Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2022-04-14

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 14
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
491 head
1,124 vs last sale 1,615 788 vs year ago 1,279 · 61.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
25 vs last sale 199 126 vs year ago 300 · 42.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
105 vs last sale 150 105 vs year ago 150 · 70.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs mostly 2.00-8.00 lower with a light or no test in some classes. Feeder heifers 2.00-10.00 lower .Had some fleshy calves that sold at a discount and some groups of thin calves that brought a premium. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week. Light run due to heavy rain in the area yesterday and muddy conditions.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.72/cwt on 258 head.
Average price
$157.72
258 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$768
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$271
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$48.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.70
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1474163.56775198
Medium and Large 2502140.0170346
Medium and Large 1-2657136.3389512thin
Medium and Large 3438114.975042thin
One grade step is worth $48.59/cwt here — about $271 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 sale258 hd
157.72
AR average9 barns · 1,204 hd
152.02
+5.70
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
BullsLow1,585111.831,77315
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41483.161,17627
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19880.3296263
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00659.9760348

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
SteersMedium and Large 2589163.49/cwt161.00–166.009636
SteersMedium and Large 1-2541175.00/cwt175.00–175.009477
SteersMedium and Large 1362201.63/cwt192.00–205.007304
SteersMedium and Large 1508180.50/cwt180.00–181.009172
SteersMedium and Large 2673150.85/cwt150.00–153.001,0157
SteersMedium and Large 1486186.00/cwt186.00–186.009049
SteersMedium and Large 1426190.14/cwt180.00–195.008109
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006153
SteersMedium and Large 3735110.00/cwt110.00–110.008091
SteersMedium and Large 3545104.00/cwt104.00–104.005671
SteersMedium and Large 1-2833140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1663
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed458189.00/cwt189.00–189.0086630
HeifersMedium and Large 1419167.36/cwt165.00–174.0070111
HeifersMedium and Large 1340172.88/cwt165.00–177.0058810
HeifersMedium and Large 1477158.99/cwt156.00–161.0075819
HeifersMedium and Large 1522152.39/cwt145.00–163.0079559
SteersMedium and Large 2480163.50/cwt150.00–177.007852
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2630135.00/cwt135.00–135.008514
HeifersMedium and Large 2665124.40/cwt120.00–129.008272
HeifersMedium and Large 2394154.83/cwt150.00–158.006105
HeifersMedium and Large 1626138.26/cwt136.00–143.008663
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2670137.00/cwt137.00–137.009188
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy417175.74/cwt174.00–180.0073311
HeifersMedium and Large 3438114.97/cwt110.00–120.005042
HeifersMedium and Large 2630121.56/cwt118.00–125.007662
HeifersMedium and Large 2330147.87/cwt142.00–152.004885
HeifersMedium and Large 2528136.00/cwt127.00–143.007185
HeifersMedium and Large 2805110.00/cwt110.00–110.008861
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy538179.00/cwt179.00–179.009632
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed443219.00/cwt219.00–219.009704
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy473175.97/cwt169.00–186.008327
SteersMedium and Large 2424167.95/cwt160.00–170.007125
SteersMedium and Large 2527174.65/cwt170.00–177.009203
SteersMedium and Large 2315175.00/cwt175.00–175.005511
SteersMedium and Large 3485100.00/cwt100.00–100.004851
SteersMedium and Large 2865137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1851
SteersMedium and Large 2393178.01/cwt160.00–188.007006
SteersMedium and Large 1850142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2071
SteersMedium and Large 1303211.00/cwt211.00–211.006398
BullsMedium and Large 2395160.00/cwt160.00–160.006321
BullsMedium and Large 1574160.43/cwt141.00–169.009214
BullsMedium and Large 1535174.61/cwt166.00–178.0093422
BullsMedium and Large 1376182.64/cwt179.00–190.006879
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy313160.00/cwt160.00–160.005015
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy635140.00/cwt140.00–140.008891
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,23570.44/cwt70.00–71.008702
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39389.84/cwt85.00–100.001,25112
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24687.00/cwt82.00–95.001,08429
CowsLean 85-90%1,04874.88/cwt70.00–80.007859
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02063.92/cwt60.00–68.006523
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17175.65/cwt70.00–80.0088631
CowsLean 85-90%1,06965.61/cwt61.00–70.0070118
CowsLean 85-90%96253.24/cwt47.00–60.0051213
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight61538.00/cwt38.00–38.002341
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46078.96/cwt74.00–84.001,15313
Bulls1,05084.71/cwt80.00–89.008892
Bulls1,839122.24/cwt115.00–129.002,2487
CowsLean 85-90%92741.93/cwt30.00–47.003897
Bulls1,468108.73/cwt103.00–112.001,5966
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2761,160.11/cwt900.00–1,375.0014,8034
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,06179.28/cwt67.00–87.0084113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1091,205.66/cwt1,000.00–1,325.0013,37112
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,190888.29/cwt825.00–950.0010,5714
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,35590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2201
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-287060.00/cwt60.00–60.005221
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed665600.00/cwt600.00–600.003,9904
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3101,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0019,6501
BullsMedium and Large 2482157.55/cwt140.00–166.007593
BullsMedium and Large 2735113.00/cwt113.00–113.008311
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy433147.00/cwt147.00–147.006373
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy585155.00/cwt155.00–155.009071
BullsMedium and Large 1680149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0131
BullsMedium and Large 2330159.83/cwt159.00–160.005276
BullsMedium and Large 2685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
BullsMedium and Large 1472179.83/cwt169.00–186.008497
BullsMedium and Large 2419157.20/cwt144.00–170.006596
BullsMedium and Large 2520157.00/cwt157.00–157.008162
BullsMedium and Large 1431177.71/cwt170.00–188.0076614
BullsMedium and Large 1642151.50/cwt151.00–153.009734
HeifersMedium and Large 2470144.59/cwt125.00–156.006807
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed356191.00/cwt191.00–191.0068017
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy460150.00/cwt150.00–150.0069012
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy412144.00/cwt144.00–144.005935
HeifersMedium and Large 2573125.00/cwt125.00–125.007163
HeifersMedium and Large 2Guaranteed Open624130.00/cwt130.00–130.008118
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed516166.00/cwt166.00–166.008576
HeifersMedium and Large 2429152.22/cwt146.00–160.006538
HeifersMedium and Large 1571146.41/cwt140.00–149.0083610
HeifersMedium and Large 1367171.73/cwt157.00–176.0063010
HeifersMedium and Large 1708127.02/cwt125.00–129.008994
HeifersMedium and Large 1680132.93/cwt130.00–136.009042

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.