Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2020-08-20

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 20
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,612 head
▲ 84 vs last sale 1,528▲ 167 vs year ago 1,445 · +11.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
250 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 220▲ 60 vs year ago 190 · +31.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
160 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 110▲ 50 vs year ago 110 · +45.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls mixed with the 300-350 lbs 10.00-15.00 lower over 350 lbs steady to 8.00 higher mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly steady to 5.00 higher 600-700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower on the small amount observed due to time limits. Slaughter bulls not reported. Had a good run of replacement cows from herd sellouts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.30/cwt on 480 head.
Average price
$142.30
480 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$720
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$270
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$40.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.68
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1499148.34741261
Medium and Large 1-2533142.7976285
Medium and Large 2506131.85668125
Medium and Large 3437107.934719thin
One grade step is worth $40.41/cwt here — about $270 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 sale480 hd
142.30
—
AR average8 barns · 1,631 hd
134.62
+7.68
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—Low1,44076.001,0941thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39660.3684310
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18657.9968839
CowsLean 85-90%Average98951.5351027

Every lot

121 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2322169.66/cwt165.00–180.005463
Steers—Medium and Large 1333191.76/cwt191.00–194.0063916
Steers—Medium and Large 3335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004691
Steers—Medium and Large 3367132.19/cwt128.00–141.004853
Steers—Medium and Large 2375175.00/cwt175.00–175.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 1382191.09/cwt178.00–196.0073071
Steers—Medium and Large 1412183.05/cwt175.00–191.0075415
Steers—Medium and Large 2431161.92/cwt157.00–173.006989
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445176.00/cwt176.00–176.007835
Steers—Medium and Large 1468173.58/cwt164.00–180.0081246
Steers—Medium and Large 2470148.77/cwt140.00–158.0069923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480162.00/cwt162.00–162.007785
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518160.00/cwt160.00–160.0082916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521158.00/cwt158.00–158.008234
Steers—Medium and Large 2523147.42/cwt140.00–155.0077110
Steers—Medium and Large 1530160.56/cwt157.00–163.0085120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2557143.00/cwt143.00–143.007977
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added564161.00/cwt161.00–161.009087
Steers—Medium and Large 1575154.25/cwt152.00–162.0088729
Steers—Medium and Large 2580138.03/cwt136.00–140.008012
Steers—Medium and Large 1620152.81/cwt147.00–155.0094717
Steers—Medium and Large 2633141.48/cwt133.00–144.0089617
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned643145.01/cwt142.00–146.009329
Steers—Medium and Large 1669152.45/cwt143.00–154.001,02025
Steers—Medium and Large 2683138.84/cwt136.00–140.0094814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2688144.00/cwt144.00–144.009916
Steers—Medium and Large 2722132.65/cwt124.00–135.009588
Steers—Medium and Large 1730143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0443
Steers—Medium and Large 2770125.80/cwt119.00–135.009695
Steers—Medium and Large 1810125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0131
Steers—Medium and Large 2814124.33/cwt121.00–125.001,0126
Steers—Medium and Large 2985110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319167.84/cwt162.00–171.005357
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320147.63/cwt140.00–154.004729
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345135.00/cwt135.00–135.004661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added364166.00/cwt166.00–166.006044
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372144.63/cwt126.00–152.0053823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376158.19/cwt150.00–164.0059540
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385109.00/cwt99.00–119.004202
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405112.50/cwt110.00–115.004562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2412134.82/cwt134.00–140.0055511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419156.22/cwt148.00–161.0065526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466157.00/cwt157.00–157.007328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472152.07/cwt150.00–154.0071819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473153.34/cwt141.00–160.0072565
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482137.16/cwt130.00–145.0066117
Heifers—Medium and Large 349094.78/cwt88.00–109.004643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524144.57/cwt144.00–145.0075816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528144.83/cwt139.00–148.0076550
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530131.94/cwt119.00–137.0069918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added531142.00/cwt142.00–142.007546
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535109.00/cwt109.00–109.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568135.03/cwt130.00–140.0076730
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575126.82/cwt120.00–136.0072919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581139.60/cwt135.00–142.0081128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added596137.00/cwt137.00–137.008178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611133.00/cwt133.00–133.008134
Heifers—Medium and Large 2614121.93/cwt115.00–125.0074910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned620125.00/cwt125.00–125.007752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy633120.00/cwt120.00–120.007602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1645135.02/cwt132.00–136.0087116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1657132.40/cwt130.00–134.008705
Heifers—Medium and Large 2669113.86/cwt110.00–122.0076210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2708109.83/cwt109.00–110.007786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy725105.00/cwt105.00–105.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1753129.00/cwt129.00–129.009713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2795105.00/cwt105.00–105.008352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1838119.00/cwt119.00–119.009976
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318184.29/cwt180.00–197.0058611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2321160.44/cwt154.00–177.0051510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373162.18/cwt146.00–172.0060514
Bulls—Medium and Large 3377134.33/cwt120.00–141.005068
Bulls—Medium and Large 1384177.20/cwt172.00–180.0068012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420175.29/cwt160.00–180.0073626
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428157.93/cwt144.00–164.0067629
Bulls—Medium and Large 3429119.50/cwt106.00–130.005134
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473144.16/cwt136.00–156.0068214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476160.82/cwt153.00–166.0076621
Bulls—Medium and Large 3479130.00/cwt130.00–130.006237
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523149.19/cwt144.00–154.0078042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529137.65/cwt127.00–144.0072823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574143.58/cwt138.00–151.0082420
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578130.00/cwt129.00–131.007512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625140.26/cwt135.00–143.5087723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2634128.47/cwt114.00–132.0081412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660133.55/cwt132.00–138.0088115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy723124.00/cwt124.00–124.008972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1733125.16/cwt122.00–132.009174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1761125.40/cwt125.00–126.009545
Bulls—Medium and Large 1860120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0321
Bulls—Medium and Large 193090.00/cwt90.00–90.008371
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 333570.00/cwt70.00–70.002351
Dairy Steers—Large 3Thin Fleshed49262.19/cwt57.00–64.003066
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,44076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,0941
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92946.86/cwt44.00–48.004357
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00253.61/cwt53.00–56.0053717
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00358.51/cwt58.00–59.005872
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16956.26/cwt53.00–60.0065828
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17035.00/cwt35.00–35.004101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23162.40/cwt61.00–66.0076811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39362.11/cwt60.00–65.008656
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40057.74/cwt57.00–58.008084
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-284564.00/cwt64.00–64.005411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970908.02/cwt785.00–1,000.008,8082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040955.32/cwt885.00–1,050.009,9357
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11066.06/cwt63.00–71.007333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1391,104.62/cwt775.00–1,300.0012,58228
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,207827.09/cwt785.00–885.009,9833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,23758.30/cwt56.00–62.007214
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,000760.00/cwt760.00–760.007,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0941,252.29/cwt1,025.00–1,325.0013,7007
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1081,243.84/cwt860.00–1,450.0013,7827
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1211,462.03/cwt1,275.00–1,550.0016,38913
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0011,9933
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1871,212.12/cwt1,100.00–1,275.0014,3887
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3731,330.65/cwt1,225.00–1,425.0018,2702
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3821,164.46/cwt950.00–1,250.0016,0936
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5251,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0020,9691
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,2401
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2995872.36/cwt850.00–900.008,6802
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-294164.35/cwt58.00–75.006064

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.