Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2020-11-12

Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-12

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 12

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Nov 5Nov 12Nov 19 →

Receipts

3,428 head

▲ 1,527 vs last sale 1,901▲ 1,540 vs year ago 1,888 · +81.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to 7.00 higher with the better 300-350 lbs 14.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Most of the offering had good condition. The feeder report was based on the observation of the first 1800 cattle sold due to time limits. Cows and bulls not reported due to time.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.16/cwt on 702 head.

Average price

$156.16

702 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$43.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.59

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	164.84	799	391
Medium and Large 1-2	584	147.15	859	230
Medium and Large 2	501	140.86	705	77
Medium and Large 3	432	121.00	522	4thin

One grade step is worth $43.84/cwt here — about $277 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 sale702 hd

156.16

—

AR average9 barns · 3,059 hd

143.57

+12.59

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

Every lot

88 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 1Thin Fleshed	312	208.96/cwt	201.00–225.00	652	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	162.80/cwt	151.00–172.00	523	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	205.60/cwt	191.00–211.00	668	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	345	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	360	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	731	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	173.74/cwt	172.00–175.00	643	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	159.74/cwt	150.00–171.00	599	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	187.20/cwt	175.00–194.00	708	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	404	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	780	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	152.14/cwt	136.00–160.00	644	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	174.74/cwt	162.00–185.00	753	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	448	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	600	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	163.24/cwt	156.00–173.00	772	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	144.21/cwt	130.00–153.00	689	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	157.48/cwt	152.00–164.00	761	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	155.86/cwt	148.00–164.00	810	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	150.95/cwt	140.00–155.00	811	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	537	130.70/cwt	126.00–134.00	702	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	143.19/cwt	138.00–149.00	813	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	127.54/cwt	118.00–136.00	724	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	145.82/cwt	141.00–148.00	836	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	126.67/cwt	124.00–132.00	783	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	139.91/cwt	135.00–143.00	866	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	135.59/cwt	133.00–137.00	852	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	134.45/cwt	134.00–135.00	862	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	125.24/cwt	124.00–126.00	843	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	132.59/cwt	132.00–133.00	899	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	931	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	853	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	984	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	853	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,065	39
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	154.77/cwt	149.00–161.00	508	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	330	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	334	138.97/cwt	126.00–145.00	464	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	370	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	607	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	134.86/cwt	120.00–141.00	502	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	383	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	148.16/cwt	140.00–155.00	566	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	145.43/cwt	132.00–154.00	604	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	427	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	632	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	128.58/cwt	117.00–144.00	553	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	137.37/cwt	135.00–139.00	600	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	138.64/cwt	130.00–149.00	639	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	123.88/cwt	110.00–132.00	581	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	129.53/cwt	125.00–134.00	617	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	498	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	692	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	136.57/cwt	124.00–144.00	710	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	118.37/cwt	110.00–125.00	617	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	530	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	127.47/cwt	122.00–131.00	679	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	545	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	550	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	120.86/cwt	118.00–126.00	689	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	113.20/cwt	110.00–117.00	648	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	98.03/cwt	97.00–100.00	564	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	602	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	680	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	126.34/cwt	120.00–131.00	786	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	802	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	658	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	898	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	126.76/cwt	121.00–133.00	853	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	836	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	702	123.71/cwt	113.00–126.00	868	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	799	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	184.10/cwt	178.00–199.00	617	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	343	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	566	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	368	105.61/cwt	100.00–111.00	389	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	381	147.73/cwt	140.00–159.00	563	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	174.39/cwt	165.00–182.00	668	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	172.77/cwt	169.00–178.00	734	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	149.50/cwt	144.00–152.00	647	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	462	153.98/cwt	149.00–158.00	711	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	141.26/cwt	130.00–145.00	668	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	476	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	700	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	488	104.06/cwt	100.00–108.00	508	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	147.93/cwt	133.00–155.00	775	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	135.42/cwt	125.00–144.00	769	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	632	131.56/cwt	125.00–137.00	831	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	669	128.15/cwt	126.00–130.00	857	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	683	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	826	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	882	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	759	118.74/cwt	115.00–120.00	901	8

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 Nov 12, 2020

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

Receipts 3,428Last week 1,901Year ago 1,888

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	437	135.00–139.00	137.37
5	—	691	121.00	121.00
3	—	647	124.00	124.00
55	—	476	125.00–134.00	129.53
37	—	533	122.00–131.00	127.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	498	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	602	113.00	113.00
2	—	650	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	427	148.00	148.00
13	—	370	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	461	130.00–149.00	138.64
67	—	520	124.00–144.00	136.57
38	—	622	120.00–131.00	126.34
32	—	570	118.00–126.00	120.86
21	—	328	149.00–161.00	154.77
19	—	702	113.00–126.00	123.71
19	—	673	121.00–133.00	126.76
52	—	415	132.00–154.00	145.43
46	—	382	140.00–155.00	148.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	658	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	100.00	100.00
1	—	375	102.00	102.00
3	—	575	97.00–100.00	98.03
2	—	525	100.00–102.00	100.99
1	—	330	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	334	126.00–145.00	138.97
6	—	572	110.00–117.00	113.20
2	—	615	117.00	117.00
22	—	372	120.00–141.00	134.86
23	—	521	110.00–125.00	118.37
34	—	469	110.00–132.00	123.88
29	—	430	117.00–144.00	128.58
1	—	740	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	404	193.00	193.00
2	—	360	203.00	203.00
16	—	312	201.00–225.00	208.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	628	133.00–137.00	135.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	325	191.00–211.00	205.60
51	—	568	138.00–149.00	143.19
15	—	619	135.00–143.00	139.91
5	—	751	131.00	131.00
94	—	520	148.00–164.00	155.86
66	—	431	162.00–185.00	174.74
4	—	700	133.00	133.00
3	—	655	140.00	140.00
62	—	473	156.00–173.00	163.24
22	—	378	175.00–194.00	187.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	134.00	134.00
1	—	325	106.00	106.00
1	—	505	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	618	124.00–132.00	126.67
3	—	375	150.00–171.00	159.74
2	—	723	118.00	118.00
8	—	321	151.00–172.00	162.80
12	—	568	118.00–136.00	127.54
11	—	423	136.00–160.00	152.14
4	—	673	124.00–126.00	125.24
3	—	537	126.00–134.00	130.70
1	—	755	113.00	113.00
25	—	478	130.00–153.00	144.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	370	172.00–175.00	173.74
75	—	483	152.00–164.00	157.48
39	—	832	127.00–129.00	128.01
37	—	537	140.00–155.00	150.95
29	—	573	141.00–148.00	145.82
25	—	678	132.00–133.00	132.59
11	—	641	134.00–135.00	134.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	121.00	121.00
1	—	600	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	383	165.00–182.00	174.39
14	—	462	149.00–158.00	153.98
7	—	669	126.00–130.00	128.15
1	—	700	126.00	126.00
26	—	632	125.00–137.00	131.56
21	—	524	133.00–155.00	147.93
11	—	335	178.00–199.00	184.10
10	—	425	169.00–178.00	172.77
8	—	759	115.00–120.00	118.74
8	—	568	125.00–144.00	135.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	100.00–108.00	104.06
2	—	368	100.00–111.00	105.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	165.00	165.00
10	—	473	130.00–145.00	141.26
10	—	381	140.00–159.00	147.73
4	—	433	144.00–152.00	149.50
1	—	660	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	147.00	147.00

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.