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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 19

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Aug 12Aug 19Aug 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,030 head

▲ 1,385 vs last sale 645▲ 418 vs year ago 1,612 · +25.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 45▼ 10 vs year ago 160 · −6.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady to 3.00 lower except 450-500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 lower over 600 lbs 4.00-7.00 higher. 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 $145.09/cwt on 693 head.

Average price

$145.09

693 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$36.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.89

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	148.36	795	340
Medium and Large 1-2	562	145.30	816	245
Medium and Large 2	486	136.10	661	100
Medium and Large 3	534	112.00	599	8thin

One grade step is worth $36.36/cwt here — about $196 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 sale693 hd

145.09

—

AR average7 barns · 1,865 hd

141.20

+3.89

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

Every lot

102 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	313	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	438	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	341	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	614	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	171.55/cwt	151.00–188.00	654	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	189.33/cwt	183.00–195.00	723	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	517	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	189.34/cwt	174.00–197.00	795	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	169.18/cwt	150.00–180.00	736	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	456	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	848	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	179.79/cwt	172.00–190.00	825	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	159.87/cwt	140.00–172.00	747	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	894	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	172.20/cwt	166.00–176.00	887	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	518	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	958	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	155.06/cwt	144.00–161.00	811	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	165.92/cwt	165.00–167.00	888	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	159.86/cwt	159.00–160.00	916	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	157.53/cwt	154.00–160.00	904	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	142.89/cwt	139.00–150.00	827	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	593	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	890	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	792	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	154.00/cwt	151.00–155.00	947	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	149.12/cwt	145.00–153.00	923	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	158.62/cwt	154.00–169.00	987	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	636	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	967	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	150.52/cwt	149.00–156.00	965	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	145.28/cwt	142.00–147.00	966	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	153.73/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,032	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	156.27/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,066	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	693	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	970	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	152.05/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,104	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,066	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,088	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	147.33/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,105	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	798	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,037	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,246	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	861	132.37/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,140	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	915	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,061	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,237	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	155.44/cwt	150.00–166.00	487	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	334	137.95/cwt	129.00–144.00	461	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	140.05/cwt	127.00–147.00	525	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	156.40/cwt	150.00–164.00	602	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	467	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	152.38/cwt	145.00–157.00	631	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	160.61/cwt	154.00–163.00	695	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	139.69/cwt	130.00–150.00	605	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	452	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	714	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	152.05/cwt	146.00–160.00	718	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	139.15/cwt	130.00–144.00	660	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	145.31/cwt	142.00–148.00	692	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	491	156.28/cwt	155.00–158.00	767	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	498	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	707	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	511	139.43/cwt	135.00–144.00	712	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	148.12/cwt	145.00–155.00	766	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	134.15/cwt	125.00–142.00	712	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	145.56/cwt	141.00–148.00	776	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	806	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	707	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	131.52/cwt	124.00–138.00	746	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	144.81/cwt	138.00–153.00	836	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	139.32/cwt	135.00–146.00	822	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	619	133.98/cwt	129.00–135.00	829	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	131.58/cwt	130.00–134.00	818	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	145.22/cwt	138.00–147.00	922	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	142.61/cwt	135.00–145.00	916	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	646	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	950	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	654	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	974	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	145.87/cwt	135.00–148.00	973	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	143.60/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,018	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	126.33/cwt	124.00–131.00	947	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,001	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,015	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	904	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	988	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	162.98/cwt	143.00–170.00	546	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	335	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	456	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	343	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	158.87/cwt	152.00–160.00	593	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	187.64/cwt	175.00–194.00	713	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	417	130.11/cwt	128.00–134.00	543	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	163.18/cwt	150.00–173.00	690	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	174.91/cwt	171.00–182.00	743	44
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	165.73/cwt	154.00–171.00	786	45
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	148.26/cwt	139.00–154.00	713	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	154.26/cwt	147.00–163.00	810	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	141.53/cwt	130.00–149.00	743	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	792	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	146.69/cwt	145.00–148.00	821	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	140.00/cwt	136.00–142.00	799	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	149.93/cwt	146.00–152.00	862	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	864	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	147.04/cwt	143.00–149.00	919	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	626	132.53/cwt	120.00–137.00	830	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	673	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	929	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	684	131.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	898	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	740	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	969	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	86.00/cwt	85.00–87.00	804	10

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,030Last week 645Year ago 1,612

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 45Year ago 160

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	535	165.00–167.00	165.92
24	—	574	154.00–160.00	157.53
31	—	641	149.00–156.00	150.52
18	—	735	145.00	145.00
12	—	671	152.00–155.00	153.73
6	—	341	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	523	144.00–161.00	155.06
1	—	745	146.00	146.00
31	—	467	140.00–172.00	159.87
3	—	335	180.00	180.00
2	—	915	116.00	116.00
3	—	665	142.00–147.00	145.28
3	—	798	130.00	130.00
7	—	435	150.00–180.00	169.18
9	—	381	151.00–188.00	171.55
8	—	579	139.00–150.00	142.89
9	—	619	145.00–153.00	149.12
5	—	861	130.00–134.00	132.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	382	183.00–195.00	189.33
1	—	930	133.00	133.00
3	—	750	147.00–148.00	147.33
4	—	420	174.00–197.00	189.34
28	—	622	154.00–169.00	158.62
24	—	726	149.00–156.00	152.05
24	—	515	166.00–176.00	172.20
11	—	682	153.00–157.00	156.27
14	—	573	159.00–160.00	159.86
1	—	820	152.00	152.00
46	—	459	172.00–190.00	179.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
2	—	410	126.00	126.00
3	—	313	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	140.00	140.00
17	—	615	151.00–155.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	636	152.00	152.00
4	—	593	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
8	—	511	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	456	186.00	186.00
4	—	518	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	534	151.00	151.00
20	—	646	147.00	147.00
43	—	491	155.00–158.00	156.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	654	149.00	149.00
9	—	452	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	750	124.00–131.00	126.33
1	—	915	108.00	108.00
19	—	433	154.00–163.00	160.61
10	—	709	139.00–147.00	143.60
14	—	313	150.00–166.00	155.44
20	—	635	138.00–147.00	145.22
27	—	667	135.00–148.00	145.87
61	—	517	145.00–155.00	148.12
75	—	577	138.00–153.00	144.81
7	—	385	150.00–164.00	156.40
76	—	472	146.00–160.00	152.05
2	—	853	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	619	129.00–135.00	133.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	142.00	142.00
4	—	511	135.00–144.00	139.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	474	130.00–144.00	139.15
15	—	375	127.00–147.00	140.05
14	—	567	124.00–138.00	131.52
15	—	433	130.00–150.00	139.69
5	—	622	130.00–134.00	131.58
32	—	531	125.00–142.00	134.15
5	—	334	129.00–144.00	137.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	114.00	114.00
2	—	705	100.00	100.00
3	—	545	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	476	142.00–148.00	145.31
22	—	788	127.00	127.00
32	—	414	145.00–157.00	152.38
25	—	642	135.00–145.00	142.61
50	—	533	141.00–148.00	145.56
6	—	913	99.00	99.00
14	—	590	135.00–146.00	139.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	131.00	131.00
22	—	380	175.00–194.00	187.64
18	—	575	146.00–152.00	149.93
29	—	525	147.00–163.00	154.26
2	—	343	191.00	191.00
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
45	—	474	154.00–171.00	165.73
44	—	425	171.00–182.00	174.91
4	—	625	143.00–149.00	147.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	140.00–141.00	140.50
2	—	673	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	423	150.00–173.00	163.18
9	—	571	136.00–142.00	140.00
5	—	626	120.00–137.00	132.53
10	—	481	139.00–154.00	148.26
8	—	335	143.00–170.00	162.98
4	—	684	130.00–135.00	131.23
12	—	525	130.00–149.00	141.53
14	—	373	152.00–160.00	158.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	128.00–134.00	130.11
1	—	335	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	539	147.00	147.00
7	—	560	145.00–148.00	146.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	935	85.00–87.00	86.00

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.