Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2022-09-08

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 8
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
710 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 721▲ 710 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
195 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 190▲ 195 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 30▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 1.00-13.00 higher over 500 lbs mostly 3.00-7.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs steady to 11.00 higher over 450 lbs mostly 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.10/cwt on 243 head.
Average price
$158.10
243 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$758
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$57.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.42
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1454169.07768128
Medium and Large 1-2489158.3177324
Medium and Large 2513144.7674385
Medium and Large 3491112.035506thin
One grade step is worth $57.04/cwt here — about $218 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 sale243 hd
158.10
—
AR average8 barns · 1,197 hd
159.52
−1.42
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—High1,674112.531,88437
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40293.531,31118
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18388.041,04279
CowsLean 85-90%Low99373.1572627

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,111$1,14322
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$1,0897
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)922$9706
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)755$8552thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,210$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,236$1,3284thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,230$1,1251thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)937$1,0143thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3310150.00/cwt150.00–150.004651
Steers—Medium and Large 2320183.51/cwt179.00–188.005873
Steers—Medium and Large 1333217.36/cwt213.00–223.007248
Steers—Medium and Large 2378183.35/cwt180.00–190.006936
Steers—Medium and Large 1381220.25/cwt208.00–230.008399
Steers—Medium and Large 2418171.56/cwt170.00–173.007172
Steers—Medium and Large 1419211.47/cwt196.00–230.0088632
Steers—Medium and Large 3465116.00/cwt116.00–116.005391
Steers—Medium and Large 1475204.68/cwt195.00–217.0097219
Steers—Medium and Large 2481179.99/cwt165.00–190.008669
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484190.00/cwt190.00–190.009204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510180.00/cwt180.00–180.009183
Steers—Medium and Large 1520188.56/cwt185.00–190.0098114
Steers—Medium and Large 2523163.25/cwt146.00–176.008548
Steers—Medium and Large 1564190.02/cwt186.00–194.001,0726
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy565180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0172
Steers—Medium and Large 2573163.88/cwt150.00–180.009399
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574183.82/cwt181.00–185.001,0557
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2606181.51/cwt180.00–183.001,1006
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy613179.01/cwt178.00–180.001,0978
Steers—Medium and Large 1618187.66/cwt187.00–189.001,1606
Steers—Medium and Large 2623156.82/cwt145.00–170.009774
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy650165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0731
Steers—Medium and Large 1653177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,1562
Steers—Medium and Large 1739173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,2784
Steers—Medium and Large 2745160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1921
Steers—Medium and Large 1750160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2001
Steers—Medium and Large 2795150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1932
Steers—Medium and Large 2825140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290183.95/cwt181.00–187.005332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325186.78/cwt172.00–195.0060716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2337156.21/cwt145.00–165.005263
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363116.91/cwt104.00–130.004242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373175.27/cwt170.00–183.0065413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379159.03/cwt140.00–168.0060311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy410160.00/cwt160.00–160.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424149.50/cwt140.00–155.0063410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427169.96/cwt167.00–176.0072625
Heifers—Medium and Large 2462151.16/cwt133.00–159.0069815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471168.75/cwt160.00–174.0079538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482159.75/cwt157.00–161.0077018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy485127.31/cwt126.00–130.006173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508154.00/cwt154.00–154.007826
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518148.40/cwt135.00–152.0076912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528163.37/cwt160.00–165.0086311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528104.93/cwt100.00–110.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy532153.54/cwt150.00–159.008175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy553150.00/cwt150.00–150.008305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567160.53/cwt158.00–165.009107
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573144.63/cwt133.00–157.0082915
Heifers—Medium and Large 3583114.26/cwt102.00–126.006662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy615143.00/cwt143.00–143.008791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635140.99/cwt140.00–142.008952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670138.83/cwt137.00–140.009305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680150.76/cwt150.00–151.001,0254
Heifers—Medium and Large 2733110.00/cwt110.00–110.008063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2777105.22/cwt104.00–110.008185
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1291218.00/cwt218.00–218.006344
Bulls—Medium and Large 2293186.00/cwt186.00–186.005452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318184.79/cwt175.00–190.005885
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325214.00/cwt214.00–214.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355176.80/cwt160.00–186.006289
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385219.64/cwt206.00–230.008467
Bulls—Medium and Large 3389142.30/cwt141.00–145.005543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426205.38/cwt188.00–230.0087519
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428129.06/cwt118.00–140.005522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433172.54/cwt150.00–185.0074717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475187.42/cwt183.00–190.0089010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476152.41/cwt145.00–160.0072516
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495120.00/cwt120.00–120.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523175.91/cwt164.00–189.0092021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527149.84/cwt140.00–165.0079011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy538137.00/cwt137.00–137.007372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564170.08/cwt160.00–183.009596
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580150.00/cwt150.00–150.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1629159.76/cwt159.00–160.001,0054
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640155.00/cwt155.00–155.009921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy673139.00/cwt139.00–139.009352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675145.98/cwt140.00–150.009855
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725142.00/cwt140.00–144.001,0302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2733130.00/cwt130.00–130.009532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1768137.73/cwt128.00–141.001,0585
Bulls—Medium and Large 2785129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2885117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2985105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,03598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0141
Bulls——1,615107.81/cwt98.00–112.001,74116
Bulls——1,754117.03/cwt112.00–124.002,05320
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight69031.00/cwt31.00–31.002141
Cows—Lean 85-90%83850.00/cwt50.00–50.004192
Cows—Lean 85-90%94068.20/cwt64.00–70.006415
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03675.54/cwt71.00–78.0078311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04484.00/cwt80.00–91.008778
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15984.66/cwt77.00–88.0098144
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21492.29/cwt88.00–95.001,12035
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40293.53/cwt89.00–96.001,31118
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2755855.30/head800.00–900.008552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2922969.66/head925.00–1,050.009706
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-293080.00/cwt80.00–80.007441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09680.20/cwt72.00–87.0087912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1111,142.75/head800.00–1,375.001,14322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,088.99/head900.00–1,225.001,0897
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,28590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1571
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2800875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,082.84/head1,025.00–1,150.001,0832
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-265061.00/cwt61.00–61.003971
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2835101.16/cwt83.00–111.008459
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,379.49/head1,175.00–1,550.001,3793

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.