Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2021-01-07

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 7
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,940 head
▼ 424 vs last sale 2,364▼ 1,498 vs year ago 3,438 · −43.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 133▲ 175 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 100▲ 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls under 600 lbs mostly 2.00-5.00 lower except the better 300-400 lbs 2.00-10.00 higher over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs mostly 2.00-5.00 higher with the better 400-450 lbs 11.00 higher and 550-650 lbs 3.00-6.00 lower. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last sale.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $154.14/cwt on 676 head.
Average price
$154.14
676 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$849
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$302
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$41.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.26
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560158.21885345
Medium and Large 1-2558150.80842238
Medium and Large 2497150.0974586
Medium and Large 3500116.675847thin
One grade step is worth $41.53/cwt here — about $302 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 sale676 hd
154.14
—
AR average8 barns · 1,753 hd
149.88
+4.26
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
Bulls—Low1,11560.006691thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25147.6259640
CowsLean 85-90%High1,12643.3648827

Every lot

123 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1319201.23/cwt197.00–213.0064213
Steers—Medium and Large 2322166.69/cwt160.00–170.005373
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed323219.00/cwt219.00–219.007072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added334187.00/cwt187.00–187.006256
Steers—Medium and Large 2377168.73/cwt160.00–180.0063622
Steers—Medium and Large 1381194.73/cwt179.00–208.0074210
Steers—Medium and Large 1420179.06/cwt169.00–184.0075221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422172.00/cwt172.00–172.007266
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added423173.00/cwt173.00–173.007324
Steers—Medium and Large 2429158.87/cwt150.00–170.0068212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440177.56/cwt175.00–179.0078117
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added467182.00/cwt182.00–182.0085059
Steers—Medium and Large 1477165.86/cwt157.00–175.0079122
Steers—Medium and Large 2478153.64/cwt139.00–161.007348
Steers—Medium and Large 3489123.93/cwt120.00–128.006064
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2492159.03/cwt156.00–162.0078237
Steers—Medium and Large 3515107.00/cwt107.00–107.005513
Steers—Medium and Large 1522163.54/cwt158.00–169.0085433
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added523165.24/cwt164.00–167.0086428
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533154.07/cwt152.00–155.0082131
Steers—Medium and Large 2539138.44/cwt136.00–140.007465
Steers—Medium and Large 1572144.38/cwt140.00–149.0082631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579145.73/cwt144.00–150.0084447
Steers—Medium and Large 2587131.28/cwt130.00–136.0077114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2596137.00/cwt137.00–137.008178
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned604136.00/cwt136.00–136.008216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611144.36/cwt144.00–145.0088250
Steers—Medium and Large 1621143.66/cwt137.00–145.0089224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625130.00/cwt130.00–130.008139
Steers—Medium and Large 2634133.56/cwt127.00–135.008479
Steers—Medium and Large 1651135.88/cwt133.00–138.0088516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008529
Steers—Medium and Large 2666127.50/cwt125.00–130.008496
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673141.96/cwt140.00–143.0095518
Steers—Medium and Large 2710125.99/cwt125.00–127.008952
Steers—Medium and Large 1712132.59/cwt125.00–143.0094436
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added725134.28/cwt127.00–141.0097421
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned752123.00/cwt123.00–123.009255
Steers—Medium and Large 2755119.00/cwt119.00–119.008981
Steers—Medium and Large 1777131.39/cwt123.00–133.001,0216
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added808125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,01010
Steers—Medium and Large 1820128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0501
Steers—Medium and Large 1865121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0471
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315114.00/cwt114.00–114.003591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added318162.00/cwt162.00–162.005155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325134.77/cwt120.00–142.004388
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added333154.00/cwt154.00–154.005136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1338157.63/cwt149.00–169.0053325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2359140.41/cwt126.00–146.005047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375156.00/cwt156.00–156.0058516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381158.06/cwt145.00–167.0060229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added386166.00/cwt166.00–166.006417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added418134.00/cwt134.00–134.005604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added420166.23/cwt154.00–169.0069820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425155.32/cwt140.00–165.0066048
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438128.09/cwt120.00–136.005614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440156.00/cwt156.00–156.0068668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added458139.99/cwt135.00–150.0064115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467137.74/cwt130.00–146.0064339
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468126.86/cwt120.00–130.005946
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added469139.00/cwt139.00–139.006524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy482126.00/cwt126.00–126.006075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483130.50/cwt125.00–133.0063020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513133.48/cwt125.00–137.0068527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514122.00/cwt122.00–122.006279
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519132.79/cwt122.00–136.0068960
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524118.32/cwt114.00–120.006206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added528136.06/cwt132.00–139.0071814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3538112.00/cwt112.00–112.006032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added562135.01/cwt133.50–140.0075930
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563124.88/cwt118.00–130.0070342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567117.27/cwt114.00–120.0066510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568100.00/cwt100.00–100.005682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added610126.00/cwt126.00–126.007699
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620121.06/cwt119.00–124.0075134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624121.32/cwt115.00–129.0075714
Heifers—Medium and Large 362594.00/cwt94.00–94.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633110.59/cwt109.00–118.007007
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2645115.00/cwt115.00–115.007424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680118.70/cwt118.00–119.0080716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy690111.00/cwt111.00–111.007661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690102.00/cwt102.00–102.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1712118.00/cwt118.00–118.008403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy725109.00/cwt109.00–109.007901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open735122.00/cwt122.00–122.008973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy75395.00/cwt95.00–95.007152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775103.00/cwt103.00–103.007983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open992106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0529
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2367151.88/cwt141.00–161.0055710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1387179.11/cwt177.00–183.0069318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422174.62/cwt172.00–177.0073719
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430118.00/cwt118.00–118.005071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2439155.67/cwt140.00–160.006837
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473136.47/cwt126.00–142.006468
Bulls—Medium and Large 1486159.49/cwt158.00–162.0077510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527146.89/cwt130.00–153.0077431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2537131.35/cwt121.00–140.007058
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585139.74/cwt131.00–145.008176
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605127.00/cwt127.00–127.007686
Bulls—Medium and Large 1614132.88/cwt126.00–136.0081611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678125.00/cwt125.00–125.008482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1708119.00/cwt119.00–119.008433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1800106.00/cwt106.00–106.008481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,11560.00/cwt60.00–60.006691
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84239.00/cwt39.00–39.003283
Cows—Boner 80-85%99340.65/cwt39.00–43.004046
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07038.44/cwt37.00–40.004116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18945.47/cwt44.50–50.0054117
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25550.00/cwt50.00–50.006281
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28748.10/cwt45.00–52.0061929
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34953.20/cwt52.00–54.007185
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,060900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,5401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1981,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0015,5742
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,299702.37/cwt550.00–885.009,12420
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,456911.44/cwt735.00–1,035.0013,2718
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4651,000.51/cwt975.00–1,025.0014,6572
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28881,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.009,1023
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0141,065.82/cwt775.00–1,150.0010,8074
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,25950.10/cwt48.00–54.006316
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,301668.48/cwt550.00–800.008,69712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,308854.47/cwt850.00–860.0011,1762
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-293556.00/cwt56.00–56.005243

This sale against other markets

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.