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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-19

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 19

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Nov 12Nov 19Dec 3 →

Receipts

3,496 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 3,428▼ 134 vs year ago 3,630 · −3.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher except the better 300-350 lbs 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher with the better 550-600 lbs 7.00 higher. Feeder bulls under 500 lbs steady to 2.00 higher over 500 lbs 1.00-5.00 lower. Report based on the observation of about 2100 feeders. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

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 $159.36/cwt on 862 head.

Average price

$159.36

862 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$31.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.57

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	164.40	815	457
Medium and Large 1-2	485	159.86	776	247
Medium and Large 2	492	144.58	711	150
Medium and Large 3	442	133.13	589	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.27/cwt here — about $226 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 sale862 hd

159.36

—

AR average8 barns · 2,068 hd

148.79

+10.57

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

Every lot

103 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	200.26/cwt	185.00–209.00	657	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	167.74/cwt	150.00–181.00	555	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	186.46/cwt	182.00–190.00	621	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	334	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	645	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	172.77/cwt	170.00–181.00	613	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	187.53/cwt	179.00–192.00	694	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	161.42/cwt	149.00–173.00	600	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	394	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	745	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	409	159.99/cwt	155.00–164.00	654	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	178.59/cwt	164.00–187.00	750	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	749	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	424	179.62/cwt	177.00–187.00	762	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	437	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	590	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	457	179.23/cwt	178.00–180.00	819	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	143.69/cwt	130.00–150.00	672	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	169.50/cwt	157.00–180.00	805	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	160.18/cwt	155.00–174.00	783	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	151.12/cwt	150.00–154.00	772	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	518	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	855	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	158.31/cwt	149.00–164.00	820	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	134.39/cwt	130.00–144.00	704	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	842	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	539	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	889	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	138.48/cwt	134.00–140.00	789	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	144.85/cwt	139.00–148.00	827	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	124.99/cwt	120.00–140.00	724	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	603	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	868	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	603	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	808	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	127.53/cwt	119.00–134.00	782	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	801	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	142.42/cwt	139.00–146.00	880	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	132.11/cwt	129.00–136.00	863	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	886	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	125.97/cwt	122.00–130.00	863	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	120.42/cwt	112.00–129.00	873	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	764	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	909	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	809	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	971	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	157.41/cwt	153.00–166.00	516	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	138.11/cwt	135.00–140.00	463	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	133.59/cwt	130.00–140.00	492	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	370	167.69/cwt	156.00–174.00	620	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	147.15/cwt	140.00–152.00	547	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	152.95/cwt	143.00–161.00	572	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	107.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	413	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	411	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	666	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	417	159.44/cwt	155.00–164.00	665	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	131.93/cwt	122.00–140.00	557	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	147.50/cwt	139.00–158.00	634	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	461	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	604	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	138.08/cwt	133.00–146.00	650	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	135.67/cwt	133.00–138.00	646	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	483	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	681	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	127.53/cwt	118.00–138.00	622	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	668	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	508	83.94/cwt	80.00–88.00	426	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	136.00/cwt	128.00–138.00	702	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	123.94/cwt	116.00–131.00	647	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	135.79/cwt	134.00–138.00	728	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	547	120.50/cwt	120.00–122.00	659	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	770	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	128.14/cwt	119.00–136.00	728	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	578	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	115.67/cwt	109.00–117.00	673	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	597	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	776	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	608	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	608	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	619	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	805	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	112.53/cwt	109.00–117.00	698	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	125.64/cwt	125.00–126.00	783	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	769	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	643	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	739	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	742	108.52/cwt	100.00–110.00	805	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	310	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	611	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	337	155.27/cwt	154.00–158.00	523	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	376	152.41/cwt	150.00–161.00	573	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	388	177.29/cwt	173.00–183.00	688	18
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1	419	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	545	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	172.66/cwt	166.00–183.00	734	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	156.35/cwt	137.00–165.00	666	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	163.83/cwt	159.00–169.00	709	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	141.71/cwt	133.00–151.00	673	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	155.59/cwt	150.00–166.00	751	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	488	124.16/cwt	100.00–128.00	606	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	146.74/cwt	140.00–154.00	759	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	504	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	723	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	131.20/cwt	120.00–136.00	693	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	544	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	707	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	119.23/cwt	110.00–126.00	671	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	132.27/cwt	129.00–140.00	755	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	114.52/cwt	110.00–118.00	710	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	125.70/cwt	124.00–130.00	789	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	707	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	778	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	840	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	806	3

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 19, 2020

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

Receipts 3,496Last week 3,428Year ago 3,630

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	328	153.00–166.00	157.41
42	—	516	128.00–138.00	136.00
81	—	430	139.00–158.00	147.50
72	—	374	143.00–161.00	152.95
11	—	623	125.00–126.00	125.64
82	—	471	133.00–146.00	138.08
44	—	568	119.00–136.00	128.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	536	134.00–138.00	135.79
12	—	483	141.00	141.00
6	—	566	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	411	162.00	162.00
29	—	370	156.00–174.00	167.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	597	130.00	130.00
10	—	417	155.00–164.00	159.44
8	—	619	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	476	133.00–138.00	135.67
15	—	372	140.00–152.00	147.15
8	—	506	132.00	132.00
18	—	641	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	547	120.00–122.00	120.50
4	—	461	131.00	131.00
3	—	643	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	100.00	100.00
2	—	508	80.00–88.00	83.94
1	—	310	100.00	100.00
2	—	475	110.00	110.00
5	—	383	100.00–110.00	107.96
3	—	578	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	582	109.00–117.00	115.67
48	—	422	122.00–140.00	131.93
17	—	335	135.00–140.00	138.11
19	—	368	130.00–140.00	133.59
11	—	742	100.00–110.00	108.52
1	—	825	90.00	90.00
37	—	488	118.00–138.00	127.53
43	—	522	116.00–131.00	123.94
8	—	620	109.00–117.00	112.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	518	165.00	165.00
8	—	603	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	177.00–187.00	179.62
13	—	457	178.00–180.00	179.23
8	—	539	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	125.00	125.00
4	—	616	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	334	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	570	134.00–140.00	138.48
20	—	355	170.00–181.00	172.77
19	—	423	177.00	177.00
86	—	489	155.00–174.00	160.18
11	—	333	182.00–190.00	186.46
36	—	511	150.00–154.00	151.12
9	—	653	129.00–136.00	132.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	666	133.00	133.00
8	—	536	157.00	157.00
6	—	394	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	370	179.00–192.00	187.53
18	—	328	185.00–209.00	200.26
37	—	571	139.00–148.00	144.85
99	—	518	149.00–164.00	158.31
79	—	420	164.00–187.00	178.59
58	—	618	139.00–146.00	142.42
76	—	475	157.00–180.00	169.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	437	135.00	135.00
1	—	480	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	331	150.00–181.00	167.74
25	—	524	130.00–144.00	134.39
8	—	809	120.00	120.00
24	—	468	130.00–150.00	143.69
6	—	725	112.00–129.00	120.42
5	—	613	119.00–134.00	127.53
2	—	685	122.00–130.00	125.97
4	—	764	118.00–120.00	119.01
23	—	372	149.00–173.00	161.42
17	—	409	155.00–164.00	159.99
15	—	579	120.00–140.00	124.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	425	166.00–183.00	172.66
29	—	483	150.00–166.00	155.59
19	—	517	140.00–154.00	146.74
11	—	628	124.00–130.00	125.70
3	—	310	197.00	197.00
18	—	388	173.00–183.00	177.29
18	—	571	129.00–140.00	132.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	544	130.00	130.00
1	—	745	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
1	—	520	97.00	97.00
14	—	488	100.00–128.00	124.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	840	96.00	96.00
15	—	528	120.00–136.00	131.20
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
8	—	475	133.00–151.00	141.71
3	—	707	110.00	110.00
25	—	426	137.00–165.00	156.35
5	—	376	150.00–161.00	152.41
3	—	337	154.00–158.00	155.27
5	—	620	110.00–118.00	114.52
7	—	563	110.00–126.00	119.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	137.00	137.00
8	—	433	159.00–169.00	163.83

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.