Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2020-06-04

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 4
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,418 head
▲ 823 vs last sale 595▲ 38 vs year ago 1,380 · +2.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
178 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 105▼ 11 vs year ago 189 · −5.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 45▼ 70 vs year ago 120 · −58.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs steady to 3.00 lower over 500 lbs mostly 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cow 1.00-3.00 higher on the small amount observed due to time limits. Not enough slaughter bulls observed for a trend.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.59/cwt on 504 head.
Average price
$131.59
504 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$649
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.03
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1474137.96655320
Medium and Large 1-2469129.1960536
Medium and Large 2542120.35652127
Medium and Large 3525106.5955921
One grade step is worth $31.37/cwt here — about $95 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 sale504 hd
131.59
—
AR average8 barns · 2,055 hd
128.56
+3.03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,56492.241,4434thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15661.8471527
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,19360.967272thin
CowsLean 85-90%High96552.0850325

Every lot

127 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1310175.00/cwt175.00–175.005431
Steers—Medium and Large 2315166.00/cwt166.00–166.005231
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy337160.00/cwt160.00–160.005393
Steers—Medium and Large 2358149.70/cwt148.00–152.0053613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377162.72/cwt159.00–167.0061313
Steers—Medium and Large 3395130.00/cwt130.00–130.005142
Steers—Medium and Large 1398172.00/cwt172.00–172.006852
Steers—Medium and Large 3414118.01/cwt114.00–126.004893
Steers—Medium and Large 2422147.52/cwt135.00–156.0062313
Steers—Medium and Large 1431159.86/cwt156.00–161.006899
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436152.11/cwt146.00–158.0066324
Steers—Medium and Large 3451125.00/cwt125.00–125.005644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added456164.00/cwt164.00–164.007487
Steers—Medium and Large 1468161.44/cwt157.00–164.0075616
Steers—Medium and Large 2474145.76/cwt140.00–152.0069128
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy495140.00/cwt140.00–140.006933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519148.18/cwt146.00–153.0076941
Steers—Medium and Large 2521141.53/cwt131.00–148.0073714
Steers—Medium and Large 1523157.59/cwt146.00–164.0082463
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added530165.00/cwt165.00–165.008758
Steers—Medium and Large 3537115.16/cwt110.00–124.006188
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed555150.00/cwt150.00–150.008335
Steers—Medium and Large 1568147.57/cwt142.00–149.008389
Steers—Medium and Large 3569128.00/cwt128.00–128.007284
Steers—Medium and Large 2577133.11/cwt125.00–141.0076832
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added591157.00/cwt157.00–157.0092812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned603131.00/cwt131.00–131.007904
Steers—Medium and Large 1614143.03/cwt141.00–148.0087815
Steers—Medium and Large 2624125.73/cwt120.00–134.007855
Steers—Medium and Large 1658148.16/cwt148.00–150.0097513
Steers—Medium and Large 2665127.29/cwt125.00–132.008467
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677146.86/cwt137.00–149.0099417
Steers—Medium and Large 3682110.00/cwt110.00–110.007503
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3709123.00/cwt123.00–123.0087211
Steers—Medium and Large 1712141.16/cwt135.00–147.001,00521
Steers—Medium and Large 2719127.97/cwt126.00–129.009206
Steers—Medium and Large 2760118.88/cwt110.00–128.009032
Steers—Medium and Large 1767139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0663
Steers—Medium and Large 3790100.00/cwt100.00–100.007902
Steers—Medium and Large 1810132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0692
Steers—Medium and Large 2817120.00/cwt120.00–120.009803
Steers—Medium and Large 288590.00/cwt90.00–90.007971
Steers—Medium and Large 2948118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1193
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2314133.35/cwt130.00–140.004193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed321164.00/cwt164.00–164.0052614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325146.01/cwt137.00–155.0047518
Heifers—Medium and Large 3338120.49/cwt120.00–121.004072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2342145.00/cwt145.00–145.004963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367137.09/cwt134.00–140.005036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375145.94/cwt140.00–155.0054736
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380107.50/cwt107.50–107.504091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed386156.34/cwt155.00–157.0060318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424128.59/cwt122.00–135.0054515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429143.12/cwt138.00–152.0061461
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435110.00/cwt110.00–110.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473136.95/cwt130.00–147.0064863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed475136.00/cwt136.00–136.006461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480127.75/cwt125.00–130.0061333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480125.48/cwt115.00–130.0060220
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480114.00/cwt114.00–114.005474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy483127.41/cwt125.00–129.006155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy507120.00/cwt120.00–120.006083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516127.07/cwt125.00–131.0065610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519119.84/cwt110.00–126.0062229
Heifers—Medium and Large 3537109.17/cwt107.50–110.005863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574126.80/cwt123.00–135.0072837
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575117.33/cwt102.00–124.0067518
Heifers—Medium and Large 358899.79/cwt90.00–103.005878
Heifers—Medium and Large 1607125.94/cwt122.00–127.0076441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2641114.05/cwt106.00–120.0073121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy643118.00/cwt118.00–118.007592
Heifers—Medium and Large 364599.00/cwt99.00–99.006392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661120.50/cwt120.00–121.007974
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680110.95/cwt106.00–119.007548
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1714121.00/cwt121.00–121.008644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1766118.00/cwt118.00–118.009044
Heifers—Medium and Large 2780109.00/cwt109.00–109.008503
Heifers—Medium and Large 295595.00/cwt95.00–95.009072
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320177.00/cwt177.00–177.005665
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335155.00/cwt155.00–155.005191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy366149.19/cwt148.00–150.005465
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368162.89/cwt158.00–166.0059921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2386140.80/cwt136.00–146.005438
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422153.24/cwt150.00–159.0064717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424141.81/cwt126.00–145.0060130
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy428130.00/cwt130.00–130.005562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478153.09/cwt140.00–157.0073227
Bulls—Medium and Large 2486131.34/cwt125.00–145.0063813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528137.80/cwt130.00–149.0072840
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2537122.53/cwt120.00–125.006589
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy545125.00/cwt125.00–125.006811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563134.66/cwt120.00–142.0075820
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615127.01/cwt120.00–134.0078114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2643118.00/cwt118.00–118.007594
Bulls—Medium and Large 2648115.00/cwt115.00–115.007452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1658119.74/cwt118.00–124.007887
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675121.00/cwt121.00–121.008171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735118.59/cwt112.00–125.008727
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy750108.00/cwt108.00–108.008102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770107.99/cwt106.00–110.008322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2810100.00/cwt100.00–100.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 197898.99/cwt96.00–105.009683
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16080.00/cwt80.00–80.009282
Bulls——1,968104.48/cwt104.00–105.002,0562
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight76534.00/cwt34.00–34.002602
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81849.51/cwt48.00–50.004054
Cows—Boner 80-85%85551.00/cwt51.00–51.004361
Cows—Lean 85-90%91540.00/cwt40.00–40.003661
Cows—Lean 85-90%93448.42/cwt44.00–53.004525
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03857.08/cwt54.00–60.0059212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08758.18/cwt55.00–62.0063212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19360.96/cwt60.00–62.007272
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23665.76/cwt64.00–70.0081314
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29069.00/cwt69.00–69.008901
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2868900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,8123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00576.00/cwt76.00–76.007641
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11363.76/cwt61.00–65.007105
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1191,043.88/cwt800.00–1,150.0011,6815
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,137829.16/cwt725.00–885.009,4285
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,235800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,8801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2881,478.88/cwt1,260.00–1,600.0019,04811
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284583.00/cwt83.00–83.007011
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00169.46/cwt58.00–76.006957

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.