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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 10

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Aug 27Sep 10Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

845 head

▼ 709 vs last sale 1,554▲ 845 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

225 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 198▲ 225 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 85▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two week's ago sale not reported last week: Feeders steady to 9.00 lower mostly 2.00-7.00 lower except the 300-400 lb steers and bulls steady to 10.00 higher. No trend on cows and bulls not reported two weeks ago.

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 $129.69/cwt on 254 head.

Average price

$129.69

254 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$21.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.29

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	135.73	647	120
Medium and Large 2	483	125.72	608	114
Medium and Large 1-2	563	120.00	676	6thin
Medium and Large 3	417	114.33	477	14thin

One grade step is worth $21.41/cwt here — about $170 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 sale254 hd

129.69

—

AR average6 barns · 963 hd

126.40

+3.29

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	—	Low	1,527	87.01	1,328	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	62.37	895	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	60.17	745	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	53.81	534	70

Every lot

105 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	194.53/cwt	186.00–199.00	640	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	590	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	187.83/cwt	182.00–190.00	693	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	159.46/cwt	149.00–171.00	596	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	473	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	145.50/cwt	135.00–157.00	623	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	761	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	156.72/cwt	148.00–165.00	730	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	145.48/cwt	138.00–148.00	690	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	145.48/cwt	144.00–149.00	764	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	148.38/cwt	146.00–150.00	789	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	140.88/cwt	139.00–145.00	749	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	144.73/cwt	139.00–146.00	826	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	136.61/cwt	130.00–144.00	780	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	135.33/cwt	134.00–136.00	828	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	147.97/cwt	146.00–150.00	907	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	144.84/cwt	144.00–147.00	889	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	132.40/cwt	125.00–137.00	878	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	138.66/cwt	136.00–140.00	996	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	865	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,055	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	988	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	988	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	158.11/cwt	157.00–166.00	514	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	142.07/cwt	129.00–153.00	469	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	338	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	389	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	146.96/cwt	140.00–154.00	542	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	136.88/cwt	130.00–144.00	522	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	408	114.62/cwt	110.00–118.00	468	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	141.31/cwt	138.00–144.00	599	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	131.40/cwt	124.00–137.00	558	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	133.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	616	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	125.85/cwt	120.00–134.00	590	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	470	124.22/cwt	122.00–125.00	584	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	472	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	614	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	570	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	560	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	126.47/cwt	122.00–128.00	646	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	512	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	640	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	119.53/cwt	109.00–123.00	619	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	126.41/cwt	123.00–133.00	712	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	676	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	118.91/cwt	109.00–123.00	679	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	574	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	608	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	131.51/cwt	129.00–133.00	805	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	617	124.60/cwt	120.00–127.00	769	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	120.97/cwt	117.00–128.00	752	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	114.50/cwt	110.00–119.00	750	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	124.35/cwt	120.00–127.00	821	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	106.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	766	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	167.62/cwt	160.00–179.00	528	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	319	191.11/cwt	180.00–199.00	610	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	176.78/cwt	167.00–186.00	674	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	386	152.93/cwt	140.00–156.00	590	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	164.00/cwt	158.00–170.00	689	35
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	141.76/cwt	134.00–149.00	602	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	429	129.26/cwt	124.00–132.00	555	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	137.02/cwt	127.00–140.00	641	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	484	145.26/cwt	140.00–155.00	703	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	512	142.02/cwt	134.00–148.00	727	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	131.46/cwt	124.00–134.00	677	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	138.48/cwt	134.00–144.00	789	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	581	127.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	740	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	120.11/cwt	116.00–124.00	742	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	622	136.51/cwt	131.00–141.00	849	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	676	115.62/cwt	110.00–117.00	782	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	125.68/cwt	125.00–126.00	852	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	717	123.96/cwt	120.00–125.00	889	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	763	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	893	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	838	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	872	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	313	53.53/cwt	51.00–58.00	168	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	363	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	221	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	417	56.48/cwt	54.00–59.00	236	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	566	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	340	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,259	71.79/cwt	68.00–75.00	904	7
Bulls	—	—	1,524	88.40/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,347	9
Bulls	—	—	1,716	96.42/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,655	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	685	30.84/cwt	27.00–35.00	211	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	720	42.92/cwt	40.00–45.00	309	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	735	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	397	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	753	50.99/cwt	46.00–54.00	384	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,007	51.48/cwt	47.00–53.00	518	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	56.29/cwt	53.00–58.00	577	42
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	50.08/cwt	43.00–52.00	536	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	61.22/cwt	59.00–65.00	676	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,170	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	632	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	58.40/cwt	55.00–61.00	738	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	66.09/cwt	62.00–71.00	841	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,409	60.11/cwt	57.00–62.00	847	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	64.36/cwt	62.00–71.00	944	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	847.81/cwt	700.00–910.00	7,351	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	59.10/cwt	56.00–63.00	693	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	904.03/cwt	700.00–1,035.00	10,984	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,840	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	806	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	871	81.80/cwt	67.00–92.00	712	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	560	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,794	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	9,248	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,285	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	14,658	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 Sep 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 845Last week 1,554Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 225Last week 198Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 85Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	429	124.00–132.00	129.26
2	—	530	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	125.00–126.00	125.68
22	—	512	134.00–148.00	142.02
3	—	838	104.00	104.00
30	—	484	140.00–155.00	145.26
5	—	717	120.00–125.00	123.96
35	—	420	158.00–170.00	164.00
15	—	381	167.00–186.00	176.78
16	—	570	134.00–144.00	138.48
19	—	622	131.00–141.00	136.51
2	—	763	117.00	117.00
18	—	319	180.00–199.00	191.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	134.00–149.00	141.76
5	—	676	110.00–117.00	115.62
7	—	581	125.00–130.00	127.39
12	—	515	124.00–134.00	131.46
2	—	618	116.00–124.00	120.11
5	—	386	140.00–156.00	152.93
3	—	315	160.00–179.00	167.62
14	—	468	127.00–140.00	137.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	130.00–144.00	136.88
5	—	723	100.00–110.00	106.00
26	—	469	120.00–134.00	125.85
3	—	622	117.00–128.00	120.97
21	—	518	109.00–123.00	119.53
13	—	425	124.00–137.00	131.40
15	—	330	129.00–153.00	142.07
2	—	655	110.00–119.00	114.50
17	—	571	109.00–123.00	118.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	460	130.00–140.00	133.89
8	—	612	129.00–133.00	131.51
23	—	369	140.00–154.00	146.96
11	—	325	157.00–166.00	158.11
12	—	511	122.00–128.00	126.47
13	—	563	123.00–133.00	126.41
6	—	660	120.00–127.00	124.35
19	—	424	138.00–144.00	141.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	617	120.00–127.00	124.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	408	110.00–118.00	114.62
1	—	525	104.00	104.00
2	—	338	115.00	115.00
2	—	485	117.00–118.00	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	563	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	130.00	130.00
3	—	512	125.00	125.00
4	—	574	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	112.00	112.00
4	—	470	122.00–125.00	124.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	125.00	125.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	612	134.00–136.00	135.33
1	—	785	125.00	125.00
7	—	571	130.00–144.00	136.61
2	—	865	122.00	122.00
13	—	428	135.00–157.00	145.50
2	—	988	100.00	100.00
15	—	474	138.00–148.00	145.48
3	—	532	139.00–145.00	140.88
3	—	663	125.00–137.00	132.40
4	—	374	149.00–171.00	159.46
1	—	345	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	532	146.00–150.00	148.38
13	—	329	186.00–199.00	194.53
1	—	445	171.00	171.00
13	—	369	182.00–190.00	187.83
5	—	466	148.00–165.00	156.72
8	—	571	139.00–146.00	144.73
8	—	613	146.00–150.00	147.97
9	—	718	136.00–140.00	138.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	614	144.00–147.00	144.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	525	144.00–149.00	145.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	54.00–59.00	56.48
4	—	566	60.00	60.00
3	—	313	51.00–58.00	53.53
2	—	363	61.00	61.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,467	62.00–71.00	64.36
13	—	1,409	57.00–62.00	60.11
1	—	1,170	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	753	46.00–54.00	50.99
3	—	685	27.00–35.00	30.84
2	—	720	40.00–45.00	42.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,007	47.00–53.00	51.48
44	—	1,263	55.00–61.00	58.40
23	—	1,273	62.00–71.00	66.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,025	53.00–58.00	56.29
11	—	1,070	43.00–52.00	50.08
6	—	1,105	59.00–65.00	61.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,259	68.00–75.00	71.79
10	—	1,716	94.00–106.00	96.42
9	—	1,524	83.00–92.00	88.40

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	62.00	62.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,173	56.00–63.00	59.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	867	700.00–910.00	847.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,215	700.00–1,035.00	904.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	965	58.00	58.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	871	67.00–92.00	81.80

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	—	1,365	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,430	1,025.00	1,025.00

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.