Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2024-02-08

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 8
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
894 head
▼ 1,560 vs last sale 2,454▼ 66 vs year ago 960 · −6.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
257 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 200▲ 118 vs year ago 139 · +84.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 80▼ 70 vs year ago 120 · −58.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs 17.00-30.00 higher over 450 lbs 2.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-14.00 higher mostly 6.00-10.00 higher. Demand was good on all classes of feeders. Quality was average to good. 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 $258.20/cwt on 382 head.
Average price
$258.20
382 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,257
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$504
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$91.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.70
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481270.881,304257
Medium and Large 1-2585240.741,40831
Medium and Large 2470231.531,08990
Medium and Large 3446179.258004thin
One grade step is worth $91.63/cwt here — about $504 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 sale382 hd
258.20
—
AR average9 barns · 2,266 hd
254.50
+3.70
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—Average1,556122.371,90423
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,383108.151,49515
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,260104.831,32183
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03191.9094852

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)1,232$1,6478
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)915$1,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,020$1,0493thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,177$1,6525
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)927$1,1923thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,209$1,9336

Every lot

115 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1324376.66/cwt341.00–399.001,22024
Steers—Medium and Large 2327330.97/cwt287.00–341.001,0829
Steers—Medium and Large 3330270.00/cwt270.00–270.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy358401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,4363
Steers—Medium and Large 1378381.03/cwt337.00–397.001,44032
Steers—Medium and Large 2380310.26/cwt300.00–317.001,1796
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy415397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,6481
Steers—Medium and Large 1417350.88/cwt340.00–370.001,46331
Steers—Medium and Large 2426305.52/cwt280.00–335.001,3028
Steers—Medium and Large 3440232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,0212
Steers—Medium and Large 3477235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1213
Steers—Medium and Large 1480323.88/cwt301.00–339.001,55527
Steers—Medium and Large 2480286.48/cwt269.00–300.001,3753
Steers—Medium and Large 1526308.38/cwt281.00–329.001,62232
Steers—Medium and Large 2528268.84/cwt254.00–279.001,4196
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added563311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,7514
Steers—Medium and Large 2571255.70/cwt230.00–268.001,46010
Steers—Medium and Large 1573293.13/cwt289.00–303.001,68017
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added626293.27/cwt292.00–299.001,83617
Steers—Medium and Large 2632256.62/cwt250.00–260.001,6223
Steers—Medium and Large 1642261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,6763
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added660288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,9016
Steers—Medium and Large 1678261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,7702
Steers—Medium and Large 2683230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5712
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy685230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5761
Steers—Medium and Large 2714231.48/cwt230.00–236.001,6534
Steers—Medium and Large 1718247.86/cwt239.00–251.001,7807
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,8189
Steers—Medium and Large 2763216.70/cwt210.00–225.001,6536
Steers—Medium and Large 3795190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5111
Steers—Medium and Large 2815215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7521
Steers—Medium and Large 1855206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,7611
Steers—Medium and Large 2878204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,7912
Steers—Medium and Large 2925200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324241.38/cwt210.00–260.0078211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326296.89/cwt270.00–310.0096824
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330181.00/cwt150.00–212.005972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376292.65/cwt270.00–310.001,10041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378250.84/cwt218.00–271.0094826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy390260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy413201.00/cwt201.00–201.008303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416244.93/cwt226.00–260.001,01912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy420250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428284.09/cwt264.00–300.001,21646
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465175.00/cwt175.00–175.008141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473278.29/cwt260.00–290.001,31646
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479242.68/cwt239.00–250.001,1627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy490253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,2401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2496245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2154
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526221.21/cwt203.00–245.001,16413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy533241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,2852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1536261.71/cwt248.00–267.001,40330
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2548250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,37013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added562263.79/cwt263.00–266.001,48212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567256.89/cwt234.00–272.001,45716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581230.17/cwt229.00–234.001,3376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623233.89/cwt226.00–240.001,4574
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added642250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6057
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added644235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,51311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy645210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2647216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3983
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1681212.84/cwt210.00–220.001,44914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2682198.70/cwt191.00–209.001,3553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1707210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4854
Heifers—Medium and Large 2727154.98/cwt100.00–195.001,1273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1772209.55/cwt202.00–225.001,6183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2795192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,6042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2875180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2925140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320331.88/cwt315.00–345.001,0623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340260.00/cwt260.00–260.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1366337.09/cwt316.00–355.001,2346
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,0091
Bulls—Medium and Large 3398227.00/cwt227.00–227.009032
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405227.00/cwt227.00–227.009191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1412326.83/cwt300.00–343.001,3479
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424256.92/cwt240.00–290.001,0897
Bulls—Medium and Large 1488315.37/cwt300.00–331.001,53916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525251.30/cwt220.00–273.001,3193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1534293.07/cwt280.00–305.001,56512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574265.74/cwt250.00–284.001,5258
Bulls—Medium and Large 1614260.95/cwt256.00–267.001,6025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy620238.36/cwt233.00–241.001,4783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673229.52/cwt220.00–238.001,5455
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,5581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1800202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,6162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2800190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,225106.16/cwt105.00–107.001,3002
Bulls——1,369118.12/cwt109.00–123.001,6176
Bulls——1,675126.23/cwt124.00–132.002,11415
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98582.23/cwt79.00–84.008103
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01590.97/cwt85.00–96.0092337
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02565.98/cwt62.00–70.006762
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,107103.40/cwt98.00–108.001,14510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236102.47/cwt95.00–106.001,26751
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29792.96/cwt92.00–94.001,2063
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,299110.20/cwt107.00–120.001,43129
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365102.73/cwt97.00–106.001,4027
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,398112.89/cwt108.00–119.001,5788
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29271,191.77/head1,000.00–1,425.001,1923
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1771,651.61/head1,275.00–1,800.001,6525
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-276084.00/cwt84.00–84.006381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29151,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,049.02/head950.00–1,175.001,0493
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13095.45/cwt89.00–108.001,07911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,3341
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2321,647.41/head1,450.00–1,900.001,6478
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0821,754.89/head1,500.00–1,925.001,7553
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,940.76/head1,725.00–2,150.001,9412
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-289894.97/cwt94.00–100.008536

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.