Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2020-09-24

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 24
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,327 head
▼ 262 vs last sale 1,589▲ 225 vs year ago 1,102 · +20.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
250 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 154▲ 51 vs year ago 199 · +25.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 100▲ 20 vs year ago 100 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed with the better 350-600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher 300-350 lb 2.00 lower over 600 lb and the plainer kind steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower except the better 450-500 lbs 1.00 higher with the full decline on the plainer kind. 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 $130.50/cwt on 418 head.
Average price
$130.50
418 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$635
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.21
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1487135.40660230
Medium and Large 1-2527128.4567733
Medium and Large 2478124.83596144
Medium and Large 3450108.5748911thin
One grade step is worth $26.83/cwt here — about $171 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 sale418 hd
130.50
—
AR average9 barns · 1,460 hd
127.29
+3.21
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—Average1,54579.001,2211thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36257.787875thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20955.4267017
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low91445.1141228

Every lot

117 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1319196.33/cwt190.00–205.006264
Steers—Medium and Large 2333172.28/cwt150.00–182.005748
Steers—Medium and Large 1366188.26/cwt176.00–197.006899
Steers—Medium and Large 2379163.70/cwt150.00–171.0062016
Steers—Medium and Large 1419171.79/cwt165.00–181.0072030
Steers—Medium and Large 2427149.50/cwt140.00–162.0063811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429157.00/cwt157.00–157.006746
Steers—Medium and Large 1463159.42/cwt150.00–177.0073821
Steers—Medium and Large 2480140.40/cwt130.00–150.0067420
Steers—Medium and Large 3495110.00/cwt110.00–110.005451
Steers—Medium and Large 1520151.75/cwt147.00–158.0078928
Steers—Medium and Large 2527133.61/cwt128.00–144.0070411
Steers—Medium and Large 3530118.51/cwt117.00–120.006282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2541149.33/cwt146.00–150.0080835
Steers—Medium and Large 1561143.08/cwt139.00–145.0080315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583136.86/cwt136.00–138.0079820
Steers—Medium and Large 2585130.60/cwt126.00–137.0076413
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned608132.16/cwt129.00–137.008045
Steers—Medium and Large 2618129.50/cwt129.00–130.008002
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned639125.01/cwt120.00–128.007998
Steers—Medium and Large 2670128.00/cwt128.00–128.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned680125.00/cwt125.00–125.008502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683129.00/cwt129.00–129.0088110
Steers—Medium and Large 1700130.00/cwt130.00–130.009102
Steers—Medium and Large 2740120.00/cwt120.00–120.008881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755128.00/cwt128.00–128.009667
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2801126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,00914
Steers—Medium and Large 2821118.30/cwt110.00–125.009716
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315157.82/cwt153.00–166.0049714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2339140.93/cwt130.00–147.0047815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372148.03/cwt140.00–155.0055136
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379136.04/cwt126.00–145.0051630
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380126.00/cwt126.00–126.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415116.89/cwt110.00–120.004854
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419129.16/cwt117.00–136.0054127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420145.53/cwt139.00–150.0061131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424141.00/cwt141.00–141.005986
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469135.35/cwt127.00–145.0063564
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470124.31/cwt112.00–130.0058419
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472102.14/cwt98.00–106.004825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy478120.00/cwt120.00–120.005742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486133.00/cwt133.00–133.0064610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521128.29/cwt123.00–137.0066834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525123.00/cwt123.00–123.006464
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535121.19/cwt117.00–125.0064818
Heifers—Medium and Large 355590.00/cwt90.00–90.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2556123.00/cwt123.00–123.006846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575123.40/cwt119.00–128.0071025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583113.15/cwt110.00–119.0066013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612121.06/cwt119.00–125.007413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned617123.00/cwt123.00–123.007593
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620114.17/cwt110.00–119.007089
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2651119.00/cwt119.00–119.007757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1679123.45/cwt123.00–124.008389
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715102.00/cwt102.00–102.007291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy71589.00/cwt89.00–89.006361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy760110.00/cwt110.00–110.008364
Heifers—Medium and Large 284090.00/cwt90.00–90.007564
Heifers—Medium and Large 286080.00/cwt80.00–80.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1903100.00/cwt100.00–100.009034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy905100.00/cwt100.00–100.009053
Heifers—Medium and Large 290880.00/cwt80.00–80.007262
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3329125.48/cwt122.00–127.004133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330188.98/cwt180.00–207.006249
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330158.03/cwt140.00–170.005213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374178.76/cwt170.00–193.0066928
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378122.00/cwt122.00–122.004612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2387154.19/cwt140.00–164.005978
Bulls—Medium and Large 3417112.00/cwt112.00–112.004673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428161.88/cwt154.00–173.0069336
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429139.27/cwt130.00–146.005977
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466154.04/cwt146.00–172.0071822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477135.30/cwt120.00–148.0064525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy513125.00/cwt125.00–125.006413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522139.62/cwt139.00–144.0072911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524130.20/cwt120.00–136.0068245
Bulls—Medium and Large 1561132.14/cwt127.00–145.0074122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy575100.00/cwt100.00–100.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578120.68/cwt108.00–128.0069828
Bulls—Medium and Large 1617126.44/cwt125.00–134.0078022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2638118.89/cwt109.00–122.007594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678123.68/cwt121.00–128.008398
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685110.13/cwt103.00–114.007547
Bulls—Medium and Large 1708119.99/cwt116.00–124.008502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2727110.00/cwt110.00–110.008003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1778116.66/cwt112.00–120.0090810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2778100.00/cwt100.00–100.007782
Bulls—Medium and Large 281092.00/cwt92.00–92.007451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1820111.75/cwt110.00–117.009164
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,54579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,2211
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight65833.00/cwt33.00–33.002176
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight79542.00/cwt42.00–42.003341
Cows—Lean 85-90%94530.00/cwt30.00–30.002841
Cows—Lean 85-90%99549.65/cwt48.00–55.0049420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20554.22/cwt50.00–57.0065310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20758.83/cwt57.00–60.007106
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25547.00/cwt47.00–47.005901
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27355.51/cwt54.00–57.007072
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42259.30/cwt59.00–60.008433
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 373847.00/cwt47.00–47.0034713
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-291570.00/cwt70.00–70.006411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01355.44/cwt50.00–58.005626
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,088799.90/cwt785.00–810.008,7037
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,088650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,0723
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135810.00/cwt810.00–810.009,1942
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,172742.72/cwt525.00–875.008,7053
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02256.76/cwt56.00–59.005803
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,065625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,6561
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1081,197.50/cwt1,160.00–1,235.0013,2684
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,250900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,293852.98/cwt800.00–910.0011,0292
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,355.57/cwt1,200.00–1,400.0017,6224
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,345835.00/cwt835.00–835.0011,2311
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,385900.00/cwt900.00–900.0012,4651
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,475960.00/cwt960.00–960.0014,1601

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.