Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2020-06-25

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 25
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,100 head
▲ 128 vs last sale 972▼ 185 vs year ago 1,285 · −14.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
172 head
▲ 132 vs last sale 40▲ 172 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 140▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls mostly 1.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs 8.00-14.00 higher 450-550 lbs 4.00-5.00 higher and over 550 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.79/cwt on 384 head.
Average price
$125.79
384 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$655
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$203
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.26
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535131.26703213
Medium and Large 1-2539122.1865943
Medium and Large 2496120.47598104
Medium and Large 3468106.8049924
One grade step is worth $24.47/cwt here — about $203 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 sale384 hd
125.79
—
AR average9 barns · 1,931 hd
124.54
+1.26
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—Average1,62996.021,56422
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,33264.0085315
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13961.7770451
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00156.3456432

Every lot

116 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2322154.79/cwt150.00–160.004984
Steers—Medium and Large 3341120.00/cwt120.00–120.004096
Steers—Medium and Large 3355120.00/cwt120.00–120.004261
Steers—Medium and Large 2363142.65/cwt140.00–150.005188
Steers—Medium and Large 1364155.07/cwt154.00–158.005644
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed418171.00/cwt171.00–171.007156
Steers—Medium and Large 3420125.00/cwt125.00–125.005252
Steers—Medium and Large 1422158.50/cwt154.00–165.0066931
Steers—Medium and Large 2431141.73/cwt140.00–150.006117
Steers—Medium and Large 2473137.85/cwt130.00–144.0065214
Steers—Medium and Large 1479156.59/cwt147.00–166.0075013
Steers—Medium and Large 1523152.28/cwt146.00–158.0079651
Steers—Medium and Large 2523138.28/cwt130.00–146.0072330
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added555154.00/cwt154.00–154.008557
Steers—Medium and Large 2571136.33/cwt125.00–141.007786
Steers—Medium and Large 1589144.64/cwt134.00–149.00852100
Steers—Medium and Large 1612140.90/cwt138.00–144.008629
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned623141.99/cwt141.00–143.0088514
Steers—Medium and Large 2627129.88/cwt124.00–137.008149
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added639144.00/cwt144.00–144.0092010
Steers—Medium and Large 2673129.00/cwt129.00–129.008682
Steers—Medium and Large 2729124.00/cwt124.00–124.009045
Steers—Medium and Large 1751132.00/cwt132.00–132.0099112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763128.00/cwt128.00–128.009774
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned764124.00/cwt124.00–124.0094711
Steers—Medium and Large 2769115.99/cwt115.00–121.008926
Steers—Medium and Large 2815114.00/cwt114.00–114.009291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845118.00/cwt118.00–118.009975
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300114.00/cwt114.00–114.003421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy315130.00/cwt130.00–130.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2343130.00/cwt130.00–130.004462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy353114.00/cwt114.00–114.004022
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375111.62/cwt100.00–116.004196
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380129.93/cwt125.00–146.0049419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1388151.46/cwt139.00–157.0058819
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420107.00/cwt107.00–107.004491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422145.26/cwt136.00–152.0061322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427124.87/cwt120.00–127.005337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465139.06/cwt130.00–144.0064745
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474122.27/cwt115.00–130.0058031
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478111.14/cwt100.00–114.005319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy491125.00/cwt125.00–125.006144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2492126.59/cwt125.00–129.0062315
Heifers—Medium and Large 3508105.07/cwt100.00–110.005342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526130.67/cwt124.00–142.0068750
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527119.85/cwt115.00–125.0063217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2557115.00/cwt115.00–115.0064111
Heifers—Medium and Large 356193.00/cwt93.00–93.005224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571122.60/cwt121.00–124.007005
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575111.95/cwt107.00–122.0064415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600124.00/cwt124.00–124.007445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618121.62/cwt118.00–123.0075219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2621111.58/cwt104.00–119.006934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623126.00/cwt126.00–126.007855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned628117.10/cwt117.00–118.0073510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open668125.00/cwt125.00–125.008356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670119.05/cwt115.00–124.007989
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690110.00/cwt110.00–110.007591
Heifers—Medium and Large 369090.00/cwt90.00–90.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned713111.00/cwt111.00–111.0079116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1757112.00/cwt112.00–112.008483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1811109.00/cwt109.00–109.008844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2811105.00/cwt105.00–105.008525
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2329145.18/cwt140.00–150.004786
Bulls—Medium and Large 1341154.11/cwt151.00–160.005268
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370150.00/cwt150.00–150.0055512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy370125.00/cwt125.00–125.004631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395130.00/cwt130.00–130.005143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413130.90/cwt120.00–140.0054112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427146.43/cwt140.00–156.0062526
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466130.20/cwt127.00–135.006075
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475143.24/cwt135.00–150.0068017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521139.31/cwt134.00–146.0072616
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527121.03/cwt120.00–123.006385
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576134.17/cwt127.00–143.0077347
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590125.00/cwt125.00–125.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy595122.00/cwt122.00–122.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625125.16/cwt118.00–128.0078210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625112.00/cwt112.00–112.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned627121.51/cwt120.00–122.007624
Bulls—Medium and Large 2664112.51/cwt109.00–117.007474
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672123.96/cwt121.00–125.008338
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715112.00/cwt112.00–112.008011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1774115.99/cwt115.00–118.008983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1827112.06/cwt105.00–116.009275
Bulls—Medium and Large 1878109.50/cwt109.00–110.009612
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22376.53/cwt70.00–80.009363
Bulls——1,60893.61/cwt88.00–96.001,5057
Bulls——1,742102.30/cwt97.00–109.001,78212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight78555.00/cwt55.00–55.004321
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83057.00/cwt57.00–57.004731
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83841.66/cwt40.00–43.003493
Cows—Lean 85-90%97050.15/cwt47.00–54.004864
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01956.32/cwt54.00–61.0057417
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06766.13/cwt62.00–70.007067
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14159.36/cwt55.00–63.0067729
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15366.90/cwt64.00–73.0077119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16051.31/cwt48.00–54.005952
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30460.36/cwt57.00–64.007877
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35468.92/cwt65.00–74.009337
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38055.00/cwt55.00–55.007591
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,085725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,8661
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,315947.50/cwt935.00–960.0012,4602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,143.10/cwt1,075.00–1,200.0015,3182
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3851,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0015,9281
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5881,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0021,4384
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5901,700.00/cwt1,700.00–1,700.0027,0302
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010654.80/cwt635.00–675.006,6132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,4401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,116904.45/cwt700.00–1,060.0010,0944
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,26461.39/cwt55.00–71.007764
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,42069.00/cwt69.00–69.009801
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-292775.84/cwt57.00–103.0070310
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 31,18561.00/cwt61.00–61.007231

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.