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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 18

● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

972 head

▼ 870 vs last sale 1,842▼ 378 vs year ago 1,350 · −28.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 195 vs last sale 235▼ 179 vs year ago 219 · −81.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

140 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 125▲ 15 vs year ago 125 · +12.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 550 lbs mostly steady to 4.00 lower over 550 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs steady to 4.00 lower over 450 lbs mostly steady to 3.00 higher. No trend on slaughter cow and bulls due to them not being reported last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.03/cwt on 338 head.

Average price

$141.03

338 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$15.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.83

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	145.26	779	166
Medium and Large 1-2	569	137.86	784	94
Medium and Large 2	517	135.91	703	77
Medium and Large 3	385	130.00	501	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.26/cwt here — about $278 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 sale338 hd

141.03

—

AR average9 barns · 1,902 hd

137.20

+3.83

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	1,680	90.24	1,516	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	61.58	904	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	60.28	710	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	54.46	548	40

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	507	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	338	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	507	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	145.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	544	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	158.80/cwt	156.00–161.00	618	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	154.92/cwt	145.00–158.00	658	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	443	137.45/cwt	135.00–143.00	609	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	679	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	140.22/cwt	133.00–145.00	651	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	150.15/cwt	143.00–154.00	712	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	141.14/cwt	140.00–146.00	669	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	147.86/cwt	144.00–149.00	766	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	136.63/cwt	129.00–143.00	715	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	141.64/cwt	140.00–144.00	744	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	143.36/cwt	139.00–147.00	807	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	131.49/cwt	129.00–135.00	746	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	129.33/cwt	120.00–134.00	797	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	829	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	634	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	850	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	646	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	866	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	126.34/cwt	126.00–127.00	846	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	691	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	905	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	940	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	737	124.48/cwt	120.00–129.00	917	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	987	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	764	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	917	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	887	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,015	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,057	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	117.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	369	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	136.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	436	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	399	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	361	127.12/cwt	122.00–130.00	459	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	137.07/cwt	134.00–139.00	525	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	538	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	418	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	460	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	136.11/cwt	133.00–139.00	580	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	128.04/cwt	120.00–134.00	548	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	570	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	135.42/cwt	127.00–139.00	639	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	120.44/cwt	119.00–124.00	581	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	127.95/cwt	127.00–130.00	626	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	118.59/cwt	113.00–120.00	614	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	126.09/cwt	120.00–130.00	662	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	124.00/cwt	115.00–132.00	698	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	117.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	668	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	718	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	593	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	682	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	728	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	110.67/cwt	110.00–111.00	677	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	122.43/cwt	119.00–123.00	753	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	118.57/cwt	115.00–121.00	792	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	679	112.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	767	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	697	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	802	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	738	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	797	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	840	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	917	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	320	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	406	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	341	145.88/cwt	139.00–150.00	497	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	368	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	442	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	387	141.70/cwt	140.00–145.00	548	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	416	146.22/cwt	145.00–148.00	608	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	131.45/cwt	129.00–137.00	560	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	126.64/cwt	125.00–131.00	602	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	488	139.35/cwt	136.00–149.00	680	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	137.86/cwt	127.00–145.00	717	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	126.00/cwt	122.00–128.00	687	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	558	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	670	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	128.77/cwt	125.00–140.00	739	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	129.83/cwt	127.00–130.00	785	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	806	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	690	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	766	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	831	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	750	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	848	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	858	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	909	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,023	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	941	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,178	76.51/cwt	76.00–77.00	901	2
Bulls	—	—	1,749	96.64/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,690	7
Bulls	—	—	1,853	84.44/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,565	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	740	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	355	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	758	26.77/cwt	24.00–30.00	203	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	930	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	502	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	55.66/cwt	52.00–58.50	558	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	49.73/cwt	47.00–52.00	510	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	61.53/cwt	60.00–64.00	676	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	58.43/cwt	54.00–61.00	688	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	64.95/cwt	62.00–71.00	777	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	70.50/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,024	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	59.03/cwt	55.00–61.00	870	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	676	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,580	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,065	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	62.57/cwt	62.00–63.00	679	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	774	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	12,116	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	13,662	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,555	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	987.63/cwt	975.00–1,000.00	12,079	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	967.23/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	11,829	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	19,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,448	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	21,720	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,465	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	17,214	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	670	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	60.55/cwt	52.00–63.00	574	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	822	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,766	4

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 Jun 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 972Last week 1,842Year ago 1,350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 235Year ago 219

Replacement CattleReceipts 140Last week 125Year ago 125

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,749	92.00–105.00	96.64
3	—	1,853	80.00–89.00	84.44
2	—	1,178	76.00–77.00	76.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,177	54.00–61.00	58.43
14	—	1,197	62.00–71.00	64.95
1	—	930	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	48.00	48.00
2	—	758	24.00–30.00	26.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,002	52.00–58.50	55.66
8	—	1,099	60.00–64.00	61.53
5	—	1,026	47.00–52.00	49.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,473	55.00–61.00	59.03
4	—	1,453	67.00–72.00	70.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	416	145.00–148.00	146.22
4	—	655	123.00	123.00
5	—	735	113.00	113.00
18	—	605	127.00–130.00	129.83
3	—	1,023	92.00	92.00
5	—	574	125.00–140.00	128.77
3	—	858	106.00	106.00
5	—	488	136.00–149.00	139.35
1	—	750	113.00	113.00
5	—	315	155.00	155.00
25	—	520	127.00–145.00	137.86
1	—	385	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	140.00–145.00	141.70
2	—	690	111.00	111.00
6	—	426	129.00–137.00	131.45
3	—	558	120.00	120.00
1	—	780	90.00	90.00
5	—	475	125.00–131.00	126.64
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
5	—	341	139.00–150.00	145.88
4	—	545	122.00–128.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	127.00	127.00
3	—	368	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	518	144.00–149.00	147.86
2	—	723	130.00	130.00
10	—	646	134.00	134.00
4	—	691	131.00	131.00
22	—	474	143.00–154.00	150.15
4	—	759	130.00	130.00
40	—	563	139.00–147.00	143.36
5	—	839	121.00	121.00
43	—	425	145.00–158.00	154.92
1	—	315	161.00	161.00
8	—	903	117.00	117.00
6	—	389	156.00–161.00	158.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	447	152.00	152.00
24	—	525	140.00–144.00	141.64
15	—	474	140.00–146.00	141.14
5	—	619	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	616	120.00–134.00	129.33
18	—	375	140.00–150.00	145.02
2	—	785	113.00	113.00
19	—	523	129.00–143.00	136.63
4	—	737	120.00–129.00	124.48
3	—	670	126.00–127.00	126.34
5	—	567	129.00–135.00	131.49
8	—	464	133.00–145.00	140.22
6	—	443	135.00–143.00	137.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	764	120.00	120.00
14	—	634	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	338	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	612	119.00	119.00
11	—	697	115.00	115.00
2	—	738	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	668	115.00–121.00	118.57
2	—	1,030	89.00	89.00
19	—	426	133.00–139.00	136.11
27	—	472	127.00–139.00	135.42
4	—	860	110.00	110.00
51	—	563	115.00–132.00	124.00
7	—	319	130.00–140.00	136.73
54	—	525	120.00–130.00	126.09
7	—	615	119.00–123.00	122.43
1	—	750	112.00	112.00
15	—	383	134.00–139.00	137.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	428	120.00–134.00	128.04
13	—	568	115.00–120.00	117.63
3	—	313	117.00–120.00	117.99
3	—	612	110.00–111.00	110.67
5	—	679	110.00–115.00	112.98
5	—	518	113.00–120.00	118.59
7	—	361	122.00–130.00	127.12
7	—	482	119.00–124.00	120.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	110.00	110.00
1	—	510	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	414	130.00	130.00
5	—	593	121.00	121.00
16	—	489	127.00–130.00	127.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
2	—	593	115.00	115.00
3	—	385	130.00	130.00
4	—	445	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	775	110.00	110.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,085	62.00–63.00	62.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	65.00	65.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	81.00	81.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	710.00	710.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	978	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,035.00	1,035.00

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	—	1,465	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,223	900.00–1,025.00	967.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,448	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,223	975.00–1,000.00	987.63

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	1	—	870	77.00	77.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	948	52.00–63.00	60.55

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	—	830	99.00	99.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	903	860.00	860.00

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.