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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 28

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,150 head

▲ 392 vs last sale 758▲ 596 vs year ago 554 · +107.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

140 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 94▲ 31 vs year ago 109 · +28.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 55▲ 10 vs year ago 40 · +25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 10.00-18.00 higher over 500 lbs and bulls mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 10.00-23.00 higher over 500 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher. Quality of most feeder cattle good with several of them weaned. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00-4.00 higher.

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 $148.97/cwt on 476 head.

Average price

$148.97

476 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

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

$16.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.49

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	155.93	917	254
Medium and Large 2	530	145.10	769	38
Medium and Large 1-2	717	140.18	1,005	179
Medium and Large 3	418	139.21	582	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.72/cwt here — about $336 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 sale476 hd

148.97

—

AR average6 barns · 1,017 hd

147.48

+1.49

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	—	High	1,725	86.26	1,488	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,498	59.54	892	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	55.11	675	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,099	48.56	534	47

Every lot

104 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	202.76/cwt	185.00–207.00	750	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	139.21/cwt	136.00–140.00	582	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	728	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	187.84/cwt	175.00–192.00	804	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	443	163.76/cwt	160.00–170.00	725	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	154.42/cwt	140.00–160.00	724	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	176.91/cwt	166.00–185.00	833	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	812	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	142.34/cwt	135.00–152.00	736	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	160.25/cwt	153.00–167.00	854	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	131.81/cwt	125.00–136.00	749	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	149.10/cwt	140.00–157.00	857	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	146.47/cwt	144.00–150.00	915	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	933	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	123.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	789	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	643	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	855	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	144.21/cwt	140.00–146.00	947	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	888	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	890	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,001	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	929	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	136.14/cwt	129.00–139.00	982	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	763	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	916	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,002	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	806	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,092	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	806	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,040	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,026	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,105	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	142.49/cwt	126.00–152.00	442	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	170.41/cwt	155.00–177.00	549	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	359	110.53/cwt	105.00–122.00	397	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	131.31/cwt	130.00–140.00	482	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	158.75/cwt	144.00–165.00	606	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	159.18/cwt	148.00–170.00	684	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	132.67/cwt	124.00–139.00	570	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	660	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	145.80/cwt	136.00–160.00	690	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	642	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	559	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	119.25/cwt	110.00–126.00	627	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	530	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	519	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	132.13/cwt	124.00–135.00	704	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	115.79/cwt	105.00–120.00	646	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	129.63/cwt	122.00–134.00	743	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	710	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	623	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	710	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	130.20/cwt	121.00–136.00	815	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	113.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	721	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	811	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	672	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	773	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	123.34/cwt	122.00–124.00	831	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	702	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	821	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	817	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	714	120.12/cwt	119.00–121.00	858	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	107.26/cwt	105.00–110.00	767	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	716	115.31/cwt	114.00–116.00	826	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	905	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	851	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	361	180.54/cwt	170.00–187.00	652	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	367	146.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	538	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	419	183.08/cwt	177.00–187.00	767	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	141.46/cwt	130.00–150.00	613	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	141.19/cwt	130.00–145.00	672	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	160.60/cwt	150.00–174.00	774	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	156.10/cwt	151.00–160.00	813	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	564	133.82/cwt	130.00–135.00	755	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	611	130.75/cwt	130.00–131.00	799	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	662	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	844	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	681	114.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	783	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	745	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	916	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	850	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	918	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,663	88.84/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,477	6
Bulls	—	—	1,800	83.16/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,497	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	795	23.71/cwt	18.00–29.00	188	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	823	45.05/cwt	43.00–47.00	371	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	40.88/cwt	36.00–44.00	424	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	55.94/cwt	53.00–62.00	639	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	48.16/cwt	45.00–51.00	555	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	57.91/cwt	56.00–65.00	669	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	47.70/cwt	47.00–48.00	578	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	52.31/cwt	49.00–55.00	689	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	55.29/cwt	55.00–56.00	790	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	61.66/cwt	58.00–68.00	945	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,045	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,838	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,265	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	901.58/cwt	875.00–925.00	11,748	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	564	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	697.53/cwt	685.00–710.00	6,299	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	61.50/cwt	56.00–67.00	640	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,166	54.96/cwt	45.00–61.00	641	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	873.65/cwt	525.00–935.00	11,008	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	976.59/cwt	775.00–1,150.00	13,770	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,445	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	4,360	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	58.44/cwt	53.00–64.00	541	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 Jan 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,150Last week 758Year ago 554

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 94Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 55Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	171.00	171.00
13	—	639	146.00	146.00
23	—	683	130.00	130.00
7	—	498	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	120.00	120.00
38	—	533	153.00–167.00	160.25
32	—	721	129.00–139.00	136.14
8	—	777	129.00	129.00
29	—	625	144.00–150.00	146.47
10	—	370	185.00–207.00	202.76
38	—	575	140.00–157.00	149.10
13	—	657	140.00–146.00	144.21
5	—	921	120.00	120.00
16	—	806	129.00	129.00
31	—	428	175.00–192.00	187.84
30	—	471	166.00–185.00	176.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	643	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	136.00–140.00	139.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	640	120.00–130.00	123.30
7	—	469	140.00–160.00	154.42
1	—	720	129.00	129.00
12	—	443	160.00–170.00	163.76
1	—	370	145.00	145.00
3	—	517	135.00–152.00	142.34
2	—	763	119.00–121.00	120.00
5	—	568	125.00–136.00	131.81
1	—	695	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	705	142.00	142.00
65	—	806	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	704	116.00	116.00
4	—	434	152.00	152.00
5	—	659	123.00	123.00
13	—	577	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	573	122.00–134.00	129.63
62	—	473	136.00–160.00	145.80
50	—	533	124.00–135.00	132.13
26	—	382	144.00–165.00	158.75
17	—	322	155.00–177.00	170.41
3	—	702	117.00	117.00
51	—	430	148.00–170.00	159.18
70	—	626	121.00–136.00	130.20
3	—	674	122.00–124.00	123.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	714	119.00–121.00	120.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	114.00	114.00
3	—	359	105.00–122.00	110.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	110.00–126.00	119.25
10	—	310	126.00–152.00	142.49
3	—	675	100.00	100.00
5	—	638	110.00–115.00	113.01
1	—	905	94.00	94.00
2	—	483	133.00	133.00
4	—	558	105.00–120.00	115.79
4	—	715	105.00–110.00	107.26
8	—	367	130.00–140.00	131.31
6	—	430	124.00–139.00	132.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	98.00	98.00
2	—	640	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	716	114.00–116.00	115.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	662	125.00–130.00	127.54
1	—	850	108.00	108.00
8	—	611	130.00–131.00	130.75
20	—	482	150.00–174.00	160.60
11	—	361	170.00–187.00	180.54
10	—	419	177.00–187.00	183.08
13	—	521	151.00–160.00	156.10
17	—	564	130.00–135.00	133.82
1	—	745	123.00	123.00
1	—	315	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	127.00	127.00
4	—	681	110.00–120.00	114.94
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
3	—	367	145.00–150.00	146.59
3	—	433	130.00–150.00	141.46
9	—	476	130.00–145.00	141.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	130.00	130.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,303	875.00–925.00	901.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	68.00	68.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,410	775.00–1,150.00	976.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,166	45.00–61.00	54.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,260	525.00–935.00	873.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	56.00–67.00	61.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	903	685.00–710.00	697.53

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)	1	—	815	535.00	535.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	773	575.00	575.00

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	2	—	925	53.00–64.00	58.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,142	53.00–62.00	55.94
8	—	1,036	36.00–44.00	40.88
18	—	1,152	45.00–51.00	48.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,317	49.00–55.00	52.31
35	—	1,155	56.00–65.00	57.91
3	—	1,212	47.00–48.00	47.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,533	58.00–68.00	61.66
3	—	1,428	55.00–56.00	55.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	18.00–29.00	23.71
2	—	823	43.00–47.00	45.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,663	87.00–91.00	88.84
5	—	1,800	80.00–86.00	83.16

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.