Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2022-02-10

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 10
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
710 head
▼ 697 vs last sale 1,407▲ 710 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 158▲ 125 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 30▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 650 lbs 6.00-20.00 higher mostly 8.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-11.00 higher. Good buyer attendance and active bidding. Slaughter cows 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-7.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.56/cwt on 327 head.
Average price
$164.56
327 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$762
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$302
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$59.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.00
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2426174.7274525
Medium and Large 1470167.41787254
Medium and Large 2453146.8066544
Medium and Large 3384115.474434thin
One grade step is worth $59.25/cwt here — about $302 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 sale327 hd
164.56
—
AR average7 barns · 1,642 hd
157.56
+7.00
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—High1,786102.141,82417
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48281.721,21128
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24478.5897836
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10262.7969223

Every lot

93 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1316209.00/cwt209.00–209.006605
Steers—Medium and Large 2332177.46/cwt160.00–189.005895
Steers—Medium and Large 2374187.63/cwt180.00–190.007024
Steers—Medium and Large 1382210.90/cwt209.00–217.008065
Steers—Medium and Large 1416210.82/cwt206.00–218.0087713
Steers—Medium and Large 2418173.31/cwt170.00–175.007243
Steers—Medium and Large 1475205.86/cwt195.00–210.0097829
Steers—Medium and Large 2476171.69/cwt166.00–178.008174
Steers—Medium and Large 1526196.37/cwt180.00–206.001,03324
Steers—Medium and Large 2538163.14/cwt145.00–169.008784
Steers—Medium and Large 1575178.64/cwt167.00–194.001,02711
Steers—Medium and Large 2580149.83/cwt149.00–150.008696
Steers—Medium and Large 1605172.14/cwt169.00–179.001,0417
Steers—Medium and Large 2618158.00/cwt158.00–158.009762
Steers—Medium and Large 1658158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0403
Steers—Medium and Large 2685149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0211
Steers—Medium and Large 2710147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0441
Steers—Medium and Large 1717152.16/cwt150.00–154.001,0916
Steers—Medium and Large 2870125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0881
Steers—Medium and Large 2925120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1102
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3308115.62/cwt110.00–126.003563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320152.40/cwt149.00–160.0048811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335174.42/cwt160.00–180.0058417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368153.92/cwt150.00–162.005667
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed369185.00/cwt185.00–185.006839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373177.14/cwt160.00–187.0066130
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381176.00/cwt176.00–176.006719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed398165.00/cwt165.00–165.006573
Heifers—Medium and Large 2409148.41/cwt139.00–158.006074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430175.66/cwt162.00–183.0075542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy433159.00/cwt159.00–159.006883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2452174.00/cwt174.00–174.0078616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465172.61/cwt161.00–181.0080356
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478146.76/cwt139.00–150.007026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520157.63/cwt150.00–168.0082047
Heifers—Medium and Large 2542136.68/cwt135.00–140.007413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565136.54/cwt135.00–139.007714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566154.82/cwt147.00–160.0087633
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615151.58/cwt140.00–156.0093215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628136.66/cwt129.00–143.008583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710133.00/cwt133.00–133.009442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2788123.96/cwt120.00–128.009772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2800122.00/cwt122.00–122.009761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2319177.10/cwt150.00–190.005654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328204.02/cwt200.00–206.006694
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365123.00/cwt123.00–123.004491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372144.17/cwt140.00–151.005365
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375207.89/cwt200.00–216.007802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423168.52/cwt149.00–181.0071313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424194.19/cwt189.00–203.0082316
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476183.89/cwt170.00–197.0087515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478168.00/cwt168.00–168.008035
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522180.90/cwt170.00–199.009448
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526144.73/cwt140.00–159.0076116
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571164.02/cwt155.00–174.0093714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630150.14/cwt147.00–154.009465
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663135.97/cwt133.00–139.009012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670148.25/cwt148.00–149.009934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720146.99/cwt145.00–149.001,0582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2765129.00/cwt129.00–129.009871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2805108.00/cwt108.00–108.008691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1840120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1860120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2870108.00/cwt108.00–108.009401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1965117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55798.00/cwt97.00–99.001,5265
Bulls——1,881103.86/cwt99.00–110.001,95412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight78825.67/cwt22.00–29.002022
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80536.50/cwt35.00–38.002942
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10052.26/cwt47.00–56.005752
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16275.36/cwt73.00–84.008768
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18468.04/cwt65.00–71.008069
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21071.50/cwt65.00–75.008656
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25180.00/cwt76.00–91.001,00130
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47874.08/cwt67.00–77.001,0957
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48384.26/cwt78.00–93.001,25021
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12586.78/cwt83.00–90.009762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,184.51/cwt850.00–1,400.0015,3398
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2991,199.65/cwt1,000.00–1,275.0015,5835
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,31581.61/cwt77.00–87.001,0737
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0014,0701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1181,447.37/cwt1,425.00–1,475.0016,1822
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,475.00/cwt1,475.00–1,475.0018,6591
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-297867.09/cwt58.00–75.006562
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04586.54/cwt70.00–102.009042
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29971,114.38/cwt1,000.00–1,300.0011,1103

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.