Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2020-08-13

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 13
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,528 head
▼ 358 vs last sale 1,886▲ 1,128 vs year ago 400 · +282.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
220 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 160▲ 85 vs year ago 135 · +63.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 90▲ 5 vs year ago 105 · +4.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady to 3.00 higher with the better 300-400 lb steers 5.00-7.00 higher and the better bulls over 600 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.81/cwt on 601 head.
Average price
$139.81
601 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$731
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$225
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$36.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.19
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1492145.56716341
Medium and Large 1-2604137.93833128
Medium and Large 2530127.90677124
Medium and Large 3449109.484918thin
One grade step is worth $36.08/cwt here — about $225 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 sale601 hd
139.81
—
AR average9 barns · 1,737 hd
133.62
+6.19
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—High1,61097.001,5621thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38262.2386021
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16859.8169923
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00352.0652224

Every lot

122 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2322173.20/cwt165.00–187.0055831
Steers—Medium and Large 1331203.36/cwt187.00–214.0067318
Steers—Medium and Large 1379187.20/cwt180.00–196.0070921
Steers—Medium and Large 2380159.26/cwt154.00–164.006053
Steers—Medium and Large 3393130.00/cwt130.00–130.005112
Steers—Medium and Large 1422182.71/cwt172.00–197.0077127
Steers—Medium and Large 2431161.36/cwt155.00–168.0069510
Steers—Medium and Large 3446130.50/cwt129.00–132.005826
Steers—Medium and Large 2466140.60/cwt135.00–149.006557
Steers—Medium and Large 1477165.60/cwt160.00–167.0079044
Steers—Medium and Large 3480108.00/cwt108.00–108.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2496157.55/cwt157.00–159.0078118
Steers—Medium and Large 1517160.76/cwt153.00–169.0083148
Steers—Medium and Large 2523144.39/cwt128.00–151.0075518
Steers—Medium and Large 1566152.26/cwt147.00–156.008629
Steers—Medium and Large 2582136.69/cwt125.00–145.0079615
Steers—Medium and Large 3585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1609151.87/cwt149.00–153.009257
Steers—Medium and Large 2617137.47/cwt136.00–139.008484
Steers—Medium and Large 3620117.00/cwt117.00–117.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned641141.00/cwt141.00–141.009047
Steers—Medium and Large 3650124.00/cwt124.00–124.008063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned652135.50/cwt135.50–135.5088313
Steers—Medium and Large 1653144.00/cwt144.00–144.009403
Steers—Medium and Large 2670132.00/cwt132.00–132.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 2718129.70/cwt125.00–134.009313
Steers—Medium and Large 1749144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,07910
Steers—Medium and Large 2764129.64/cwt118.00–135.009909
Steers—Medium and Large 2845123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0391
Steers—Medium and Large 2910107.50/cwt105.00–110.009782
Steers—Medium and Large 21,038106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,1002
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326163.81/cwt153.00–175.0053427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329149.05/cwt137.00–155.004909
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330117.00/cwt117.00–117.003861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2349146.00/cwt146.00–146.005108
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374138.37/cwt130.00–146.0051819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382157.00/cwt143.00–164.0060040
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2398145.00/cwt145.00–145.005776
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423109.76/cwt100.00–120.004645
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426138.66/cwt129.00–150.0059118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427151.13/cwt146.00–156.0064556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy454140.41/cwt140.00–141.006375
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471133.86/cwt124.00–142.0063016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473147.24/cwt141.00–156.0069660
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478141.77/cwt140.00–143.0067815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2503134.00/cwt134.00–134.006747
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517141.75/cwt135.00–146.0073346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy526130.93/cwt130.00–133.0068910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535130.00/cwt125.00–136.0069613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566139.35/cwt130.00–143.0078931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570125.75/cwt120.00–131.0071716
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573105.02/cwt100.00–110.006022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2598129.00/cwt129.00–129.0077119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned602136.00/cwt136.00–136.0081911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613137.64/cwt128.00–141.0084422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626116.82/cwt110.00–125.007319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1657133.00/cwt120.00–136.0087425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open665142.00/cwt142.00–142.0094461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2686119.52/cwt118.00–120.008204
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open738115.00/cwt115.00–115.008496
Heifers—Medium and Large 1747119.00/cwt119.00–119.008896
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open789120.00/cwt120.00–120.0094712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1800105.00/cwt105.00–105.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2807100.00/cwt100.00–100.008079
Heifers—Medium and Large 298570.00/cwt70.00–70.006903
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318170.26/cwt160.00–180.005413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340200.55/cwt183.00–209.0068215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374181.19/cwt175.00–191.0067818
Bulls—Medium and Large 2384161.32/cwt150.00–169.0061912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390171.00/cwt171.00–171.0066720
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419173.09/cwt162.00–188.0072524
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425158.33/cwt144.00–167.0067325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438166.00/cwt166.00–166.007276
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473159.32/cwt149.00–165.0075436
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481143.12/cwt135.00–151.0068821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1514149.43/cwt141.00–156.0076848
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525112.00/cwt112.00–112.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2536139.79/cwt136.00–142.0074910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568142.91/cwt136.00–149.0081231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573128.42/cwt120.00–134.007369
Bulls—Medium and Large 1607138.44/cwt137.00–141.0084011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625134.00/cwt130.00–136.008383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned645135.00/cwt135.00–135.008712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy663126.00/cwt126.00–126.008353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672134.31/cwt131.00–136.0090319
Bulls—Medium and Large 2693127.35/cwt120.00–130.008836
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725129.39/cwt129.00–131.009385
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740118.00/cwt118.00–118.008731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750127.33/cwt125.00–129.009553
Bulls—Medium and Large 287396.98/cwt90.00–104.008472
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,61097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,5621
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight76543.00/cwt43.00–43.003291
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84551.00/cwt51.00–51.004311
Cows—Lean 85-90%99148.31/cwt44.00–50.004798
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03154.38/cwt51.00–57.0056113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03552.00/cwt52.00–52.005381
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12062.00/cwt62.00–62.006941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13063.23/cwt62.00–66.007148
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19958.42/cwt54.00–61.0070014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37662.92/cwt61.00–65.0086616
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40060.01/cwt59.00–61.008405
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-291071.00/cwt71.00–71.006461
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09660.50/cwt55.00–66.006636
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1141,101.36/cwt835.00–1,225.0012,2696
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,128848.65/cwt685.00–975.009,5733
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,14063.00/cwt63.00–63.007181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20562.00/cwt62.00–62.007471
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220975.00/cwt975.00–975.0011,8951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3061,044.20/cwt800.00–1,125.0013,6378
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,095835.00/cwt835.00–835.009,1431
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,158951.41/cwt885.00–1,010.0011,0172
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2131,359.28/cwt1,100.00–1,650.0016,4886
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,310.00/cwt1,310.00–1,310.0017,2922
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3651,135.00/cwt1,135.00–1,135.0015,4933
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4361,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0017,9505
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5151,260.00/cwt1,260.00–1,260.0019,0891
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-294059.95/cwt56.00–68.005644
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2980775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,5952
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0013,3283

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.