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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 29

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

113 head

▼ 855 vs last sale 968▼ 484 vs year ago 597 · −81.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 218 vs last sale 250▼ 33 vs year ago 65 · −50.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 80▼ 9 vs year ago 15 · −60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough feeders for an accurate trend however there was a weaker undertone. Slaughter cows steady on a light test. Not enough slaughter bulls for a trend. Supply light due to wet muddy conditions in the area.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $118.09/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −88.34 against this barn's trailing median of $206.43.

Average price

$118.09

48 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$0.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.25

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	118.19	681	14thin
Medium and Large 2	451	118.05	532	34

One grade step is worth $0.13/cwt here — about $149 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 sale48 hd

118.09

—

AR average9 barns · 449 hd

111.84

+6.25

This barn, trailing median19 sales

206.43

−88.34

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

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

19 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $542.07, low $166.54, median $206.43 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,429	75.58	1,080	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	54.00	814	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	52.62	637	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	41.73	487	4thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	562	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	591	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	626	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	666	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	700	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	122.93/cwt	119.00–127.00	695	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	732	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	397	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	101.88/cwt	100.00–107.00	327	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	358	107.41/cwt	95.00–120.00	385	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	359	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	483	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	117.68/cwt	110.00–125.00	488	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	577	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	573	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	128.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	416	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	371	120.37/cwt	107.00–125.00	447	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	125.75/cwt	120.00–139.00	533	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	467	119.04/cwt	114.00–121.00	556	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	514	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	591	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	670	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	558	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	558	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	595	114.86/cwt	106.00–117.00	683	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	645	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	684	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	672	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,235	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	865	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,113	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	74.16/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,170	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	825	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	371	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	32.95/cwt	31.00–35.00	315	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	56.93/cwt	56.00–58.00	699	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	51.96/cwt	50.00–54.00	651	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,350	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	770	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,410	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	620	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	814	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,853	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	966.12/cwt	910.00–1,025.00	12,105	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	660	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,036	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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 968Year ago 597

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 250Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 80Year ago 15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	835.00	835.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,253	910.00–1,025.00	966.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	460.00	460.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	110.00–125.00	117.68
2	—	380	127.00	127.00
1	—	320	124.00	124.00
1	—	450	115.00	115.00
1	—	520	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	95.00–120.00	107.41
4	—	321	100.00–107.00	101.88
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	126.00–127.00	126.50
10	—	595	106.00–117.00	114.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	371	107.00–125.00	120.37
1	—	700	96.00	96.00
2	—	558	100.00	100.00
2	—	645	106.00	106.00
3	—	514	115.00	115.00
4	—	424	120.00–139.00	125.75
10	—	467	114.00–121.00	119.04
3	—	325	124.00–130.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	129.00	129.00
1	—	605	123.00	123.00
1	—	365	154.00	154.00
2	—	460	136.00	136.00
2	—	565	119.00–127.00	122.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	100.00	100.00
2	—	730	110.00	110.00
3	—	422	140.00	140.00
1	—	615	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	497	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	44.00	44.00
1	—	1,350	57.00	57.00
2	—	955	31.00–35.00	32.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,228	56.00–58.00	56.93
8	—	1,253	50.00–54.00	51.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,508	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,235	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,578	73.00–75.00	74.16

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.