Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2020-10-22

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 22
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
968 head
▼ 536 vs last sale 1,504▼ 481 vs year ago 1,449 · −33.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
250 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 280▲ 250 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 120▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders 6.00-20.00 lower mostly 10.00-15.00 lower with quality not as good as last week. Buyer activity was weak as we are in the middle of October with all the weather changes. 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 $112.77/cwt on 341 head.
Average price
$112.77
341 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$538
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$103
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.63
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1456121.71555102
Medium and Large 1-2472117.4755430
Medium and Large 2492108.96536183
Medium and Large 345599.1645126
One grade step is worth $22.55/cwt here — about $103 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 sale341 hd
112.77
—
AR average9 barns · 1,184 hd
115.41
−2.63
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—Low1,36774.461,0174thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40053.487492thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13851.3658450
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01542.4843116

Every lot

115 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2328145.27/cwt130.00–150.004769
Steers—Medium and Large 1338154.00/cwt154.00–154.005212
Steers—Medium and Large 3358126.00/cwt126.00–126.004512
Steers—Medium and Large 1384164.57/cwt157.00–168.0063210
Steers—Medium and Large 2385142.77/cwt135.00–148.0055011
Steers—Medium and Large 1423157.23/cwt144.00–166.006658
Steers—Medium and Large 2443132.00/cwt132.00–132.005852
Steers—Medium and Large 1462144.81/cwt141.00–146.006699
Steers—Medium and Large 2481127.17/cwt120.00–137.0061219
Steers—Medium and Large 1510129.34/cwt129.00–130.0066012
Steers—Medium and Large 2516119.33/cwt110.00–127.0061612
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550119.00/cwt119.00–119.006552
Steers—Medium and Large 1557125.93/cwt125.00–127.0070117
Steers—Medium and Large 2567119.65/cwt110.00–123.0067819
Steers—Medium and Large 1605127.00/cwt127.00–127.007683
Steers—Medium and Large 2628117.34/cwt110.00–120.007376
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned653118.00/cwt118.00–118.007718
Steers—Medium and Large 2657116.84/cwt112.00–118.007686
Steers—Medium and Large 1712124.00/cwt124.00–124.008835
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned725116.00/cwt116.00–116.008413
Steers—Medium and Large 2730117.21/cwt105.00–120.008569
Steers—Medium and Large 1750130.00/cwt130.00–130.009751
Steers—Medium and Large 2797108.00/cwt108.00–108.008613
Steers—Medium and Large 2892101.58/cwt100.00–108.009065
Steers—Medium and Large 293595.00/cwt95.00–95.008881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316126.20/cwt124.00–129.003998
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323103.03/cwt81.00–108.003338
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330114.00/cwt107.00–124.0037617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363124.00/cwt124.00–124.004506
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372113.49/cwt108.00–120.0042224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376127.59/cwt125.00–131.0048015
Heifers—Medium and Large 3391103.00/cwt103.00–103.004034
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426116.55/cwt105.00–122.0049732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431124.25/cwt118.00–127.0053637
Heifers—Medium and Large 3442104.00/cwt104.00–104.004603
Heifers—Medium and Large 345099.00/cwt99.00–99.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460117.00/cwt117.00–117.005389
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468121.94/cwt118.00–124.0057112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469113.82/cwt106.00–121.0053426
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy47590.00/cwt90.00–90.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 350098.00/cwt98.00–98.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518106.22/cwt98.00–115.0055031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521117.29/cwt113.00–120.0061115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522115.14/cwt109.00–117.0060115
Heifers—Medium and Large 355592.97/cwt90.00–96.005162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1557113.79/cwt112.00–116.006349
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy56090.00/cwt90.00–90.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576102.54/cwt94.00–110.0059115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned61396.00/cwt96.00–96.005884
Heifers—Medium and Large 361492.42/cwt92.00–93.005677
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned623107.00/cwt107.00–107.006673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2629103.87/cwt98.00–109.0065311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2666105.03/cwt99.00–107.006996
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy68086.81/cwt80.00–90.005903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned685108.00/cwt108.00–108.007402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1690110.00/cwt110.00–110.007591
Heifers—Medium and Large 271197.15/cwt94.00–99.0069111
Heifers—Medium and Large 278092.00/cwt92.00–92.007181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3310114.00/cwt114.00–114.003532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318131.42/cwt118.00–140.0041811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2364127.24/cwt116.00–140.0046316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373156.75/cwt140.00–164.0058513
Bulls—Medium and Large 3388110.00/cwt110.00–110.004272
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418110.00/cwt110.00–110.004604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433152.74/cwt140.00–169.0066124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435127.73/cwt114.00–140.0055610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465139.88/cwt132.00–146.006508
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472119.84/cwt110.00–127.0056629
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520118.47/cwt110.00–123.0061613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522127.43/cwt123.00–131.0066523
Bulls—Medium and Large 352897.63/cwt92.00–103.005152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550108.00/cwt108.00–108.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2564110.41/cwt100.00–116.0062314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567119.41/cwt110.00–125.0067719
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600104.00/cwt104.00–104.006241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628118.80/cwt115.00–120.0074627
Bulls—Medium and Large 1669114.98/cwt113.00–117.007695
Bulls—Medium and Large 267796.66/cwt96.00–97.006543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Unweaned70099.00/cwt99.00–99.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1708108.00/cwt108.00–108.007654
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715100.47/cwt96.00–102.007184
Bulls—Medium and Large 178599.00/cwt99.00–99.007771
Bulls—Medium and Large 279088.00/cwt88.00–88.006951
Bulls—Medium and Large 190079.00/cwt79.00–79.007111
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 361554.00/cwt54.00–54.003321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,05866.91/cwt64.00–70.007082
Bulls——1,43580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1481
Bulls——1,91584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,6091
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81526.00/cwt26.00–26.002121
Cows—Lean 85-90%97934.54/cwt34.00–36.003384
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00339.61/cwt36.00–43.003972
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00446.61/cwt45.00–48.004687
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08146.57/cwt42.00–48.0050313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15452.57/cwt50.00–55.0060735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22561.41/cwt57.00–66.007522
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24055.00/cwt55.00–55.006822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40053.48/cwt53.00–54.007492
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed915750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,8631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,005992.59/cwt975.00–1,010.009,9762
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,085800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,6801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,085.00/cwt1,085.00–1,085.0011,8271
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-295545.00/cwt45.00–45.004302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040910.00/cwt910.00–910.009,4642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,051789.93/cwt675.00–985.008,3028
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06564.00/cwt64.00–64.006821
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07454.84/cwt46.00–61.0058917
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,082692.91/cwt600.00–825.007,4973
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,086659.44/cwt600.00–735.007,1624
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0015,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,39054.00/cwt54.00–54.007511
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-282564.00/cwt64.00–64.005281
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-297673.04/cwt56.00–84.007135
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-299060.00/cwt60.00–60.005941
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775735.00/cwt735.00–735.005,6961
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2843689.45/cwt650.00–750.005,8123

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.