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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 25

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Receipts

1,406 head

▲ 956 vs last sale 450▲ 820 vs year ago 586 · +139.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 6.00 higher. Good buyer attendance and active bidding with several new crop calves in the offering. 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 $144.13/cwt on 470 head.

Average price

$144.13

470 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$43.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.27

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	444	150.50	669	274
Medium and Large 2	432	137.76	595	116
Medium and Large 1-2	582	132.54	771	77
Medium and Large 3	484	106.67	516	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.83/cwt here — about $153 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 sale470 hd

144.13

—

AR average10 barns · 1,970 hd

138.86

+5.27

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

Every lot

100 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	307	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	528	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	198.75/cwt	186.00–206.00	640	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	174.79/cwt	152.00–187.00	570	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	620	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	339	129.52/cwt	119.00–135.00	439	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	181.84/cwt	170.00–186.00	675	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	160.55/cwt	157.00–167.00	596	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	378	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	616	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	168.74/cwt	168.00–170.00	687	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	409	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	720	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	159.89/cwt	155.00–165.00	675	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	175.70/cwt	169.00–185.00	761	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	443	163.35/cwt	158.00–166.00	724	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	153.84/cwt	148.00–162.00	725	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	169.86/cwt	162.00–174.00	822	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	157.84/cwt	155.00–165.00	814	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	160.16/cwt	150.00–168.00	833	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	145.00/cwt	144.00–146.00	761	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	553	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	664	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	156.61/cwt	147.00–163.00	899	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	866	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	798	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	152.19/cwt	141.00–158.00	941	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	953	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	145.02/cwt	136.00–148.00	960	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	699	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	944	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	712	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,025	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	129.75/cwt	126.00–131.00	947	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	992	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,028	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	983	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,028	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	138.95/cwt	125.00–150.00	454	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	161.78/cwt	158.00–168.00	535	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	365	144.22/cwt	140.00–150.00	526	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	369	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	576	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	158.05/cwt	149.00–165.00	586	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	136.26/cwt	123.00–144.00	506	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	379	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	622	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	153.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	591	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	420	165.86/cwt	165.00–169.00	697	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	156.78/cwt	146.00–167.00	666	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	137.22/cwt	120.00–146.00	585	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	432	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	678	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	155.30/cwt	141.00–166.00	735	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	138.56/cwt	136.00–140.00	660	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	479	138.68/cwt	137.00–140.00	664	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	691	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	504	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	721	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	517	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	677	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	128.81/cwt	125.00–133.00	667	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	138.20/cwt	130.00–146.00	727	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	538	105.00/cwt	104.00–106.00	565	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	131.80/cwt	129.00–134.00	731	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	123.00/cwt	121.00–124.00	694	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	590	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	684	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	131.70/cwt	122.00–137.00	809	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	842	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	118.67/cwt	118.00–119.00	748	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	631	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	820	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	658	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	783	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	697	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	760	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	115.69/cwt	115.00–117.00	827	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	730	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	891	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	329	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	595	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	163.97/cwt	145.00–175.00	541	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	330	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	498	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	336	170.69/cwt	166.00–175.00	574	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	337	195.07/cwt	184.00–206.00	657	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	355	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	472	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	361	159.98/cwt	156.00–163.00	578	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	367	170.74/cwt	167.00–176.00	627	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	381	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	335	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	383	162.88/cwt	157.00–165.00	624	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	415	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	564	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	105.84/cwt	101.00–116.00	448	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	426	156.27/cwt	150.00–160.00	666	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	163.73/cwt	160.00–173.00	699	63
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	144.13/cwt	131.00–153.00	615	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	463	144.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	667	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	153.85/cwt	149.00–165.00	718	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	143.05/cwt	133.00–148.00	681	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	722	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	149.32/cwt	141.00–156.00	770	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	556	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	751	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	141.38/cwt	137.00–150.00	792	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	745	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	609	138.14/cwt	133.00–140.00	841	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	884	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	750	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	878	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	820	106.49/cwt	106.00–107.00	873	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	880	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	827	1

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 25, 2021

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

Receipts 1,406Last week 450Year ago 586

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	560	137.00–150.00	141.38
5	—	609	133.00–140.00	138.14
12	—	467	149.00–165.00	153.85
27	—	337	184.00–206.00	195.07
27	—	516	141.00–156.00	149.32
63	—	427	160.00–173.00	163.73
14	—	367	167.00–176.00	170.74
1	—	665	133.00	133.00
1	—	880	94.00	94.00
2	—	820	106.00–107.00	106.49
2	—	750	115.00–119.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	150.00–160.00	156.27
13	—	336	166.00–175.00	170.69
20	—	383	157.00–165.00	162.88
13	—	463	140.00–150.00	144.15
6	—	556	135.00	135.00
3	—	625	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	101.00–116.00	105.84
1	—	355	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	330	145.00–175.00	163.97
1	—	505	143.00	143.00
26	—	427	131.00–153.00	144.13
17	—	476	133.00–148.00	143.05
8	—	361	156.00–163.00	159.98
2	—	573	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	329	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	151.00	151.00
3	—	415	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	371	149.00–165.00	158.05
1	—	755	118.00	118.00
53	—	425	146.00–167.00	156.78
30	—	526	130.00–146.00	138.20
28	—	331	158.00–168.00	161.78
10	—	614	122.00–137.00	131.70
39	—	473	141.00–166.00	155.30
3	—	715	115.00–117.00	115.69
9	—	555	129.00–134.00	131.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	131.00	131.00
14	—	365	140.00–150.00	144.22
25	—	479	137.00–140.00	138.68
2	—	658	118.00–120.00	119.01
3	—	320	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	590	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	631	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	125.00	125.00
10	—	384	150.00–160.00	153.79
7	—	480	144.00	144.00
5	—	697	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	420	165.00–169.00	165.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	104.00–106.00	105.00
1	—	375	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	327	125.00–150.00	138.95
20	—	371	123.00–144.00	136.26
3	—	630	118.00–119.00	118.67
20	—	426	120.00–146.00	137.22
10	—	564	121.00–124.00	123.00
10	—	518	125.00–133.00	128.81
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
7	—	476	136.00–140.00	138.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	157.00	157.00
16	—	369	156.00	156.00
7	—	504	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	628	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	433	169.00–185.00	175.70
21	—	662	136.00–148.00	145.02
9	—	371	170.00–186.00	181.84
9	—	618	141.00–158.00	152.19
1	—	740	134.00	134.00
29	—	484	162.00–174.00	169.86
7	—	750	137.00	137.00
5	—	322	186.00–206.00	198.75
32	—	574	147.00–163.00	156.61
32	—	520	150.00–168.00	160.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	158.00–166.00	163.35
3	—	307	172.00	172.00
2	—	378	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	712	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
7	—	339	119.00–135.00	129.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	326	152.00–187.00	174.79
4	—	730	126.00–131.00	129.75
4	—	525	144.00–146.00	145.00
1	—	680	127.00	127.00
7	—	371	157.00–167.00	160.55
6	—	422	155.00–165.00	159.89
3	—	578	138.00	138.00
1	—	780	126.00	126.00
11	—	471	148.00–162.00	153.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	699	135.00	135.00
4	—	335	185.00	185.00
15	—	516	155.00–165.00	157.84
12	—	822	125.00	125.00
11	—	407	168.00–170.00	168.74
9	—	577	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	619	154.00	154.00
7	—	409	176.00	176.00

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.