Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend sale closed last two weeks due to weather conditions. The supply was average with good demand. Feeder prices were sharply higher than last sale with several weaned cattle in the offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.03/cwt on 430 head.

Average price

$180.03

430 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$422

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$73.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.57

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	190.22	1,028	106
Medium and Large 1	551	182.66	1,006	257
Medium and Large 2	449	161.85	727	55
Medium and Large 3	518	117.13	606	12thin

One grade step is worth $73.10/cwt here — about $422 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 sale430 hd

180.03

—

AR average6 barns · 1,813 hd

177.47

+2.57

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	—	Low	1,655	87.00	1,440	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	87.64	1,072	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	77.47	768	15

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,036	$1,127	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	916	$1,096	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	971	$1,085	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$933	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,074	$913	9
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	859	$1,039	18
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	675	$775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$1,246	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	226.83/cwt	200.00–234.00	1,189	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	180.42/cwt	170.00–197.00	935	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	173.31/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,270	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	254.51/cwt	230.00–271.00	972	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	163.77/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,132	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	173.52/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,159	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,299	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,215	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	124.39/cwt	119.00–130.00	458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,363	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	198.89/cwt	170.00–208.00	955	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	173.37/cwt	160.00–179.00	976	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	212.94/cwt	211.00–215.00	990	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	155.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	408	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	203.51/cwt	190.00–220.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	393	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	884	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,130	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,023	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	200.55/cwt	200.00–201.00	792	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	199.58/cwt	180.00–216.00	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,063	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,134	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	156.22/cwt	154.00–158.00	805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	208.41/cwt	199.00–214.00	955	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	166.83/cwt	140.00–170.00	1,285	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	174.74/cwt	156.00–178.00	1,101	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	263.54/cwt	258.00–269.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	228.73/cwt	205.00–243.00	1,064	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,245	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,334	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	231.52/cwt	223.00–250.00	1,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	449	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,060	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	195.51/cwt	188.00–196.00	1,251	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,192	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	228.77/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,203	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	257.09/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,054	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	557	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,192	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	177.22/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,430	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	187.72/cwt	178.00–194.00	1,079	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	408	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	290	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	670	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	321	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	234	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	371	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	282	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	500	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	171.88/cwt	156.00–186.00	1,079	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	198.77/cwt	180.00–218.00	962	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	193.43/cwt	188.00–206.00	1,014	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	238.71/cwt	226.00–243.00	909	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	935	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	168.75/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,139	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	84.67/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,022	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	74.55/cwt	72.00–77.00	716	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	92.84/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,161	4
Bulls	—	—	1,655	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,440	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	83.30/cwt	79.00–85.00	878	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	75.95/cwt	75.00–77.00	790	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	933.26/head	825.00–1,000.00	933	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	1,256.25/head	885.00–1,325.00	1,256	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	83.43/cwt	73.00–89.00	819	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	79.26/cwt	69.00–84.00	737	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	777	742.63/head	500.00–850.00	743	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	1,118.99/head	975.00–1,200.00	1,119	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	614	638.34/head	575.00–675.00	638	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	675	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,156.69/head	925.00–1,300.00	1,157	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	912.73/head	850.00–1,225.00	913	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	78.36/cwt	71.00–83.00	664	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	1,312.22/head	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,312	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	1,180.13/head	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,180	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	1,127.42/head	850.00–1,275.00	1,127	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	855	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	805	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	180.86/cwt	168.00–190.00	1,020	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	193.68/cwt	180.00–200.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	172.83/cwt	161.00–180.00	816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	772	161.97/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,250	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,402	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	149.02/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	169.90/cwt	155.00–190.00	544	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	207.83/cwt	188.00–220.00	788	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	152.35/cwt	133.00–159.00	867	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	171.63/cwt	170.00–175.00	932	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	193.19/cwt	182.00–206.00	802	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	163.05/cwt	160.00–165.00	942	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	132.03/cwt	129.00–135.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	639	111.74/cwt	110.00–117.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	165.52/cwt	161.00–170.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	195.47/cwt	178.00–206.00	917	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	157.81/cwt	140.00–179.00	581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	122.24/cwt	110.00–134.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	182.34/cwt	170.00–188.00	955	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	688	168.00/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,156	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	739	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,249	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	174.13/cwt	160.00–188.00	982	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	229.55/cwt	223.00–231.00	955	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	177.98/cwt	170.00–185.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	161.50/cwt	150.00–173.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	164.56/cwt	162.00–167.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	216.12/cwt	192.00–225.00	718	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	709	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,064	5

How this sale compares

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.

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