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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 25

● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Aug 11Aug 25Sep 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,135 head

▲ 326 vs last sale 809▲ 474 vs year ago 661 · +71.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

239 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 160▲ 92 vs year ago 147 · +62.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 30▲ 0 vs year ago 30 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 2.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good on most classes of feeders. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

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 $166.02/cwt on 399 head.

Average price

$166.02

399 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$321

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$62.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.61

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	174.07	833	225
Medium and Large 1-2	467	167.59	782	56
Medium and Large 2	478	151.28	722	114
Medium and Large 3	458	111.73	512	4thin

One grade step is worth $62.34/cwt here — about $321 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 sale399 hd

166.02

—

AR average8 barns · 1,320 hd

161.41

+4.61

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	—	Low	1,600	119.34	1,910	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	89.95	1,311	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	88.75	1,119	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	74.46	741	32

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,049	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$885	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,030	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,070	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$900	1thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	278	212.31/cwt	208.00–217.00	590	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	293	181.16/cwt	180.00–195.00	531	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	220.19/cwt	210.00–230.00	713	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	177.86/cwt	165.00–185.00	587	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	358	187.52/cwt	185.00–190.00	671	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	210.96/cwt	200.00–221.00	816	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	184.32/cwt	172.00–192.00	761	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	209.72/cwt	193.00–221.00	875	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	174.76/cwt	165.00–190.00	835	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	204.10/cwt	200.00–210.00	992	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	509	175.89/cwt	164.00–190.00	895	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	152.43/cwt	131.00–160.00	790	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	202.78/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,069	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	556	203.80/cwt	199.00–207.00	1,133	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	200.13/cwt	180.00–207.00	1,133	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	161.64/cwt	150.00–170.00	925	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	625	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,094	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	969	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	190.72/cwt	184.00–199.00	1,194	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	188.30/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,231	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	661	164.30/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,086	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	670	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	878	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,008	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,248	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,402	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	815	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,353	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	287	182.17/cwt	170.00–185.00	523	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	176.70/cwt	170.00–190.00	576	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	156.47/cwt	150.00–168.00	519	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	338	111.46/cwt	106.00–117.00	377	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	178.61/cwt	160.00–192.00	664	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	151.61/cwt	140.00–161.00	572	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	378	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	556	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	168.85/cwt	166.00–173.00	653	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	172.34/cwt	167.00–179.00	732	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	157.99/cwt	145.00–166.00	671	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	174.39/cwt	165.00–187.00	753	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	168.87/cwt	166.00–171.00	795	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	475	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	888	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	173.49/cwt	161.00–183.00	826	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	156.60/cwt	140.00–161.00	755	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	166.17/cwt	155.00–170.00	854	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	152.28/cwt	141.00–166.00	792	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	173.28/cwt	158.00–182.00	911	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	184.73/cwt	176.00–190.00	979	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	561	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	999	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	141.78/cwt	130.00–150.00	815	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	647	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	169.95/cwt	157.00–177.00	993	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	139.06/cwt	132.00–148.00	862	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	631	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,092	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	156.16/cwt	155.00–157.00	987	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	907	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,029	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	147.51/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,081	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	875	120.40/cwt	101.00–130.00	1,054	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	283	205.84/cwt	200.00–210.00	583	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	284	174.32/cwt	170.00–177.00	495	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	311	202.40/cwt	195.00–208.00	629	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	170.87/cwt	158.00–180.00	552	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	135.65/cwt	113.00–151.00	509	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	207.37/cwt	199.00–222.00	780	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	376	174.94/cwt	160.00–190.00	658	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	412	138.32/cwt	136.00–145.00	570	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	169.20/cwt	150.00–180.00	709	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	424	193.32/cwt	174.00–207.00	820	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	463	124.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	578	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	188.56/cwt	178.00–197.00	882	36
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	158.37/cwt	147.00–170.00	743	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	178.54/cwt	170.00–187.00	919	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	157.55/cwt	150.00–167.00	815	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	163.46/cwt	157.00–189.00	927	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	152.76/cwt	150.00–158.00	871	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	616	154.41/cwt	150.00–157.00	951	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	627	174.21/cwt	161.00–194.00	1,092	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	173.18/cwt	165.00–181.00	1,152	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	719	155.87/cwt	146.00–161.00	1,121	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,160	96.17/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,116	2
Bulls	—	—	1,374	109.62/cwt	99.00–115.00	1,506	14
Bulls	—	—	1,769	126.94/cwt	116.00–139.00	2,246	24
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	635	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	127	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	710	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	355	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	937	62.77/cwt	54.00–69.00	588	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	74.95/cwt	70.00–80.00	749	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	85.02/cwt	81.00–91.00	911	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	85.31/cwt	77.00–88.00	1,013	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	91.83/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,187	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,368	84.25/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,153	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	74.57/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,044	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,509	93.20/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,406	14
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	634	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,069.85/head	985.00–1,200.00	1,070	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	81.24/cwt	77.00–84.00	770	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,049.28/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,049	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	83.44/cwt	71.00–89.00	983	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,338	90.54/cwt	83.00–95.00	1,211	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1

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 Aug 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,135Last week 809Year ago 661

Slaughter CattleReceipts 239Last week 160Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 30Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	632	155.00–157.00	156.16
9	—	287	170.00–185.00	182.17
30	—	584	157.00–177.00	169.95
18	—	326	170.00–190.00	176.70
32	—	372	160.00–192.00	178.61
35	—	476	161.00–183.00	173.49
25	—	432	165.00–187.00	174.39
29	—	526	158.00–182.00	173.28
4	—	733	144.00–149.00	147.51
2	—	695	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	514	155.00–170.00	166.17
9	—	471	166.00–171.00	168.87
4	—	575	155.00	155.00
11	—	425	167.00–179.00	172.34
12	—	387	166.00–173.00	168.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	530	176.00–190.00	184.73
4	—	475	187.00	187.00
5	—	631	173.00	173.00
9	—	561	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	575	130.00–150.00	141.78
14	—	332	150.00–168.00	156.47
8	—	620	132.00–148.00	139.06
20	—	425	145.00–166.00	157.99
2	—	655	138.00–139.00	138.50
4	—	875	101.00–130.00	120.40
24	—	482	140.00–161.00	156.60
15	—	520	141.00–166.00	152.28
18	—	377	140.00–161.00	151.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	106.00–117.00	111.46
2	—	578	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	120.00	120.00
4	—	518	131.00–160.00	152.43
1	—	670	131.00	131.00
1	—	495	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	142.00	142.00
1	—	780	160.00	160.00
2	—	358	185.00–190.00	187.52
2	—	815	166.00	166.00
2	—	625	150.00–160.00	155.00
7	—	661	150.00–168.00	164.30
6	—	572	150.00–170.00	161.64
20	—	413	172.00–192.00	184.32
6	—	330	165.00–185.00	177.86
4	—	509	164.00–190.00	175.89
11	—	478	165.00–190.00	174.76
11	—	293	180.00–195.00	181.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	527	190.00–209.00	202.78
21	—	417	193.00–221.00	209.72
4	—	324	210.00–230.00	220.19
22	—	387	200.00–221.00	210.96
1	—	815	172.00	172.00
4	—	654	180.00–196.00	188.30
19	—	486	200.00–210.00	204.10
26	—	566	180.00–207.00	200.13
10	—	626	184.00–199.00	190.72
5	—	278	208.00–217.00	212.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	556	199.00–207.00	203.80
4	—	480	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	311	195.00–208.00	202.40
26	—	567	157.00–189.00	163.46
19	—	376	199.00–222.00	207.37
16	—	627	161.00–194.00	174.21
11	—	719	146.00–161.00	155.87
7	—	665	165.00–181.00	173.18
6	—	283	200.00–210.00	205.84
28	—	424	174.00–207.00	193.32
32	—	515	170.00–187.00	178.54
36	—	468	178.00–197.00	188.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	150.00–158.00	152.76
5	—	284	170.00–177.00	174.32
7	—	323	158.00–180.00	170.87
8	—	376	160.00–190.00	174.94
9	—	517	150.00–167.00	157.55
13	—	419	150.00–180.00	169.20
4	—	616	150.00–157.00	154.41
13	—	469	147.00–170.00	158.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
4	—	412	136.00–145.00	138.32
5	—	375	113.00–151.00	135.65
1	—	690	122.00	122.00
2	—	463	120.00–130.00	124.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,368	80.00–89.00	84.25
14	—	1,509	88.00–99.00	93.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	74.00–75.00	74.57
26	—	1,293	88.00–99.00	91.83
15	—	1,188	77.00–88.00	85.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	937	54.00–69.00	62.77
17	—	999	70.00–80.00	74.95
10	—	1,071	81.00–91.00	85.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	20.00	20.00
1	—	710	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	92.00–100.00	96.17
24	—	1,769	116.00–139.00	126.94
14	—	1,374	99.00–115.00	109.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	845	75.00	75.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,040	985.00–1,200.00	1,069.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	948	77.00–84.00	81.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,338	83.00–95.00	90.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	885.00	885.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,049.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,178	71.00–89.00	83.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	900.00	900.00

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.