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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 20

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Jan 13Jan 20Jan 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

116 head

▼ 1,711 vs last sale 1,827▼ 642 vs year ago 758 · −84.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 265 vs last sale 300▼ 59 vs year ago 94 · −62.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 153 vs last sale 168▼ 40 vs year ago 55 · −72.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough in any class for an accurate trend. Light run due to cold inclement weather.

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 $141.18/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$141.18

56 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$379

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

$30.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.03

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	144.30	818	44
Medium and Large 2	417	135.00	563	9thin
Medium and Large 3	385	114.00	439	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.30/cwt here — about $379 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 sale56 hd

141.18

—

AR average8 barns · 926 hd

141.21

−0.03

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,821	81.52	1,484	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	57.83	719	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	42.60	430	13

Every lot

49 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	634	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	180.91/cwt	178.00–188.00	783	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	868	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	155.06/cwt	150.00–160.00	974	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	142.32/cwt	140.00–147.00	901	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	705	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	687	141.99/cwt	140.00–146.00	975	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,015	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	161.05/cwt	160.00–162.00	520	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	486	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	377	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	499	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	406	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	548	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	155.19/cwt	146.00–158.00	666	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	153.57/cwt	141.00–156.00	711	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	799	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	686	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	143.05/cwt	140.00–147.00	805	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	143.09/cwt	138.00–152.00	867	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	969	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	123.83/cwt	120.00–130.00	939	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,094	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	143.66/cwt	143.00–145.00	529	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	173.37/cwt	171.00–176.00	733	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	599	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	456	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	889	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	137.89/cwt	130.00–150.00	734	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	592	150.75/cwt	150.00–151.00	892	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,769	86.31/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,527	4
Bulls	—	—	1,925	71.94/cwt	65.00–78.00	1,385	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	785	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	157	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	41.04/cwt	40.00–42.00	369	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	566	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	51.98/cwt	49.00–55.00	565	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	30.94/cwt	30.00–32.00	348	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	57.83/cwt	55.00–62.00	719	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	890	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	356	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,208	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,129	54.01/cwt	51.00–60.00	610	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,611	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	18,655	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,169	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	539	2

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 Jan 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 1,827Year ago 758

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 300Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 168Year ago 55

Compared to last week: Not enough in any class for an accurate trend. Light run due to cold inclement weather.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,129	51.00–60.00	54.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	890	40.00	40.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	725	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	998	54.00	54.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,086	49.00–55.00	51.98
1	—	975	58.00	58.00
2	—	900	40.00–42.00	41.04
2	—	1,125	30.00–32.00	30.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,244	55.00–62.00	57.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,925	65.00–78.00	71.94
4	—	1,769	85.00–88.00	86.31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	171.00–176.00	173.37
6	—	456	195.00	195.00
8	—	592	150.00–151.00	150.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
3	—	368	143.00–145.00	143.66
3	—	428	140.00	140.00
5	—	532	130.00–150.00	137.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	143.00	143.00
3	—	633	140.00–147.00	142.32
1	—	360	170.00	170.00
3	—	687	140.00–146.00	141.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	208.00	208.00
2	—	553	157.00	157.00
2	—	628	150.00–160.00	155.06
4	—	433	178.00–188.00	180.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	130.00	130.00
2	—	635	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	429	146.00–158.00	155.19
2	—	655	148.00	148.00
2	—	875	125.00	125.00
6	—	758	120.00–130.00	123.83
4	—	536	149.00	149.00
2	—	323	160.00–162.00	161.05
7	—	606	138.00–152.00	143.09
4	—	563	140.00–147.00	143.05
2	—	705	125.00	125.00
6	—	463	141.00–156.00	153.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	146.00	146.00
2	—	538	125.00–130.00	127.51
4	—	406	135.00	135.00
1	—	390	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
2	—	340	111.00	111.00

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.