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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, May 14

● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← May 7May 14May 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

598 head

▼ 728 vs last sale 1,326▲ 598 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

170 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 215▲ 170 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 35▲ 30 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 higher except 400-500 lbs steady to 5.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 4.00 lower except 350-400 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows uneven with the breakers steady and the boner and lean cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Light run today due to muddy conditions in the area.

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 $120.54/cwt on 204 head.

Average price

$120.54

204 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$29.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.70

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	128.53	665	94
Medium and Large 2	512	116.18	595	81
Medium and Large 1-2	601	115.92	697	13thin
Medium and Large 3	564	99.49	561	16thin

One grade step is worth $29.04/cwt here — about $104 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 sale204 hd

120.54

—

AR average8 barns · 837 hd

125.24

−4.70

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	—	Low	1,559	88.76	1,383	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,353	63.50	859	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	58.39	678	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,043	50.03	522	40

Every lot

110 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	303	159.38/cwt	150.00–164.00	483	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	573	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	166.72/cwt	160.00–176.00	620	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	149.25/cwt	130.00–156.00	557	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	385	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	547	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	158.58/cwt	150.00–160.00	671	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	146.23/cwt	136.00–154.00	623	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	438	154.21/cwt	151.00–155.00	675	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	140.09/cwt	132.00–145.00	664	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	703	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	157.16/cwt	151.00–164.00	759	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	485	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	723	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	153.51/cwt	148.00–161.00	778	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	136.73/cwt	129.00–145.00	732	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	131.23/cwt	129.00–134.00	744	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	797	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	602	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	831	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	688	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	784	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	953	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	840	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	350	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	148.41/cwt	148.00–149.00	488	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	127.67/cwt	127.00–130.00	428	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	128.88/cwt	114.00–136.00	481	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	145.60/cwt	141.00–147.00	555	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	395	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	410	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	467	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	138.71/cwt	131.00–141.00	591	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	127.84/cwt	126.00–133.00	546	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	435	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	579	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	485	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	132.46/cwt	130.00–136.00	612	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	470	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	559	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	115.99/cwt	108.00–122.00	554	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	492	108.48/cwt	108.00–112.00	534	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	624	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	505	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	545	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	126.37/cwt	120.00–135.00	650	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	116.08/cwt	110.00–121.00	602	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	637	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	121.02/cwt	118.00–129.00	674	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	113.48/cwt	110.00–117.00	639	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	105.22/cwt	104.00–107.00	654	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	649	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	759	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	115.26/cwt	113.00–116.00	777	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	698	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	628	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	742	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	758	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	782	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	579	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	859	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	806	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	870	93.01/cwt	91.00–95.00	809	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	926	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	900	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	774	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	309	166.56/cwt	166.00–170.00	515	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	456	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	159.67/cwt	159.00–160.00	583	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	141.85/cwt	134.00–150.00	539	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	135.36/cwt	133.00–138.00	559	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	150.27/cwt	147.00–155.00	631	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	468	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	622	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	486	136.16/cwt	134.00–138.00	662	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	487	149.88/cwt	145.00–154.00	730	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	114.06/cwt	108.00–126.00	582	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	659	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	142.76/cwt	129.00–149.00	742	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	569	121.27/cwt	116.00–125.00	690	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	577	128.70/cwt	122.00–134.50	743	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	610	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	686	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	125.61/cwt	123.00–128.00	776	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	658	110.68/cwt	109.00–114.00	728	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	664	117.48/cwt	115.00–119.00	780	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	705	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	716	107.63/cwt	100.00–111.00	771	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	840	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	790	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,213	80.14/cwt	74.00–83.00	972	4
Bulls	—	—	1,621	86.05/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,395	8
Bulls	—	—	1,669	95.77/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,598	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	665	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	266	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	805	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	242	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	808	50.93/cwt	49.00–53.00	412	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	815	50.03/cwt	49.00–51.00	408	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	62.11/cwt	58.00–65.00	612	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	988	50.98/cwt	48.00–54.00	504	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	33.62/cwt	30.00–38.00	351	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	53.98/cwt	51.00–57.00	576	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	46.77/cwt	41.00–51.00	532	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	63.79/cwt	62.00–68.00	726	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	58.28/cwt	55.00–62.00	703	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	54.34/cwt	52.00–57.00	715	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,351	68.11/cwt	66.00–70.00	920	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,379	59.76/cwt	57.00–64.00	824	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	7,093	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	701.70/cwt	675.00–725.00	7,494	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	747.42/cwt	710.00–810.00	8,506	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,197	57.48/cwt	54.00–59.00	688	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	13,248	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	5,583	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	70.81/cwt	54.00–85.00	586	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	1,225.16/cwt	1,150.00–1,300.00	14,187	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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 598Last week 1,326Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 215Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 35Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,315	52.00–57.00	54.34
10	—	1,351	66.00–70.00	68.11
5	—	1,379	57.00–64.00	59.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,044	30.00–38.00	33.62
15	—	1,067	51.00–57.00	53.98
11	—	1,137	41.00–51.00	46.77
6	—	986	58.00–65.00	62.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	49.00–51.00	50.03
1	—	805	30.00	30.00
1	—	665	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,206	55.00–62.00	58.28
9	—	1,138	62.00–68.00	63.79
4	—	988	48.00–54.00	50.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	49.00–53.00	50.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,213	74.00–83.00	80.14
8	—	1,621	82.00–91.00	86.05
8	—	1,669	92.00–105.00	95.77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	870	91.00–95.00	93.01
6	—	563	110.00–117.00	113.48
14	—	519	110.00–121.00	116.08
2	—	720	103.00	103.00
18	—	478	108.00–122.00	115.99
13	—	373	114.00–136.00	128.88
6	—	335	127.00–130.00	127.67
3	—	900	86.00	86.00
1	—	665	104.00	104.00
1	—	750	101.00	101.00
4	—	622	104.00–107.00	105.22
6	—	427	126.00–133.00	127.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	109.00	109.00
3	—	782	74.00	74.00
8	—	492	108.00–112.00	108.48
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
1	—	310	113.00	113.00
2	—	698	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	119.00	119.00
3	—	435	133.00	133.00
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
3	—	305	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	113.00–116.00	115.26
7	—	649	117.00	117.00
17	—	514	120.00–135.00	126.37
20	—	426	131.00–141.00	138.71
9	—	462	130.00–136.00	132.46
5	—	557	118.00–129.00	121.02
2	—	890	104.00	104.00
4	—	381	141.00–147.00	145.60
7	—	329	148.00–149.00	148.41
10	—	788	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	790	102.00	102.00
5	—	535	119.00	119.00
4	—	495	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	108.00	108.00
1	—	395	124.00	124.00
1	—	410	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	309	166.00–170.00	166.56
11	—	420	147.00–155.00	150.27
3	—	365	159.00–160.00	159.67
6	—	487	145.00–154.00	149.88
8	—	520	129.00–149.00	142.76
4	—	664	115.00–119.00	117.48
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
16	—	577	122.00–134.50	128.70
7	—	716	100.00–111.00	107.63
5	—	618	123.00–128.00	125.61
1	—	840	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
3	—	658	109.00–114.00	110.68
6	—	569	116.00–125.00	121.27
1	—	340	134.00	134.00
7	—	486	134.00–138.00	136.16
5	—	413	133.00–138.00	135.36
1	—	705	97.00	97.00
3	—	510	108.00–126.00	114.06
6	—	380	134.00–150.00	141.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	145.00	145.00
2	—	610	110.00–115.00	112.54
2	—	468	133.00	133.00
2	—	515	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	373	130.00–156.00	149.25
3	—	303	150.00–164.00	159.38
13	—	474	132.00–145.00	140.09
5	—	567	129.00–134.00	131.23
1	—	750	112.00	112.00
2	—	688	114.00	114.00
11	—	426	136.00–154.00	146.23
16	—	535	129.00–145.00	136.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	597	133.50	133.50
6	—	475	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	507	148.00–161.00	153.51
2	—	335	171.00	171.00
5	—	372	160.00–176.00	166.72
25	—	483	151.00–164.00	157.16
3	—	722	132.00	132.00
8	—	602	138.00	138.00
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
7	—	423	150.00–160.00	158.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	149.00	149.00
5	—	438	151.00–155.00	154.21
1	—	385	142.00	142.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	735.00	735.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,068	675.00–725.00	701.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,138	710.00–810.00	747.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,035.00	1,035.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,197	54.00–59.00	57.48

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	—	815	685.00	685.00

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	8	—	827	54.00–85.00	70.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,158	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,225.16

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.