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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-01

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 1

● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Receipts

1,590 head

▲ 263 vs last sale 1,327▲ 56 vs year ago 1,534 · +3.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to 3.00 lower except the better 450-550 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs steady to 4.00 lower instances 6.00 lower on some plainer kind and the better 550-650 lbs 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls mixed with the better kind under 650 lbs mostly steady to 2.00 higher over 650 lbs and the plainer kind steady to 5.00 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 $125.83/cwt on 489 head.

Average price

$125.83

489 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$29.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.14

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	133.02	655	228
Medium and Large 1-2	544	124.94	680	47
Medium and Large 2	479	120.09	575	192
Medium and Large 3	454	103.27	468	22

One grade step is worth $29.75/cwt here — about $187 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 sale489 hd

125.83

—

AR average9 barns · 2,171 hd

125.68

+0.14

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

Every lot

108 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	164.12/cwt	150.00–175.00	550	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	193.18/cwt	191.00–197.00	653	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	188.88/cwt	170.00–195.00	688	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	164.12/cwt	154.00–170.00	627	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	386	125.39/cwt	110.00–133.00	484	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	669	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	169.85/cwt	164.00–176.00	717	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	145.65/cwt	140.00–160.00	618	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	438	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	587	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	163.24/cwt	153.00–170.00	770	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	138.28/cwt	130.00–144.00	675	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	719	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	137.73/cwt	131.00–144.00	707	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	152.16/cwt	141.00–162.00	791	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	143.62/cwt	138.00–147.00	765	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	536	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	611	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	130.38/cwt	125.00–139.00	735	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	138.85/cwt	136.00–144.00	803	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	794	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	804	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	120.98/cwt	116.00–130.00	761	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	136.29/cwt	133.00–145.00	859	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	131.26/cwt	128.00–134.00	889	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	699	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	832	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	939	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	123.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	942	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	903	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	903	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	929	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	836	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	112.20/cwt	97.00–120.00	348	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	154.78/cwt	147.00–160.00	506	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	134.27/cwt	126.00–145.00	443	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	131.05/cwt	120.00–137.00	488	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	448	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	144.61/cwt	135.00–155.00	551	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	137.39/cwt	135.00–141.00	583	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	125.59/cwt	116.00–134.00	533	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	476	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	134.60/cwt	134.00–135.00	575	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	447	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	505	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	452	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	583	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	466	109.60/cwt	102.00–116.00	511	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	134.02/cwt	126.00–141.00	627	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	119.91/cwt	110.00–128.00	564	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	615	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	474	103.55/cwt	95.00–108.00	491	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	516	107.72/cwt	106.00–109.00	556	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	115.20/cwt	110.00–119.00	598	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	94.22/cwt	90.00–101.00	495	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	127.20/cwt	123.00–131.00	677	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	558	98.52/cwt	98.00–100.00	550	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	127.92/cwt	121.00–133.00	730	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	113.79/cwt	110.00–118.00	651	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	594	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	653	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	603	116.66/cwt	115.00–120.00	703	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	125.08/cwt	118.00–127.00	784	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	754	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	720	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	653	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	764	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	117.34/cwt	116.00–120.00	793	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	686	117.05/cwt	111.00–120.00	803	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	788	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	105.61/cwt	105.00–106.00	755	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	812	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	764	93.76/cwt	90.00–100.00	716	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	811	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	870	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	783	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	189.37/cwt	183.00–195.00	606	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	143.83/cwt	133.00–155.00	467	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	327	125.93/cwt	124.00–130.00	412	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	170.43/cwt	163.00–176.00	641	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	381	152.54/cwt	143.00–160.00	581	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	394	130.23/cwt	126.00–133.00	513	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	161.56/cwt	152.00–166.00	682	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	141.13/cwt	123.00–150.00	608	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	455	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	519	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	131.27/cwt	120.00–141.00	616	38
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	156.02/cwt	148.00–165.00	736	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	489	118.40/cwt	118.00–120.00	579	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	124.88/cwt	118.00–135.00	654	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	142.62/cwt	134.00–157.00	750	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	116.17/cwt	110.00–122.00	616	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	134.46/cwt	129.00–144.00	765	34
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	579	117.28/cwt	110.00–125.00	679	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	588	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	629	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	711	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	119.32/cwt	116.00–124.00	740	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	126.88/cwt	120.00–136.00	798	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	656	122.24/cwt	119.00–126.00	802	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	667	116.83/cwt	110.00–120.00	779	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	676	111.80/cwt	110.00–117.00	756	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	722	119.49/cwt	115.00–125.00	863	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	765	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	786	114.83/cwt	109.00–120.00	903	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	787	107.65/cwt	105.00–109.00	847	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	830	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	938	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	858	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	858	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	923	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	738	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	980	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	784	2

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 Oct 1, 2020

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

Receipts 1,590Last week 1,327Year ago 1,534

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	533	138.00–147.00	143.62
4	—	584	136.00	136.00
4	—	408	164.00	164.00
4	—	496	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	629	116.00–130.00	120.98
17	—	488	130.00–144.00	138.28
20	—	424	140.00–160.00	145.65
3	—	903	100.00	100.00
19	—	382	154.00–170.00	164.12
4	—	335	150.00–175.00	164.12
4	—	699	119.00	119.00
8	—	564	125.00–139.00	130.38
15	—	513	131.00–144.00	137.73
1	—	780	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	929	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	536	114.00	114.00
9	—	386	110.00–133.00	125.39
1	—	475	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	711	132.00	132.00
3	—	764	120.00–125.00	123.29
33	—	422	164.00–176.00	169.85
26	—	578	136.00–144.00	138.85
26	—	520	141.00–162.00	152.16
22	—	364	170.00–195.00	188.88
19	—	677	128.00–134.00	131.26
16	—	630	133.00–145.00	136.29
57	—	472	153.00–170.00	163.24
9	—	338	191.00–197.00	193.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
5	—	489	118.00–120.00	118.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	105.00–106.00	105.49
3	—	787	105.00–109.00	107.65
23	—	524	118.00–135.00	124.88
24	—	431	123.00–150.00	141.13
3	—	923	80.00	80.00
4	—	676	110.00–117.00	111.80
13	—	381	143.00–160.00	152.54
14	—	579	110.00–125.00	117.28
2	—	618	115.00	115.00
38	—	469	120.00–141.00	131.27
2	—	325	133.00–155.00	143.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	110.00–122.00	116.17
2	—	455	114.00	114.00
5	—	394	126.00–133.00	130.23
2	—	588	107.00	107.00
3	—	327	124.00–130.00	125.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	620	116.00–124.00	119.32
4	—	667	110.00–120.00	116.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	629	120.00–136.00	126.88
3	—	320	183.00–195.00	189.37
20	—	422	152.00–166.00	161.56
13	—	786	109.00–120.00	114.83
2	—	980	80.00	80.00
25	—	526	134.00–157.00	142.62
34	—	569	129.00–144.00	134.46
32	—	472	148.00–165.00	156.02
9	—	656	119.00–126.00	122.24
11	—	376	163.00–176.00	170.43
12	—	722	115.00–125.00	119.49
1	—	830	113.00	113.00
1	—	900	90.00	90.00
2	—	858	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
4	—	447	113.00	113.00
7	—	516	106.00–109.00	107.72
8	—	466	102.00–116.00	109.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	452	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	424	116.00–134.00	125.59
46	—	470	110.00–128.00	119.91
3	—	632	114.00	114.00
5	—	715	105.00–106.00	105.61
14	—	519	110.00–119.00	115.20
1	—	870	90.00	90.00
15	—	372	120.00–137.00	131.05
5	—	764	90.00–100.00	93.76
13	—	572	110.00–118.00	113.79
7	—	686	111.00–120.00	117.05
15	—	330	126.00–145.00	134.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	95.00–108.00	103.55
4	—	558	98.00–100.00	98.52
1	—	380	118.00	118.00
4	—	525	90.00–101.00	94.22
1	—	610	80.00	80.00
1	—	425	112.00	112.00
6	—	310	97.00–120.00	112.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	115.00–120.00	116.66
3	—	653	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	594	110.00	110.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	745	109.00	109.00
48	—	381	135.00–155.00	144.61
12	—	327	147.00–160.00	154.78
32	—	571	121.00–133.00	127.92
16	—	627	118.00–127.00	125.08
6	—	676	116.00–120.00	117.34
43	—	468	126.00–141.00	134.02
35	—	532	123.00–131.00	127.20
19	—	424	135.00–141.00	137.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	427	134.00–135.00	134.60
10	—	628	120.00	120.00
13	—	473	130.00	130.00
5	—	710	111.00	111.00
4	—	795	102.00	102.00

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.