Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2021-11-11

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 11
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Receipts
2,824 head
▲ 1,010 vs last sale 1,814▼ 604 vs year ago 3,428 · −17.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher except the better 300-350 lbs 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 4.00 lower except the better 450-500 lbs 2.00 higher. Heavy run of mostly unweaned calves. Cows and bulls not reported due to time.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $171.16/cwt on 610 head.
Average price
$171.16
610 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$832
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$250
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$58.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.14
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1486176.41858389
Medium and Large 1-2482166.73803150
Medium and Large 2495154.1976464
Medium and Large 2-3456137.006254thin
Medium and Large 3515118.006083thin
One grade step is worth $58.41/cwt here — about $250 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 sale610 hd
171.16
—
AR average8 barns · 2,242 hd
157.02
+14.14
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1325203.70/cwt197.00–212.0066210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328192.13/cwt186.00–196.0063019
Steers—Medium and Large 2334161.49/cwt140.00–179.005395
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added353197.00/cwt197.00–197.006953
Steers—Medium and Large 1361193.18/cwt180.00–201.0069732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377180.50/cwt179.00–181.0068016
Steers—Medium and Large 2383166.90/cwt160.00–174.0063911
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added424168.00/cwt168.00–168.007124
Steers—Medium and Large 2427161.03/cwt158.00–169.0068811
Steers—Medium and Large 1428183.96/cwt171.00–196.0078779
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added450190.00/cwt190.00–190.008555
Steers—Medium and Large 3450124.00/cwt124.00–124.005581
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3456137.00/cwt137.00–137.006254
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467168.57/cwt164.00–175.0078750
Steers—Medium and Large 1473184.05/cwt170.00–193.0087175
Steers—Medium and Large 2479154.77/cwt140.00–171.007416
Steers—Medium and Large 1522169.42/cwt163.00–179.00884113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525160.93/cwt155.00–167.0084531
Steers—Medium and Large 3530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006361
Steers—Medium and Large 2531149.46/cwt140.00–157.0079413
Steers—Medium and Large 1556164.33/cwt155.00–165.0091439
Steers—Medium and Large 3565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569150.19/cwt149.00–151.0085525
Steers—Medium and Large 2588137.60/cwt130.00–145.008092
Steers—Medium and Large 1600147.00/cwt147.00–147.008822
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned613150.81/cwt148.00–152.0092421
Steers—Medium and Large 2618138.00/cwt138.00–138.008534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2638147.00/cwt147.00–147.009385
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned660143.00/cwt143.00–143.009442
Steers—Medium and Large 1673146.00/cwt146.00–146.009832
Steers—Medium and Large 2680137.98/cwt137.00–139.009382
Steers—Medium and Large 1716156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1176
Steers—Medium and Large 2733139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2734141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0354
Steers—Medium and Large 2760134.47/cwt132.00–137.001,0222
Steers—Medium and Large 2830130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0792
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1314157.04/cwt149.00–160.0049310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330140.63/cwt140.00–142.004643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331153.00/cwt153.00–153.005068
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added346161.00/cwt161.00–161.005576
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366137.24/cwt118.00–145.0050219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375154.06/cwt146.00–159.0057842
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385100.00/cwt100.00–100.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395143.19/cwt142.00–144.0056610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added409147.00/cwt147.00–147.0060113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416150.97/cwt148.00–155.0062840
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417142.74/cwt140.00–145.0059511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2436135.85/cwt130.00–141.0059218
Heifers—Medium and Large 344197.51/cwt90.00–110.004304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added453155.00/cwt155.00–155.007025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1462155.37/cwt140.00–158.0071879
Heifers—Medium and Large 346494.05/cwt88.00–100.004364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470131.83/cwt122.00–140.006208
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472155.00/cwt155.00–155.0073213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481142.82/cwt139.00–145.0068756
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2509142.00/cwt142.00–142.0072321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516148.20/cwt138.00–152.00765104
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525128.79/cwt117.00–135.0067624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy543134.00/cwt134.00–134.007282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564140.96/cwt136.00–144.0079553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574129.79/cwt122.00–135.0074514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584138.00/cwt138.00–138.008064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned618133.01/cwt130.00–134.0082219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630135.00/cwt135.00–135.008514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635118.52/cwt116.00–121.007534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2648134.00/cwt134.00–134.008683
Heifers—Medium and Large 370090.00/cwt90.00–90.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2748118.00/cwt118.00–118.008832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
Heifers—Medium and Large 294590.00/cwt90.00–90.008514
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328179.63/cwt179.00–180.005895
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379180.53/cwt179.00–184.006844
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380151.00/cwt151.00–151.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 3407121.00/cwt121.00–121.004923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425172.52/cwt170.00–176.0073317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468171.19/cwt165.00–179.008018
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476148.81/cwt140.00–150.007088
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed477174.00/cwt174.00–174.008305
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525161.64/cwt156.00–172.0084929
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529136.26/cwt130.00–141.007216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550140.00/cwt140.00–140.007704
Bulls—Medium and Large 1557142.59/cwt140.00–145.0079412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2562127.20/cwt120.00–130.0071513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy570100.00/cwt100.00–100.005703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610128.00/cwt128.00–128.007812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2653129.00/cwt129.00–129.008426
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663119.00/cwt119.00–119.007892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665138.00/cwt138.00–138.009181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy673136.00/cwt136.00–136.009153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy775109.00/cwt109.00–109.008451

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.