Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2021-12-09

Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 9

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Receipts

2,360 head

▼ 958 vs last sale 3,318▼ 399 vs year ago 2,759 · −14.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs steady to 9.00 higher 400-650 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs 6.00-11.00 higher over 450 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. The offering included several groups of good quality weaned calves. Cows and bulls not reported due to time.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.61/cwt on 588 head.

Average price

$151.61

588 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$50.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.22

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	160.64	724	368
Medium and Large 1-2	511	144.96	741	77
Medium and Large 2	492	134.28	661	121
Medium and Large 2-3	379	130.00	493	10thin
Medium and Large 3	460	109.83	505	12thin

One grade step is worth $50.81/cwt here — about $219 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 sale588 hd

151.61

—

AR average9 barns · 2,880 hd

143.39

+8.22

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

90 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	322	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	721	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	212.35/cwt	190.00–225.00	692	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	341	175.78/cwt	160.00–190.00	599	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	203.60/cwt	190.00–216.00	776	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	172.66/cwt	160.00–198.00	663	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	200.40/cwt	189.00–206.50	854	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	170.86/cwt	157.00–180.00	735	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	191.63/cwt	183.00–194.00	836	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	191.58/cwt	174.00–204.00	891	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	168.54/cwt	163.00–181.00	807	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	160.89/cwt	149.00–177.00	771	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	517	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	967	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	177.07/cwt	175.00–180.00	915	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	180.41/cwt	170.00–187.00	940	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	156.20/cwt	140.00–164.00	834	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	165.83/cwt	160.00–174.00	942	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	144.19/cwt	138.00–151.00	828	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	161.06/cwt	150.00–165.00	933	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	609	140.60/cwt	134.00–147.00	856	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	161.49/cwt	155.00–170.00	995	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	627	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	859	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	663	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	981	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,047	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	139.62/cwt	139.00–140.00	944	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	991	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	986	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,080	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,036	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,127	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,034	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	830	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,079	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	169.74/cwt	156.00–178.00	562	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	143.91/cwt	137.00–150.00	478	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	420	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	367	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	657	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	374	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	136.08/cwt	130.00–142.00	508	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	379	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	493	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	170.42/cwt	150.00–179.00	649	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	156.84/cwt	151.00–165.00	663	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	139.71/cwt	124.00–145.00	597	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	427	112.16/cwt	100.00–119.00	479	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	166.38/cwt	150.00–176.00	712	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	108.17/cwt	100.00–116.00	498	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	156.37/cwt	147.00–164.00	738	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	137.68/cwt	125.00–145.00	657	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	144.90/cwt	140.00–157.00	703	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	150.70/cwt	142.00–157.00	778	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	143.14/cwt	140.00–146.00	744	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	134.78/cwt	122.00–145.00	704	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	780	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	144.49/cwt	134.00–153.00	811	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	128.93/cwt	115.00–132.00	748	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	123.42/cwt	115.00–132.00	766	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	140.93/cwt	136.00–144.00	895	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	117.48/cwt	116.00–122.00	794	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	678	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	678	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	925	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	195.76/cwt	185.00–208.00	632	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	348	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	623	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	369	187.76/cwt	182.00–196.00	693	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	376	172.45/cwt	169.00–181.00	648	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	160.04/cwt	143.00–170.00	671	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	424	186.31/cwt	178.00–191.00	790	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	687	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	175.81/cwt	169.00–180.00	832	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	147.35/cwt	123.00–160.00	709	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	507	169.80/cwt	148.00–176.00	861	90
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	140.19/cwt	130.00–153.00	750	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	148.83/cwt	140.00–158.00	854	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	123.44/cwt	120.00–127.00	710	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	141.97/cwt	134.00–150.00	887	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	128.42/cwt	125.00–132.00	809	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	672	140.37/cwt	135.00–145.00	943	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	113.75/cwt	110.00–124.00	768	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	958	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	722	116.51/cwt	111.00–120.00	841	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	770	106.69/cwt	100.00–110.00	822	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	808	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	889	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	812	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	893	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	815	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,019	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	935	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	851	1

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs, AR

Thu Dec 9, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Receipts 2,360Last week 3,318Year ago 2,759

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	685	125.00	125.00
25	—	423	151.00–165.00	156.84
16	—	520	140.00–146.00	143.14
13	—	485	140.00–157.00	144.90
12	—	553	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	110.00	110.00
12	—	332	137.00–150.00	143.91
10	—	373	130.00–142.00	136.08
26	—	477	125.00–145.00	137.68
2	—	710	110.00	110.00
24	—	427	124.00–145.00	139.71
20	—	580	115.00–132.00	128.93
13	—	522	122.00–145.00	134.78
8	—	621	115.00–132.00	123.42
4	—	676	116.00–122.00	117.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	331	156.00–178.00	169.74
74	—	472	147.00–164.00	156.37
38	—	516	142.00–157.00	150.70
13	—	685	135.00	135.00
12	—	635	136.00–144.00	140.93
76	—	381	150.00–179.00	170.42
75	—	428	150.00–176.00	166.38
30	—	561	134.00–153.00	144.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	100.00	100.00
2	—	460	100.00–116.00	108.17
2	—	333	126.00	126.00
1	—	500	100.00	100.00
1	—	370	101.00	101.00
4	—	427	100.00–119.00	112.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	367	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	379	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	430	157.00–180.00	170.86
22	—	479	149.00–177.00	160.89
9	—	574	138.00–151.00	144.19
9	—	341	160.00–190.00	175.78
8	—	676	139.00–140.00	139.62
4	—	609	134.00–147.00	140.60
8	—	384	160.00–198.00	172.66
1	—	830	130.00	130.00
1	—	795	130.00	130.00
15	—	534	140.00–164.00	156.20
1	—	745	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	326	190.00–225.00	212.35
1	—	745	145.00	145.00
70	—	521	170.00–187.00	180.41
46	—	426	189.00–206.50	200.40
45	—	465	174.00–204.00	191.58
32	—	381	190.00–216.00	203.60
28	—	616	155.00–170.00	161.49
17	—	568	160.00–174.00	165.83
6	—	667	157.00	157.00
1	—	800	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	704	140.00	140.00
53	—	479	163.00–181.00	168.54
24	—	517	175.00–180.00	177.07
31	—	436	183.00–194.00	191.63
24	—	579	150.00–165.00	161.06
5	—	777	145.00	145.00
7	—	688	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	322	224.00	224.00
10	—	517	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	507	148.00–176.00	169.80
14	—	672	135.00–145.00	140.37
12	—	369	182.00–196.00	187.76
24	—	473	169.00–180.00	175.81
18	—	574	140.00–158.00	148.83
7	—	323	185.00–208.00	195.76
2	—	815	125.00	125.00
1	—	775	125.00	125.00
1	—	720	133.00	133.00
17	—	625	134.00–150.00	141.97
17	—	424	178.00–191.00	186.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	812	110.00	110.00
2	—	555	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	143.00–170.00	160.04
4	—	808	110.00	110.00
2	—	630	125.00–132.00	128.42
2	—	575	120.00–127.00	123.44
2	—	348	179.00	179.00
1	—	935	91.00	91.00
5	—	675	110.00–124.00	113.75
5	—	722	111.00–120.00	116.51
29	—	481	123.00–160.00	147.35
7	—	376	169.00–181.00	172.45
10	—	535	130.00–153.00	140.19
3	—	770	100.00–110.00	106.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	455	151.00	151.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.