–131.00	124.41
9	—	428	120.00–135.00	130.20
7	—	675	106.00–108.00	106.28
5	—	562	109.00–119.00	114.23
2	—	775	88.00–104.00	95.85
2	—	318	135.00	135.00
1	—	700	103.00	103.00
1	—	605	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	414	147.00–149.00	148.13
13	—	525	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	433	134.00–143.00	137.22
36	—	489	125.00–138.00	126.66
10	—	583	115.00–117.00	116.02
7	—	626	113.00–114.00	113.58
6	—	522	124.00	124.00
5	—	376	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	370	144.00–151.00	147.73
53	—	460	129.00–148.00	142.22
31	—	411	137.00–149.00	144.70
24	—	565	116.00–125.00	122.25
21	—	333	139.00–158.00	149.66
19	—	776	105.00–111.00	105.61
13	—	514	125.00–128.00	126.38
10	—	719	110.00–111.50	110.75
5	—	642	116.00	116.00
9	—	658	110.00–113.00	112.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	51.00–52.00	51.48
19	—	1,134	53.00–59.00	56.09
3	—	1,148	62.00–66.00	64.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,347	58.00–59.00	58.18
2	—	1,378	62.00–65.00	63.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	38.00	38.00
37	—	1,070	49.00–55.00	52.58
17	—	957	43.00–48.00	45.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	52.00	52.00
3	—	820	43.00–48.00	46.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,476	78.00–85.00	80.73
5	—	1,370	68.00–74.00	71.76
3	—	1,762	88.00–95.00	90.94

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	21	—	895	56.00–90.00	71.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	873	55.00–57.00	56.02

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)	2	—	728	535.00	535.00

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)	14	—	901	775.00–875.00	792.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	992	600.00–735.00	692.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	53.00	53.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	64.00	64.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	55.00	55.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	985	45.00–55.00	49.48

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	6	—	846	725.00–1,100.00	936.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,323	600.00–810.00	705.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,378	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	750.00	750.00

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.