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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 17

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Receipts

1,589 head

▲ 744 vs last sale 845▲ 699 vs year ago 890 · +78.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 550 lbs mostly steady to 4.00 higher over 550 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher 600-650 lbs 2.00 lower. 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 $132.99/cwt on 465 head.

Average price

$132.99

465 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$28.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.79

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	136.30	732	309
Medium and Large 1-2	475	133.10	632	43
Medium and Large 2	496	126.76	629	96
Medium and Large 3	482	107.78	519	17thin

One grade step is worth $28.51/cwt here — about $212 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 sale465 hd

132.99

—

AR average9 barns · 1,855 hd

127.20

+5.79

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

Every lot

97 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	198.38/cwt	185.00–211.00	645	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	170.48/cwt	170.00–171.00	568	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	354	188.63/cwt	185.00–194.00	668	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	165.63/cwt	157.00–177.00	603	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	366	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	556	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	169.99/cwt	163.00–178.00	705	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	150.91/cwt	140.00–159.00	644	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	453	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	498	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	142.81/cwt	142.00–144.00	664	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	154.27/cwt	151.00–156.00	720	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	157.58/cwt	151.00–166.00	749	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	151.78/cwt	146.00–158.00	789	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	521	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	782	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	139.62/cwt	130.00–147.00	737	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	525	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	143.80/cwt	143.00–145.00	774	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	683	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	130.85/cwt	130.00–135.00	734	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	143.19/cwt	137.00–148.00	806	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	796	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	580	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	806	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	845	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	144.79/cwt	143.00–146.00	888	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	849	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	134.26/cwt	133.00–136.00	826	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	136.61/cwt	133.00–139.00	848	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	653	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	784	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	672	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	894	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	135.22/cwt	135.00–136.00	911	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	130.65/cwt	124.00–134.00	901	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	944	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	973	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	973	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	760	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,110	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	125.37/cwt	120.00–134.00	960	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	783	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	940	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,044	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	833	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	958	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	144.22/cwt	139.00–146.00	483	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	159.03/cwt	155.00–165.00	536	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	369	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	443	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	150.48/cwt	141.00–162.00	560	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	139.98/cwt	130.00–152.00	533	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	146.71/cwt	137.00–161.00	607	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	132.55/cwt	126.00–139.00	554	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	585	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	431	112.66/cwt	100.00–117.00	486	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	134.38/cwt	129.00–139.00	633	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	128.20/cwt	126.00–130.00	609	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	480	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	131.28/cwt	127.00–139.00	642	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	497	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	661	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	131.94/cwt	127.00–138.00	683	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	124.03/cwt	119.00–126.00	654	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	127.22/cwt	123.00–132.00	724	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	118.11/cwt	108.00–121.00	672	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	99.95/cwt	92.00–105.00	573	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	118.34/cwt	118.00–119.00	716	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	117.34/cwt	110.00–120.00	710	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	622	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	690	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	129.05/cwt	126.00–130.00	814	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650	106.00/cwt	104.00–108.00	689	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	672	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	934	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	686	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	806	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	119.03/cwt	118.00–121.00	863	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	115.88/cwt	114.00–120.00	888	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	747	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	894	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	840	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	916	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	309	204.21/cwt	200.00–206.00	631	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	332	147.08/cwt	138.00–159.00	488	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	149.94/cwt	140.00–160.00	555	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	178.62/cwt	169.00–188.00	684	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	493	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	142.05/cwt	130.00–154.00	602	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	166.21/cwt	156.00–183.00	706	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	448	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	560	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	154.91/cwt	143.00–160.00	727	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	132.32/cwt	123.00–140.00	626	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	514	142.93/cwt	140.00–153.00	735	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	133.08/cwt	130.00–135.00	707	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	558	124.44/cwt	120.00–129.00	694	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	136.90/cwt	130.00–145.00	780	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	573	101.97/cwt	94.00–110.00	584	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	126.48/cwt	125.00–131.00	777	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	624	115.42/cwt	110.00–124.00	720	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	129.95/cwt	129.00–133.00	817	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	664	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	691	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	668	123.95/cwt	122.00–126.00	828	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	723	114.61/cwt	110.00–117.00	829	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	760	105.82/cwt	105.00–110.00	804	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	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 17, 2020

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

Receipts 1,589Last week 845Year ago 890

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	613	143.00–146.00	144.79
17	—	415	163.00–178.00	169.99
24	—	563	137.00–148.00	143.19
1	—	785	133.00	133.00
26	—	520	146.00–158.00	151.78
5	—	325	185.00–211.00	198.38
40	—	475	151.00–166.00	157.58
5	—	721	135.00	135.00
6	—	354	185.00–194.00	188.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	99.00	99.00
2	—	453	110.00	110.00
4	—	653	120.00	120.00
13	—	366	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	710	133.00	133.00
2	—	783	120.00	120.00
11	—	690	124.00–134.00	130.65
12	—	364	157.00–177.00	165.63
13	—	427	140.00–159.00	150.91
4	—	833	115.00	115.00
13	—	621	133.00–139.00	136.61
5	—	465	142.00–144.00	142.81
15	—	528	130.00–147.00	139.62
6	—	561	130.00–135.00	130.85
2	—	333	170.00–171.00	170.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	467	151.00–156.00	154.27
6	—	615	138.00	138.00
8	—	573	139.00	139.00
8	—	721	135.00	135.00
14	—	674	135.00–136.00	135.22
16	—	538	143.00–145.00	143.80
18	—	766	120.00–134.00	125.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	583	145.00	145.00
70	—	760	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	521	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	133.00	133.00
4	—	615	133.00–136.00	134.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	813	110.00	110.00
31	—	414	137.00–161.00	146.71
6	—	725	118.00–121.00	119.03
40	—	569	123.00–132.00	127.22
8	—	766	114.00–120.00	115.88
71	—	471	129.00–139.00	134.38
12	—	631	126.00–130.00	129.05
13	—	337	155.00–165.00	159.03
25	—	518	127.00–138.00	131.94
26	—	372	141.00–162.00	150.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	108.00–121.00	118.11
1	—	840	109.00	109.00
12	—	335	139.00–146.00	144.22
12	—	475	126.00–130.00	128.20
2	—	710	112.00–115.00	113.48
20	—	605	110.00–120.00	117.34
7	—	381	130.00–152.00	139.98
22	—	418	126.00–139.00	132.55
1	—	665	104.00	104.00
7	—	527	119.00–126.00	124.03
1	—	795	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	489	127.00–139.00	131.28
11	—	427	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	497	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	101.00	101.00
4	—	369	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
4	—	431	100.00–117.00	112.66
6	—	573	92.00–105.00	99.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	98.00	98.00
2	—	650	104.00–108.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	672	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	118.00–119.00	118.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	469	143.00–160.00	154.91
4	—	629	129.00–133.00	129.95
7	—	309	200.00–206.00	204.21
16	—	514	140.00–153.00	142.93
19	—	425	156.00–183.00	166.21
19	—	570	130.00–145.00	136.90
26	—	383	169.00–188.00	178.62
2	—	668	122.00–126.00	123.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	128.00	128.00
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
2	—	448	125.00	125.00
2	—	573	94.00–110.00	101.97
5	—	664	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	332	138.00–159.00	147.08
6	—	760	105.00–110.00	105.82
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
8	—	370	140.00–160.00	149.94
1	—	840	90.00	90.00
13	—	531	130.00–135.00	133.08
2	—	558	120.00–129.00	124.44
23	—	424	130.00–154.00	142.05
3	—	723	110.00–117.00	114.61
23	—	473	123.00–140.00	132.32
4	—	624	110.00–124.00	115.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	125.00–131.00	126.48

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.