Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to 9.00 higher with the better 550-650 lbs 12.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 6.00 higher. The offering included 3 loads of yearling steers. Demand was good with active bidding. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Not enough bulls observed for a trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $196.10/cwt on 544 head.

Average price

$196.10

544 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,254

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$666

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

$59.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.80

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	608	208.18	1,266	270
Medium and Large 2	531	188.48	1,001	115
Medium and Large 1-2	803	183.99	1,478	146
Medium and Large 3	403	148.67	600	13thin

One grade step is worth $59.50/cwt here — about $666 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 sale544 hd

196.10

—

AR average7 barns · 1,444 hd

197.90

−1.80

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	1,343	86.14	1,157	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	90.47	1,304	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	89.40	1,126	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,038	77.44	804	32

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$1,245	17
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,364	$1,242	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,175	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	803	$809	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,490	$1,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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	—	826	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,495	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	168.77/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,141	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	831	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,413	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	874	144.38/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,262	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	207.58/cwt	188.00–218.00	1,285	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	229.80/cwt	205.00–238.00	1,197	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	203.57/cwt	180.00–230.00	655	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	162.60/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,180	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	157.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	149.03/cwt	148.00–150.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	195.12/cwt	183.00–207.00	917	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	174.90/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,083	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	825	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,320	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	183.60/cwt	170.00–194.00	1,236	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	253.81/cwt	245.00–270.00	964	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	205.52/cwt	186.00–223.00	1,182	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	160.28/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,064	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	209.93/cwt	190.00–219.00	781	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	176.41/cwt	169.00–184.00	990	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	304	200.05/cwt	190.00–210.00	608	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	188.53/cwt	174.00–198.00	971	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	163.73/cwt	152.00–178.00	771	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,167	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	219.37/cwt	210.00–223.00	735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	144.37/cwt	130.00–157.00	479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	156.80/cwt	150.00–164.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	212.18/cwt	199.00–235.00	794	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	182.25/cwt	182.25–182.25	1,542	120
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	229.77/cwt	218.00–265.00	1,073	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	198.13/cwt	184.00–216.00	927	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	178.82/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,121	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	187.42/cwt	166.00–200.00	961	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,441	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	202.32/cwt	180.00–220.00	862	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	218.97/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,062	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	171.52/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	178.72/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,024	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	193.64/cwt	190.00–203.00	995	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	260.69/cwt	251.00–267.00	832	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	240.91/cwt	217.00–255.00	1,034	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	174.89/cwt	166.00–184.00	1,184	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	213.78/cwt	200.00–229.00	1,018	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	187.32/cwt	179.00–200.00	1,070	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	229.78/cwt	218.00–249.00	993	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	240.64/cwt	240.00–242.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	198.35/cwt	189.00–209.00	1,033	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	86.01/cwt	83.00–89.00	947	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	76.95/cwt	72.00–82.00	769	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	44.05/cwt	35.00–54.00	414	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	88.18/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,248	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	93.87/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,205	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	77.12/cwt	70.00–79.00	950	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	64.83/cwt	63.00–69.00	655	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,341	3
Bulls	—	—	1,130	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,062	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	86.66/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,069	20
Bulls	—	—	1,450	82.21/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,192	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	880	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,364	1,242.37/head	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,242	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,245.07/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,245	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	808.61/head	500.00–925.00	809	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	901	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	169.31/cwt	160.00–182.00	811	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	237.62/cwt	219.00–244.00	920	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	188.67/cwt	171.00–215.00	617	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	184.57/cwt	170.00–204.00	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	838	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	168.08/cwt	150.00–180.00	629	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	128.98/cwt	106.00–140.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	196.69/cwt	195.00–198.00	730	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	146.00/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	158.57/cwt	140.00–173.00	904	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	167.56/cwt	142.00–186.00	714	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	130.17/cwt	123.00–137.00	407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	199.22/cwt	184.00–212.00	845	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	183.49/cwt	177.00–187.00	879	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	130.00/cwt	120.00–140.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	159.35/cwt	144.00–177.00	846	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	171.18/cwt	160.00–185.00	546	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	908	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	674	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,132	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	503	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	110.00/cwt	97.00–136.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	764	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,222	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	134.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	785	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	522	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,039	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	621	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,087	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	166.38/cwt	150.00–184.00	872	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	186.60/cwt	176.00–191.00	1,170	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	777	169.67/cwt	150.00–179.00	1,318	3

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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