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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 24

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Jun 10Jun 24Jul 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

981 head

▼ 789 vs last sale 1,770▼ 119 vs year ago 1,100 · −10.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

219 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 298▲ 47 vs year ago 172 · +27.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 120▲ 110 vs year ago 40 · +275.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Sale not reported last week. Feeder steers steady to 7.00 higher mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs steady to 2.00 lower over 450 lbs 1.00-5.00 higher. The offering included a few groups of Value Added cattle that sold for a premium. No trend on cows and bulls not reported two weeks ago.

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 $130.52/cwt on 316 head.

Average price

$130.52

316 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$30.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.21

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	136.05	793	152
Medium and Large 2	518	129.00	668	116
Medium and Large 1-2	717	123.50	885	30
Medium and Large 3	560	105.25	590	18thin

One grade step is worth $30.80/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 sale316 hd

130.52

—

AR average8 barns · 1,800 hd

132.73

−2.21

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	1,238	87.00	1,077	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	71.59	1,019	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	66.69	797	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	56.48	608	12

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	158.23/cwt	154.00–165.00	600	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	188.31/cwt	184.00–192.00	716	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	181.28/cwt	180.00–184.00	765	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	158.61/cwt	146.00–167.00	674	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	172.32/cwt	168.00–183.00	805	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	146.97/cwt	142.00–157.00	703	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	171.19/cwt	163.00–177.00	873	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	519	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	929	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	533	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	677	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	150.66/cwt	140.00–159.00	806	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	144.60/cwt	136.00–155.00	833	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	166.63/cwt	155.00–174.00	961	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	578	165.51/cwt	163.00–169.00	957	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	878	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	939	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	141.69/cwt	135.00–144.00	897	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	640	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,082	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	150.80/cwt	146.00–160.00	992	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	686	135.43/cwt	130.00–138.00	929	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	704	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	972	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	711	153.07/cwt	152.00–153.50	1,088	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	138.99/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,002	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	139.99/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,089	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	782	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,009	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	945	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,115	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	466	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	343	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	429	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	137.71/cwt	130.00–150.00	521	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	144.19/cwt	142.00–146.00	610	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	136.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	576	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	145.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	676	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	559	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	130.79/cwt	120.00–141.00	624	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	140.40/cwt	134.00–151.00	723	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	516	133.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	690	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	99.74/cwt	90.00–110.00	517	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	127.89/cwt	120.00–132.00	670	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	135.41/cwt	128.00–141.00	769	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	589	124.41/cwt	118.00–126.00	733	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	596	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	650	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	613	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	864	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	121.21/cwt	120.00–129.00	759	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	126.75/cwt	125.00–129.00	805	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	639	98.66/cwt	90.00–105.00	630	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	126.91/cwt	124.00–128.00	853	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	113.77/cwt	110.00–118.00	769	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	866	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	716	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	823	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	819	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	766	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	935	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	112.66/cwt	110.00–118.00	875	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	905	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	938	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	942	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	835	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	802	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	840	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,075	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,009	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	984	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	305	184.67/cwt	174.00–190.00	563	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	372	155.49/cwt	146.00–165.00	578	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	391	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	508	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	403	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	524	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	146.28/cwt	135.00–150.00	614	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	166.34/cwt	165.00–167.00	712	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	138.13/cwt	130.00–150.00	640	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	160.17/cwt	150.00–170.00	745	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	514	154.74/cwt	144.00–159.00	795	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	138.12/cwt	127.00–145.00	714	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	562	128.34/cwt	124.00–130.00	721	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	577	146.45/cwt	135.00–152.00	845	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	628	127.61/cwt	120.00–137.00	801	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	632	141.17/cwt	130.00–149.00	892	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	649	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	837	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	713	123.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	877	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	787	114.75/cwt	111.00–116.00	903	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	830	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	921	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,238	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,077	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	56.48/cwt	56.00–58.00	608	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	60.53/cwt	58.00–64.00	686	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	69.62/cwt	67.00–73.00	852	42
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	71.59/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,019	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	796	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	7,443	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	833	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,497	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	794.51/cwt	675.00–925.00	7,691	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,071	1,117.19/cwt	925.00–1,275.00	11,965	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,097	1,211.32/cwt	1,150.00–1,225.00	13,288	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	813.01/cwt	800.00–825.00	9,496	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	857.66/cwt	775.00–900.00	10,223	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	949.01/cwt	900.00–985.00	11,606	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,234	1,090.17/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	13,453	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,403	1,137.17/cwt	1,125.00–1,150.00	15,954	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	894	839.30/cwt	625.00–1,000.00	7,503	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,082	658.82/cwt	650.00–700.00	7,128	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,227	896.36/cwt	850.00–935.00	10,998	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,249	74.09/cwt	73.00–76.00	925	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,073	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	72.95/cwt	69.00–76.00	558	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	851	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	570	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 Jun 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 981Last week 1,770Year ago 1,100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 219Last week 298Year ago 172

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 120Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	676	110.00–118.00	113.77
7	—	423	130.00–140.00	136.24
12	—	524	120.00–132.00	127.89
26	—	626	120.00–129.00	121.21
1	—	835	96.00	96.00
5	—	589	118.00–126.00	124.41
4	—	333	140.00	140.00
1	—	725	113.00	113.00
20	—	477	120.00–141.00	130.79
17	—	378	130.00–150.00	137.71
1	—	780	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	134.00	134.00
41	—	568	128.00–141.00	135.41
1	—	855	118.00	118.00
1	—	805	117.00	117.00
12	—	672	124.00–128.00	126.91
3	—	777	110.00–118.00	112.66
29	—	515	134.00–151.00	140.40
7	—	423	142.00–146.00	144.19
1	—	920	107.00	107.00
18	—	463	140.00–150.00	145.97
1	—	710	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	716	115.00	115.00
1	—	670	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	766	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	613	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	840	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	119.00	119.00
4	—	596	109.00	109.00
7	—	639	90.00–105.00	98.66
2	—	343	125.00	125.00
4	—	518	90.00–110.00	99.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	788	119.00	119.00
12	—	635	125.00–129.00	126.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	516	130.00–135.00	133.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	425	146.00–167.00	158.61
4	—	379	154.00–165.00	158.23
16	—	633	135.00–144.00	141.69
21	—	535	140.00–159.00	150.66
6	—	478	142.00–157.00	146.97
20	—	576	136.00–155.00	144.60
7	—	686	130.00–138.00	135.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	782	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	704	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	711	152.00–153.50	153.07
12	—	578	163.00–169.00	165.51
9	—	519	179.00	179.00
20	—	640	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	467	168.00–183.00	172.32
22	—	658	146.00–160.00	150.80
3	—	422	180.00–184.00	181.28
10	—	380	184.00–192.00	188.31
6	—	778	135.00–141.00	139.99
5	—	618	152.00	152.00
36	—	577	155.00–174.00	166.63
9	—	721	137.00–143.00	138.99
20	—	510	163.00–177.00	171.19
1	—	945	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	614	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	165.00–167.00	166.34
3	—	713	120.00–125.00	123.02
1	—	375	165.00	165.00
13	—	465	150.00–170.00	160.17
4	—	787	111.00–116.00	114.75
3	—	305	174.00–190.00	184.67
2	—	655	134.00	134.00
27	—	632	130.00–149.00	141.17
21	—	577	135.00–152.00	146.45
1	—	830	111.00	111.00
16	—	514	144.00–159.00	154.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	649	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	420	135.00–150.00	146.28
8	—	517	127.00–145.00	138.12
1	—	690	112.00	112.00
11	—	463	130.00–150.00	138.13
5	—	372	146.00–165.00	155.49
6	—	562	124.00–130.00	128.34
8	—	628	120.00–137.00	127.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	391	130.00	130.00
2	—	403	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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,168	800.00–825.00	813.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,071	925.00–1,275.00	1,117.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	968	675.00–925.00	794.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,192	775.00–900.00	857.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,223	900.00–985.00	949.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,234	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,090.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,403	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,137.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,097	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,211.32

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	796	935.00	935.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	833	900.00	900.00

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	15	—	894	625.00–1,000.00	839.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,490	72.00	72.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,082	650.00–700.00	658.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,249	73.00–76.00	74.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,227	850.00–935.00	896.36

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	14	—	765	69.00–76.00	72.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	851	67.00	67.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,076	56.00–58.00	56.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,423	70.00–72.00	71.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,224	67.00–73.00	69.62
20	—	1,134	58.00–64.00	60.53

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.