Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2022-03-17

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 17
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,200 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 1,128▲ 750 vs year ago 450 · +166.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
225 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 180▲ 80 vs year ago 145 · +55.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 100▲ 70 vs year ago 80 · +87.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 6.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00-8.00 higher. The offering included several weaned calves with some of them Value Added that sold for a premium. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week. About 150 cows and bulls observed today.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.53/cwt on 404 head.
Average price
$152.53
404 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$732
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$298
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.53
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1477157.92753274
Medium and Large 1-2534152.2981349
Medium and Large 2475138.4765765
Medium and Large 3385118.2145516thin
One grade step is worth $39.71/cwt here — about $298 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 sale404 hd
152.53
—
AR average10 barns · 1,543 hd
147.00
+5.53
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—Low1,654114.751,89814
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21479.2296232
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,63079.001,2881thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low87859.925267thin

Every lot

114 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1325205.41/cwt195.00–227.006686
Steers—Medium and Large 2327166.73/cwt160.00–180.005453
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy340175.00/cwt175.00–175.005952
Steers—Medium and Large 2370172.40/cwt160.00–190.006386
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy375173.87/cwt150.00–181.006525
Steers—Medium and Large 1380201.89/cwt190.00–209.0076716
Steers—Medium and Large 2421176.03/cwt170.00–182.0074111
Steers—Medium and Large 1425191.46/cwt177.00–210.0081425
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added463178.00/cwt178.00–178.008242
Steers—Medium and Large 2468163.55/cwt150.00–180.007657
Steers—Medium and Large 1473190.34/cwt176.00–206.0090033
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added482198.06/cwt186.00–204.009559
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added491195.00/cwt195.00–195.009577
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy512164.00/cwt164.00–164.008403
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added523208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,0886
Steers—Medium and Large 2523167.75/cwt160.00–175.008772
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed524204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,0697
Steers—Medium and Large 1528195.04/cwt173.00–205.001,03012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added549187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,0277
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added553196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,08411
Steers—Medium and Large 1553181.96/cwt173.00–191.001,0062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588168.00/cwt168.00–168.0098811
Steers—Medium and Large 2588146.42/cwt140.00–153.008612
Steers—Medium and Large 2605156.00/cwt156.00–156.009442
Steers—Medium and Large 1614166.50/cwt166.00–168.001,0224
Steers—Medium and Large 3620118.00/cwt118.00–118.007322
Steers—Medium and Large 1661152.62/cwt150.00–155.001,0095
Steers—Medium and Large 3688125.00/cwt125.00–125.008602
Steers—Medium and Large 2693140.00/cwt140.00–140.009702
Steers—Medium and Large 3705120.00/cwt120.00–120.008461
Steers—Medium and Large 2720140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0081
Steers—Medium and Large 2755130.00/cwt130.00–130.009822
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3319124.00/cwt124.00–124.003968
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy327146.03/cwt130.00–159.0047814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331169.86/cwt160.00–176.005628
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331147.85/cwt138.00–160.004894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed359185.00/cwt185.00–185.006646
Heifers—Medium and Large 2362147.33/cwt140.00–157.0053315
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370111.00/cwt111.00–111.004111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378168.70/cwt157.00–178.0063824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy390150.00/cwt150.00–150.005852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424141.85/cwt130.00–156.0060110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added426175.00/cwt175.00–175.007467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427168.37/cwt156.00–182.0071950
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430118.67/cwt107.00–124.005103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445157.00/cwt157.00–157.006995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed448179.00/cwt179.00–179.008027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added455177.00/cwt177.00–177.0080513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy457147.25/cwt147.00–148.006734
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472107.44/cwt91.00–117.005073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477159.39/cwt148.00–173.0076038
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484143.75/cwt132.00–148.0069612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513157.00/cwt157.00–157.0080529
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518134.18/cwt119.00–140.0069512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521147.69/cwt141.00–158.0076928
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2542140.00/cwt140.00–140.007593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564147.17/cwt130.00–157.0083054
Heifers—Medium and Large 2595130.00/cwt130.00–130.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added596147.00/cwt147.00–147.008768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605140.00/cwt140.00–140.008472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625121.18/cwt113.00–130.007575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650135.00/cwt135.00–135.008781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663121.98/cwt120.00–128.008095
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664132.00/cwt132.00–132.008764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open685131.00/cwt131.00–131.0089712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1743124.00/cwt124.00–124.009213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1790123.00/cwt123.00–123.009721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2790100.00/cwt100.00–100.007901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed323227.00/cwt227.00–227.007336
Bulls—Medium and Large 2324167.68/cwt148.00–180.005434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326201.72/cwt180.00–216.006587
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345127.00/cwt127.00–127.004382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy379158.61/cwt140.00–172.006014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385183.08/cwt170.00–196.0070523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385140.00/cwt140.00–140.005391
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400110.00/cwt110.00–110.004401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy412165.29/cwt160.00–168.006819
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425159.88/cwt150.00–170.006792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427180.96/cwt160.00–197.0077328
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468140.82/cwt131.00–161.006596
Bulls—Medium and Large 1482178.99/cwt168.00–190.0086333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2512150.00/cwt150.00–150.007684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519163.22/cwt150.00–184.0084720
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571155.99/cwt150.00–160.008915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572125.31/cwt120.00–136.007173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621144.99/cwt136.00–152.0090011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672136.67/cwt136.00–137.009183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1701132.60/cwt123.00–135.009305
Bulls—Medium and Large 2733110.00/cwt110.00–110.008063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy890104.00/cwt104.00–104.009261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42597.22/cwt96.00–98.001,3852
Bulls——1,672113.85/cwt109.00–117.001,9048
Bulls——1,734125.31/cwt119.00–131.002,1734
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight76839.49/cwt39.00–40.003032
Cows—Lean 85-90%89551.00/cwt51.00–51.004561
Cows—Lean 85-90%92972.36/cwt70.00–77.006724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18782.02/cwt80.00–86.0097418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22470.55/cwt70.00–71.008644
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25977.66/cwt75.00–79.0097810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,2881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28571,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.008,7843
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed905825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,4661
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10381.10/cwt75.00–86.008953
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2421,226.11/cwt925.00–1,350.0015,22819
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2471,299.07/cwt900.00–1,450.0016,19926
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed940600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,6401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,095850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,3081
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,104.44/cwt1,075.00–1,125.0012,7562
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3331,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0015,3302
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3421,309.25/cwt900.00–1,600.0017,5709
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3931,189.97/cwt950.00–1,450.0016,5769

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.