Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2021-08-26

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 26
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
661 head
1,369 vs last sale 2,030 893 vs year ago 1,554 · 57.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
103 vs last sale 250 51 vs year ago 198 · 25.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
120 vs last sale 150 55 vs year ago 85 · 64.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 8.00 higher over 600 lbs 2.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs mostly steady to 4.00 higher over 550 lbs 1.00-5.00 lower. Light run today due to hot weather in the area. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.10/cwt on 234 head.
Average price
$142.10
234 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$703
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$202
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$43.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.63
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1485150.20729132
Medium and Large 1-2540137.8874416thin
Medium and Large 2502133.5867076
Medium and Large 3494106.6352710thin
One grade step is worth $43.56/cwt here — about $202 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 sale234 hd
142.10
AR average8 barns · 1,059 hd
141.47
+0.63
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
BullsHigh1,52285.751,30514
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46762.7492011
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18060.8871866
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02755.3256839

Every lot, as filed

91 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned618125.00/cwt125.00–125.007733
HeifersMedium and Large 2660122.54/cwt120.00–125.008092
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy537135.00/cwt135.00–135.007253
HeifersMedium and Large 2516133.52/cwt130.00–140.0068910
HeifersMedium and Large 3440102.00/cwt102.00–102.004491
HeifersMedium and Large 3375103.00/cwt103.00–103.003861
HeifersMedium and Large 2335137.43/cwt131.00–140.004604
HeifersMedium and Large 2605126.07/cwt120.00–130.0076310
HeifersMedium and Large 2422140.38/cwt130.00–149.0059223
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2527135.00/cwt135.00–135.007119
HeifersMedium and Large 2569127.87/cwt110.00–135.0072811
HeifersMedium and Large 3620108.90/cwt106.00–112.006752
HeifersMedium and Large 2471135.83/cwt130.00–146.006409
HeifersMedium and Large 1465153.05/cwt149.00–157.0071216
HeifersMedium and Large 2733120.00/cwt120.00–120.008803
HeifersMedium and Large 1632132.36/cwt130.00–137.008373
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2648137.00/cwt137.00–137.008883
HeifersMedium and Large 2760113.00/cwt113.00–113.008591
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2488145.00/cwt145.00–145.007084
SteersMedium and Large 2740142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0512
HeifersMedium and Large 2363143.64/cwt140.00–150.005213
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy645120.00/cwt120.00–120.007741
HeifersMedium and Large 1425157.86/cwt149.00–162.0067129
HeifersMedium and Large 1581142.97/cwt140.00–145.0083129
HeifersMedium and Large 1520148.69/cwt141.00–152.0077317
SteersMedium and Large 1-2428181.00/cwt181.00–181.007755
HeifersMedium and Large 1381160.46/cwt160.00–161.0061113
SteersMedium and Large 2522155.83/cwt140.00–161.008139
SteersMedium and Large 2395178.36/cwt175.00–180.007053
SteersMedium and Large 2460161.00/cwt161.00–161.007412
SteersMedium and Large 2633144.00/cwt144.00–144.009122
SteersMedium and Large 1655153.91/cwt150.00–155.001,00812
SteersMedium and Large 1475178.46/cwt172.00–183.0084815
SteersMedium and Large 1373197.94/cwt190.00–203.007387
SteersMedium and Large 1521172.64/cwt167.00–174.008998
SteersMedium and Large 1558167.17/cwt167.00–168.009336
SteersMedium and Large 1325197.16/cwt189.00–200.006415
SteersMedium and Large 2660148.00/cwt148.00–148.009771
SteersMedium and Large 1417193.69/cwt185.00–198.008083
BullsMedium and Large 1575154.66/cwt143.00–160.0088920
BullsMedium and Large 2521141.46/cwt130.00–147.0073713
BullsMedium and Large 1432181.78/cwt172.00–187.0078515
BullsMedium and Large 1632152.09/cwt139.00–154.0096114
BullsMedium and Large 1719130.10/cwt125.00–136.009359
BullsMedium and Large 1525154.90/cwt150.00–159.0081326
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07954.48/cwt52.00–55.0058812
CowsLean 85-90%97950.10/cwt47.00–55.0049011
CowsLean 85-90%95461.78/cwt61.00–62.005895
CowsLean 85-90%1,07758.06/cwt54.00–61.0062522
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45262.00/cwt59.00–64.009009
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18261.43/cwt57.00–64.0072639
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25464.57/cwt64.00–67.0081015
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight82520.00/cwt20.00–20.001651
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53566.06/cwt65.00–67.001,0142
Bulls1,65393.32/cwt92.00–94.001,5433
Bulls1,55688.17/cwt85.00–92.001,3727
Bulls1,36375.84/cwt70.00–81.001,0344
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,07372.00/cwt72.00–72.007732
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0011,4642
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0011,7881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3931,021.45/cwt885.00–1,135.0014,2292
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-289560.00/cwt60.00–60.005371
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,01268.61/cwt65.00–74.006943
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2885780.00/cwt780.00–780.006,9031
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,30070.07/cwt69.00–71.009112
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4001,085.00/cwt1,085.00–1,085.0015,1901
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4501,290.00/cwt1,290.00–1,290.0018,7051
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4001,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0019,2501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-291077.08/cwt67.00–91.007014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,24068.64/cwt59.00–86.008514
BullsMedium and Large 1656153.92/cwt141.00–158.001,01014
BullsMedium and Large 2482143.40/cwt134.00–155.006919
BullsMedium and Large 3495125.00/cwt125.00–125.006191
BullsMedium and Large 2368163.70/cwt150.00–170.006027
BullsMedium and Large 1374189.07/cwt178.00–200.0070711
BullsMedium and Large 2760103.00/cwt103.00–103.007831
BullsMedium and Large 1770118.00/cwt118.00–118.009091
BullsMedium and Large 2620125.79/cwt120.00–133.007805
BullsMedium and Large 3560117.00/cwt117.00–117.006551
BullsMedium and Large 2722110.91/cwt100.00–124.008014
BullsMedium and Large 2585132.46/cwt130.00–135.007752
BullsMedium and Large 1469168.99/cwt160.00–177.0079328
HeifersMedium and Large 3508111.61/cwt104.00–119.005672
BullsMedium and Large 2428160.91/cwt145.00–167.0068920
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy640131.00/cwt131.00–131.008382
BullsMedium and Large 2334158.35/cwt150.00–160.005296
BullsMedium and Large 1323194.72/cwt192.00–196.006293
BullsMedium and Large 1930124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1532
HeifersMedium and Large 3468105.08/cwt95.00–120.004924
HeifersMedium and Large 1337160.04/cwt157.00–177.0053913
HeifersMedium and Large 1656130.00/cwt130.00–130.008534

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.