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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 7

● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

885 head

▼ 530 vs last sale 1,415▼ 690 vs year ago 1,575 · −43.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 181▼ 100 vs year ago 235 · −42.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 100▼ 40 vs year ago 100 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 5.00-9.00 higher over 500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers mixed with the better kind mostly steady to 4.00 higher and the plainer kind mostly 2.00-5.00 lower. 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 $130.03/cwt on 314 head.

Average price

$130.03

314 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$38.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.01

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	136.50	727	179
Medium and Large 1-2	580	131.32	761	36
Medium and Large 2	503	119.88	603	90
Medium and Large 3	518	97.77	506	9thin

One grade step is worth $38.73/cwt here — about $221 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 sale314 hd

130.03

—

AR average6 barns · 1,246 hd

126.02

+4.01

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	1,652	82.40	1,361	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	62.22	865	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	53.42	654	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,098	44.03	483	27

Every lot

113 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	314	160.36/cwt	150.00–180.00	504	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	338	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	426	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	187.25/cwt	185.00–200.00	640	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	180.03/cwt	168.00–195.00	670	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	167.37/cwt	151.00–174.00	700	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	161.84/cwt	150.00–168.00	762	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	135.46/cwt	130.00–148.00	647	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	482	103.84/cwt	96.00–125.00	501	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	153.51/cwt	143.00–155.00	812	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	134.92/cwt	133.00–143.00	715	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	145.42/cwt	137.00–148.00	810	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	792	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	591	130.82/cwt	128.00–137.00	773	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	885	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	862	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	132.02/cwt	126.00–135.00	833	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	884	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	125.43/cwt	124.00–134.00	825	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	984	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,047	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	972	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,215	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	300	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	294	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	139.02/cwt	138.00–140.00	438	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	128.37/cwt	120.00–135.00	418	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	143.88/cwt	140.00–146.00	528	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	125.30/cwt	117.00–132.00	470	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	143.64/cwt	141.00–146.00	585	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	556	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	470	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	120.43/cwt	110.00–125.00	517	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	96.63/cwt	95.00–100.00	444	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	135.01/cwt	130.00–139.00	633	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	121.90/cwt	110.00–132.00	578	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	132.57/cwt	125.00–140.00	692	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	121.50/cwt	115.00–127.00	645	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	701	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	134.10/cwt	133.00–137.00	770	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	117.17/cwt	110.00–129.00	677	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	129.43/cwt	129.00–130.00	766	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	768	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	606	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	861	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	134.82/cwt	128.00–136.00	833	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	131.13/cwt	128.00–133.00	827	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	113.06/cwt	105.00–127.00	717	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	850	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	935	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1,024	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,434	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	135.67/cwt	135.00–136.00	427	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	645	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	369	157.45/cwt	147.00–165.00	581	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	379	140.02/cwt	122.00–150.00	531	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	395	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	442	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	410	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	455	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	640	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	417	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	436	135.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	591	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	466	138.81/cwt	120.00–144.00	647	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	146.98/cwt	140.00–154.00	689	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	697	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	511	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	511	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	526	124.45/cwt	119.00–134.00	655	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	142.56/cwt	132.00–147.00	763	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	581	134.91/cwt	124.00–145.00	784	35
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	617	120.14/cwt	110.00–125.00	741	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	624	136.32/cwt	132.00–140.00	851	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	669	126.47/cwt	125.00–128.00	846	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	717	125.37/cwt	124.00–130.00	899	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	776	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	785	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	989	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	930	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	837	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	395	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	300	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	640	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	486	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,355	74.99/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,016	3
Bulls	—	—	1,740	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,549	2
Bulls	—	—	1,831	84.65/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,550	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	28.58/cwt	18.00–35.00	284	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	43.73/cwt	40.00–47.00	476	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	48.70/cwt	47.00–55.00	553	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	673	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	53.14/cwt	51.00–58.00	640	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	47.96/cwt	40.00–51.00	599	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	61.41/cwt	59.00–68.00	807	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,371	56.01/cwt	51.00–58.00	768	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	66.74/cwt	62.00–73.00	938	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	757.11/cwt	675.00–850.00	6,473	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	946.63/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	10,394	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	58.04/cwt	52.00–64.00	655	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	836.94/cwt	750.00–875.00	10,211	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,252	59.18/cwt	49.00–67.00	741	24
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	68.31/cwt	54.00–95.00	710	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	737.33/cwt	600.00–875.00	6,216	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,531	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 Oct 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 885Last week 1,415Year ago 1,575

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 181Year ago 235

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 100Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	570	100.00	100.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
34	—	482	96.00–125.00	103.84
3	—	338	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	591	128.00–137.00	130.82
7	—	658	124.00–134.00	125.43
5	—	631	126.00–135.00	132.02
1	—	355	165.00	165.00
6	—	530	133.00–143.00	134.92
7	—	314	150.00–180.00	160.36
6	—	478	130.00–148.00	135.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	342	185.00–200.00	187.25
9	—	418	151.00–174.00	167.37
9	—	619	143.00	143.00
3	—	372	168.00–195.00	180.03
16	—	557	137.00–148.00	145.42
8	—	529	143.00–155.00	153.51
2	—	713	138.00	138.00
3	—	753	139.00	139.00
24	—	471	150.00–168.00	161.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	139.00	139.00
9	—	629	137.00	137.00
5	—	540	145.00	145.00
3	—	972	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
14	—	367	140.00–146.00	143.88
25	—	574	133.00–137.00	134.10
16	—	407	141.00–146.00	143.64
43	—	522	125.00–140.00	132.57
1	—	700	121.00	121.00
11	—	618	128.00–136.00	134.82
35	—	469	130.00–139.00	135.01
6	—	315	138.00–140.00	139.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	110.00	110.00
4	—	634	105.00–127.00	113.06
5	—	326	120.00–135.00	128.37
10	—	375	117.00–132.00	125.30
2	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
12	—	531	115.00–127.00	121.50
22	—	474	110.00–132.00	121.90
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
17	—	578	110.00–129.00	117.17
12	—	429	110.00–125.00	120.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	409	136.00	136.00
5	—	539	130.00	130.00
7	—	592	129.00–130.00	129.43
19	—	631	128.00–133.00	131.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	98.00	98.00
2	—	740	90.00	90.00
1	—	420	112.00	112.00
3	—	460	95.00–100.00	96.63
2	—	540	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	140.00	140.00
9	—	1,024	140.00	140.00
1	—	770	140.00	140.00
12	—	606	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	76.00	76.00
1	—	640	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	669	125.00–128.00	126.47
19	—	469	140.00–154.00	146.98
1	—	345	187.00	187.00
11	—	369	147.00–165.00	157.45
2	—	420	150.00–155.00	152.47
24	—	535	132.00–147.00	142.56
1	—	785	126.00	126.00
11	—	717	124.00–130.00	125.37
35	—	581	124.00–145.00	134.91
16	—	624	132.00–140.00	136.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	107.00	107.00
3	—	617	110.00–125.00	120.14
3	—	565	120.00	120.00
9	—	466	120.00–144.00	138.81
3	—	315	135.00–136.00	135.67
1	—	930	90.00	90.00
5	—	436	130.00–140.00	135.56
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
6	—	379	122.00–150.00	140.02
9	—	526	119.00–134.00	124.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	120.00	120.00
4	—	511	100.00	100.00
2	—	425	98.00	98.00
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
1	—	395	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	484	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	994	18.00–35.00	28.58
7	—	1,088	40.00–47.00	43.73
1	—	1,160	58.00	58.00
14	—	1,135	47.00–55.00	48.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,371	51.00–58.00	56.01
11	—	1,405	62.00–73.00	66.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,248	40.00–51.00	47.96
6	—	1,314	59.00–68.00	61.41
35	—	1,205	51.00–58.00	53.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,355	73.00–78.00	74.99
2	—	1,740	89.00	89.00
4	—	1,831	80.00–88.00	84.65

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	24	—	1,252	49.00–67.00	59.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	855	675.00–850.00	757.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,098	875.00–1,050.00	946.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,220	750.00–875.00	836.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,128	52.00–64.00	58.04

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	5	—	1,040	54.00–95.00	68.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	975	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	843	600.00–875.00	737.33

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.