Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2020-12-17

Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 17

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Receipts

2,364 head

▼ 395 vs last sale 2,759▲ 1,323 vs year ago 1,041 · +127.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls mostly 1.00-7.00 higher with the 500-550 lbs steers 8.00-11.00 higher and the better 450-500 lb bulls 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly 1.00-5.00 higher with the better 350-450 lbs 2.00-5.00 lower. The offering included several groups of weaned calves. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

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 $135.24/cwt on 879 head.

Average price

$135.24

879 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$34.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.81

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	137.23	689	435
Medium and Large 1-2	522	136.97	714	304
Medium and Large 2	451	127.07	574	130
Medium and Large 3	466	102.45	478	10thin

One grade step is worth $34.78/cwt here — about $212 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 sale879 hd

135.24

—

AR average9 barns · 1,806 hd

130.43

+4.81

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

Every lot

106 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	593	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	189.67/cwt	180.00–198.00	615	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	336	171.99/cwt	165.00–174.00	578	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	192.65/cwt	179.00–201.00	715	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	171.73/cwt	162.00–177.00	644	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	743	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	412	191.43/cwt	179.00–200.00	789	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	157.91/cwt	150.00–171.00	658	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	517	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	184.48/cwt	173.00–196.00	791	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	180.77/cwt	173.00–190.00	803	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	455	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	824	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	164.43/cwt	157.00–170.00	783	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	171.57/cwt	165.00–182.00	820	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	151.49/cwt	136.00–162.00	729	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	491	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	835	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	511	169.20/cwt	165.00–174.00	865	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	814	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	165.46/cwt	150.00–169.00	854	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	146.37/cwt	136.00–150.00	768	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	843	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	532	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	835	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	148.69/cwt	144.00–154.00	843	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	135.31/cwt	119.00–142.00	774	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	590	149.29/cwt	149.00–150.00	881	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	592	143.77/cwt	142.00–149.00	851	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	599	137.20/cwt	136.00–139.00	822	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	141.11/cwt	136.00–148.00	879	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	134.15/cwt	132.00–136.00	848	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	634	135.27/cwt	134.00–138.00	858	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	130.00/cwt	127.00–133.00	826	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	642	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	912	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	134.15/cwt	130.00–137.00	884	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	668	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	868	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	849	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	687	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	859	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	132.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	942	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	728	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	946	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	126.52/cwt	125.00–129.00	922	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	827	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	941	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,023	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	847	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,033	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	135.48/cwt	130.00–145.00	436	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	156.42/cwt	140.00–159.00	508	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	336	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	511	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	152.63/cwt	140.00–158.00	575	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	134.42/cwt	130.00–136.00	509	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	147.49/cwt	146.00–148.00	580	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	398	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	358	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	419	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	624	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	420	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	563	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	144.37/cwt	139.00–147.00	609	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	130.18/cwt	120.00–139.00	560	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	142.72/cwt	140.00–144.00	625	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	507	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	138.87/cwt	130.00–142.00	647	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	638	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	125.64/cwt	120.00–131.00	593	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	519	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	135.07/cwt	133.00–137.00	702	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	130.05/cwt	122.00–140.00	676	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	118.22/cwt	110.00–124.00	618	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	104.78/cwt	100.00–110.00	548	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	129.60/cwt	129.00–130.00	682	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	123.22/cwt	120.00–127.00	697	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	130.52/cwt	120.00–134.00	750	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	579	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	822	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	586	129.55/cwt	129.00–130.00	759	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	591	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	686	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	602	128.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	773	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	124.92/cwt	119.00–127.00	767	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	121.83/cwt	121.00–123.00	758	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	117.49/cwt	117.00–119.00	734	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	775	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	805	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	699	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	902	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	841	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	741	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	889	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	119.97/cwt	115.00–125.00	909	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	772	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	888	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	803	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	891	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	161.36/cwt	150.00–165.00	532	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	366	148.58/cwt	145.00–150.00	544	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	379	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	667	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	380	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	745	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	416	150.18/cwt	143.00–160.00	625	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	177.28/cwt	170.00–187.00	750	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	144.73/cwt	142.00–150.00	679	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	481	165.50/cwt	157.00–180.00	796	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	148.70/cwt	140.00–156.00	781	45
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	538	135.20/cwt	130.00–146.00	727	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	138.36/cwt	125.00–145.00	782	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	569	126.51/cwt	121.00–127.00	720	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	129.39/cwt	123.00–134.00	813	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	633	119.55/cwt	115.00–124.00	757	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	661	128.87/cwt	125.00–132.00	852	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	874	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	328	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	151	2

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 Dec 17, 2020

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

Receipts 2,364Last week 2,759Year ago 1,041

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	336	152.00	152.00
17	—	520	133.00–137.00	135.07
40	—	419	149.00	149.00
16	—	586	129.00–130.00	129.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	705	116.00	116.00
3	—	657	118.00	118.00
31	—	438	140.00–144.00	142.72
24	—	566	120.00–127.00	123.22
55	—	393	146.00–148.00	147.49
6	—	466	137.00	137.00
12	—	622	121.00–123.00	121.83
13	—	526	129.00–130.00	129.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	699	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	741	120.00	120.00
9	—	602	125.00–130.00	128.33
8	—	772	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	758	115.00–125.00	119.97
4	—	725	116.00	116.00
52	—	422	139.00–147.00	144.37
50	—	377	140.00–158.00	152.63
73	—	520	122.00–140.00	130.05
63	—	466	130.00–142.00	138.87
81	—	575	120.00–134.00	130.52
4	—	665	121.00	121.00
37	—	325	140.00–159.00	156.42
19	—	614	119.00–127.00	124.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	579	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
2	—	478	107.00–110.00	108.49
2	—	445	114.00	114.00
3	—	398	90.00	90.00
2	—	523	100.00–110.00	104.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
29	—	430	120.00–139.00	130.18
2	—	803	110.00–112.00	111.00
25	—	523	110.00–124.00	118.22
25	—	322	130.00–145.00	135.48
4	—	625	117.00–119.00	117.49
4	—	591	116.00	116.00
22	—	472	120.00–131.00	125.64
16	—	379	130.00–136.00	134.42
2	—	690	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	565	125.00–145.00	138.36
45	—	525	140.00–156.00	148.70
8	—	661	125.00–132.00	128.87
7	—	379	176.00	176.00
2	—	705	124.00	124.00
2	—	300	180.00	180.00
1	—	860	110.00	110.00
31	—	423	170.00–187.00	177.28
21	—	628	123.00–134.00	129.39
28	—	481	157.00–180.00	165.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	380	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	150.00–165.00	161.36
1	—	695	118.00	118.00
3	—	469	142.00–150.00	144.73
2	—	633	115.00–124.00	119.55
3	—	538	130.00–146.00	135.20
21	—	569	121.00–127.00	126.51
5	—	416	143.00–160.00	150.18
7	—	366	145.00–150.00	148.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	567	144.00–154.00	148.69
34	—	429	173.00–196.00	184.48
46	—	659	130.00–137.00	134.15
73	—	623	136.00–148.00	141.11
55	—	478	165.00–182.00	171.57
29	—	371	179.00–201.00	192.65
25	—	324	180.00–198.00	189.67
101	—	516	150.00–169.00	165.46
17	—	709	130.00–135.00	132.93
10	—	818	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	455	181.00	181.00
10	—	590	149.00–150.00	149.29
15	—	511	165.00–174.00	169.20
15	—	412	179.00–200.00	191.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	728	130.00	130.00
9	—	634	134.00–138.00	135.27
5	—	847	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	687	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	668	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	336	165.00–174.00	171.99
16	—	417	150.00–171.00	157.91
9	—	375	162.00–177.00	171.73
24	—	525	136.00–150.00	146.37
22	—	572	119.00–142.00	135.31
21	—	481	136.00–162.00	151.49
8	—	635	127.00–133.00	130.00
1	—	745	111.00	111.00
3	—	685	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	532	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	491	170.00	170.00
31	—	592	142.00–149.00	143.77
8	—	642	142.00	142.00
13	—	527	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	444	173.00–190.00	180.77
10	—	395	188.00	188.00
18	—	632	132.00–136.00	134.15
20	—	476	157.00–170.00	164.43
6	—	753	125.00	125.00
8	—	314	189.00	189.00
13	—	729	125.00–129.00	126.52
15	—	599	136.00–139.00	137.20
23	—	515	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	46.00	46.00

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.