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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 15

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Receipts

1,504 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 1,575▼ 7 vs year ago 1,511 · −0.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly 2.00 to5.00 higher with the better 300-400 lbs 7.00-10.00 higher. The offering included several groups of good quality black hided calves. 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 $127.25/cwt on 541 head.

Average price

$127.25

541 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$41.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.64

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	131.46	642	317
Medium and Large 1-2	675	124.77	842	114
Medium and Large 2	500	118.18	591	108
Medium and Large 3	473	90.00	425	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.46/cwt here — about $217 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 sale541 hd

127.25

—

AR average9 barns · 1,666 hd

121.61

+5.64

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

Every lot

93 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	195.52/cwt	192.00–202.00	643	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	348	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	578	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	179.58/cwt	170.00–188.00	681	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	413	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	500	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	152.78/cwt	152.00–154.00	636	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	166.83/cwt	154.00–178.00	712	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	153.64/cwt	152.00–156.00	668	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	143.03/cwt	130.00–149.00	677	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	152.47/cwt	144.00–158.00	726	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	477	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	572	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	156.25/cwt	150.00–169.00	747	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	133.06/cwt	125.00–138.00	700	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	143.90/cwt	139.00–157.00	774	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	137.03/cwt	129.00–143.00	770	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	132.31/cwt	129.00–136.00	755	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	125.68/cwt	118.00–130.00	731	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	601	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	781	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	136.98/cwt	128.00–139.00	863	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	128.00/cwt	127.00–129.00	806	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	644	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	837	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	659	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	824	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	841	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	665	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	838	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	853	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	841	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	704	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	950	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	129.30/cwt	127.00–131.00	934	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	962	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	777	122.41/cwt	117.00–125.00	951	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	837	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	963	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	146.53/cwt	140.00–162.00	476	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	128.21/cwt	120.00–140.00	419	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	127.13/cwt	118.00–135.00	474	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	146.31/cwt	138.00–167.00	549	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	124.63/cwt	119.00–129.00	520	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	136.63/cwt	126.00–143.00	592	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	443	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	532	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	594	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	131.21/cwt	120.00–137.00	615	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	120.35/cwt	117.00–124.00	566	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	473	113.11/cwt	110.00–116.00	535	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	127.91/cwt	123.00–130.00	664	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	116.51/cwt	110.00–123.00	607	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	528	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	655	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	491	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	556	112.97/cwt	100.00–118.00	628	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	123.87/cwt	119.00–126.00	711	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	610	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	759	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	766	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	745	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	110.52/cwt	105.00–115.00	696	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	784	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	682	104.76/cwt	97.00–115.00	714	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	686	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	899	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	115.00/cwt	106.00–118.00	805	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	105.67/cwt	104.00–106.00	764	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	805	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	837	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	105.51/cwt	104.00–106.00	865	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	860	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	748	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	863	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	837	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	306	149.05/cwt	140.00–160.00	456	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	319	188.32/cwt	185.00–200.00	601	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	364	142.22/cwt	140.00–150.00	518	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	171.21/cwt	165.00–180.00	647	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	162.81/cwt	150.00–170.00	681	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	136.83/cwt	129.00–146.00	572	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	147.10/cwt	139.00–156.00	693	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	135.27/cwt	123.00–143.00	649	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	674	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	139.87/cwt	128.00–150.00	718	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	120.94/cwt	110.00–130.00	635	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	567	113.71/cwt	110.00–120.00	645	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	128.41/cwt	124.00–135.00	733	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	607	113.67/cwt	113.00–114.00	690	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	621	122.27/cwt	118.00–127.00	759	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	676	121.69/cwt	118.00–128.00	823	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	758	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	723	115.26/cwt	113.00–123.00	833	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	763	94.34/cwt	90.00–100.00	720	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	874	88.02/cwt	84.00–90.00	769	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	900	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	666	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 Oct 15, 2020

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

Receipts 1,504Last week 1,575Year ago 1,511

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	682	97.00–115.00	104.76
19	—	327	120.00–140.00	128.21
16	—	470	117.00–124.00	120.35
14	—	521	110.00–123.00	116.51
5	—	556	100.00–118.00	112.97
12	—	417	119.00–129.00	124.63
13	—	630	105.00–115.00	110.52
3	—	860	87.00	87.00
11	—	373	118.00–135.00	127.13
6	—	723	104.00–106.00	105.67
1	—	805	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	610	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	375	138.00–167.00	146.31
4	—	700	106.00–118.00	115.00
19	—	325	140.00–162.00	146.53
68	—	433	126.00–143.00	136.63
4	—	820	104.00–106.00	105.51
57	—	469	120.00–137.00	131.21
30	—	574	119.00–126.00	123.87
85	—	519	123.00–130.00	127.91
6	—	618	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	686	131.00	131.00
12	—	863	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	110.00–116.00	113.11
2	—	443	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	90.00	90.00
1	—	400	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	615	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	621	120.00	120.00
8	—	659	119.00	119.00
11	—	468	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	133.00	133.00
30	—	427	154.00–178.00	166.83
51	—	478	150.00–169.00	156.25
31	—	630	128.00–139.00	136.98
4	—	770	135.00	135.00
3	—	662	127.00	127.00
18	—	379	170.00–188.00	179.58
26	—	562	129.00–143.00	137.03
63	—	538	139.00–157.00	143.90
5	—	329	192.00–202.00	195.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	125.00	125.00
1	—	695	121.00	121.00
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
15	—	473	130.00–149.00	143.03
19	—	526	125.00–138.00	133.06
3	—	348	166.00	166.00
3	—	837	115.00	115.00
8	—	630	127.00–129.00	128.00
5	—	435	152.00–156.00	153.64
3	—	777	117.00–125.00	122.41
11	—	582	118.00–130.00	125.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	476	144.00–158.00	152.47
8	—	416	152.00–154.00	152.78
6	—	688	124.00	124.00
20	—	571	129.00–136.00	132.31
20	—	722	127.00–131.00	129.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	601	130.00	130.00
5	—	659	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	644	130.00	130.00
2	—	665	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	120.00	120.00
2	—	413	120.00–122.00	120.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	704	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	855	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	418	129.00–146.00	136.83
3	—	763	90.00–100.00	94.34
3	—	607	113.00–114.00	113.67
3	—	874	84.00–90.00	88.02
1	—	840	90.00	90.00
7	—	306	140.00–160.00	149.05
5	—	364	140.00–150.00	142.22
14	—	525	110.00–130.00	120.94
18	—	480	123.00–143.00	135.27
1	—	650	114.00	114.00
1	—	715	106.00	106.00
8	—	567	110.00–120.00	113.71
1	—	900	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	106.00	106.00
22	—	513	128.00–150.00	139.87
20	—	723	113.00–123.00	115.26
14	—	378	165.00–180.00	171.21
27	—	418	150.00–170.00	162.81
33	—	471	139.00–156.00	147.10
31	—	571	124.00–135.00	128.41
5	—	319	185.00–200.00	188.32
7	—	676	118.00–128.00	121.69
9	—	621	118.00–127.00	122.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	503	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	90.00	90.00
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	110.00	110.00

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.