Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2020-08-06

Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 6

● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13 →

Receipts

1,886 head

▲ 701 vs last sale 1,185▲ 367 vs year ago 1,519 · +24.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders mostly steady to 4.00 higher with the better 450-550 lb heifers 6.00-700 higher, 600-700 lb bulls 5.00-8.00 higher and the better 300-350 lb heifers 3.00 lower and 350-400 lb bulls 5.00 lower. The offering included some groups of value added cattle that sold for a premium. Cows and bulls not reported due to time.

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 $142.32/cwt on 721 head.

Average price

$142.32

721 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$27.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.03

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	521	146.35	762	250
Medium and Large 1	492	143.38	706	373
Medium and Large 2	506	130.57	660	76
Medium and Large 3	406	119.10	483	22

One grade step is worth $27.25/cwt here — about $279 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 sale721 hd

142.32

—

AR average9 barns · 2,224 hd

135.29

+7.03

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

108 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	197.62/cwt	180.00–209.00	638	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	125.12/cwt	121.00–130.00	407	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	172.80/cwt	160.00–178.00	572	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	489	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	370	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	662	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	691	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	636	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	180.14/cwt	170.00–187.00	776	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	129.93/cwt	129.00–130.00	563	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	162.10/cwt	155.00–165.00	708	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	464	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	599	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	145.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	682	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	168.04/cwt	159.00–182.00	798	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	141.40/cwt	135.00–145.00	735	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	157.58/cwt	153.00–161.00	840	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	546	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	890	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	907	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	152.68/cwt	150.00–157.00	866	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	139.30/cwt	133.00–148.00	790	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	153.44/cwt	153.00–154.00	890	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	587	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	927	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	593	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	741	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	918	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	139.96/cwt	138.00–142.00	861	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	149.80/cwt	147.00–155.00	930	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	896	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	145.24/cwt	142.00–148.00	912	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	956	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	980	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	141.78/cwt	136.00–144.00	954	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	688	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	963	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	713	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,062	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	143.03/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,024	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,058	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	783	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	975	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	145.21/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,154	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	804	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,158	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,004	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,195	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,226	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	161.58/cwt	154.00–167.00	522	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	146.02/cwt	140.00–154.00	480	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	338	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	497	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	338	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	352	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	347	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	521	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	139.74/cwt	133.00–142.00	516	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	153.86/cwt	144.00–160.00	582	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	392	124.15/cwt	113.00–125.00	487	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	140.79/cwt	136.00–146.00	586	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	148.30/cwt	143.00–154.00	621	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	612	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	452	109.34/cwt	106.00–111.00	494	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	459	144.56/cwt	144.00–145.00	664	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	147.78/cwt	146.00–150.00	686	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	147.38/cwt	139.00–150.00	690	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	130.37/cwt	120.00–139.00	623	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	643	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	154.21/cwt	139.00–156.00	779	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	128.65/cwt	120.00–135.00	669	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	140.70/cwt	134.00–148.00	737	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	139.27/cwt	134.00–145.00	752	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	120.22/cwt	112.00–129.00	688	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	134.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	778	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	810	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	133.76/cwt	125.00–138.00	827	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	844	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	117.84/cwt	111.00–120.00	744	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	634	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	850	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	124.04/cwt	120.00–127.00	825	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	114.33/cwt	114.00–115.00	775	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	804	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	115.73/cwt	115.00–118.00	849	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	872	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	784	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	558	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	326	153.50/cwt	140.00–160.00	500	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	340	129.50/cwt	124.00–135.00	440	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	135.41/cwt	129.00–142.00	501	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	643	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	180.38/cwt	173.00–193.00	687	36
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	160.21/cwt	148.00–171.00	617	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	419	177.96/cwt	160.00–184.00	746	40
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	131.29/cwt	108.00–143.00	555	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	150.47/cwt	137.00–166.00	641	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	700	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	157.90/cwt	149.00–171.00	747	47
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	140.41/cwt	130.00–148.00	670	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	719	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	488	106.09/cwt	100.00–124.00	518	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	147.94/cwt	137.00–158.00	765	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	519	133.62/cwt	120.00–140.00	693	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	521	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	625	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	759	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	567	127.77/cwt	120.00–130.00	724	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	140.58/cwt	132.00–154.00	803	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	124.67/cwt	120.00–127.00	754	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	611	139.84/cwt	139.00–141.00	854	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	674	121.43/cwt	116.00–125.00	818	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	679	137.09/cwt	129.00–141.00	931	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	712	131.25/cwt	119.00–140.00	935	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	771	132.46/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,021	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	835	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,111	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	871	124.03/cwt	115.00–131.00	1,080	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	890	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	765	1

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 Aug 6, 2020

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

Receipts 1,886Last week 1,185Year ago 1,519

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	542	140.00	140.00
3	—	312	179.00	179.00
10	—	486	148.00	148.00
6	—	432	162.00	162.00
7	—	378	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	385	148.00–171.00	160.21
9	—	674	116.00–125.00	121.43
11	—	567	120.00–130.00	127.77
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
12	—	519	120.00–140.00	133.62
3	—	605	120.00–127.00	124.67
20	—	426	137.00–166.00	150.47
26	—	477	130.00–148.00	140.41
5	—	326	140.00–160.00	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	129.00–142.00	135.41
4	—	488	100.00–124.00	106.09
6	—	423	108.00–143.00	131.29
2	—	340	124.00–135.00	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	679	129.00–141.00	137.09
17	—	517	137.00–158.00	147.94
1	—	835	133.00	133.00
30	—	571	132.00–154.00	140.58
4	—	771	126.00–135.00	132.46
36	—	381	173.00–193.00	180.38
6	—	611	139.00–141.00	139.84
40	—	419	160.00–184.00	177.96
6	—	871	115.00–131.00	124.03
47	—	473	149.00–171.00	157.90
7	—	712	119.00–140.00	131.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	577	130.00–140.00	134.81
2	—	765	114.00	114.00
49	—	419	143.00–154.00	148.30
4	—	734	115.00–118.00	115.73
65	—	468	139.00–150.00	147.38
11	—	665	120.00–127.00	124.04
103	—	524	134.00–148.00	140.70
13	—	618	125.00–138.00	133.76
44	—	378	144.00–160.00	153.86
19	—	323	154.00–167.00	161.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	540	134.00–145.00	139.27
18	—	464	146.00–150.00	147.78
9	—	428	143.00	143.00
6	—	347	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	505	139.00–156.00	154.21
49	—	583	139.00	139.00
21	—	630	134.00	134.00
18	—	435	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	369	133.00–142.00	139.74
5	—	718	112.00	112.00
6	—	478	120.00–139.00	130.37
1	—	825	95.00	95.00
6	—	520	120.00–135.00	128.65
3	—	678	114.00–115.00	114.33
4	—	631	111.00–120.00	117.84
16	—	572	112.00–129.00	120.22
4	—	329	140.00–154.00	146.02
16	—	416	136.00–146.00	140.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	106.00	106.00
2	—	338	104.00	104.00
2	—	435	120.00	120.00
3	—	452	106.00–111.00	109.34
14	—	392	113.00–125.00	124.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	459	144.00–145.00	144.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	634	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	147.00	147.00
3	—	480	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	713	149.00	149.00
58	—	804	144.00	144.00
2	—	560	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	615	138.00–142.00	139.96
1	—	395	161.00	161.00
11	—	437	155.00–165.00	162.10
2	—	783	124.00–125.00	124.50
14	—	567	133.00–148.00	139.30
3	—	705	130.00	130.00
9	—	331	160.00–178.00	172.80
8	—	520	135.00–145.00	141.40
4	—	470	140.00–150.00	145.08
5	—	673	136.00–144.00	141.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	121.00–130.00	125.12
6	—	464	129.00	129.00
14	—	433	129.00–130.00	129.93
2	—	593	125.00	125.00
1	—	365	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	580	153.00–154.00	153.44
11	—	628	142.00–148.00	145.24
12	—	659	145.00	145.00
12	—	750	141.00	141.00
5	—	1,004	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	546	163.00	163.00
6	—	600	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	384	180.00	180.00
41	—	567	150.00–157.00	152.68
9	—	621	147.00–155.00	149.80
47	—	533	153.00–161.00	157.58
10	—	323	180.00–209.00	197.62
13	—	671	146.00	146.00
33	—	431	170.00–187.00	180.14
4	—	716	135.00–147.00	143.03
24	—	795	136.00–146.00	145.21
1	—	1,030	119.00	119.00
24	—	475	159.00–182.00	168.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	688	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	587	158.00	158.00

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.