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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 21

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Jan 14Jan 21Jan 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

758 head

▼ 1,662 vs last sale 2,420▲ 528 vs year ago 230 · +229.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▼ 181 vs last sale 275▲ 56 vs year ago 38 · +147.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 125▲ 50 vs year ago 5 · +1,000.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders mixed with the better 300-350 lb steers and bulls 8.00-20.00 higher the better 350-550 lbs steady to 5.00 higher over 550 lbs and the plainer kind mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 5.00 lower except the better 350-400 lbs 1.00 higher. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

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 $132.75/cwt on 248 head.

Average price

$132.75

248 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$14.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.50

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	135.51	624	195
Medium and Large 1-2	455	131.33	598	9thin
Medium and Large 2	482	120.81	582	44

One grade step is worth $14.70/cwt here — about $41 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 sale248 hd

132.75

—

AR average9 barns · 1,722 hd

129.25

+3.50

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,442	75.57	1,090	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	52.21	759	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	52.16	645	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,036	41.04	425	19

Every lot

98 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	486	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	201.53/cwt	180.00–213.00	655	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	184.05/cwt	176.00–194.00	666	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	156.18/cwt	150.00–162.00	590	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	172.26/cwt	160.00–182.00	727	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	154.10/cwt	150.00–160.00	669	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	162.32/cwt	150.00–165.00	761	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	148.09/cwt	140.00–152.00	696	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	759	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	155.81/cwt	150.00–159.00	804	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	773	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	548	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	817	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	143.45/cwt	136.00–146.00	809	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	134.78/cwt	130.00–138.00	779	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	824	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	136.82/cwt	136.00–138.00	835	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	127.24/cwt	125.00–130.00	798	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	638	126.63/cwt	120.00–130.00	808	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	123.65/cwt	123.00–125.00	847	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	717	121.40/cwt	120.00–127.00	870	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	908	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	988	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	303	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	424	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	137.17/cwt	125.00–143.00	429	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	147.19/cwt	145.00–150.00	472	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	130.42/cwt	121.00–140.00	480	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	145.96/cwt	140.00–150.00	543	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	566	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	143.25/cwt	136.00–149.00	610	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	123.50/cwt	120.00–130.00	534	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	125.32/cwt	120.00–129.00	588	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	135.49/cwt	127.00–143.00	644	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	518	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	622	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	655	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	591	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	125.33/cwt	121.00–133.00	664	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	114.25/cwt	110.00–117.00	649	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	119.38/cwt	118.00–123.00	696	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	116.33/cwt	113.00–118.00	714	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	103.57/cwt	100.00–105.00	709	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	724	96.67/cwt	95.00–100.00	700	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	178.49/cwt	170.00–180.00	580	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	156.03/cwt	154.00–160.00	507	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	167.69/cwt	160.00–185.00	629	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	393	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	591	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	173.40/cwt	155.00–184.00	716	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	150.70/cwt	140.00–155.00	653	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	138.97/cwt	135.00–150.00	656	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	484	155.46/cwt	152.00–163.00	752	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	143.38/cwt	136.00–155.00	751	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	130.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	687	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	731	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	120.80/cwt	110.00–132.00	676	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	125.92/cwt	123.00–130.00	784	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	120.78/cwt	119.00–122.00	821	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	771	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	797	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	785	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	769	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	858	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	772	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	411	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	255	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,228	61.32/cwt	60.00–65.00	753	3
Bulls	—	—	1,433	78.25/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,121	5
Bulls	—	—	1,672	85.37/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,427	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	32.08/cwt	25.00–35.00	311	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	37.96/cwt	35.00–42.00	393	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	53.95/cwt	53.00–55.00	575	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	45.96/cwt	43.00–50.00	494	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	49.26/cwt	45.00–52.00	596	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	54.34/cwt	52.00–59.00	683	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,372	49.92/cwt	49.00–52.00	685	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,592	56.03/cwt	52.00–59.00	892	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	1,850.00/cwt	1,850.00–1,850.00	24,513	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,344	1,036.31/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	13,928	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	1,028.53/cwt	925.00–1,125.00	14,194	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,495	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	17,940	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	15,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	825.13/cwt	800.00–850.00	7,715	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	61.57/cwt	57.00–70.00	522	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	55.50/cwt	55.00–56.00	584	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	760	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,040	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,041	839.68/cwt	685.00–1,000.00	8,741	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,206.57/cwt	1,150.00–1,225.00	14,177	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	51.09/cwt	48.00–53.00	628	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,236	836.88/cwt	625.00–900.00	10,344	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,361	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,652	9

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 Jan 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 758Last week 2,420Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 275Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 125Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	120.00–129.00	125.32
5	—	432	120.00–130.00	123.50
8	—	368	121.00–140.00	130.42
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
7	—	685	100.00–105.00	103.57
10	—	313	125.00–143.00	137.17
3	—	724	95.00–100.00	96.67
2	—	528	110.00–114.00	112.01
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
3	—	568	110.00–117.00	114.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	583	118.00–123.00	119.38
45	—	426	136.00–149.00	143.25
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
3	—	614	113.00–118.00	116.33
56	—	475	127.00–143.00	135.49
19	—	372	140.00–150.00	145.96
15	—	321	145.00–150.00	147.19
20	—	530	121.00–133.00	125.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	135.00	135.00
3	—	528	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	135.00	135.00
6	—	303	140.00	140.00
2	—	518	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	154.00–160.00	156.03
3	—	528	125.00–135.00	130.11
1	—	695	111.00	111.00
2	—	560	110.00–132.00	120.80
5	—	472	135.00–150.00	138.97
3	—	858	90.00	90.00
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
2	—	393	150.00–151.00	150.50
9	—	433	140.00–155.00	150.70
1	—	785	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	375	160.00–185.00	167.69
18	—	484	152.00–163.00	155.46
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
13	—	325	170.00–180.00	178.49
4	—	623	123.00–130.00	125.92
2	—	558	131.00	131.00
23	—	413	155.00–184.00	173.40
10	—	680	119.00–122.00	120.78
1	—	705	113.00	113.00
19	—	524	136.00–155.00	143.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	627	125.00–130.00	127.24
10	—	378	150.00–162.00	156.18
1	—	300	162.00	162.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
3	—	685	123.00–125.00	123.65
5	—	717	120.00–127.00	121.40
6	—	470	140.00–152.00	148.09
7	—	434	150.00–160.00	154.10
5	—	578	130.00–138.00	134.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	726	125.00	125.00
7	—	522	148.00	148.00
5	—	593	139.00	139.00
8	—	493	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	564	136.00–146.00	143.45
11	—	422	160.00–182.00	172.26
14	—	516	150.00–159.00	155.81
2	—	823	120.00	120.00
3	—	775	120.00	120.00
26	—	362	176.00–194.00	184.05
5	—	325	180.00–213.00	201.53
33	—	469	150.00–165.00	162.32
11	—	610	136.00–138.00	136.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	120.00–130.00	126.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	548	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	411	62.00	62.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,380	925.00–1,125.00	1,028.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,495	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,344	850.00–1,100.00	1,036.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	935	800.00–850.00	825.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	848	57.00–70.00	61.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,053	55.00–56.00	55.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	400.00	400.00

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)	4	—	1,041	685.00–1,000.00	839.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,230	48.00–53.00	51.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,236	625.00–900.00	836.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,361	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,175	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,206.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,325	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,209	45.00–52.00	49.26
20	—	1,257	52.00–59.00	54.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	971	25.00–35.00	32.08
5	—	1,035	35.00–42.00	37.96
2	—	1,065	53.00–55.00	53.95
7	—	1,075	43.00–50.00	45.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,592	52.00–59.00	56.03
5	—	1,372	49.00–52.00	49.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,433	73.00–80.00	78.25
3	—	1,672	81.00–87.00	85.37
3	—	1,228	60.00–65.00	61.32

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.