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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 30

● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Apr 23Apr 30May 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

804 head

▼ 494 vs last sale 1,298▲ 804 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

155 head

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

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 70▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders mostly 2.00-10.00 lower except the better 600-650 lb steers 1.00 higher , better 650-700 lb heifers 4.00 higher and the better 500-600 lb bulls 1.00-6.00 higher. The offering included several new crop calves. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00-4.00 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 $121.11/cwt on 282 head.

Average price

$121.11

282 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$24.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.95

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	124.88	654	132
Medium and Large 1-2	495	120.17	595	24
Medium and Large 2	495	117.49	582	125
Medium and Large 3	520	100.00	520	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.88/cwt here — about $134 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 sale282 hd

121.11

—

AR average9 barns · 1,351 hd

126.06

−4.95

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	1,670	85.87	1,434	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,312	57.39	753	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,161	55.27	642	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	47.30	472	41

Every lot

108 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 1	303	171.36/cwt	165.00–173.00	519	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	337	144.27/cwt	141.00–151.00	486	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	358	152.70/cwt	150.00–156.00	547	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	553	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	372	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	558	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	156.70/cwt	151.00–159.00	646	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	161.42/cwt	158.00–165.00	672	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	146.88/cwt	144.00–150.00	621	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	136.99/cwt	130.00–144.00	632	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	134.41/cwt	130.00–140.00	694	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	143.44/cwt	141.00–151.00	757	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	126.94/cwt	119.00–130.00	722	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	140.18/cwt	138.00–144.00	800	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	578	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	775	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	131.11/cwt	127.00–135.00	818	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	121.40/cwt	118.00–125.00	762	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	746	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	126.28/cwt	126.00–128.00	870	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	737	119.87/cwt	117.00–122.00	883	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	751	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	751	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	937	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	916	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	960	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	138.06/cwt	135.00–141.00	439	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	147.92/cwt	143.00–149.00	504	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	137.28/cwt	132.00–147.00	512	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	125.68/cwt	113.00–133.00	479	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	124.56/cwt	116.00–132.00	518	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	424	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	551	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	447	135.55/cwt	132.00–140.00	606	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	134.14/cwt	132.00–139.00	620	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	122.84/cwt	120.00–125.00	568	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	119.69/cwt	110.00–134.00	567	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	115.14/cwt	104.00–121.00	602	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	523	96.72/cwt	90.00–100.00	506	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	525	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	617	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	119.97/cwt	117.00–124.00	631	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	119.67/cwt	117.00–120.00	675	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	106.42/cwt	95.00–113.00	623	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	585	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	683	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	114.32/cwt	112.00–115.00	712	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	107.68/cwt	103.00–110.00	671	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	116.94/cwt	114.00–119.00	781	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	691	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	767	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	107.54/cwt	105.00–109.00	774	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	733	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	755	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	790	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	763	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	732	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	943	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	707	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	334	140.83/cwt	131.00–150.00	470	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	366	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	509	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	159.59/cwt	150.00–162.00	598	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	387	136.64/cwt	126.00–150.00	529	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	148.93/cwt	140.00–163.00	642	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	137.78/cwt	134.00–140.00	597	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	436	120.32/cwt	110.00–134.00	525	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	464	128.48/cwt	125.00–132.00	596	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	466	132.25/cwt	120.00–141.00	616	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	486	140.26/cwt	138.00–146.00	682	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	139.12/cwt	137.00–141.00	728	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	627	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	124.35/cwt	120.00–128.00	711	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	115.24/cwt	106.00–129.00	666	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	627	118.83/cwt	114.00–123.00	745	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	632	104.93/cwt	98.00–112.00	663	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	658	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	711	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	110.95/cwt	109.00–115.00	738	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	109.53/cwt	100.00–114.00	789	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	774	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	782	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	884	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	831	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	910	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	855	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	815	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	513	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,548	74.89/cwt	69.00–79.00	1,159	9
Bulls	—	—	1,665	86.30/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,437	6
Bulls	—	—	1,784	95.50/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,704	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	885	46.12/cwt	43.00–52.00	408	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	897	39.25/cwt	36.00–42.00	352	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	903	54.45/cwt	52.00–57.00	492	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	910	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	228	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,034	46.99/cwt	45.00–49.00	486	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,045	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	366	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	43.45/cwt	40.00–48.00	466	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	53.07/cwt	48.00–56.00	571	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	55.23/cwt	50.00–58.00	638	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	59.26/cwt	58.00–61.00	698	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,236	54.05/cwt	52.00–57.00	668	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	60.66/cwt	58.00–64.00	776	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,290	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	387	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	60.74/cwt	59.00–62.00	843	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	822.11/cwt	750.00–875.00	7,752	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	53.22/cwt	49.00–57.00	595	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	63.22/cwt	58.00–69.00	723	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,197	779.96/cwt	600.00–885.00	9,336	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	910.46/cwt	625.00–1,075.00	10,998	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,333	817.27/cwt	800.00–835.00	10,894	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	738	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,029	62.35/cwt	56.00–75.00	642	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	796.32/cwt	710.00–900.00	6,968	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	876.31/cwt	800.00–975.00	7,317	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,213.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,275.00	14,738	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,485	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	16,706	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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 804Last week 1,298Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 130Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 70Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	526	117.00–124.00	119.97
10	—	341	143.00–149.00	147.92
13	—	462	132.00–139.00	134.14
13	—	623	112.00–115.00	114.32
11	—	668	114.00–119.00	116.94
1	—	760	104.00	104.00
15	—	373	132.00–147.00	137.28
11	—	720	105.00–109.00	107.54
9	—	447	132.00–140.00	135.55
19	—	564	117.00–120.00	119.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	90.00–100.00	96.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	96.00	96.00
4	—	585	95.00–113.00	106.42
16	—	523	104.00–121.00	115.14
19	—	416	116.00–132.00	124.56
5	—	318	135.00–141.00	138.06
3	—	623	103.00–110.00	107.68
42	—	474	110.00–134.00	119.69
13	—	381	113.00–133.00	125.68
3	—	943	75.00	75.00
2	—	733	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	691	111.00	111.00
8	—	525	115.00–120.00	117.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	424	130.00	130.00
1	—	560	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	621	110.00	110.00
19	—	462	120.00–125.00	122.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	627	114.00–123.00	118.83
3	—	658	108.00	108.00
13	—	375	150.00–162.00	159.59
16	—	523	137.00–141.00	139.12
13	—	486	138.00–146.00	140.26
5	—	720	100.00–114.00	109.53
13	—	572	120.00–128.00	124.35
12	—	431	140.00–163.00	148.93
1	—	790	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	94.00	94.00
3	—	632	98.00–112.00	104.93
4	—	884	94.00	94.00
3	—	578	106.00–129.00	115.24
10	—	387	126.00–150.00	136.64
5	—	433	134.00–140.00	137.78
3	—	665	109.00–115.00	110.95
2	—	545	114.00–116.00	115.00
32	—	466	120.00–141.00	132.25
7	—	334	131.00–150.00	140.83
4	—	774	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	436	110.00–134.00	120.32
7	—	464	125.00–132.00	128.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	141.00–151.00	144.27
8	—	569	119.00–130.00	126.94
3	—	358	150.00–156.00	152.70
2	—	628	118.00–125.00	121.40
8	—	737	117.00–122.00	119.87
5	—	516	130.00–140.00	134.41
2	—	678	110.00	110.00
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
11	—	461	130.00–144.00	136.99
5	—	751	100.00	100.00
2	—	423	144.00–150.00	146.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	150.00	150.00
16	—	578	134.00	134.00
2	—	485	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	99.00	99.00
5	—	303	165.00–173.00	171.36
19	—	416	158.00–165.00	161.42
6	—	822	114.00	114.00
3	—	872	105.00	105.00
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
21	—	689	126.00–128.00	126.28
9	—	571	138.00–144.00	140.18
4	—	528	141.00–151.00	143.44
10	—	624	127.00–135.00	131.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	412	151.00–159.00	156.70
5	—	359	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	63.00	63.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,784	90.00–104.00	95.50
6	—	1,665	82.00–89.00	86.30
9	—	1,548	69.00–79.00	74.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	885	43.00–52.00	46.12
3	—	897	36.00–42.00	39.25
1	—	910	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,034	45.00–49.00	46.99
1	—	1,045	35.00	35.00
30	—	1,156	50.00–58.00	55.23
12	—	1,279	58.00–64.00	60.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,075	48.00–56.00	53.07
1	—	1,290	30.00	30.00
6	—	1,073	40.00–48.00	43.45
4	—	1,178	58.00–61.00	59.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	52.00–57.00	54.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,388	59.00–62.00	60.74
4	—	1,236	52.00–57.00	54.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	5	—	1,118	49.00–57.00	53.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,208	625.00–1,075.00	910.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,143	58.00–69.00	63.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	943	750.00–875.00	822.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,197	600.00–885.00	779.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,333	800.00–835.00	817.27

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	—	1,029	56.00–75.00	62.35
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	104.00	104.00

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)	3	—	875	710.00–900.00	796.32

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	—	1,485	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,215	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,213.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	835	800.00–975.00	876.31

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.