Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2022-03-24

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 24
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
509 head
691 vs last sale 1,200 897 vs year ago 1,406 · 63.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
80 vs last sale 225 75 vs year ago 220 · 34.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
135 vs last sale 150 107 vs year ago 122 · 87.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The 300-350 lb steers and heifers 10.00-13.00 higher. Feeder steers over 350 lbs mostly 4.00-9.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 350 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 6.00 higher than the small amount observed last week. Slaughter bulls2.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.72/cwt on 165 head.
Average price
$157.72
165 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$735
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$226
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$44.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.14
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1465163.23760130
Medium and Large 1-2478151.007222thin
Medium and Large 2471142.1267025
Medium and Large 3450118.535338thin
One grade step is worth $44.70/cwt here — about $226 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 sale165 hd
157.72
AR average9 barns · 1,004 hd
151.57
+6.14
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
BullsHigh1,537111.741,71816
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34387.041,16811
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23982.731,02535
CowsLean 85-90%Low94463.6260143

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1415173.06/cwt160.00–177.0071823
HeifersMedium and Large 2678120.00/cwt120.00–120.008142
HeifersMedium and Large 2366160.72/cwt160.00–162.005884
HeifersMedium and Large 2323146.35/cwt140.00–153.004732
SteersMedium and Large 1379206.08/cwt200.00–209.007816
SteersMedium and Large 1310218.74/cwt210.00–221.006786
HeifersMedium and Large 3475112.61/cwt110.00–115.005352
HeifersMedium and Large 1565146.99/cwt145.00–148.008303
HeifersMedium and Large 1467161.67/cwt154.00–172.0075529
HeifersMedium and Large 2425144.89/cwt140.00–154.006163
SteersMedium and Large 3338139.29/cwt126.00–152.004712
SteersMedium and Large 2483172.22/cwt170.00–179.008324
HeifersMedium and Large 2528132.42/cwt126.00–141.006997
SteersMedium and Large 2360183.31/cwt180.00–185.006603
SteersMedium and Large 3415127.00/cwt127.00–127.005271
SteersMedium and Large 2516166.25/cwt148.00–172.008586
SteersMedium and Large 2435170.60/cwt164.00–174.007424
SteersMedium and Large 1613172.70/cwt160.00–177.001,05917
HeifersMedium and Large 1670132.93/cwt129.00–140.008913
SteersMedium and Large 2900125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1252
SteersMedium and Large 2690140.00/cwt140.00–140.009661
SteersMedium and Large 2728137.51/cwt134.00–141.001,0012
SteersMedium and Large 1561175.39/cwt170.00–179.009845
SteersMedium and Large 1507190.25/cwt188.00–191.009654
SteersMedium and Large 2320177.19/cwt166.00–195.005677
SteersMedium and Large 1461195.03/cwt181.00–204.0089919
SteersMedium and Large 1-2497180.00/cwt180.00–180.008959
SteersMedium and Large 1666161.64/cwt150.00–168.001,07714
SteersMedium and Large 1420198.33/cwt180.00–221.0083314
SteersMedium and Large 2638154.49/cwt152.00–157.009862
SteersMedium and Large 1731148.11/cwt146.00–151.001,0837
BullsMedium and Large 1603169.73/cwt153.00–173.001,0237
BullsMedium and Large 1425188.09/cwt170.00–198.0079915
BullsMedium and Large 1373190.95/cwt188.00–195.007123
BullsMedium and Large 1476182.42/cwt170.00–192.0086814
BullsMedium and Large 1785120.00/cwt120.00–120.009421
BullsMedium and Large 1655148.67/cwt144.00–153.009743
CowsLean 85-90%89959.12/cwt50.00–65.0053112
CowsLean 85-90%83938.21/cwt34.00–40.003215
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39688.86/cwt85.00–102.001,2408
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,20082.17/cwt80.00–83.009863
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27388.83/cwt83.00–103.001,13116
CowsLean 85-90%1,09883.02/cwt79.00–87.009129
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21077.60/cwt70.00–82.0093919
CowsLean 85-90%97970.79/cwt64.00–75.0069314
Bulls1,758119.88/cwt116.00–131.002,1077
Bulls1,482111.11/cwt104.00–115.001,6475
Bulls1,21998.30/cwt97.00–100.001,1984
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight59018.00/cwt18.00–18.001061
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight71539.48/cwt39.00–40.002822
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-289379.41/cwt75.00–83.007092
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed795700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,5651
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed865780.00/cwt780.00–780.006,7471
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2975110.06/cwt104.00–115.001,0732
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2825875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,2191
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,04375.94/cwt70.00–79.007923
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2901,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,9001
BullsMedium and Large 2335156.00/cwt155.00–157.005232
BullsMedium and Large 1519173.16/cwt159.00–183.0089910
BullsMedium and Large 1568160.79/cwt153.00–165.009138
BullsMedium and Large 3500121.00/cwt121.00–121.006051
BullsMedium and Large 2482151.00/cwt150.00–153.007283
BullsMedium and Large 2570139.69/cwt134.00–145.007962
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy530140.00/cwt140.00–140.007421
HeifersMedium and Large 2478145.10/cwt138.00–151.006947
HeifersMedium and Large 3523125.00/cwt125.00–125.006543
HeifersMedium and Large 1527152.30/cwt145.00–156.0080315
HeifersMedium and Large 1328183.37/cwt176.00–194.0060113
BullsMedium and Large 2635135.00/cwt135.00–135.008571
HeifersMedium and Large 1373172.34/cwt161.00–185.0064323
HeifersMedium and Large 3415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004981
HeifersMedium and Large 3333114.00/cwt114.00–114.003802
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2478151.00/cwt151.00–151.007222
HeifersMedium and Large 1622146.96/cwt139.00–152.0091420

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.