Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2019-08-15

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 15
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
400 head
▼ 1,119 vs last sale 1,519▲ 400 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▼ 122 vs last sale 257▲ 135 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 75▲ 105 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders mostly 3.00-12.00 lower instances 15.00 lower on a light test in most classes. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower with an extremely high dressing bull selling for a 20.00 premium. Light run due to the sharp drop in prices early in week and hot weather.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.01/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$128.01
119 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$611
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$46
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$37.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.31
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1457134.1561362
Medium and Large 2487124.8360850
Medium and Large 358896.435677thin
One grade step is worth $37.71/cwt here — about $46 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 sale119 hd
128.01
—
AR average9 barns · 797 hd
126.70
+1.31
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,59779.771,27412
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42559.5684910
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22056.0568446
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04749.5951956

Every lot, as filed

82 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1—840106.00/cwt106.00–106.008901
BullsMedium and Large 1—710124.00/cwt124.00–124.008801
BullsMedium and Large 3—453102.00/cwt102.00–102.004623
BullsMedium and Large 2—338147.99/cwt147.00–149.005002
BullsMedium and Large 1—470147.42/cwt139.00–154.0069314
BullsMedium and Large 1—577135.40/cwt130.00–138.0078112
BullsMedium and Large 1—412158.46/cwt145.00–169.006539
BullsMedium and Large 1—614128.74/cwt125.00–133.007908
CowsLean 85-90%—1,12857.57/cwt57.00–58.006492
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,320995.42/cwt850.00–1,100.0013,1403
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,035675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,9861
BullsMedium and Large 1—525140.12/cwt139.00–143.007368
BullsMedium and Large 2—377147.04/cwt140.00–149.0055410
BullsMedium and Large 2—490135.98/cwt126.00–139.006667
BullsMedium and Large 2—415139.61/cwt131.00–145.005797
BullsMedium and Large 2—528134.00/cwt134.00–134.007084
BullsMedium and Large 2—672114.52/cwt104.00–120.007703
BullsMedium and Large 2—587120.00/cwt120.00–120.007043
SteersMedium and Large 2—493145.00/cwt145.00–145.007153
SteersMedium and Large 2—688132.00/cwt132.00–132.009082
SteersMedium and Large 2—543134.00/cwt134.00–134.007282
SteersMedium and Large 2—368140.00/cwt140.00–140.005152
SteersMedium and Large 2—605118.00/cwt118.00–118.007141
SteersMedium and Large 2—325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—564137.00/cwt137.00–137.007739
SteersMedium and Large 1—586142.27/cwt137.00–144.008348
SteersMedium and Large 1—690140.00/cwt140.00–140.009664
SteersMedium and Large 1—484146.48/cwt146.00–148.007094
SteersMedium and Large 1—517146.00/cwt146.00–146.007553
SteersMedium and Large 1—393162.00/cwt162.00–162.006372
SteersMedium and Large 1—645138.00/cwt138.00–138.008901
SteersMedium and Large 1—300164.00/cwt164.00–164.004921
HeifersMedium and Large 2—325136.27/cwt135.00–139.004433
HeifersMedium and Large 2—605119.00/cwt119.00–119.007202
HeifersMedium and Large 2—468125.63/cwt122.00–129.005882
HeifersMedium and Large 2—690117.00/cwt117.00–117.008071
HeifersMedium and Large 1—529126.33/cwt125.00–131.0066819
HeifersMedium and Large 1—418136.67/cwt134.00–140.0057111
HeifersMedium and Large 3—593100.00/cwt100.00–100.005932
HeifersMedium and Large 3—368117.52/cwt115.00–120.004322
HeifersMedium and Large 2—518124.32/cwt120.00–126.0064413
HeifersMedium and Large 2—573120.08/cwt115.00–124.0068812
HeifersMedium and Large 2—387126.88/cwt120.00–134.004919
HeifersMedium and Large 2—430128.41/cwt125.00–134.005528
HeifersMedium and Large 3—73280.00/cwt80.00–80.005863
HeifersMedium and Large 1—335145.24/cwt138.00–147.0048711
HeifersMedium and Large 1—373142.24/cwt139.00–147.005318
HeifersMedium and Large 1—482135.15/cwt133.00–136.006517
HeifersMedium and Large 1—630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007563
HeifersMedium and Large 1—583123.92/cwt122.00–128.007223
BullsMedium and Large 1—369163.17/cwt150.00–172.006028
BullsMedium and Large 1—670124.68/cwt117.00–131.008354
BullsMedium and Large 1—768118.52/cwt116.00–121.009102
BullsMedium and Large 1—340166.00/cwt166.00–166.005642
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,47362.76/cwt57.00–66.009247
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—90278.33/cwt65.00–91.0070711
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1391,249.50/cwt1,010.00–1,410.0014,23213
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,011844.04/cwt600.00–1,035.008,5335
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,28055.63/cwt54.00–57.007122
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,38045.00/cwt45.00–45.006211
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20556.06/cwt52.00–58.0067632
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,26259.68/cwt58.00–65.007539
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—78835.58/cwt34.00–38.002803
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—85544.00/cwt44.00–44.003761
CowsLean 85-90%—1,06253.22/cwt50.00–56.0056535
CowsLean 85-90%—1,06743.22/cwt39.00–47.0046115
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,23749.45/cwt48.00–51.006125
Bulls——1,48779.33/cwt75.00–84.001,1805
Bulls——1,78085.88/cwt84.00–87.001,5293
Bulls——1,56364.67/cwt52.00–75.001,0113
Bulls——1,700109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,8531
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—883924.05/cwt710.00–1,100.008,1593
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,030804.73/cwt600.00–1,035.008,2895
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2701,096.22/cwt935.00–1,225.0013,92215
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,257890.13/cwt700.00–975.0011,18917
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,24763.34/cwt53.00–72.007909
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0741,116.07/cwt900.00–1,185.0011,9874
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9001,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0010,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1741,353.93/cwt1,310.00–1,425.0015,8953
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3171,168.71/cwt1,075.00–1,225.0015,3929
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3031,100.43/cwt1,075.00–1,125.0014,3392
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,6901,185.00/cwt1,185.00–1,185.0020,0271

How this sale compares

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.