Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2022-06-16

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 16
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
860 head
▲ 860 vs last sale 0▲ 860 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
319 head
▲ 319 vs last sale 0▲ 319 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 0▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers and heifers steady to 10.00 lower mostly 200-7.00 lower except the better 500-550 lb steers 2.00 higher. Quality of most calves not as good as last week. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.10/cwt on 293 head.
Average price
$152.10
293 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$731
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$249
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.91
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1496157.87782153
Medium and Large 1-2502151.0275848
Medium and Large 2446147.8165975
Medium and Large 3436122.1853317thin
One grade step is worth $35.69/cwt here — about $249 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 sale293 hd
152.10
—
AR average8 barns · 1,331 hd
150.19
+1.91
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—Average1,545122.651,89538
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42287.881,24919
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17685.081,00093
CowsLean 85-90%Average98569.6968699

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,282$1,27513
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,280$1,2406
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,313$1,2135
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,117$1,0407
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,0753thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)905$7251thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)750$7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,397$1,4295
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$1,4283thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,225$1,4124thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,075$8001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,3402thin

Every lot

115 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1319206.41/cwt194.00–215.006588
Steers—Medium and Large 2320184.47/cwt184.00–185.005902
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added346213.00/cwt213.00–213.007375
Steers—Medium and Large 1373205.54/cwt200.00–207.0076710
Steers—Medium and Large 2373179.20/cwt165.00–190.006688
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added385207.00/cwt207.00–207.0079720
Steers—Medium and Large 3405144.00/cwt144.00–144.005831
Steers—Medium and Large 1412194.87/cwt189.00–204.008035
Steers—Medium and Large 2421174.16/cwt160.00–180.0073311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436189.87/cwt180.00–195.0082813
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added455180.00/cwt180.00–180.008193
Steers—Medium and Large 2468171.31/cwt160.00–178.008029
Steers—Medium and Large 1472181.61/cwt180.00–185.008576
Steers—Medium and Large 1514193.88/cwt181.00–204.0099713
Steers—Medium and Large 2530172.94/cwt172.00–174.0091713
Steers—Medium and Large 1568180.09/cwt174.00–183.001,02315
Steers—Medium and Large 2575162.25/cwt146.00–173.009339
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2594173.95/cwt170.00–181.001,03314
Steers—Medium and Large 2621156.00/cwt156.00–156.009694
Steers—Medium and Large 1630167.13/cwt163.00–174.001,0538
Steers—Medium and Large 2660131.00/cwt131.00–131.008651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2736159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1704
Steers—Medium and Large 1835140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1311170.04/cwt168.00–172.005298
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325127.00/cwt127.00–127.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329158.23/cwt150.00–160.0052115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369167.18/cwt160.00–172.0061716
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373128.60/cwt128.00–130.004805
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378151.50/cwt135.00–160.005739
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415167.30/cwt160.00–171.0069422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415164.79/cwt164.00–165.0068410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422148.39/cwt140.00–160.0062619
Heifers—Medium and Large 3429125.14/cwt117.00–130.005375
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467150.22/cwt140.00–156.0070219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468161.95/cwt157.00–169.0075832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy473153.63/cwt150.00–157.007272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475156.99/cwt154.00–160.007468
Heifers—Medium and Large 3479111.84/cwt100.00–124.005364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy488150.00/cwt150.00–150.0073216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515143.28/cwt140.00–148.007383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523157.47/cwt150.00–164.0082434
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy570144.00/cwt144.00–144.008211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy571140.00/cwt140.00–140.0079911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574150.56/cwt149.00–158.0086414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622144.17/cwt140.00–152.0089716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627125.96/cwt120.00–137.007907
Heifers—Medium and Large 3640114.00/cwt114.00–114.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1652137.50/cwt136.00–139.008974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682135.00/cwt135.00–135.009213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705126.00/cwt126.00–126.008881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723135.00/cwt135.00–135.009762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775122.00/cwt122.00–122.009461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2820116.00/cwt116.00–116.009511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1995108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0752
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3305146.00/cwt146.00–146.004451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2309163.65/cwt152.00–177.005064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325190.00/cwt190.00–190.006181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369199.72/cwt198.00–203.007374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374167.42/cwt159.00–185.006268
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422184.22/cwt171.00–186.0077724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424156.23/cwt148.00–169.0066212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy465170.00/cwt170.00–170.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475116.00/cwt116.00–116.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477154.84/cwt140.00–164.0073911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481177.98/cwt165.00–182.008564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy510160.00/cwt160.00–160.008161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520169.00/cwt169.00–169.008791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2536153.93/cwt150.00–158.008256
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy568151.69/cwt147.00–158.008624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570154.00/cwt154.00–154.0087811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571166.09/cwt158.00–168.0094812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580150.54/cwt136.00–157.0087319
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy610152.21/cwt140.00–155.009288
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618147.37/cwt135.00–155.009118
Bulls—Medium and Large 1640158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1658146.09/cwt146.00–147.0096111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670147.00/cwt147.00–147.009851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715140.99/cwt139.00–142.001,0083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715125.67/cwt119.00–133.008993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2750116.00/cwt116.00–116.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2840106.00/cwt106.00–106.008901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1905100.00/cwt100.00–100.009051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16993.73/cwt88.00–98.001,0965
Bulls——1,471112.62/cwt106.00–119.001,6577
Bulls——1,637130.91/cwt120.00–141.002,14326
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight71035.00/cwt35.00–35.002491
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81860.97/cwt52.00–66.004996
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83325.84/cwt22.00–30.002152
Cows—Lean 85-90%91534.86/cwt22.00–44.003197
Cows—Lean 85-90%95956.26/cwt48.00–64.005404
Cows—Lean 85-90%97671.71/cwt65.00–75.0070047
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06581.49/cwt76.00–87.0086832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09782.03/cwt76.00–86.0090038
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11172.40/cwt66.00–74.008045
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24288.67/cwt85.00–96.001,10150
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41288.68/cwt85.00–93.001,25217
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50581.08/cwt78.00–84.001,2202
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-281879.55/cwt64.00–94.006514
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287795.10/cwt81.00–113.008345
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,21284.64/cwt75.00–87.001,0264
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1171,040.29/head825.00–1,200.001,0407
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15285.72/cwt76.00–94.009873
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,240.15/head1,225.00–1,275.001,2406
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2821,275.15/head1,175.00–1,375.001,27513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3131,212.85/head1,100.00–1,300.001,2135
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,43094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,3441
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,340.29/head1,300.00–1,375.001,3402
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2905725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0753
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,075800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,428.41/head1,325.00–1,475.001,4283
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,412.22/head1,325.00–1,500.001,4124
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3971,429.26/head1,400.00–1,475.001,4295

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.