Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2024-02-29

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 29
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
952 head
912 vs last sale 1,864 426 vs year ago 1,378 · 30.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
81 vs last sale 196 152 vs year ago 267 · 56.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs mostly 5.00-14.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly 2.00-10.00 higher except the better 500-600 lbs 1.00-6.00 lower. Quality and condition was good with several groups of long weaned cattle in the offering. Supply was moderate with good demand on most classes. 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 $281.82/cwt on 430 head.
Average price
$281.82
430 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,342
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$585
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$99.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.51
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1469294.751,384328
Medium and Large 1-2483286.001,3816thin
Medium and Large 2509242.221,23486
Medium and Large 3408195.5279910thin
One grade step is worth $99.23/cwt here — about $585 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 sale430 hd
281.82
AR average8 barns · 1,347 hd
269.31
+12.51
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
BullsHigh1,722132.892,28812
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,356111.651,5149thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,235108.801,34439
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01489.7491027

Every lot, as filed

86 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 2522238.84/cwt220.00–264.001,24714
HeifersMedium and Large 2620225.76/cwt223.00–229.001,4005
HeifersMedium and Large 2369260.05/cwt250.00–270.009606
SteersMedium and Large 1557309.23/cwt291.00–326.001,7229
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2483286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,3816
HeifersMedium and Large 1383316.31/cwt279.00–339.001,21148
HeifersMedium and Large 1424303.57/cwt280.00–324.001,28736
HeifersMedium and Large 2477254.48/cwt225.00–280.001,21432
SteersMedium and Large 2818200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6362
SteersMedium and Large 21,028160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6455
HeifersMedium and Large 1536279.76/cwt270.00–297.001,50049
HeifersMedium and Large 1325333.50/cwt290.00–349.001,08424
HeifersMedium and Large 1569260.07/cwt250.00–267.001,48020
HeifersMedium and Large 1715210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,50216
SteersMedium and Large 2591243.94/cwt240.00–250.001,4425
SteersMedium and Large 2488287.25/cwt270.00–300.001,4025
SteersMedium and Large 2718235.57/cwt229.00–242.001,6912
SteersMedium and Large 1372378.50/cwt355.00–385.001,40820
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy480280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3441
HeifersMedium and Large 1294353.00/cwt353.00–353.001,0389
SteersMedium and Large 1529328.14/cwt305.00–340.001,73635
SteersMedium and Large 1-2944210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,98211
SteersMedium and Large 2689235.48/cwt230.00–258.001,6225
SteersMedium and Large 3323240.00/cwt240.00–240.007752
SteersMedium and Large 3570180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0261
SteersMedium and Large 1326391.09/cwt360.00–417.001,27510
SteersMedium and Large 1468345.81/cwt313.00–389.001,61839
SteersMedium and Large 1421359.57/cwt337.00–387.001,51438
SteersMedium and Large 2417308.19/cwt280.00–333.001,28512
SteersMedium and Large 2534278.97/cwt250.00–290.001,4906
SteersMedium and Large 2334332.41/cwt320.00–355.001,1105
SteersMedium and Large 2370298.18/cwt290.00–305.001,1033
SteersMedium and Large 1-2576286.17/cwt284.00–288.001,6489
SteersMedium and Large 1-2405326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,3206
SteersMedium and Large 1615289.13/cwt283.00–290.001,7788
SteersMedium and Large 2635245.93/cwt240.00–258.001,5624
BullsMedium and Large 1335350.27/cwt330.00–363.001,1737
BullsMedium and Large 1420316.64/cwt300.00–331.001,33015
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy590249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,4691
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy650230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4951
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy395330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3041
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy447300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3413
CowsLean 85-90%1,09856.58/cwt49.00–61.006215
CowsLean 85-90%90380.18/cwt75.00–85.007242
CowsBoner 80-85%1,218105.03/cwt96.00–109.001,27922
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,364112.11/cwt109.00–117.001,5298
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,290108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,3931
CowsBoner 80-85%1,258113.68/cwt110.00–118.001,43017
Bulls1,782135.06/cwt130.00–138.002,40710
Bulls1,420122.01/cwt120.00–125.001,7332
CowsLean 85-90%1,001103.44/cwt100.00–110.001,03510
CowsLean 85-90%1,00894.52/cwt88.00–99.0095310
BullsMedium and Large 2425269.28/cwt250.00–287.001,1446
BullsMedium and Large 1518301.05/cwt291.00–311.001,5592
BullsMedium and Large 2700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4001
BullsMedium and Large 2625234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,4631
BullsMedium and Large 2532253.13/cwt245.00–270.001,3478
BullsMedium and Large 2368284.72/cwt275.00–292.001,0486
BullsMedium and Large 1578283.47/cwt260.00–299.001,63811
BullsMedium and Large 3530180.00/cwt180.00–180.009541
BullsMedium and Large 1663245.35/cwt236.00–250.001,6276
BullsMedium and Large 1719223.63/cwt210.00–228.001,6086
BullsMedium and Large 2475265.96/cwt250.00–284.001,26310
BullsMedium and Large 2579245.10/cwt230.00–260.001,4196
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added617268.97/cwt268.00–270.001,66012
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed339343.52/cwt339.00–359.001,16525
BullsMedium and Large 1610278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,6961
BullsMedium and Large 2683218.04/cwt216.00–220.001,4892
BullsMedium and Large 2345300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0351
BullsMedium and Large 1393345.66/cwt345.00–347.001,3586
HeifersMedium and Large 2683194.33/cwt179.00–210.001,3272
HeifersMedium and Large 2345250.00/cwt250.00–250.008631
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy425270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1481
HeifersMedium and Large 2584235.68/cwt235.00–236.001,3763
HeifersMedium and Large 3470210.00/cwt210.00–210.009871
BullsMedium and Large 1472309.49/cwt287.00–319.001,4618
HeifersMedium and Large 2762162.54/cwt160.00–170.001,2394
HeifersMedium and Large 2728190.44/cwt186.00–199.001,3864
HeifersMedium and Large 3425192.86/cwt179.00–215.008205
HeifersMedium and Large 3383200.31/cwt190.00–210.007673
HeifersMedium and Large 3340180.00/cwt180.00–180.006121
HeifersMedium and Large 1625248.83/cwt231.00–259.001,55520
HeifersMedium and Large 1655230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5071
HeifersMedium and Large 1468295.90/cwt270.00–307.001,38567
HeifersMedium and Large 2433259.81/cwt230.00–275.001,12515

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.