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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 30

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Receipts

1,415 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 1,495▼ 175 vs year ago 1,590 · −11.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 7.00 lower except the better 500-550 lbs 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady to 2.00 lower over 500 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Bidding was active on some groups of yearlings. 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 $135.55/cwt on 546 head.

Average price

$135.55

546 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$526

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$38.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.20

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	644	142.84	920	220
Medium and Large 1	527	135.39	713	226
Medium and Large 2	492	122.17	601	87
Medium and Large 3	377	104.62	394	13thin

One grade step is worth $38.23/cwt here — about $526 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 sale546 hd

135.55

—

AR average8 barns · 1,720 hd

127.35

+8.20

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

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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	307	192.70/cwt	179.00–200.00	592	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	311	113.47/cwt	110.00–117.00	353	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	331	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	583	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	160.89/cwt	156.00–166.00	536	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	362	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	615	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	174.72/cwt	169.00–181.00	652	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	391	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	469	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	398	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	700	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	399	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	559	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	135.49/cwt	130.00–147.00	568	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	157.45/cwt	141.00–160.00	674	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	154.02/cwt	153.00–155.00	705	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	477	169.80/cwt	167.00–171.00	810	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	140.47/cwt	134.00–144.00	673	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	509	134.96/cwt	126.00–138.00	687	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	152.86/cwt	139.00–159.00	810	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	806	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	129.37/cwt	115.00–136.00	741	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	146.38/cwt	140.00–156.00	848	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	583	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	816	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	601	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	841	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	134.52/cwt	128.00–138.00	853	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	648	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	842	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	142.17/cwt	136.00–144.00	933	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	138.59/cwt	138.00–140.00	951	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	138.04/cwt	132.00–141.00	986	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	751	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,051	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,231	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	818	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,080	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	885	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,106	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,219	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	122.86/cwt	120.00–132.00	404	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	334	106.62/cwt	101.00–108.00	356	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	139.10/cwt	135.00–146.00	466	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	353	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	533	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	130.80/cwt	120.00–135.00	475	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	106.08/cwt	102.00–110.00	390	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	142.54/cwt	139.00–147.00	537	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	411	101.03/cwt	98.00–110.00	415	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	139.30/cwt	131.00–146.00	585	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	127.06/cwt	120.00–135.00	537	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	133.38/cwt	132.00–135.00	623	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	136.54/cwt	132.00–147.00	650	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	124.22/cwt	120.00–129.00	601	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	498	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	608	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	504	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	726	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	123.78/cwt	119.00–133.00	636	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	132.84/cwt	127.00–141.00	687	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	128.76/cwt	127.00–130.00	675	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	529	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	783	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	113.63/cwt	106.00–120.00	639	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	133.86/cwt	125.00–142.00	772	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	609	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	952	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	611	117.45/cwt	110.00–128.00	718	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	124.86/cwt	124.00–126.00	774	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	134.25/cwt	127.00–141.00	842	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	821	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	670	143.23/cwt	140.00–144.00	960	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	132.43/cwt	129.00–139.00	904	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	686	122.12/cwt	110.00–125.00	838	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	701	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	911	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	128.79/cwt	126.00–132.00	940	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	922	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	125.17/cwt	124.00–127.00	965	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	830	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	855	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	888	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,066	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	893	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	947	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,053	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	758	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	328	133.30/cwt	117.00–153.00	437	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	332	170.32/cwt	160.00–179.00	565	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	367	141.68/cwt	140.00–148.00	520	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	157.47/cwt	153.00–161.00	591	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	383	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	463	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	570	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	140.46/cwt	130.00–149.00	600	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	469	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	434	153.16/cwt	145.00–170.00	665	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	147.01/cwt	140.00–155.00	689	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	131.24/cwt	120.00–140.00	618	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	138.36/cwt	130.00–143.00	728	36
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	125.91/cwt	120.00–131.00	664	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	562	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	117.62/cwt	115.00–123.00	668	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	126.77/cwt	120.00–136.00	729	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	608	131.51/cwt	129.00–134.00	800	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	616	115.25/cwt	110.00–125.00	710	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	776	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	668	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	668	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	682	125.40/cwt	125.00–127.00	855	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	683	122.01/cwt	118.00–126.00	833	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	117.75/cwt	116.00–121.00	848	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	838	88.67/cwt	86.00–90.00	743	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	872	90.81/cwt	90.00–94.00	792	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	921	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	921	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	345	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	224	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	918	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	514	2

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 Sep 30, 2021

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

Receipts 1,415Last week 1,495Year ago 1,590

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	367	140.00–148.00	141.68
19	—	427	130.00–149.00	140.46
5	—	872	90.00–94.00	90.81
9	—	568	115.00–123.00	117.62
3	—	715	110.00	110.00
20	—	328	117.00–153.00	133.30
15	—	527	120.00–131.00	125.91
6	—	616	110.00–125.00	115.25
3	—	838	86.00–90.00	88.67
24	—	471	120.00–140.00	131.24
2	—	683	118.00–126.00	122.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	153.00–161.00	157.47
15	—	575	120.00–136.00	126.77
4	—	921	100.00	100.00
36	—	526	130.00–143.00	138.36
2	—	608	129.00–134.00	131.51
16	—	469	140.00–155.00	147.01
5	—	682	125.00–127.00	125.40
18	—	434	145.00–170.00	153.16
1	—	760	130.00	130.00
17	—	332	160.00–179.00	170.32
4	—	720	116.00–121.00	117.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	668	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	106.00	106.00
1	—	430	109.00	109.00
2	—	383	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	407	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	353	151.00	151.00
8	—	529	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	132.00–135.00	133.38
4	—	768	120.00	120.00
12	—	524	127.00–130.00	128.76
3	—	657	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	517	127.00–141.00	132.84
34	—	420	131.00–146.00	139.30
18	—	627	127.00–141.00	134.25
38	—	476	132.00–147.00	136.54
5	—	771	124.00–127.00	125.17
36	—	577	125.00–142.00	133.86
8	—	335	135.00–146.00	139.10
8	—	377	139.00–147.00	142.54
11	—	683	129.00–139.00	132.43
10	—	730	126.00–132.00	128.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	514	119.00–133.00	123.78
3	—	562	106.00–120.00	113.63
1	—	830	103.00	103.00
2	—	1,053	72.00	72.00
15	—	329	120.00–132.00	122.86
4	—	611	110.00–128.00	117.45
7	—	686	110.00–125.00	122.12
3	—	893	106.00	106.00
2	—	900	100.00	100.00
15	—	363	120.00–135.00	130.80
17	—	423	120.00–135.00	127.06
12	—	484	120.00–129.00	124.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
7	—	620	124.00–126.00	124.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	701	130.00	130.00
75	—	609	156.25	156.25
23	—	888	120.00	120.00
19	—	504	144.00	144.00
65	—	670	140.00–144.00	143.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	411	98.00–110.00	101.03
2	—	368	102.00–110.00	106.08
6	—	334	101.00–108.00	106.62
1	—	515	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	479	134.00–144.00	140.47
2	—	333	156.00–166.00	160.89
5	—	419	130.00–147.00	135.49
4	—	634	128.00–138.00	134.52
4	—	509	126.00–138.00	134.96
2	—	690	110.00	110.00
1	—	885	125.00	125.00
2	—	818	132.00	132.00
1	—	395	154.00	154.00
10	—	573	115.00–136.00	129.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	583	140.00	140.00
4	—	399	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	311	110.00–117.00	113.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	556	145.00	145.00
8	—	938	130.00	130.00
13	—	656	136.00–144.00	142.17
115	—	815	151.00	151.00
8	—	751	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	391	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	714	132.00–141.00	138.04
16	—	428	141.00–160.00	157.45
27	—	530	139.00–159.00	152.86
10	—	579	140.00–156.00	146.38
6	—	601	140.00	140.00
2	—	458	153.00–155.00	154.02
3	—	307	179.00–200.00	192.70
2	—	373	169.00–181.00	174.72
5	—	686	138.00–140.00	138.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	398	176.00	176.00
31	—	477	167.00–171.00	169.80
5	—	331	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	648	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	362	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	65.00	65.00
2	—	918	56.00	56.00

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.