Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2022-09-22

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 22
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
860 head
▲ 150 vs last sale 710▼ 635 vs year ago 1,495 · −42.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
260 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 195▲ 77 vs year ago 183 · +42.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 75▼ 20 vs year ago 100 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 5.00-18.00 lower with the full decline on weights under 500 lbs. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 2.00-5.00 higher over 500 lbs 1.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.73/cwt on 296 head.
Average price
$154.73
296 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$798
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$258
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.97
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515162.93840149
Medium and Large 1-2515156.2780541
Medium and Large 2520144.0074899
Medium and Large 3473123.035827thin
One grade step is worth $39.91/cwt here — about $258 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 sale296 hd
154.73
—
AR average8 barns · 1,201 hd
150.76
+3.97
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—Average1,612109.911,77224
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38380.851,11824
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15572.9484367
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04262.2164988

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 (2-4 yrs)1,013$1,25726
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,051$1,17520
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,160$9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,148$9002thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$1,0453thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)848$8963thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$1,3638
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,079$1,3064thin

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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2325172.15/cwt157.00–190.005593
Steers—Medium and Large 1338212.00/cwt212.00–212.007172
Steers—Medium and Large 2378182.40/cwt180.00–185.006894
Steers—Medium and Large 1393201.60/cwt200.00–204.007925
Steers—Medium and Large 1408193.93/cwt186.00–198.007916
Steers—Medium and Large 2418178.01/cwt176.00–180.007448
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2444185.00/cwt182.00–186.0082112
Steers—Medium and Large 1455190.00/cwt190.00–190.008654
Steers—Medium and Large 2476171.44/cwt159.00–180.0081615
Steers—Medium and Large 3490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 2516165.49/cwt152.00–175.0085418
Steers—Medium and Large 1519184.00/cwt184.00–184.009557
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2541174.24/cwt174.00–175.0094312
Steers—Medium and Large 1576184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0604
Steers—Medium and Large 2581163.29/cwt160.00–165.0094911
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy595161.00/cwt161.00–161.009584
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy595140.00/cwt140.00–140.008331
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned600146.00/cwt146.00–146.008761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608164.00/cwt164.00–164.009978
Steers—Medium and Large 2617154.22/cwt140.00–160.0095214
Steers—Medium and Large 2682150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0233
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full695140.00/cwt140.00–140.009731
Steers—Medium and Large 1725150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0881
Steers—Medium and Large 2775150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3098
Steers—Medium and Large 1850160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2938140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3138
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,064130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3836
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3305140.00/cwt140.00–140.004271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315157.69/cwt149.00–166.0049710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334174.38/cwt171.00–176.005823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372177.48/cwt168.00–185.0066012
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380117.09/cwt110.00–124.004452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381156.40/cwt144.00–165.0059610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423159.68/cwt150.00–166.0067514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426175.88/cwt165.00–185.0074923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470172.63/cwt164.00–181.0081143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472152.23/cwt135.00–162.0071915
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475135.00/cwt135.00–135.006411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2491162.65/cwt158.00–164.0079919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511162.12/cwt155.00–166.0082815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526141.93/cwt130.00–151.0074710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2536150.76/cwt148.00–158.0080822
Heifers—Medium and Large 3538120.00/cwt120.00–120.006462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1553152.35/cwt151.00–155.008426
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570143.92/cwt130.00–148.0082011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy572145.96/cwt142.00–148.0083515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622128.75/cwt120.00–136.008013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625147.63/cwt145.00–150.009235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy626143.00/cwt143.00–143.008954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open668160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy670140.00/cwt140.00–140.009384
Heifers—Medium and Large 2672128.89/cwt115.00–134.008667
Heifers—Medium and Large 3695112.00/cwt112.00–112.007781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1711138.91/cwt130.00–140.009889
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730122.90/cwt114.00–130.0089711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy730100.00/cwt100.00–100.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open741140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0375
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775127.00/cwt127.00–127.009842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2830119.00/cwt119.00–119.009881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2850110.00/cwt110.00–110.009351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328170.87/cwt160.00–186.005607
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330153.00/cwt153.00–153.005052
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360112.00/cwt112.00–112.004031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368196.00/cwt196.00–196.007212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2391173.98/cwt159.00–179.006806
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424164.16/cwt150.00–180.0069614
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428136.96/cwt135.00–139.005862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429186.00/cwt186.00–186.0079810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466174.24/cwt168.00–181.008126
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472163.15/cwt143.00–178.0077016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2494170.00/cwt170.00–170.008408
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518165.57/cwt163.00–174.0085812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518155.38/cwt140.00–163.0080516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy523126.00/cwt126.00–126.006594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566156.76/cwt152.00–161.008878
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576146.02/cwt130.00–158.0084123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616151.41/cwt150.00–152.0093314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640145.00/cwt145.00–145.009281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2693127.49/cwt126.00–129.008842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710128.00/cwt128.00–128.009091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780120.00/cwt120.00–120.009361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1785137.19/cwt125.00–143.001,0773
Bulls—Medium and Large 2835110.00/cwt110.00–110.009192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2885110.00/cwt110.00–110.009741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1910114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0372
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37780.38/cwt60.00–90.001,1073
Bulls——1,608107.23/cwt100.00–113.001,72410
Bulls——1,680120.40/cwt114.00–127.002,02311
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight77540.00/cwt40.00–40.003101
Cows—Lean 85-90%90441.40/cwt20.00–53.003748
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04971.23/cwt68.00–74.0074720
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06161.65/cwt52.00–68.0065457
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11167.61/cwt57.00–73.0075129
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13582.47/cwt82.00–83.009362
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18076.46/cwt72.00–82.0090235
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29883.43/cwt82.00–85.001,0833
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37478.89/cwt75.00–84.001,08416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40186.88/cwt84.00–90.001,2177
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41070.00/cwt70.00–70.009871
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0521,371.28/head1,050.00–1,500.001,3716
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1631,337.90/head1,300.00–1,375.001,3382
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-297277.48/cwt74.00–79.007533
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2848895.87/head750.00–975.008963
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29951,044.54/head825.00–1,260.001,0453
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0131,257.23/head850.00–1,450.001,25726
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0511,175.41/head825.00–1,385.001,17520
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,148900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160950.00/head950.00–950.009501

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.