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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 21

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,030 head

▲ 539 vs last sale 491▲ 330 vs year ago 700 · +47.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

285 head

▲ 111 vs last sale 174▼ 6 vs year ago 291 · −2.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 45▼ 130 vs year ago 230 · −56.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 10.00 higher mostly 3.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower on the small amount observed. Not enough bulls observed for a trend.

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 $158.38/cwt on 391 head.

Average price

$158.38

391 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$243

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.22

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	162.22	786	308
Medium and Large 2	427	151.88	648	60
Medium and Large 3	436	125.07	545	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	841	122.22	1,028	9thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about −$243 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 sale391 hd

158.38

—

AR average8 barns · 1,280 hd

153.17

+5.22

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	—	High	1,517	112.99	1,714	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,511	79.85	1,206	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	74.40	832	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	943	57.31	540	52

Every lot

86 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	317	194.66/cwt	165.00–200.00	617	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	216.84/cwt	196.00–228.00	705	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	469	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	175.83/cwt	165.00–190.00	647	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	205.28/cwt	197.00–215.00	772	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	176.86/cwt	170.00–189.00	739	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	197.58/cwt	189.00–214.00	838	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	202.87/cwt	185.00–217.00	953	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	167.97/cwt	154.00–180.00	803	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	173.17/cwt	154.00–179.00	900	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	191.20/cwt	182.00–201.00	1,000	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	180.45/cwt	170.00–198.00	1,011	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	163.82/cwt	159.00–168.00	958	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	167.51/cwt	161.00–171.00	1,027	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,035	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	161.93/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,101	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,106	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,230	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	122.38/cwt	107.00–150.00	408	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	334	152.18/cwt	145.00–163.00	508	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	171.25/cwt	165.00–180.00	575	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	175.22/cwt	165.00–183.00	648	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	155.10/cwt	138.00–167.00	582	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	135.77/cwt	135.00–136.00	523	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	168.87/cwt	164.00–173.00	716	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	155.27/cwt	140.00–164.00	661	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	535	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	164.77/cwt	154.00–174.00	768	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	126.93/cwt	125.00–130.00	599	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	151.27/cwt	136.00–156.00	723	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	141.09/cwt	134.00–145.00	736	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	156.46/cwt	150.00–164.00	825	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	155.42/cwt	141.00–163.00	891	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	134.03/cwt	130.00–138.00	777	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	148.55/cwt	140.00–157.00	918	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	620	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	849	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	643	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	678	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	135.31/cwt	132.00–138.00	917	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	870	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	875	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,029	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	856	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,027	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	318	206.36/cwt	190.00–220.00	656	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	320	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	365	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	343	149.93/cwt	140.00–160.00	514	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	374	162.07/cwt	145.00–175.00	606	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	192.59/cwt	177.00–207.00	734	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	408	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	755	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	195.61/cwt	170.00–213.00	822	47
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	160.86/cwt	150.00–171.00	690	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	197.56/cwt	187.00–210.00	931	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	182.14/cwt	166.00–193.00	953	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	576	166.36/cwt	150.00–176.00	958	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	774	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	616	158.11/cwt	156.00–162.00	974	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	672	145.98/cwt	140.00–148.00	981	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	121.65/cwt	119.00–130.00	833	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,022	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,514	109.65/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,660	3
Bulls	—	—	1,525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,876	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	690	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	138	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	754	43.62/cwt	43.00–45.00	329	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	824	55.50/cwt	53.00–56.00	457	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	53.46/cwt	48.00–59.00	495	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	35.97/cwt	30.00–42.00	333	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	63.61/cwt	61.00–68.00	646	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	74.32/cwt	70.00–78.00	794	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,069	65.85/cwt	64.00–68.00	704	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	74.06/cwt	71.00–81.00	824	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	83.92/cwt	82.00–87.00	994	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,456	78.30/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,140	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,703	85.26/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,452	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	952	966.52/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	9,201	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,084	866.93/cwt	750.00–950.00	9,398	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,111	1,068.14/cwt	925.00–1,175.00	11,867	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	82.84/cwt	71.00–86.00	969	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	905.85/cwt	820.00–1,000.00	11,776	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	1,021.04/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	11,773	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	16,065	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	17,880	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	96.44/cwt	89.00–107.00	863	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 Apr 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,030Last week 491Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 285Last week 174Year ago 291

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 45Year ago 230

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	105.00–106.00	105.50
2	—	430	124.00–125.00	124.51
4	—	385	135.00–136.00	135.77
3	—	333	107.00–150.00	122.38
3	—	472	125.00–130.00	126.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	127.00	127.00
1	—	735	119.00	119.00
12	—	375	138.00–167.00	155.10
26	—	426	140.00–164.00	155.27
9	—	334	145.00–163.00	152.18
2	—	580	130.00–138.00	134.03
6	—	478	136.00–156.00	151.27
3	—	522	134.00–145.00	141.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	760	130.00	130.00
8	—	336	165.00–180.00	171.25
6	—	678	132.00–138.00	135.31
88	—	466	154.00–174.00	164.77
69	—	527	150.00–164.00	156.46
44	—	370	165.00–183.00	175.22
31	—	573	141.00–163.00	155.42
15	—	618	140.00–157.00	148.55
2	—	720	140.00	140.00
41	—	424	164.00–173.00	168.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	823	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	856	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	317	165.00–200.00	194.66
10	—	368	165.00–190.00	175.83
6	—	520	154.00–179.00	173.17
6	—	478	154.00–180.00	167.97
2	—	625	160.00	160.00
5	—	585	159.00–168.00	163.82
4	—	418	170.00–189.00	176.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	523	182.00–201.00	191.20
60	—	470	185.00–217.00	202.87
36	—	376	197.00–215.00	205.28
43	—	560	170.00–198.00	180.45
1	—	820	150.00	150.00
9	—	680	155.00–170.00	161.93
2	—	790	140.00	140.00
26	—	325	196.00–228.00	216.84
22	—	424	189.00–214.00	197.58
12	—	613	161.00–171.00	167.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	576	150.00–176.00	166.36
47	—	420	170.00–213.00	195.61
12	—	672	140.00–148.00	145.98
1	—	730	140.00	140.00
15	—	616	156.00–162.00	158.11
31	—	471	187.00–210.00	197.56
15	—	523	166.00–193.00	182.14
8	—	318	190.00–220.00	206.36
22	—	381	177.00–207.00	192.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	145.00–175.00	162.07
3	—	600	129.00	129.00
2	—	343	140.00–160.00	149.93
4	—	685	119.00–130.00	121.65
6	—	429	150.00–171.00	160.86
1	—	495	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	30.00–42.00	35.97
16	—	925	48.00–59.00	53.46
8	—	1,069	70.00–78.00	74.32
15	—	1,015	61.00–68.00	63.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	20.00	20.00
3	—	754	43.00–45.00	43.62
6	—	824	53.00–56.00	55.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,703	81.00–90.00	85.26
7	—	1,456	76.00–80.00	78.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,113	71.00–81.00	74.06
7	—	1,069	64.00–68.00	65.85
7	—	1,184	82.00–87.00	83.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	123.00	123.00
3	—	1,514	109.00–110.00	109.65

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	820.00–1,000.00	905.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,170	71.00–86.00	82.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,084	750.00–950.00	866.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	952	900.00–1,025.00	966.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,111	925.00–1,175.00	1,068.14

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	—	970	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,153	900.00–1,100.00	1,021.04

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	—	895	89.00–107.00	96.44

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.