Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2021-07-29

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 29
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
445 head
1,024 vs last sale 1,469 740 vs year ago 1,185 · 62.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
73 vs last sale 225 215 vs year ago 367 · 58.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
0 vs last sale 50 70 vs year ago 120 · 58.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs 2.00-10.00 higher over 400 lbs 2.00-6.00 lower on a light test in some classes. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs 2.00-8.00 higher over 450 lbs 2.00-7.00 lower. The better feeder bulls under 400 lbs 12.00-23.00 higher 550-750 lbs steady to 7.00 higher and 450-550 lbs and the plainer kind 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher. Not enough bulls reported last week for a trend. Light run today due to the extreme heat in the area.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.16/cwt on 149 head.
Average price
$141.16
149 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$722
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$197
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.59
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1506151.5376667
Medium and Large 1-2453148.2067110thin
Medium and Large 2533134.4671656
Medium and Large 2-3510120.006124thin
Medium and Large 3493115.6457012thin
One grade step is worth $35.89/cwt here — about $197 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 sale149 hd
141.16
AR average9 barns · 1,234 hd
138.57
+2.59
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
BullsAverage1,61091.471,4729thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37475.251,0349thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15074.0585249
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00764.7565267

Every lot, as filed

90 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
SteersMedium and Large 1748146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0925
HeifersMedium and Large 1651139.00/cwt139.00–139.009056
BullsMedium and Large 1377188.32/cwt175.00–200.007109
BullsMedium and Large 1517154.03/cwt150.00–159.0079618
BullsMedium and Large 1560152.27/cwt149.00–155.0085321
SteersMedium and Large 1419184.58/cwt179.00–192.007737
HeifersMedium and Large 1422160.85/cwt153.00–174.0067917
HeifersMedium and Large 1479155.65/cwt155.00–157.007469
HeifersMedium and Large 1569143.25/cwt140.00–147.008159
HeifersMedium and Large 1604142.00/cwt138.00–144.008589
SteersMedium and Large 1519166.96/cwt166.00–169.008673
SteersMedium and Large 1318200.87/cwt194.00–207.006393
HeifersMedium and Large 1368173.00/cwt173.00–173.006376
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2426150.00/cwt150.00–150.006397
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2515144.00/cwt144.00–144.007423
BullsMedium and Large 2379143.08/cwt140.00–150.005423
HeifersMedium and Large 1320160.00/cwt160.00–160.005122
HeifersMedium and Large 1715122.96/cwt120.00–126.008792
BullsMedium and Large 2685127.00/cwt127.00–127.008701
BullsMedium and Large 2325173.00/cwt173.00–173.005621
BullsMedium and Large 2638119.57/cwt110.00–129.007633
SteersMedium and Large 2495150.00/cwt150.00–150.007431
BullsMedium and Large 1760125.00/cwt125.00–125.009501
SteersMedium and Large 1615158.00/cwt158.00–158.009723
SteersMedium and Large 1550162.00/cwt162.00–162.008913
SteersMedium and Large 1376196.85/cwt195.00–198.007405
SteersMedium and Large 1484175.20/cwt170.00–186.0084816
BullsMedium and Large 1473162.19/cwt156.00–170.0076717
BullsMedium and Large 1325214.57/cwt200.00–219.0069711
BullsMedium and Large 1425168.50/cwt155.00–175.007164
BullsMedium and Large 1653144.68/cwt138.00–148.009453
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2820802.42/cwt710.00–925.006,5802
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2995800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,9601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,16573.30/cwt69.00–75.008547
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,255910.00/cwt910.00–910.0011,4211
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1301,073.96/cwt900.00–1,200.0012,13615
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2825900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,4251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,007975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,8183
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2151,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0012,4541
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,02062.00/cwt62.00–62.006321
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58569.00/cwt69.00–69.001,0941
CowsBoner 80-85%1,01358.50/cwt57.00–60.005932
Bulls1,64391.86/cwt85.00–95.001,5095
Bulls1,15075.00/cwt75.00–75.008631
Bulls1,70796.32/cwt96.00–97.001,6443
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18576.61/cwt72.00–82.0090836
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight80358.50/cwt58.00–59.004702
CowsLean 85-90%92555.48/cwt55.00–56.005132
CowsLean 85-90%1,16473.45/cwt69.00–75.008559
CowsLean 85-90%99163.87/cwt60.00–68.0063354
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06068.51/cwt64.00–71.0072611
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,218878.95/cwt850.00–900.0010,7062
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,40077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,0781
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,180825.00/cwt800.00–850.009,7352
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,040930.89/cwt700.00–1,125.009,6812
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,12080.00/cwt80.00–80.008961
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39478.03/cwt74.00–84.001,0887
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006124
HeifersMedium and Large 2765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009181
HeifersMedium and Large 3659107.54/cwt98.00–110.007095
HeifersMedium and Large 3485118.00/cwt118.00–118.005721
HeifersMedium and Large 3425118.00/cwt118.00–118.005021
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3021,164.92/cwt1,000.00–1,275.0015,1673
HeifersMedium and Large 3305128.00/cwt128.00–128.003903
BullsMedium and Large 2469141.58/cwt136.00–150.006644
HeifersMedium and Large 295390.00/cwt90.00–90.008582
HeifersMedium and Large 3395115.00/cwt115.00–115.004542
BullsMedium and Large 3525118.00/cwt118.00–118.006201
BullsMedium and Large 3368140.00/cwt140.00–140.005155
SteersMedium and Large 2-3498140.00/cwt140.00–140.006976
HeifersMedium and Large 2680132.00/cwt132.00–132.008982
SteersMedium and Large 2845130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0991
HeifersMedium and Large 2616132.28/cwt120.00–139.008159
HeifersMedium and Large 2423143.28/cwt131.00–150.006068
BullsMedium and Large 2755119.00/cwt119.00–119.008981
BullsMedium and Large 2521140.06/cwt134.00–150.007304
HeifersMedium and Large 2318143.74/cwt137.00–153.004573
SteersMedium and Large 2674140.89/cwt139.00–144.0095016
HeifersMedium and Large 2492129.57/cwt129.00–132.006375
HeifersMedium and Large 2368140.00/cwt140.00–140.005154
HeifersMedium and Large 2564134.13/cwt122.00–140.0075611
HeifersMedium and Large 2525137.68/cwt125.00–142.0072311
BullsMedium and Large 2425148.38/cwt145.00–151.0063112
BullsMedium and Large 2585127.62/cwt121.00–135.007479
SteersMedium and Large 2387163.19/cwt148.00–173.006325
SteersMedium and Large 2615142.00/cwt142.00–142.008731
SteersMedium and Large 2588147.90/cwt145.00–150.0087010
SteersMedium and Large 2530150.00/cwt150.00–150.007951
BullsMedium and Large 1722136.47/cwt135.00–138.009856
HeifersMedium and Large 1521144.60/cwt144.00–146.007537

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.