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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 6

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

960 head

▼ 490 vs last sale 1,450▲ 75 vs year ago 885 · +8.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

210 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 230▲ 75 vs year ago 135 · +55.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 90▲ 10 vs year ago 60 · +16.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher with the better 450-500 lbs 14.00 higher. Feeder heifers mixed with the better kind mostly steady to 3.00 higher and the plainer kind steady to 6.00 lower. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

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 $146.45/cwt on 294 head.

Average price

$146.45

294 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$39.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.29

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	154.84	799	162
Medium and Large 1-2	492	151.95	747	16thin
Medium and Large 2	487	137.17	668	96
Medium and Large 2-3	476	128.00	609	5thin
Medium and Large 3	439	115.46	507	15thin

One grade step is worth $39.38/cwt here — about $292 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 sale294 hd

146.45

—

AR average9 barns · 1,703 hd

142.16

+4.29

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	—	Average	1,228	86.88	1,067	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	67.13	837	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,018	53.33	543	10

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,048	$982	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$947	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$914	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$775	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,339	$1,134	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,485	$1,033	3thin

Every lot

100 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	300	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	345	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	171.50/cwt	170.00–173.00	557	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	217.94/cwt	216.00–220.00	730	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	466	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	163.01/cwt	150.00–182.00	613	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	201.61/cwt	180.00–215.00	760	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	730	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	189.95/cwt	177.00–207.00	807	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	544	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	462	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	554	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	138.85/cwt	134.00–145.00	660	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	193.04/cwt	178.00–195.00	938	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	158.71/cwt	150.00–168.00	775	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	171.28/cwt	170.00–172.00	848	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	157.79/cwt	149.00–163.00	813	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	182.44/cwt	165.00–189.00	983	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	146.83/cwt	145.00–154.00	824	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	172.02/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,010	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	601	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	926	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	141.94/cwt	138.00–150.00	874	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,038	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	153.32/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,012	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	666	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,079	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	718	147.26/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,057	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,160	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	845	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,082	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	890	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,157	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	122.09/cwt	110.00–134.00	397	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	518	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	146.14/cwt	132.00–152.00	481	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	355	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	433	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	161.80/cwt	160.00–163.00	589	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	108.00/cwt	106.00–110.00	394	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	139.45/cwt	124.00–149.00	527	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	413	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	494	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	142.53/cwt	130.00–150.00	604	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	153.73/cwt	147.00–159.00	661	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	166.51/cwt	148.00–177.00	779	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	140.03/cwt	120.00–153.00	661	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	154.65/cwt	154.00–155.00	731	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	609	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	482	123.64/cwt	110.00–130.00	596	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	138.24/cwt	129.00–145.00	720	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	154.88/cwt	144.00–164.00	824	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	778	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	109.28/cwt	100.00–119.00	582	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	127.58/cwt	123.00–137.00	730	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	149.33/cwt	145.00–157.00	860	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	141.49/cwt	141.00–144.00	877	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	126.09/cwt	118.00–143.00	786	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	143.53/cwt	142.00–145.00	914	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	713	126.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	903	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	767	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	920	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	790	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	924	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	899	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	317	186.45/cwt	179.00–191.00	591	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	324	156.77/cwt	130.00–173.00	508	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	150.82/cwt	145.00–163.00	558	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	177.28/cwt	164.00–196.00	667	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	184.09/cwt	165.00–206.00	779	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	153.00/cwt	140.00–161.00	647	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	139.42/cwt	120.00–154.00	666	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	167.44/cwt	161.00–179.00	804	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	504	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	781	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	159.24/cwt	154.00–161.00	836	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	145.29/cwt	123.00–156.00	770	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	151.51/cwt	142.00–160.00	867	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	578	105.45/cwt	102.00–109.00	610	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	579	136.91/cwt	112.00–149.00	793	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	634	150.18/cwt	148.00–154.00	952	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	637	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	767	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	676	135.46/cwt	117.00–144.00	916	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	718	109.96/cwt	100.00–124.00	790	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	761	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,134	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	770	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	830	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,062	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,080	83.32/cwt	78.00–88.00	900	2
Bulls	—	—	1,525	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,434	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	49.09/cwt	46.00–55.00	495	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	60.29/cwt	59.00–62.00	614	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	412	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	710	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	64.72/cwt	59.00–67.00	790	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	71.94/cwt	70.00–81.00	935	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,271	1,140.21/head	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,140	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,485	1,032.66/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,033	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,745	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	69.66/cwt	57.00–84.00	669	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	982.21/head	950.00–1,050.00	982	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,202	68.83/cwt	68.00–70.00	827	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	947.24/head	925.00–975.00	947	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	913.77/head	850.00–1,025.00	914	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	831	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 Oct 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 960Last week 1,450Year ago 885

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 230Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 90Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	425	177.00–207.00	189.95
2	—	335	216.00–220.00	217.94
7	—	539	165.00–189.00	182.44
17	—	587	160.00–176.00	172.02
3	—	618	168.00	168.00
1	—	725	160.00	160.00
36	—	377	180.00–215.00	201.61
22	—	486	178.00–195.00	193.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	126.00	126.00
1	—	425	128.00	128.00
4	—	462	120.00	120.00
1	—	300	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	170.00–173.00	171.50
10	—	488	150.00–168.00	158.71
27	—	515	149.00–163.00	157.79
5	—	616	138.00–150.00	141.94
5	—	561	145.00–154.00	146.83
1	—	415	176.00	176.00
4	—	376	150.00–182.00	163.01
1	—	890	130.00	130.00
3	—	660	152.00–154.00	153.32
1	—	845	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	475	134.00–145.00	138.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	495	170.00–172.00	171.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	601	154.00	154.00
7	—	666	162.00	162.00
7	—	718	143.00–148.00	147.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	572	123.00–137.00	127.58
13	—	521	129.00–145.00	138.24
2	—	670	130.00	130.00
9	—	329	132.00–152.00	146.14
9	—	623	118.00–143.00	126.09
20	—	472	120.00–153.00	140.03
1	—	790	117.00	117.00
7	—	378	124.00–149.00	139.45
3	—	713	125.00–130.00	126.64
1	—	825	109.00	109.00
22	—	424	130.00–150.00	142.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	767	120.00	120.00
12	—	620	141.00–144.00	141.49
6	—	680	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	430	147.00–159.00	153.73
51	—	532	144.00–164.00	154.88
43	—	468	148.00–177.00	166.51
8	—	637	142.00–145.00	143.53
5	—	364	160.00–163.00	161.80
2	—	328	158.00	158.00
8	—	576	145.00–157.00	149.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	106.00–110.00	108.00
2	—	413	119.00–120.00	119.51
4	—	325	110.00–134.00	122.09
3	—	482	110.00–130.00	123.64
2	—	533	100.00–119.00	109.28
1	—	550	109.00	109.00
1	—	665	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	146.00	146.00
11	—	473	154.00–155.00	154.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	478	120.00–154.00	139.42
12	—	324	130.00–173.00	156.77
4	—	718	100.00–124.00	109.96
8	—	423	140.00–161.00	153.00
1	—	770	99.00	99.00
10	—	676	117.00–144.00	135.46
15	—	530	123.00–156.00	145.29
6	—	579	112.00–149.00	136.91
3	—	637	120.00–121.00	120.34
11	—	370	145.00–163.00	150.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	504	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	525	154.00–161.00	159.24
31	—	423	165.00–206.00	184.09
23	—	480	161.00–179.00	167.44
18	—	572	142.00–160.00	151.51
6	—	761	149.00	149.00
2	—	830	128.00	128.00
5	—	376	164.00–196.00	177.28
3	—	317	179.00–191.00	186.45
6	—	634	148.00–154.00	150.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	102.00–109.00	105.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	40.00	40.00
5	—	1,008	46.00–55.00	49.09
1	—	1,060	67.00	67.00
3	—	1,018	59.00–62.00	60.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,300	70.00–81.00	71.94
16	—	1,221	59.00–67.00	64.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	94.00	94.00
2	—	1,080	78.00–88.00	83.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,485	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,032.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,745	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,271	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,140.21

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	—	960	57.00–84.00	69.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,225	925.00–975.00	947.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,230	850.00–1,025.00	913.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	910	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,048	950.00–1,050.00	982.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	67.00	67.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,202	68.00–70.00	68.83

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.