Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2022-03-10

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 10
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Receipts
1,128 head
▼ 979 vs last sale 2,107▼ 1,207 vs year ago 2,335 · −51.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs 10.00-25.00 lower with the better 400-500 steers 30.00-35.00 lower over 600 lbs 4.00-13.00 lower. Quality and condition of most cattle not as good as last week with a lot of unweaned calves in the offering under 600 lbs. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.16/cwt on 362 head.
Average price
$143.16
362 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$693
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$197
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$37.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.56
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1460154.81712170
Medium and Large 1-2474146.5169439
Medium and Large 2521130.70681138
Medium and Large 3439117.2351515thin
One grade step is worth $37.57/cwt here — about $197 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 sale362 hd
143.16
—
AR average9 barns · 1,539 hd
141.60
+1.56
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

106 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2321164.20/cwt150.00–180.0052714
Steers—Medium and Large 1324199.15/cwt185.00–219.0064511
Steers—Medium and Large 3330116.00/cwt116.00–116.003831
Steers—Medium and Large 3360130.00/cwt130.00–130.004681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368190.00/cwt190.00–190.006998
Steers—Medium and Large 2368164.50/cwt151.00–175.0060510
Steers—Medium and Large 1369192.58/cwt180.00–200.007119
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy370163.00/cwt163.00–163.006031
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy410177.00/cwt177.00–177.007264
Steers—Medium and Large 3415117.00/cwt117.00–117.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 1424177.72/cwt170.00–184.0075431
Steers—Medium and Large 2429164.45/cwt150.00–170.0070519
Steers—Medium and Large 3450110.00/cwt110.00–110.004951
Steers—Medium and Large 1465178.29/cwt176.00–180.0082914
Steers—Medium and Large 2479159.52/cwt140.00–170.0076417
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy492173.99/cwt170.00–175.008565
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy505164.00/cwt164.00–164.008286
Steers—Medium and Large 1518179.68/cwt170.00–189.009316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,01544
Steers—Medium and Large 2526149.69/cwt140.00–162.0078712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2546173.00/cwt173.00–173.009458
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008407
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy570147.10/cwt145.00–150.008389
Steers—Medium and Large 2574140.79/cwt138.00–146.008086
Steers—Medium and Large 1580165.02/cwt157.00–167.009575
Steers—Medium and Large 1600162.00/cwt162.00–162.009725
Steers—Medium and Large 3605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 2606144.29/cwt129.00–155.008744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0084
Steers—Medium and Large 1663151.99/cwt149.00–155.001,0082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,02511
Steers—Medium and Large 2672142.25/cwt130.00–146.009565
Steers—Medium and Large 1729151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2739145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0729
Steers—Medium and Large 1757140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0663
Steers—Medium and Large 1825140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1551
Steers—Medium and Large 2885120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0624
Steers—Medium and Large 2915110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0071
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310169.00/cwt169.00–169.005242
Heifers—Medium and Large 3313128.32/cwt122.00–133.004024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331139.26/cwt127.00–152.0046117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369160.77/cwt150.00–168.0059334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372152.55/cwt145.00–158.0056716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380145.00/cwt130.00–155.0055120
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383109.00/cwt109.00–109.004172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430142.71/cwt128.00–154.0061422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431160.93/cwt150.00–168.0069434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy440143.00/cwt143.00–143.006291
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2456149.00/cwt149.00–149.006799
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467157.70/cwt145.00–167.0073655
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468116.69/cwt113.00–120.005464
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471141.96/cwt130.00–152.0066920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy487142.07/cwt130.00–145.006925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy497120.00/cwt120.00–120.005963
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525113.00/cwt113.00–113.005931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529146.37/cwt139.00–154.0077425
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529128.41/cwt121.00–139.006798
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy535130.00/cwt130.00–130.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550123.00/cwt123.00–123.006772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2556140.00/cwt140.00–140.0077810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560138.93/cwt135.00–143.007782
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575109.14/cwt100.00–117.006283
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583121.92/cwt116.00–130.007119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1603136.03/cwt135.00–141.008206
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613124.64/cwt110.00–130.0076411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663119.46/cwt110.00–129.007922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685129.00/cwt129.00–129.008841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716133.00/cwt133.00–133.009524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2729109.89/cwt100.00–120.008015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy735106.00/cwt106.00–106.007791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1748128.00/cwt128.00–128.009572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2763100.00/cwt100.00–100.007633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2809103.99/cwt100.00–105.008415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2860100.00/cwt100.00–100.0086011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2311159.51/cwt159.00–160.004966
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328185.89/cwt175.00–198.006102
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373121.01/cwt112.00–129.004512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378153.19/cwt142.00–168.005798
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381162.00/cwt162.00–162.006177
Bulls—Medium and Large 1393179.05/cwt177.00–181.0070413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy405162.00/cwt162.00–162.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426179.28/cwt175.00–180.0076429
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427162.22/cwt151.00–172.0069314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465168.11/cwt156.00–173.0078214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy467150.00/cwt150.00–150.007015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475149.24/cwt130.00–166.0070919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2497157.75/cwt150.00–162.0078417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy505138.50/cwt130.00–155.006993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513167.86/cwt154.00–170.0086128
Bulls—Medium and Large 2537147.46/cwt130.00–152.0079218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570140.75/cwt140.00–141.008024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2589133.61/cwt130.00–136.007875
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623136.65/cwt133.00–138.008516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2624130.66/cwt130.00–131.008153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy625128.05/cwt126.00–130.008002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2657109.00/cwt109.00–109.007163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663135.00/cwt135.00–135.008952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725122.00/cwt122.00–122.008851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2732102.03/cwt100.00–110.007475
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2754118.00/cwt118.00–118.008905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760121.34/cwt120.00–125.009226
Bulls—Medium and Large 1823124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0212
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 341069.00/cwt69.00–69.002831

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.