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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, May 7

● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Apr 30May 7May 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,326 head

▲ 522 vs last sale 804▲ 1,326 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

215 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 155▲ 215 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 40▲ 35 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 8.00 higher mostly 2.00-5.00 higher . Slaughter cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher with the high dressing breakers 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 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 $129.15/cwt on 445 head.

Average price

$129.15

445 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$25.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.01

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	441	131.76	581	29
Medium and Large 1	480	131.48	631	297
Medium and Large 2	462	123.75	572	112
Medium and Large 3	470	105.86	498	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.90/cwt here — about $83 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 sale445 hd

129.15

—

AR average8 barns · 1,443 hd

127.14

+2.01

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	1,783	84.69	1,510	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,325	63.32	839	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	57.41	665	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	49.63	476	59

Every lot

115 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	179.51/cwt	165.00–187.00	571	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	151.49/cwt	141.00–166.00	494	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	572	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	162.57/cwt	158.00–173.00	600	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	149.21/cwt	134.00–155.00	567	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	146.46/cwt	130.00–153.00	600	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	444	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	164.09/cwt	160.00–167.00	691	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	154.29/cwt	149.00–160.00	659	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	708	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	156.68/cwt	154.00–164.00	725	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	141.89/cwt	129.00–153.00	663	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	703	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	151.34/cwt	145.00–158.00	785	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	134.16/cwt	129.00–136.00	702	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	628	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	557	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	752	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	144.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	828	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	133.25/cwt	129.00–137.00	772	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	132.16/cwt	130.00–137.00	815	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	844	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	689	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	829	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	958	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	152.30/cwt	146.00–170.00	483	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	138.70/cwt	130.00–146.00	462	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	375	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	503	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	143.07/cwt	138.00–154.00	539	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	538	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	125.89/cwt	120.00–133.00	478	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	127.35/cwt	120.00–133.00	531	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	138.69/cwt	131.00–145.00	595	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	450	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	565	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	446	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	593	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	119.79/cwt	111.00–126.00	559	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	133.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	630	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	514	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	481	124.16/cwt	120.00–133.00	597	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	127.22/cwt	120.00–133.00	653	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	118.25/cwt	113.00–120.00	631	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	548	117.79/cwt	115.00–118.00	645	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	559	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	643	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	122.30/cwt	115.00–124.00	686	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	114.59/cwt	110.00–118.00	652	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	682	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	607	95.04/cwt	93.00–101.00	577	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	118.64/cwt	114.00–121.00	734	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	114.03/cwt	106.00–118.00	747	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	752	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	717	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	717	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	828	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	890	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	885	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	841	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	877	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	317	149.83/cwt	139.00–154.00	475	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	163.42/cwt	159.00–171.00	539	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	370	125.88/cwt	123.00–132.00	466	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	159.14/cwt	154.00–176.00	594	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	145.62/cwt	140.00–153.00	561	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	458	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	140.64/cwt	135.00–144.00	603	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	432	147.46/cwt	145.00–159.00	637	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	148.20/cwt	139.00–155.00	692	37
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	469	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	577	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	131.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	624	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	519	128.69/cwt	126.00–130.00	668	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	141.00/cwt	131.00–148.00	735	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	531	127.87/cwt	125.00–131.00	679	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	564	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	728	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	118.56/cwt	118.00–120.00	670	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	131.42/cwt	120.00–134.00	756	41
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	604	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	713	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	122.15/cwt	120.00–131.00	761	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	653	119.85/cwt	119.00–120.00	783	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	115.78/cwt	110.00–120.00	834	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	778	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	840	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	848	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	882	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	950	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,532	75.70/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,160	3
Bulls	—	—	1,737	96.50/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,676	3
Bulls	—	—	1,894	83.63/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,584	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	723	38.35/cwt	36.00–40.00	277	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	775	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	403	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	799	45.93/cwt	42.00–48.00	367	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	299	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	47.07/cwt	44.00–48.00	472	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	53.12/cwt	49.00–59.00	537	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	52.55/cwt	49.00–54.00	586	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	59.11/cwt	55.00–63.00	687	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	65.10/cwt	64.00–68.00	818	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,262	60.57/cwt	58.00–64.00	764	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,347	67.66/cwt	66.00–70.00	911	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	55.62/cwt	54.00–57.00	795	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	887	1,204.09/cwt	875.00–1,325.00	10,680	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	930.86/cwt	810.00–1,050.00	9,755	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,408	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,078.86/cwt	1,025.00–1,135.00	13,054	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	816.95/cwt	800.00–835.00	7,761	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	53.69/cwt	51.00–57.00	540	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,280	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	839.12/cwt	700.00–985.00	8,853	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,164	967.08/cwt	850.00–1,200.00	11,257	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	789	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	71.38/cwt	63.00–95.00	655	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	647	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	773.35/cwt	450.00–1,000.00	7,037	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 May 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,326Last week 804Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 215Last week 155Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 40Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	362	158.00	158.00
10	—	590	135.00	135.00
24	—	427	149.00–160.00	154.29
5	—	506	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	689	120.00–121.00	120.33
6	—	467	129.00–153.00	141.89
7	—	579	129.00–137.00	133.25
9	—	410	130.00–153.00	146.46
11	—	523	129.00–136.00	134.16
15	—	326	141.00–166.00	151.49
22	—	380	134.00–155.00	149.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	107.00	107.00
2	—	523	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	463	154.00–164.00	156.68
41	—	519	145.00–158.00	151.34
31	—	369	158.00–173.00	162.57
8	—	575	140.00–148.00	144.04
5	—	617	130.00–137.00	132.16
5	—	421	160.00–167.00	164.09
3	—	318	165.00–187.00	179.51
2	—	670	126.00	126.00
1	—	760	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	135.00	135.00
3	—	445	159.00	159.00
6	—	557	134.00–136.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	131.00	131.00
1	—	555	117.00	117.00
1	—	615	111.00	111.00
6	—	531	125.00–131.00	127.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	95.00	95.00
2	—	778	108.00	108.00
2	—	848	104.00	104.00
7	—	653	119.00–120.00	119.85
8	—	330	159.00–171.00	163.42
8	—	720	110.00–120.00	115.78
10	—	623	120.00–131.00	122.15
11	—	373	154.00–176.00	159.14
20	—	521	131.00–148.00	141.00
26	—	432	145.00–159.00	147.46
37	—	467	139.00–155.00	148.20
41	—	575	120.00–134.00	131.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	604	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	385	140.00–153.00	145.62
14	—	429	135.00–144.00	140.64
10	—	473	130.00–135.00	131.93
10	—	317	139.00–154.00	149.83
7	—	565	118.00–120.00	118.56
3	—	519	126.00–130.00	128.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	564	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	115.00	115.00
3	—	370	123.00–132.00	125.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	317	146.00–170.00	152.30
14	—	619	114.00–121.00	118.64
4	—	716	105.00	105.00
3	—	832	107.00	107.00
3	—	655	106.00–118.00	114.03
2	—	895	98.00	98.00
1	—	760	109.00	109.00
70	—	429	131.00–145.00	138.69
43	—	513	120.00–133.00	127.22
42	—	377	138.00–154.00	143.07
33	—	561	115.00–124.00	122.30
26	—	470	130.00–136.00	133.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	548	115.00–118.00	117.79
9	—	481	120.00–133.00	124.16
8	—	559	115.00	115.00
7	—	446	133.00	133.00
2	—	375	134.00	134.00
1	—	330	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	119.00	119.00
10	—	379	142.00	142.00
14	—	438	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
3	—	717	100.00	100.00
4	—	534	113.00–120.00	118.25
4	—	607	93.00–101.00	95.04
7	—	885	95.00	95.00
9	—	380	120.00–133.00	125.89
12	—	569	110.00–118.00	114.59
17	—	417	120.00–133.00	127.35
19	—	467	111.00–126.00	119.79
36	—	333	130.00–146.00	138.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	105.00	105.00
2	—	433	104.00	104.00
4	—	480	107.00	107.00

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	2	—	1,210	1,025.00–1,135.00	1,078.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	887	875.00–1,325.00	1,204.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	810.00–1,050.00	930.86

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	—	1,005	51.00–57.00	53.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,055	700.00–985.00	839.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	800.00–835.00	816.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,164	850.00–1,200.00	967.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	66.00	66.00

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	5	—	918	63.00–95.00	71.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	65.00	65.00

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)	2	—	910	450.00–1,000.00	773.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,430	54.00–57.00	55.62
11	—	1,347	66.00–70.00	67.66
9	—	1,262	58.00–64.00	60.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	52.00	52.00
3	—	723	36.00–40.00	38.35
9	—	799	42.00–48.00	45.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,011	49.00–59.00	53.12
12	—	1,003	44.00–48.00	47.07
1	—	995	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,163	55.00–63.00	59.11
27	—	1,115	49.00–54.00	52.55
10	—	1,257	64.00–68.00	65.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,894	80.00–86.00	83.63
3	—	1,532	73.00–79.00	75.70
3	—	1,737	93.00–100.00	96.50

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.