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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 18

● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

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Feeder Cattle receipts

450 head

▼ 1,885 vs last sale 2,335▲ 256 vs year ago 194 · +132.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▼ 187 vs last sale 332▲ 15 vs year ago 130 · +11.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 150▼ 10 vs year ago 90 · −11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves mostly 1.00-6.00 lower except 350-400 lb heifers steady to 3.00 higher and 500-600 lb bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Not enough yearlings on offer for a trend. The offering included several new crop calves with some of them fleshy. 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 $133.89/cwt on 178 head.

Average price

$133.89

178 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$30.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.84

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	141.08	675	81
Medium and Large 2	500	130.94	655	62
Medium and Large 1-2	552	125.07	690	29
Medium and Large 3	428	110.11	471	6thin

One grade step is worth $30.96/cwt here — about $204 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 sale178 hd

133.89

—

AR average10 barns · 1,128 hd

134.73

−0.84

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	1,565	85.01	1,330	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	67.08	902	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,174	64.00	751	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	51.55	518	37

Every lot

109 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	545	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	385	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	647	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	174.37/cwt	166.00–178.00	727	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	714	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	448	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	735	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	765	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	155.24/cwt	147.00–160.00	719	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	483	152.60/cwt	148.00–154.00	737	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	683	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	767	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	158.47/cwt	156.00–161.00	819	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	132.89/cwt	130.00–136.00	698	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	823	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	127.63/cwt	117.00–132.00	802	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	657	132.35/cwt	129.00–134.00	870	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	924	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	998	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	122.51/cwt	121.00–123.00	953	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	308	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	391	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	436	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	340	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	151.49/cwt	150.00–153.00	520	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	369	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	157.80/cwt	149.00–172.00	579	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	115.44/cwt	111.00–120.00	444	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	398	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	597	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	128.66/cwt	120.00–133.00	535	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	422	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	679	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	151.92/cwt	148.00–157.00	646	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	149.47/cwt	145.00–154.00	680	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	457	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	686	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	472	127.39/cwt	120.00–131.00	601	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	137.10/cwt	130.00–144.00	658	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	481	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	697	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	508	106.40/cwt	100.00–113.00	541	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	134.75/cwt	131.00–139.00	691	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	675	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	522	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	640	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	124.74/cwt	114.00–130.00	666	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	662	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	129.25/cwt	127.00–132.00	732	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	114.98/cwt	112.00–121.00	701	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	786	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	679	114.48/cwt	114.00–116.00	777	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	693	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	776	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	823	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	741	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	318	143.17/cwt	136.00–150.00	455	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	355	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	430	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	367	167.50/cwt	167.00–168.00	615	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	372	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	573	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	157.62/cwt	145.00–160.00	596	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	162.12/cwt	158.00–168.00	692	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	433	123.88/cwt	120.00–128.00	536	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	442	158.20/cwt	158.00–159.00	699	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	158.73/cwt	152.00–166.00	743	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	477	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	696	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	487	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	731	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	512	131.58/cwt	125.00–137.00	674	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	148.73/cwt	140.00–160.00	779	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	122.33/cwt	120.00–124.00	710	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	594	136.96/cwt	126.00–139.00	814	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	829	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	127.37/cwt	124.00–129.00	847	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	795	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	733	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	858	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	758	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	917	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,267	71.43/cwt	59.00–78.00	905	5
Bulls	—	—	1,629	85.66/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,395	10
Bulls	—	—	1,733	97.30/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,686	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	705	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	233	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	731	50.63/cwt	46.00–55.00	370	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	740	26.67/cwt	23.00–30.00	197	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	870	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	322	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	34.23/cwt	29.00–40.00	317	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	42.86/cwt	40.00–46.00	431	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	60.54/cwt	59.00–66.00	614	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	54.65/cwt	50.00–58.00	591	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	58.05/cwt	53.00–61.00	652	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	67.51/cwt	63.00–75.00	814	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	67.08/cwt	63.00–71.00	902	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	9,373	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	993.61/cwt	985.00–1,000.00	11,605	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	1,003.14/cwt	960.00–1,075.00	12,068	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,438	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	931.28/cwt	875.00–975.00	8,987	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,035	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,245	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	58.36/cwt	50.00–67.00	606	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,064	594.46/cwt	550.00–675.00	6,325	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	685	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	1,033.29/cwt	850.00–1,175.00	11,604	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,126	885.21/cwt	750.00–950.00	9,967	20
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	722	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	57.76/cwt	56.00–63.00	509	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	898	63.93/cwt	53.00–79.00	574	8

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 Mar 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 2,335Year ago 194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 332Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 150Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	594	126.00–139.00	136.96
3	—	665	124.00–129.00	127.37
20	—	524	140.00–160.00	148.73
10	—	468	152.00–166.00	158.73
2	—	605	137.00	137.00
4	—	758	121.00	121.00
3	—	733	117.00	117.00
4	—	367	167.00–168.00	167.50
7	—	427	158.00–168.00	162.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	442	158.00–159.00	158.20
5	—	372	154.00	154.00
3	—	477	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	150.00	150.00
4	—	415	150.00	150.00
6	—	378	145.00–160.00	157.62
2	—	318	136.00–150.00	143.17
3	—	580	120.00–124.00	122.33
7	—	512	125.00–137.00	131.58
1	—	685	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	129.00	129.00
2	—	433	120.00–128.00	123.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	455	145.00–154.00	149.47
21	—	367	149.00–172.00	157.80
8	—	566	127.00–132.00	129.25
12	—	513	131.00–139.00	134.75
1	—	660	117.00	117.00
8	—	425	148.00–157.00	151.92
2	—	343	150.00–153.00	151.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	147.00	147.00
2	—	693	112.00	112.00
2	—	398	150.00	150.00
4	—	522	120.00–125.00	122.56
6	—	481	145.00	145.00
4	—	823	90.00	90.00
2	—	595	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	515	131.00	131.00
12	—	552	120.00	120.00
5	—	639	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	116.00	116.00
2	—	308	127.00	127.00
3	—	472	120.00–131.00	127.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	111.00–120.00	115.44
2	—	508	100.00–113.00	106.40
1	—	345	107.00	107.00
1	—	435	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	90.00	90.00
5	—	416	120.00–133.00	128.66
1	—	745	93.00	93.00
1	—	375	128.00	128.00
5	—	534	114.00–130.00	124.74
4	—	679	114.00–116.00	114.48
2	—	323	130.00–140.00	134.96
15	—	480	130.00–144.00	137.10
9	—	610	112.00–121.00	114.98
1	—	565	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	161.00	161.00
7	—	457	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	167.00	167.00
7	—	417	166.00–178.00	174.37
1	—	675	135.00	135.00
1	—	700	132.00	132.00
4	—	517	156.00–161.00	158.47
1	—	750	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	778	121.00–123.00	122.51
1	—	345	158.00	158.00
3	—	448	164.00	164.00
2	—	588	140.00	140.00
3	—	657	129.00–134.00	132.35
4	—	463	147.00–160.00	155.24
2	—	525	130.00–136.00	132.89
4	—	628	117.00–132.00	127.63
1	—	720	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	151.00	151.00
5	—	430	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	483	148.00–154.00	152.60
2	—	385	168.00	168.00
4	—	400	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	140.00	140.00

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	5	—	1,168	985.00–1,000.00	993.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	928	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,203	960.00–1,075.00	1,003.14

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)	2	—	1,035	700.00	700.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	965	875.00–975.00	931.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,064	550.00–675.00	594.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,038	50.00–67.00	58.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,123	850.00–1,175.00	1,033.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,126	750.00–950.00	885.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	64.00	64.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	881	56.00–63.00	57.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	898	53.00–79.00	63.93
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	83.00	83.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	37.00	37.00
28	—	1,206	63.00–75.00	67.51
12	—	1,123	53.00–61.00	58.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,345	63.00–71.00	67.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,081	50.00–58.00	54.65
2	—	925	29.00–40.00	34.23
3	—	1,005	40.00–46.00	42.86
8	—	1,014	59.00–66.00	60.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	23.00–30.00	26.67
1	—	705	33.00	33.00
2	—	731	46.00–55.00	50.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,629	80.00–89.00	85.66
5	—	1,267	59.00–78.00	71.43
5	—	1,733	90.00–102.00	97.30

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.