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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 4

● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,102 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 1,150▲ 1,102 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

178 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 140▲ 178 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 50▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady to 3.00 higher with the better 550-600 lb steers 10.00 higher and the better 350-400 lb steers 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower. The offering included more unweaned calves than last week. Slaughter cows uneven with the breaker and lean cows steady to 2.00 higher and the boner cows 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-5.00 higher.

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 $137.30/cwt on 454 head.

Average price

$137.30

454 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$34.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.09

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	142.85	672	220
Medium and Large 1-2	466	141.31	658	100
Medium and Large 2	486	125.68	611	130
Medium and Large 3	390	108.75	424	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.10/cwt here — about $248 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 sale454 hd

137.30

—

AR average7 barns · 1,330 hd

136.21

+1.09

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	1,656	86.93	1,439	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	57.76	704	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	56.25	850	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,074	48.53	521	28

Every lot

108 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	314	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	565	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	638	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	367	188.56/cwt	186.00–189.00	692	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	192.17/cwt	186.00–196.00	724	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	168.04/cwt	165.00–170.00	639	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	187.09/cwt	186.00–189.00	784	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	435	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	840	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	799	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	180.53/cwt	166.00–185.00	838	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	158.94/cwt	149.00–165.00	741	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	817	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	162.20/cwt	154.00–168.00	834	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	527	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	891	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	548	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	740	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	159.32/cwt	145.00–164.00	891	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	865	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	146.68/cwt	143.00–152.00	918	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	835	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	915	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	945	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	123.94/cwt	115.00–129.00	905	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	132.52/cwt	129.00–133.00	969	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	773	122.35/cwt	120.00–124.00	946	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,018	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	932	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	127.04/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,052	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	304	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	456	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	469	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	136.11/cwt	130.00–154.00	444	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	366	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	338	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	372	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	158.45/cwt	143.00–171.00	578	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	132.60/cwt	120.00–147.00	497	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	148.47/cwt	146.00–151.00	579	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	156.53/cwt	146.00–163.00	654	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	149.32/cwt	139.00–155.00	632	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	134.45/cwt	120.00–143.00	570	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	437	145.02/cwt	143.00–147.00	634	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	463	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	639	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	140.77/cwt	136.00–144.00	659	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	138.29/cwt	137.00–139.00	649	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	130.33/cwt	120.00–141.00	622	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	132.62/cwt	126.00–136.00	688	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	119.02/cwt	109.00–128.00	627	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	533	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	709	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	117.04/cwt	110.00–119.00	659	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	124.41/cwt	119.00–126.00	723	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	126.27/cwt	124.00–134.00	735	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	125.66/cwt	125.00–127.00	770	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	123.80/cwt	119.00–125.00	760	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	116.07/cwt	110.00–121.00	731	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	803	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	668	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	868	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	679	114.22/cwt	111.00–115.00	776	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	687	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	776	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	808	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	731	103.25/cwt	100.00–112.00	755	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	830	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	772	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	151.98/cwt	145.00–160.00	491	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	181.59/cwt	168.00–190.00	690	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	151.27/cwt	140.00–172.00	575	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	419	173.89/cwt	164.00–185.00	729	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	420	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	689	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	147.63/cwt	130.00–157.00	627	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	477	167.37/cwt	150.00–176.00	798	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	504	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	827	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	156.27/cwt	151.00–162.00	814	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	135.52/cwt	125.00–142.00	718	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	134.64/cwt	130.00–145.00	770	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	579	119.73/cwt	115.00–124.00	693	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	130.66/cwt	126.00–136.00	814	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	631	119.85/cwt	114.00–124.00	756	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	667	127.00/cwt	125.00–128.00	847	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	836	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	734	113.35/cwt	112.00–114.00	832	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	737	122.65/cwt	120.00–124.00	904	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	910	88.72/cwt	85.00–90.00	807	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	73.77/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,073	2
Bulls	—	—	1,629	85.70/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,396	8
Bulls	—	—	1,779	94.15/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,675	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	805	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	306	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	41.21/cwt	35.00–45.00	436	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	48.31/cwt	47.00–49.00	517	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	346	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	50.93/cwt	45.00–56.00	551	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	57.52/cwt	57.00–58.00	669	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	55.93/cwt	51.00–59.00	683	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	63.94/cwt	60.00–70.00	790	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	61.78/cwt	61.00–62.00	918	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	55.20/cwt	52.00–58.00	837	21
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	843	668.34/cwt	600.00–775.00	5,634	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	913.87/cwt	850.00–975.00	9,395	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,795	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	973.98/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	11,279	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,386	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,256	825.20/cwt	750.00–860.00	10,365	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,266	56.11/cwt	51.00–63.00	710	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	723.32/cwt	675.00–775.00	6,474	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,010	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,070	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,224	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	61.20/cwt	53.00–70.00	581	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 Feb 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,102Last week 1,150Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 140Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 50Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	377	186.00–196.00	192.17
29	—	464	166.00–185.00	180.53
2	—	828	125.00–129.00	127.04
3	—	783	130.00	130.00
16	—	559	145.00–164.00	159.32
13	—	327	195.00	195.00
29	—	626	143.00–152.00	146.68
12	—	419	186.00–189.00	187.09
41	—	514	154.00–168.00	162.20
8	—	731	129.00–133.00	132.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	367	186.00–189.00	188.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	489	167.00	167.00
9	—	444	180.00	180.00
12	—	727	130.00	130.00
5	—	683	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	120.00–124.00	122.35
1	—	810	115.00	115.00
3	—	380	165.00–170.00	168.04
4	—	466	149.00–165.00	158.94
2	—	565	135.00	135.00
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
2	—	655	125.00–130.00	127.48
3	—	730	115.00–129.00	123.94
7	—	314	180.00	180.00
2	—	548	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	435	193.00	193.00
15	—	527	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	419	164.00–185.00	173.89
3	—	667	125.00–128.00	127.00
19	—	477	150.00–176.00	167.37
8	—	623	126.00–136.00	130.66
14	—	572	130.00–145.00	134.64
3	—	737	120.00–124.00	122.65
13	—	521	151.00–162.00	156.27
16	—	380	168.00–190.00	181.59
1	—	780	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	125.00–142.00	135.52
8	—	380	140.00–172.00	151.27
4	—	910	85.00–90.00	88.72
2	—	323	145.00–160.00	151.98
7	—	579	115.00–124.00	119.73
12	—	631	114.00–124.00	119.85
11	—	425	130.00–157.00	147.63
1	—	485	145.00	145.00
1	—	680	123.00	123.00
3	—	734	112.00–114.00	113.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	504	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	582	124.00–134.00	126.27
55	—	519	126.00–136.00	132.62
3	—	709	114.00	114.00
38	—	418	146.00–163.00	156.53
2	—	658	122.00	122.00
4	—	315	149.00	149.00
6	—	613	125.00–127.00	125.66
53	—	365	143.00–171.00	158.45
15	—	468	136.00–144.00	140.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	469	137.00–139.00	138.29
42	—	423	139.00–155.00	149.32
14	—	581	119.00–126.00	124.41
10	—	390	146.00–151.00	148.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	668	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	533	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	687	113.00	113.00
5	—	614	119.00–125.00	123.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	437	143.00–147.00	145.02
2	—	463	138.00	138.00
5	—	304	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	105.00	105.00
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
2	—	333	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	424	120.00–143.00	134.45
15	—	326	130.00–154.00	136.11
21	—	375	120.00–147.00	132.60
8	—	630	110.00–121.00	116.07
6	—	563	110.00–119.00	117.04
10	—	527	109.00–128.00	119.02
5	—	679	111.00–115.00	114.22
29	—	477	120.00–141.00	130.33
12	—	731	100.00–112.00	103.25
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
1	—	830	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,028	850.00–975.00	913.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,158	800.00–1,150.00	973.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	635.00	635.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,266	51.00–63.00	56.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,256	750.00–860.00	825.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	843	600.00–775.00	668.34

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	—	895	675.00–775.00	723.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	700.00	700.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	950	53.00–70.00	61.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,070	47.00–49.00	48.31
17	—	1,235	60.00–70.00	63.94
42	—	1,222	51.00–59.00	55.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	57.00–58.00	57.52
19	—	1,082	45.00–56.00	50.93
5	—	1,058	35.00–45.00	41.21
1	—	1,080	32.00	32.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,516	52.00–58.00	55.20
4	—	1,486	61.00–62.00	61.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	38.00	38.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,629	80.00–89.00	85.70
2	—	1,455	72.00–76.00	73.77
5	—	1,779	92.00–99.00	94.15

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.