Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2021-04-08

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 8
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,165 head
▼ 72 vs last sale 1,237▲ 635 vs year ago 530 · +119.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
330 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 250▲ 270 vs year ago 60 · +450.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
300 head
▲ 150 vs last sale 150▲ 280 vs year ago 20 · +1,400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 2.00-14.00 higher mostly 7.00-12.00 higher not enough over 600 lbs for an accurate trend. Feeder heifers steady to 10.00 higher mostly 2.00-7.00 higher. Feeder bulls mostly 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher on a light comparison. Not enough slaughter cows observed for a trend due to time limits. Only a few of bred cows on offer were observed.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.06/cwt on 447 head.
Average price
$146.06
447 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$687
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$232
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$36.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.66
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1458152.31698224
Medium and Large 1-2517141.7673287
Medium and Large 2464139.54647130
Medium and Large 3401116.174666thin
One grade step is worth $36.15/cwt here — about $232 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 sale447 hd
146.06
—
AR average10 barns · 1,816 hd
143.40
+2.66
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—Average1,53592.161,41517
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14070.528042thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low63333.002094thin

Every lot

112 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2326181.23/cwt180.00–185.005916
Steers—Medium and Large 1327201.90/cwt185.00–214.0066012
Steers—Medium and Large 2365165.91/cwt160.00–170.006063
Steers—Medium and Large 1378195.84/cwt184.00–208.0074023
Steers—Medium and Large 2409162.04/cwt150.00–170.006634
Steers—Medium and Large 1419191.80/cwt179.00–197.0080451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432183.00/cwt183.00–183.0079112
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy445169.00/cwt169.00–169.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 2469158.99/cwt141.00–166.007466
Steers—Medium and Large 1481180.28/cwt169.00–189.0086735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2506167.00/cwt167.00–167.008458
Steers—Medium and Large 1509175.13/cwt160.00–180.0089115
Steers—Medium and Large 2524149.53/cwt140.00–157.007846
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added529181.00/cwt181.00–181.0095710
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy530158.00/cwt158.00–158.008373
Steers—Medium and Large 1572165.19/cwt156.00–174.0094531
Steers—Medium and Large 2585140.00/cwt140.00–140.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 1607154.01/cwt153.00–156.009353
Steers—Medium and Large 2645125.00/cwt125.00–125.008062
Steers—Medium and Large 1675140.24/cwt139.00–143.009474
Steers—Medium and Large 2680136.00/cwt136.00–136.009251
Steers—Medium and Large 2713131.00/cwt131.00–131.009342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767130.00/cwt130.00–130.009979
Steers—Medium and Large 2785128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0051
Steers—Medium and Large 1795134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0651
Steers—Medium and Large 1809130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0524
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322149.24/cwt131.00–154.0048111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1339163.66/cwt158.00–166.0055525
Heifers—Medium and Large 3362119.25/cwt115.00–126.004324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367148.04/cwt136.00–154.0054324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377165.15/cwt154.00–174.0062358
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423158.89/cwt151.00–165.0067240
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429152.58/cwt149.00–158.0065531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432149.37/cwt140.00–156.0064525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461150.00/cwt150.00–150.006926
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472141.65/cwt122.00–150.0066930
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy479140.00/cwt140.00–140.0067112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483153.65/cwt149.00–157.0074221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added507142.00/cwt142.00–142.007205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514144.71/cwt137.00–147.0074418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525138.11/cwt134.00–146.0072525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526126.46/cwt120.00–134.0066523
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573133.38/cwt132.00–135.0076415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576132.90/cwt129.00–140.0076626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2587126.19/cwt120.00–130.007416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627121.63/cwt114.00–127.007635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630129.23/cwt122.00–134.0081411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634131.00/cwt131.00–131.008315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2666117.96/cwt115.00–124.007864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680125.00/cwt125.00–125.008501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725127.00/cwt127.00–127.009211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745114.00/cwt114.00–114.008491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1758119.96/cwt116.00–124.009092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2797119.00/cwt119.00–119.009485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1815120.00/cwt120.00–120.009782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2840102.00/cwt102.00–102.008571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1920112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2324170.80/cwt156.00–180.005535
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333190.05/cwt184.00–198.006334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2367162.70/cwt147.00–172.005976
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377185.58/cwt179.00–205.0070016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428177.65/cwt166.00–194.0076026
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434155.56/cwt150.00–166.006759
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455154.00/cwt154.00–154.007012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470169.94/cwt159.00–183.0079941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516161.35/cwt150.00–170.0083328
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523147.62/cwt139.00–154.0077215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533158.00/cwt158.00–158.008424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575153.66/cwt148.00–161.0088427
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583137.99/cwt130.00–145.008047
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621143.84/cwt135.00–152.0089314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635122.98/cwt122.00–124.007812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660125.00/cwt116.00–130.008253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680132.36/cwt130.00–135.0090011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1707131.73/cwt125.00–135.009315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720119.00/cwt119.00–119.008571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy783110.00/cwt110.00–110.008612
Bulls—Medium and Large 279095.00/cwt95.00–95.007511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy803110.00/cwt110.00–110.008832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1813113.12/cwt109.00–114.0092015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1863116.62/cwt112.00–119.001,0063
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 358565.00/cwt65.00–65.003801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35580.96/cwt76.00–84.001,0975
Bulls——1,49088.83/cwt85.00–92.001,3244
Bulls——1,671100.83/cwt95.00–107.001,6858
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight63333.00/cwt33.00–33.002094
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14070.52/cwt70.00–71.008042
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,490106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,5791
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs18 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed707495.45/cwt435.00–700.003,50315
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed742551.70/cwt475.00–775.004,09413
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed805875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,0441
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed811375.00/cwt375.00–375.003,0414
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed878410.00/cwt410.00–410.003,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2947925.00/cwt925.00–925.008,7605
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,076879.96/cwt825.00–1,075.009,4686
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0012,9601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,100970.52/cwt950.00–985.0010,6762
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1271,504.88/cwt1,200.00–1,650.0016,9603
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1841,290.61/cwt1,000.00–1,425.0015,2818
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2081,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0014,4962
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3851,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0017,6591
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3981,475.00/cwt1,475.00–1,475.0020,6212
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4931,795.40/cwt1,500.00–2,025.0026,80524
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5331,995.60/cwt1,850.00–2,075.0030,5936
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5701,263.81/cwt1,225.00–1,300.0019,8422
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7301,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0023,7881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed763505.25/cwt410.00–585.003,8552
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed825400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284588.00/cwt88.00–88.007441

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.