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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 12

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Aug 5Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

645 head

▼ 921 vs last sale 1,566▼ 883 vs year ago 1,528 · −57.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

141 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 233▼ 79 vs year ago 220 · −35.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 150▼ 65 vs year ago 110 · −59.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs 2.00-5.00 higher over 550 lbs steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 6.00 lower except 400-450 lbs 1.00 higher. Feeder bulls under 400 lbs 2.00-5.00 lower over 400 lbs 2.00-6.00 higher. Light or no test in some classes due to light run caused by extreme heat in the area. 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 $144.25/cwt on 248 head.

Average price

$144.25

248 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$43.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.35

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	154.37	787	130
Medium and Large 1-2	580	141.41	820	34
Medium and Large 2	547	132.92	727	72
Medium and Large 3	461	110.57	510	12thin

One grade step is worth $43.80/cwt here — about $277 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 sale248 hd

144.25

—

AR average7 barns · 878 hd

141.90

+2.35

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	1,749	91.62	1,603	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,432	65.04	931	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	62.23	747	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	56.58	574	23

Every lot

103 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	202.44/cwt	192.00–215.00	644	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	352	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	655	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	741	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	488	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	848	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	439	159.57/cwt	154.00–165.00	701	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	519	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	745	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	179.48/cwt	162.00–190.00	840	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	785	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	174.85/cwt	163.00–179.00	949	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	941	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	168.49/cwt	168.00–169.00	971	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	143.39/cwt	130.00–160.00	832	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	159.39/cwt	159.00–160.00	971	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	148.17/cwt	145.00–150.00	919	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	671	145.15/cwt	138.00–148.00	974	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,030	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	724	136.18/cwt	130.00–139.00	986	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	769	137.78/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,060	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	162.15/cwt	160.00–166.00	522	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	137.99/cwt	136.00–140.00	509	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	162.42/cwt	160.00–166.00	616	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	421	111.94/cwt	107.00–120.00	471	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	144.28/cwt	130.00–156.00	616	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	166.38/cwt	161.00–167.00	739	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	134.89/cwt	128.00–141.00	631	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	109.52/cwt	109.00–110.00	513	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	151.90/cwt	147.00–156.00	725	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	513	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	153.56/cwt	147.00–158.00	803	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	140.95/cwt	120.00–149.00	746	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	778	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	139.65/cwt	139.00–140.00	792	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	146.70/cwt	143.00–149.00	841	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	105.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	602	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	603	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	886	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	140.65/cwt	132.00–146.00	869	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	124.53/cwt	111.00–138.00	778	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	892	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	669	127.56/cwt	120.00–131.00	853	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	679	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	815	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	937	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	113.09/cwt	110.00–119.00	818	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	951	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	753	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	949	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	333	168.59/cwt	150.00–185.00	561	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	191.82/cwt	185.00–216.00	723	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	154.77/cwt	150.00–168.00	650	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	434	178.63/cwt	176.00–180.00	775	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	477	162.12/cwt	155.00–183.00	773	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	148.83/cwt	140.00–154.00	716	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	491	117.53/cwt	110.00–126.00	577	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	156.00/cwt	150.00–161.00	807	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	136.64/cwt	135.00–139.00	769	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Full	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	577	155.76/cwt	145.00–165.00	899	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	617	134.63/cwt	132.00–138.00	831	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	148.00/cwt	144.00–153.00	925	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	658	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	934	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	668	112.62/cwt	108.00–117.00	752	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	719	135.44/cwt	115.00–140.00	974	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	740	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	969	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	761	135.91/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,034	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	783	115.48/cwt	110.00–120.00	904	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	819	113.91/cwt	110.00–120.00	933	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	829	101.22/cwt	100.00–106.00	839	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	850	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	842	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	906	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	978	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	918	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	826	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,589	81.99/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,303	4
Bulls	—	—	1,764	98.79/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,743	5
Bulls	—	—	1,801	91.87/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,655	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	788	53.55/cwt	52.00–55.00	422	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	370	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	52.31/cwt	47.00–57.00	508	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	58.76/cwt	57.00–62.00	626	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	747	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	58.75/cwt	53.00–60.00	700	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	63.07/cwt	59.00–67.00	759	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	68.09/cwt	67.00–69.00	834	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	68.70/cwt	66.00–71.00	974	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	64.37/cwt	60.00–66.00	923	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	1,036.90/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	9,747	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	829	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,181	66.59/cwt	63.00–77.00	786	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	787	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	1,016.75/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	13,147	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	86.62/cwt	82.00–92.00	673	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,193	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,065	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,344	1,194.06/cwt	1,050.00–1,300.00	16,048	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,467	1,110.88/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	16,297	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	763.23/cwt	725.00–800.00	6,892	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,604	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 Aug 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 645Last week 1,566Year ago 1,528

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 233Year ago 220

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 150Year ago 110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	352	186.00	186.00
13	—	567	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	460	162.00	162.00
6	—	724	130.00–139.00	136.18
2	—	500	157.00	157.00
5	—	671	138.00–148.00	145.15
6	—	620	145.00–150.00	148.17
6	—	580	130.00–160.00	143.39
7	—	439	154.00–165.00	159.57
9	—	769	120.00–140.00	137.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	195.00	195.00
49	—	468	162.00–190.00	179.48
16	—	543	163.00–179.00	174.85
5	—	609	159.00–160.00	159.39
1	—	710	145.00	145.00
4	—	318	192.00–215.00	202.44
1	—	380	195.00	195.00
10	—	576	168.00–169.00	168.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
1	—	455	114.00	114.00
1	—	410	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	737	129.00	129.00
9	—	656	136.00	136.00
8	—	405	150.00	150.00
7	—	533	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	477	147.00–156.00	151.90
5	—	379	160.00–166.00	162.42
1	—	710	132.00	132.00
52	—	523	147.00–158.00	153.56
6	—	618	132.00–146.00	140.65
3	—	322	160.00–166.00	162.15
22	—	573	143.00–149.00	146.70
28	—	444	161.00–167.00	166.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	603	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	107.00–120.00	111.94
2	—	468	109.00–110.00	109.52
2	—	573	100.00–110.00	105.02
2	—	370	125.00	125.00
2	—	513	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	679	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	111.00–138.00	124.53
2	—	850	100.00	100.00
12	—	427	130.00–156.00	144.28
15	—	529	120.00–149.00	140.95
5	—	669	120.00–131.00	127.56
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
3	—	567	139.00–140.00	139.65
4	—	369	136.00–140.00	137.99
14	—	468	128.00–141.00	134.89
3	—	723	110.00–119.00	113.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	140.00–154.00	148.83
5	—	829	100.00–106.00	101.22
1	—	740	131.00	131.00
6	—	563	135.00–139.00	136.64
4	—	420	150.00–168.00	154.77
1	—	850	99.00	99.00
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
2	—	668	108.00–117.00	112.62
6	—	918	90.00	90.00
3	—	617	132.00–138.00	134.63
4	—	783	110.00–120.00	115.48
4	—	333	150.00–185.00	168.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	517	150.00–161.00	156.00
10	—	819	110.00–120.00	113.91
5	—	477	155.00–183.00	162.12
4	—	906	108.00	108.00
9	—	377	185.00–216.00	191.82
19	—	625	144.00–153.00	148.00
12	—	761	132.00–137.00	135.91
2	—	658	140.00–144.00	142.01
16	—	577	145.00–165.00	155.76
11	—	719	115.00–140.00	135.44
3	—	434	176.00–180.00	178.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
5	—	491	110.00–126.00	117.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	100.00	100.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,293	875.00–1,075.00	1,016.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	940	900.00–1,100.00	1,036.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,181	63.00–77.00	66.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	65.00	65.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	73.00	73.00

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	3	—	777	82.00–92.00	86.62

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	—	1,345	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,344	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,194.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,467	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,110.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	985	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	903	725.00–800.00	763.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	67.00–69.00	68.09
40	—	1,203	59.00–67.00	63.07
13	—	1,191	53.00–60.00	58.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	972	47.00–57.00	52.31
1	—	1,115	67.00	67.00
14	—	1,065	57.00–62.00	58.76
1	—	860	43.00	43.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	52.00–55.00	53.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	66.00–71.00	68.70
11	—	1,434	60.00–66.00	64.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,589	75.00–87.00	81.99
5	—	1,764	95.00–106.00	98.79
11	—	1,801	90.00–95.00	91.87

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.