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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 27

● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,407 head

▲ 1,291 vs last sale 116▲ 257 vs year ago 1,150 · +22.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

158 head

▲ 123 vs last sale 35▲ 18 vs year ago 140 · +12.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 15▼ 20 vs year ago 50 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough for an accurate trend last week however there was a higher undertone this week .The offering included several groups of good quality weaned cattle some of them with two rounds of shots. Slaughter cows 6.00-10.00 higher than last weeks light test. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.11/cwt on 558 head.

Average price

$173.11

558 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$42.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.46

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	176.28	1,036	417
Medium and Large 1-2	592	168.38	997	70
Medium and Large 2	491	159.89	785	69
Medium and Large 3	540	134.00	724	2thin

One grade step is worth $42.28/cwt here — about $312 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 sale558 hd

173.11

—

AR average8 barns · 1,225 hd

167.65

+5.46

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	1,555	90.87	1,413	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	76.14	1,041	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	69.81	885	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	57.44	641	10

Every lot

109 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	174.14/cwt	160.00–180.00	562	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	209.78/cwt	198.00–219.00	696	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	169.40/cwt	159.00–186.00	622	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	382	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	825	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	196.13/cwt	190.00–201.00	751	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	165.90/cwt	150.00–182.00	703	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	196.22/cwt	184.00–204.00	844	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	436	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	876	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	452	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	918	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	165.57/cwt	145.00–175.00	795	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	194.79/cwt	181.00–202.00	945	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	154.68/cwt	143.00–167.00	798	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	191.81/cwt	186.00–195.00	1,007	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	176.49/cwt	173.00–185.00	928	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	724	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	947	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	170.65/cwt	170.00–171.00	966	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	867	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	170.35/cwt	160.00–179.00	988	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	139.72/cwt	130.00–150.00	877	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	633	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,070	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	165.39/cwt	158.00–172.00	1,049	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	644	165.22/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,064	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	145.91/cwt	139.00–150.00	967	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,019	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	163.11/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,096	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	686	164.84/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,131	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	147.30/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,061	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	157.53/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,145	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	150.41/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,188	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,186	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	148.26/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,275	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,281	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	146.17/cwt	139.00–155.00	468	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	163.23/cwt	154.00–175.00	550	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	359	179.91/cwt	172.00–182.00	646	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	165.80/cwt	160.00–172.00	597	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	142.87/cwt	130.00–150.00	534	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	111.28/cwt	103.00–120.00	428	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	138.36/cwt	130.00–145.00	584	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	166.87/cwt	152.00–176.00	716	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	465	168.61/cwt	164.00–170.00	784	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	161.18/cwt	148.00–167.00	749	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	138.19/cwt	127.00–146.00	648	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	471	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	568	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	138.39/cwt	125.00–152.00	717	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	523	159.82/cwt	156.00–172.00	836	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	154.51/cwt	147.00–164.00	810	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	538	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	594	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	546	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	846	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	830	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	126.78/cwt	120.00–134.00	723	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	150.31/cwt	141.00–153.00	875	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	586	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	879	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	606	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	909	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	607	129.97/cwt	120.00–135.00	789	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	144.67/cwt	135.00–149.00	911	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	898	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	141.51/cwt	135.00–150.00	955	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	694	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,013	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	931	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	140.71/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,022	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	727	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,083	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	736	126.10/cwt	125.00–130.00	928	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	997	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	328	155.20/cwt	142.00–170.00	509	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	348	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	626	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	159.84/cwt	148.00–170.00	591	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	189.28/cwt	180.00–204.00	721	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	424	199.70/cwt	197.00–203.00	847	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	152.63/cwt	140.00–165.00	664	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	144.26/cwt	138.00–160.00	681	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	487	178.59/cwt	170.00–188.00	870	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	519	150.96/cwt	130.00–156.00	783	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	172.42/cwt	160.00–180.00	910	37
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	135.31/cwt	126.00–144.00	775	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	581	158.34/cwt	155.00–159.00	920	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	719	135.16/cwt	130.00–140.00	972	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	785	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,044	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	816	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,454	79.16/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,151	5
Bulls	—	—	1,554	90.07/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,400	7
Bulls	—	—	1,641	101.57/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,667	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	37.29/cwt	30.00–40.00	401	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	72.31/cwt	68.00–74.00	808	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,144	61.40/cwt	57.00–64.00	702	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	68.08/cwt	64.00–71.00	827	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	59.34/cwt	57.00–61.00	738	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,333	70.00/cwt	68.00–72.00	933	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,376	75.97/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,045	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	78.18/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,077	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	750	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,313	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	809.49/cwt	600.00–1,050.00	6,864	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	810	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,860	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,810	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,164	971.13/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	11,304	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,177	1,009.67/cwt	750.00–1,125.00	11,884	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,277	69.75/cwt	65.00–79.00	891	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	807	76.98/cwt	71.00–83.00	621	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,204	1,400.78/cwt	1,300.00–1,450.00	16,865	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	17,355	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 Jan 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,407Last week 116Year ago 1,150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 35Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 15Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	666	153.00	153.00
6	—	544	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	144.00–149.00	147.30
8	—	480	145.00–175.00	165.57
2	—	578	150.00	150.00
8	—	323	160.00–180.00	174.14
8	—	367	159.00–186.00	169.40
14	—	424	150.00–182.00	165.90
11	—	663	139.00–150.00	145.91
2	—	628	130.00–150.00	139.72
13	—	516	143.00–167.00	154.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	860	147.00–150.00	148.26
27	—	727	150.00–161.00	157.53
11	—	332	198.00–219.00	209.78
27	—	430	184.00–204.00	196.22
53	—	580	160.00–179.00	170.35
13	—	383	190.00–201.00	196.13
37	—	485	181.00–202.00	194.79
3	—	915	140.00	140.00
6	—	790	143.00–154.00	150.41
31	—	672	157.00–168.00	163.11
42	—	634	158.00–172.00	165.39
6	—	818	145.00	145.00
14	—	526	173.00–185.00	176.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	566	170.00–171.00	170.65
20	—	644	162.00–166.00	165.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	436	201.00	201.00
11	—	382	216.00	216.00
6	—	452	203.00	203.00
55	—	686	164.00–168.00	164.84
12	—	595	180.00	180.00
29	—	525	186.00–195.00	191.81
12	—	633	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	523	156.00–172.00	159.82
14	—	359	172.00–182.00	179.91
7	—	606	150.00	150.00
30	—	465	164.00–170.00	168.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	582	141.00–153.00	150.31
44	—	465	148.00–167.00	161.18
13	—	726	132.00–145.00	140.71
18	—	360	160.00–172.00	165.80
8	—	337	154.00–175.00	163.23
47	—	429	152.00–176.00	166.87
13	—	630	135.00–149.00	144.67
70	—	524	147.00–164.00	154.51
1	—	755	132.00	132.00
29	—	675	135.00–150.00	141.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	586	150.00	150.00
7	—	546	155.00	155.00
10	—	694	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	129.00	129.00
5	—	553	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
2	—	670	134.00	134.00
14	—	374	130.00–150.00	142.87
12	—	320	139.00–155.00	146.17
6	—	570	120.00–134.00	126.78
7	—	469	127.00–146.00	138.19
2	—	875	110.00	110.00
3	—	607	120.00–135.00	129.97
7	—	422	130.00–145.00	138.36
7	—	736	125.00–130.00	126.10
8	—	518	125.00–152.00	138.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	103.00–120.00	111.28
4	—	471	120.00–121.00	120.50
2	—	538	110.00–111.00	110.50
1	—	440	109.00	109.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	727	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	133.00	133.00
12	—	581	155.00–159.00	158.34
4	—	348	180.00	180.00
1	—	655	140.00	140.00
11	—	487	170.00–188.00	178.59
15	—	381	180.00–204.00	189.28
10	—	424	197.00–203.00	199.70
37	—	528	160.00–180.00	172.42
5	—	719	130.00–140.00	135.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	80.00	80.00
8	—	328	142.00–170.00	155.20
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
9	—	519	130.00–156.00	150.96
8	—	370	148.00–170.00	159.84
5	—	472	138.00–160.00	144.26
3	—	573	126.00–144.00	135.31
9	—	435	140.00–165.00	152.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,144	57.00–64.00	61.40
3	—	1,075	30.00–40.00	37.29
3	—	1,118	68.00–74.00	72.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,378	74.00–82.00	78.18
2	—	1,333	68.00–72.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	57.00–61.00	59.34
21	—	1,215	64.00–71.00	68.08
11	—	1,376	72.00–81.00	75.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,454	76.00–81.00	79.16
6	—	1,641	97.00–109.00	101.57
7	—	1,554	84.00–96.00	90.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	750	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	848	600.00–1,050.00	809.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,164	875.00–1,075.00	971.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,177	750.00–1,125.00	1,009.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,277	65.00–79.00	69.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	810	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	807	71.00–83.00	76.98

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)	Open	1	—	1,335	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,204	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,400.78

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.