Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2022-10-20

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 20
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,098 head
▲ 82 vs last sale 1,016▼ 285 vs year ago 1,383 · −20.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
310 head
▲ 133 vs last sale 177▲ 90 vs year ago 220 · +40.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 30▼ 50 vs year ago 100 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to 4.00 higher with some of the plainer kind 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher except the better 450-550 lbs 1.00 lower and 600-700 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. The offering was mostly unweaned calves with quality average to plain. 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 $145.54/cwt on 352 head.
Average price
$145.54
352 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$723
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$252
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$46.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.72
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1494153.80760192
Medium and Large 1-2498150.2074836
Medium and Large 2505136.39689103
Medium and Large 3476106.9350921
One grade step is worth $46.86/cwt here — about $252 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 sale352 hd
145.54
—
AR average9 barns · 1,437 hd
139.82
+5.72
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—Average1,81593.661,7003thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44164.7593313
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30961.7180835
CowsLean 85-90%High1,10060.7666811

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)1,080$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,257$9003thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,240$1,2251thin

Every lot

119 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2316180.04/cwt170.00–190.005694
Steers—Medium and Large 1322215.19/cwt207.00–227.006933
Steers—Medium and Large 3340129.00/cwt129.00–129.004391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350199.00/cwt199.00–199.006975
Steers—Medium and Large 2364166.02/cwt160.00–188.0060410
Steers—Medium and Large 3368136.67/cwt133.00–140.005032
Steers—Medium and Large 1371201.00/cwt196.00–203.007465
Steers—Medium and Large 3410128.00/cwt128.00–128.005252
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy415150.00/cwt150.00–150.006232
Steers—Medium and Large 1424194.29/cwt183.00–207.0082415
Steers—Medium and Large 2434163.91/cwt149.00–177.007116
Steers—Medium and Large 2466166.14/cwt156.00–174.0077411
Steers—Medium and Large 1467188.63/cwt174.00–196.0088119
Steers—Medium and Large 3495129.95/cwt125.00–140.006433
Steers—Medium and Large 1514182.11/cwt170.00–188.0093613
Steers—Medium and Large 2521156.13/cwt150.00–167.0081324
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy525158.00/cwt158.00–158.008301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2543166.00/cwt166.00–166.009016
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550157.00/cwt157.00–157.008642
Steers—Medium and Large 1557171.61/cwt165.00–174.0095618
Steers—Medium and Large 2578150.95/cwt149.00–160.008727
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581157.37/cwt156.00–160.0091416
Steers—Medium and Large 3608128.00/cwt128.00–128.007782
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned609158.46/cwt147.00–165.0096529
Steers—Medium and Large 2614150.35/cwt147.00–154.009235
Steers—Medium and Large 1640162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0372
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned660159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0491
Steers—Medium and Large 3660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 2664148.67/cwt140.00–150.009879
Steers—Medium and Large 2718144.20/cwt134.00–155.001,0359
Steers—Medium and Large 2760146.69/cwt140.00–150.001,1153
Steers—Medium and Large 1823157.98/cwt156.00–159.001,3003
Steers—Medium and Large 1860155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2878140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2298
Steers—Medium and Large 2920147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,3521
Steers—Medium and Large 1965130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1305164.00/cwt164.00–164.005002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324141.87/cwt136.00–149.004607
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335113.92/cwt106.00–120.003824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367162.53/cwt156.00–167.0059635
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371145.40/cwt126.00–158.0053919
Heifers—Medium and Large 3379111.63/cwt100.00–127.004236
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410102.00/cwt102.00–102.004181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414146.42/cwt130.00–153.0060613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426154.00/cwt154.00–154.006565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433163.32/cwt155.00–168.0070732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy455151.00/cwt151.00–151.006873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471160.77/cwt157.00–169.0075715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476153.06/cwt152.00–155.0072913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477139.78/cwt126.00–157.0066715
Heifers—Medium and Large 3479113.54/cwt108.00–120.005444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520149.09/cwt148.00–151.0077514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523135.62/cwt128.00–142.0070916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525152.31/cwt147.00–154.0080037
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1559148.01/cwt139.00–152.0082737
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572132.93/cwt120.00–138.007609
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581140.00/cwt140.00–140.008134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy585135.00/cwt135.00–135.007902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614143.21/cwt140.00–145.008795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned618138.49/cwt136.00–140.0085624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620133.23/cwt130.00–136.008265
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned630122.00/cwt119.00–125.007692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2684121.06/cwt120.00–125.008289
Heifers—Medium and Large 2716131.51/cwt129.00–134.009424
Heifers—Medium and Large 372590.00/cwt90.00–90.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 376582.00/cwt82.00–82.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2802100.00/cwt100.00–100.008023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2850100.00/cwt100.00–100.008501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320166.67/cwt160.00–176.005333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345191.00/cwt191.00–191.006591
Bulls—Medium and Large 3355130.00/cwt130.00–130.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363186.99/cwt179.00–193.0067913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370155.39/cwt150.00–180.005758
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400127.00/cwt127.00–127.005081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2407160.00/cwt160.00–160.0065118
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415154.78/cwt136.00–170.0064214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430178.45/cwt169.00–183.007674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473179.20/cwt172.00–189.0084814
Bulls—Medium and Large 3476118.02/cwt116.00–123.005624
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482150.68/cwt139.00–157.0072627
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515161.57/cwt152.00–173.0083223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518131.35/cwt126.00–140.006809
Bulls—Medium and Large 353099.58/cwt89.00–122.005284
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568101.03/cwt100.00–102.005742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006843
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577138.41/cwt131.00–152.007996
Bulls—Medium and Large 1589152.63/cwt150.00–158.0089920
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy597139.00/cwt139.00–139.008305
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned625149.33/cwt135.00–152.0093311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627142.00/cwt142.00–142.008906
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633131.47/cwt120.00–140.008323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Unweaned645116.00/cwt116.00–116.007482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665143.79/cwt141.00–149.0095611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned680137.46/cwt135.00–140.009354
Bulls—Medium and Large 2688129.77/cwt120.00–136.008934
Bulls—Medium and Large 2723125.08/cwt120.00–128.009043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned724133.30/cwt128.00–137.009655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735124.00/cwt124.00–124.009111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770122.00/cwt122.00–122.009391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2795130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2818110.00/cwt110.00–110.009002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1861115.96/cwt110.00–120.009985
Bulls—Medium and Large 2895106.00/cwt106.00–106.009491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,81593.66/cwt90.00–97.001,7003
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07459.41/cwt57.00–61.006388
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16964.36/cwt64.00–65.007523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22954.68/cwt52.00–57.006724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30661.50/cwt57.00–65.0080325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37267.30/cwt66.00–69.009236
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43567.26/cwt66.00–70.009653
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44364.00/cwt64.00–64.0092410
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-275587.00/cwt87.00–87.006571
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06661.24/cwt59.00–65.0065310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22061.00/cwt61.00–61.007442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,257900.00/head900.00–900.009003

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.