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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, May 28

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

595 head

▼ 1,494 vs last sale 2,089▲ 110 vs year ago 485 · +22.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 157▼ 15 vs year ago 120 · −12.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 145 vs last sale 190▼ 50 vs year ago 95 · −52.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs mostly steady to 7.00 higher over 500 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs 1.00-7.00 lower 550-650 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

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 $128.46/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$128.46

215 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$17.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.61

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	452	134.00	606	29
Medium and Large 1	524	128.47	673	127
Medium and Large 2	451	126.76	572	53
Medium and Large 3	442	116.33	514	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.67/cwt here — about $92 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 sale215 hd

128.46

—

AR average9 barns · 955 hd

125.85

+2.61

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	1,637	85.94	1,407	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	62.52	909	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	56.74	675	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	50.46	516	27

Every lot

83 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 1	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	161.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	541	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	146.13/cwt	142.00–150.00	545	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	174.48/cwt	168.00–177.00	660	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	146.79/cwt	141.00–148.00	625	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	163.71/cwt	155.00–169.00	712	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	161.01/cwt	155.00–167.00	750	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	154.76/cwt	154.00–155.00	758	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	151.16/cwt	147.00–152.00	783	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	746	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	142.83/cwt	138.00–144.00	801	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	134.99/cwt	134.00–138.00	787	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	614	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	814	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	136.41/cwt	136.00–139.00	858	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	658	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	908	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	966	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	996	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	955	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	993	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	432	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	135.00/cwt	125.00–140.00	432	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	345	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	493	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	460	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	132.63/cwt	125.00–140.00	491	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	533	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	137.08/cwt	135.00–142.00	566	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	577	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	130.86/cwt	115.00–136.00	557	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	123.97/cwt	118.00–127.00	591	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	132.37/cwt	130.00–133.00	647	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	639	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	127.14/cwt	124.00–133.00	652	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	120.02/cwt	118.00–124.00	635	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	126.62/cwt	120.00–133.00	719	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	584	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	124.31/cwt	121.00–127.00	769	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	114.58/cwt	107.00–122.00	712	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	628	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	772	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	748	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	823	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	901	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	372	138.01/cwt	135.00–140.00	513	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	160.22/cwt	160.00–161.00	598	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	153.26/cwt	150.00–157.00	651	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	137.92/cwt	128.00–145.00	597	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	139.14/cwt	130.00–148.00	658	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	155.75/cwt	149.00–162.00	740	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	531	141.86/cwt	138.00–148.00	753	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	540	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	724	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	132.39/cwt	125.00–137.00	756	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	612	130.48/cwt	120.00–134.00	799	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	817	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	785	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	871	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	880	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	924	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,315	75.26/cwt	73.00–78.00	990	3
Bulls	—	—	1,708	92.42/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,579	8
Bulls	—	—	1,716	81.97/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,407	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	735	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	147	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	820	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	377	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	47.72/cwt	47.00–49.00	468	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	593	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	53.69/cwt	52.00–54.00	588	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	52.18/cwt	50.00–54.00	596	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	56.60/cwt	53.00–59.00	666	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	62.25/cwt	61.00–63.00	827	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,391	57.03/cwt	56.00–58.00	793	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	68.00/cwt	63.00–72.00	1,031	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	772	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,107	799.20/cwt	735.00–900.00	8,847	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	10,939	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,293	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	5,172	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	104.11/cwt	101.00–108.00	864	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	891	71.80/cwt	54.00–91.00	640	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	67.21/cwt	60.00–72.00	659	7

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 595Last week 2,089Year ago 485

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 157Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 190Year ago 95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	722	138.00	138.00
20	—	490	154.00–155.00	154.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	147.00–152.00	151.16
7	—	378	168.00–177.00	174.48
21	—	435	155.00–169.00	163.71
33	—	466	155.00–167.00	161.01
26	—	561	138.00–144.00	142.83
2	—	705	137.00	137.00
3	—	330	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	130.00–135.00	132.50
7	—	426	141.00–148.00	146.79
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
8	—	583	134.00–138.00	134.99
1	—	955	104.00	104.00
2	—	373	142.00–150.00	146.13
3	—	335	160.00–165.00	161.54
3	—	533	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	629	136.00–139.00	136.41
30	—	658	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	110.00	110.00
18	—	475	149.00–162.00	155.75
3	—	675	121.00	121.00
5	—	531	138.00–148.00	141.86
9	—	373	160.00–161.00	160.22
10	—	571	125.00–137.00	132.39
12	—	425	150.00–157.00	153.26
1	—	785	111.00	111.00
14	—	612	120.00–134.00	130.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	433	128.00–145.00	137.92
1	—	540	134.00	134.00
1	—	595	123.00	123.00
1	—	880	105.00	105.00
2	—	473	130.00–148.00	139.14
4	—	372	135.00–140.00	138.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	114.00	114.00
3	—	355	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	426	115.00–136.00	130.86
1	—	555	116.00	116.00
5	—	621	107.00–122.00	114.58
6	—	320	125.00–140.00	135.00
8	—	477	118.00–127.00	123.97
10	—	370	125.00–140.00	132.63
10	—	529	118.00–124.00	120.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	413	135.00–142.00	137.08
1	—	850	106.00	106.00
35	—	568	120.00–133.00	126.62
2	—	748	110.00	110.00
37	—	513	124.00–133.00	127.14
9	—	489	130.00–133.00	132.37
13	—	619	121.00–127.00	124.31
1	—	300	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	99.00	99.00
4	—	368	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	125.00	125.00
3	—	415	125.00	125.00
3	—	628	123.00	123.00
5	—	345	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	142.00	142.00
8	—	415	139.00	139.00
16	—	495	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,315	73.00–78.00	75.26
5	—	1,716	79.00–86.00	81.97
8	—	1,708	89.00–99.00	92.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	59.00	59.00
6	—	980	47.00–49.00	47.72
16	—	1,096	52.00–54.00	53.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,143	50.00–54.00	52.18
4	—	1,329	61.00–63.00	62.25
27	—	1,176	53.00–59.00	56.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	20.00	20.00
3	—	820	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,391	56.00–58.00	57.03
4	—	1,516	63.00–72.00	68.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,107	735.00–900.00	799.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	835.00	835.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	990	78.00	78.00

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	—	730	725.00	725.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	755	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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	980	60.00–72.00	67.21
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	830	101.00–108.00	104.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	—	891	54.00–91.00	71.80

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.