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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 22

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

700 head

▼ 579 vs last sale 1,279▼ 598 vs year ago 1,298 · −46.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

291 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 300▲ 161 vs year ago 130 · +123.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

230 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 150▲ 160 vs year ago 70 · +228.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steady to 10.00 lower mostly 2.00-5.00 lower with a light test in some classes. Slaughter cows steady with the small amount reported last week. Slaughter 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 $135.68/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$135.68

202 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$31.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.38

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	138.82	690	138
Medium and Large 2	444	130.71	580	59
Medium and Large 3	484	107.59	521	5thin

One grade step is worth $31.22/cwt here — about $169 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 sale202 hd

135.68

—

AR average10 barns · 1,434 hd

135.29

+0.38

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	—	Low	1,612	87.52	1,411	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,289	64.19	827	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	62.19	713	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	55.36	534	47

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	182.55/cwt	174.00–186.00	584	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	171.03/cwt	170.00–173.00	568	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	182.61/cwt	170.00–187.00	677	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	171.57/cwt	170.00–174.00	703	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	160.52/cwt	159.00–162.00	701	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	165.37/cwt	165.00–168.00	761	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	158.28/cwt	157.00–160.00	755	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	483	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	773	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	161.96/cwt	155.00–163.00	832	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	149.67/cwt	146.00–152.00	769	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	825	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	895	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	159.81/cwt	149.00–162.00	972	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	137.67/cwt	137.00–138.00	925	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	743	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	951	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	159.97/cwt	154.00–163.00	515	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	334	142.50/cwt	132.00–147.00	476	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	136.22/cwt	133.00–140.00	515	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	150.17/cwt	145.00–156.00	569	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	436	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	135.70/cwt	120.00–144.00	570	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	144.19/cwt	140.00–147.00	619	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	429	141.14/cwt	140.00–143.00	605	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	141.10/cwt	135.00–148.00	670	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	125.47/cwt	116.00–136.00	596	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	478	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	621	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	487	107.99/cwt	100.00–114.00	526	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	120.58/cwt	120.00–122.00	623	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	137.06/cwt	129.00–146.00	714	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	133.12/cwt	127.00–141.00	767	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	128.81/cwt	124.00–132.00	824	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	121.45/cwt	115.00–128.00	808	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	160.63/cwt	151.00–165.00	514	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	181.77/cwt	180.00–182.00	618	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	169.74/cwt	163.00–174.00	713	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	148.55/cwt	137.00–163.00	643	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	158.58/cwt	150.00–165.00	750	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	143.05/cwt	140.00–146.00	691	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	497	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	746	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	153.92/cwt	145.00–158.00	800	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	521	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	735	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	534	139.72/cwt	128.00–146.00	746	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	562	141.20/cwt	134.00–150.00	794	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	749	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	592	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	758	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	137.64/cwt	130.00–140.00	866	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	629	120.53/cwt	114.00–128.00	758	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	130.36/cwt	126.00–135.00	854	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	713	118.66/cwt	118.00–120.00	846	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	783	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	947	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	828	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	530	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,581	87.16/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,378	10
Bulls	—	—	1,588	92.50/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,469	6
Bulls	—	—	1,840	74.41/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,369	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	783	32.49/cwt	30.00–35.00	254	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	785	42.13/cwt	39.00–45.00	331	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	821	54.13/cwt	51.00–57.00	444	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	55.20/cwt	52.00–59.00	540	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	62.47/cwt	59.00–65.00	646	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	45.95/cwt	43.00–50.00	486	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,116	60.00/cwt	57.00–63.00	670	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	65.39/cwt	63.00–69.00	779	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,268	59.88/cwt	58.00–62.00	759	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,291	64.64/cwt	63.00–67.00	835	19
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	985	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,501	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,087.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,175.00	10,875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,883	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,180.61/cwt	1,050.00–1,310.00	12,514	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,007.10/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	11,028	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	1,287.50/cwt	1,250.00–1,310.00	14,188	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,227	1,153.93/cwt	1,010.00–1,310.00	14,159	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,264	1,263.47/cwt	1,050.00–1,350.00	15,970	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,190	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,364	1,157.76/cwt	975.00–1,325.00	15,792	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,368	1,054.52/cwt	1,035.00–1,075.00	14,426	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,449	1,259.86/cwt	1,225.00–1,300.00	18,255	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,471	1,523.77/cwt	1,350.00–1,685.00	22,415	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	66.20/cwt	64.00–70.00	602	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	978.72/cwt	885.00–1,000.00	9,464	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,012	975.99/cwt	925.00–1,035.00	9,877	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,022	1,070.46/cwt	850.00–1,200.00	10,940	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,080	716.61/cwt	700.00–735.00	7,739	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	67.54/cwt	65.00–69.00	733	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,119	65.93/cwt	63.00–68.00	738	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,172	1,120.61/cwt	850.00–1,285.00	13,134	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,197	894.15/cwt	800.00–950.00	10,703	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	981	991.74/cwt	950.00–1,035.00	9,729	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	77.83/cwt	60.00–92.00	630	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	74.04/cwt	57.00–99.00	670	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 Apr 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 1,279Year ago 1,298

Slaughter CattleReceipts 291Last week 300Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 230Last week 150Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	483	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	157.00	157.00
3	—	672	137.00–138.00	137.67
7	—	410	170.00–174.00	171.57
5	—	320	174.00–186.00	182.55
6	—	608	149.00–162.00	159.81
8	—	371	170.00–187.00	182.61
8	—	460	165.00–168.00	165.37
15	—	514	155.00–163.00	161.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	146.00–152.00	149.67
3	—	332	170.00–173.00	171.03
1	—	565	146.00	146.00
1	—	385	158.00	158.00
4	—	437	159.00–162.00	160.52
3	—	743	128.00	128.00
7	—	477	157.00–160.00	158.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	130.00	130.00
5	—	429	140.00–143.00	141.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	429	140.00–147.00	144.19
17	—	379	145.00–156.00	150.17
22	—	475	135.00–148.00	141.10
4	—	665	115.00–128.00	121.45
10	—	640	124.00–132.00	128.81
40	—	521	129.00–146.00	137.06
12	—	576	127.00–141.00	133.12
3	—	710	115.00	115.00
3	—	322	154.00–163.00	159.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	100.00–114.00	107.99
1	—	545	109.00	109.00
1	—	415	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	109.00	109.00
10	—	517	120.00–122.00	120.58
3	—	378	133.00–140.00	136.22
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
20	—	420	120.00–144.00	135.70
9	—	334	132.00–147.00	142.50
15	—	475	116.00–136.00	125.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	420	163.00–174.00	169.74
19	—	520	145.00–158.00	153.92
29	—	473	150.00–165.00	158.58
9	—	713	118.00–120.00	118.66
3	—	655	126.00–135.00	130.36
8	—	390	170.00	170.00
8	—	340	180.00–182.00	181.77
10	—	629	130.00–140.00	137.64
2	—	783	121.00	121.00
23	—	562	134.00–150.00	141.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	497	150.00	150.00
3	—	592	128.00	128.00
4	—	521	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	130.00–135.00	132.57
11	—	534	128.00–146.00	139.72
8	—	433	137.00–163.00	148.55
2	—	483	140.00–146.00	143.05
4	—	629	114.00–128.00	120.53
3	—	320	151.00–165.00	160.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	828	64.00	64.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	660.00	660.00

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	20	—	1,095	900.00–1,150.00	1,007.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,264	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,263.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,290	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,087.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,227	1,010.00–1,310.00	1,153.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,102	1,250.00–1,310.00	1,287.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	1,050.00–1,310.00	1,180.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	20	—	1,471	1,350.00–1,685.00	1,523.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,368	1,035.00–1,075.00	1,054.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,449	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,259.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,364	975.00–1,325.00	1,157.76

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)	3	—	910	64.00–70.00	66.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	967	885.00–1,000.00	978.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,022	850.00–1,200.00	1,070.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,119	63.00–68.00	65.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,197	800.00–950.00	894.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,012	925.00–1,035.00	975.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,085	65.00–69.00	67.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	1,172	850.00–1,285.00	1,120.61

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	—	1,080	700.00–735.00	716.61

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)	4	—	981	950.00–1,035.00	991.74

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	11	—	810	60.00–92.00	77.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	905	57.00–99.00	74.04
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,058	43.00–50.00	45.95
17	—	1,034	59.00–65.00	62.47
15	—	979	52.00–59.00	55.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,191	63.00–69.00	65.39
44	—	1,116	57.00–63.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,291	63.00–67.00	64.64
2	—	1,268	58.00–62.00	59.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	821	51.00–57.00	54.13
2	—	783	30.00–35.00	32.49
2	—	785	39.00–45.00	42.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,840	73.00–75.00	74.41
6	—	1,588	91.00–94.00	92.50
10	—	1,581	80.00–90.00	87.16

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.