Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2023-02-23

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 23
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
565 head
763 vs last sale 1,328 187 vs year ago 378 · +49.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
193 head
27 vs last sale 220 98 vs year ago 95 · +103.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
5 vs last sale 55 10 vs year ago 40 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-14.00 higher mostly 4.00-11.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady to 12.00 higher mostly 2.00-5.00 higher except the better 300-350 lbs 9.00 lower and 600-700 lb heifers 2.00-3.00 lower. Quality was good with good demand. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. No trend on slaughter bulls last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $212.41/cwt on 200 head.
Average price
$212.41
200 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,149
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$691
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$81.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.28
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555220.811,226143
Medium and Large 2511194.2599254
Medium and Large 3385139.005353thin
One grade step is worth $81.81/cwt here — about $691 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 sale200 hd
212.41
AR average6 barns · 1,236 hd
212.14
+0.28
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
BullsLow1,518113.541,72420
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50697.321,46520
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18892.201,09554
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05380.9085250

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,197$1,21216
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)999$1,2094thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,220$1,16811
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)915$1,2752thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1420211.22/cwt190.00–222.0088719
HeifersMedium and Large 1765159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2161
HeifersMedium and Large 2529165.34/cwt145.00–170.008758
HeifersMedium and Large 2316179.23/cwt170.00–187.005668
HeifersMedium and Large 1631171.49/cwt167.00–174.001,08212
HeifersMedium and Large 1319209.88/cwt200.00–228.0067012
SteersMedium and Large 1568213.94/cwt199.00–228.001,21524
SteersMedium and Large 1965160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2710157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1155
HeifersMedium and Large 2820141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1561
HeifersMedium and Large 1805158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2721
HeifersMedium and Large 1471200.17/cwt187.00–220.0094323
SteersMedium and Large 2778160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2454
SteersMedium and Large 3340140.00/cwt140.00–140.004762
HeifersMedium and Large 1378215.90/cwt207.00–225.0081628
HeifersMedium and Large 1577176.47/cwt171.00–179.001,01811
SteersMedium and Large 1767167.65/cwt166.00–170.001,2865
SteersMedium and Large 1369258.29/cwt241.00–285.0095319
SteersMedium and Large 2375214.32/cwt210.00–219.008042
SteersMedium and Large 2591180.82/cwt178.00–186.001,0695
SteersMedium and Large 1472241.16/cwt220.00–258.001,13829
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy830166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,3782
SteersMedium and Large 2480219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,0511
SteersMedium and Large 2534195.17/cwt175.00–211.001,04211
SteersMedium and Large 2429199.51/cwt188.00–228.0085617
SteersMedium and Large 1672195.56/cwt185.00–201.001,31411
SteersMedium and Large 3475137.00/cwt137.00–137.006511
SteersMedium and Large 2635176.28/cwt158.00–194.001,1192
SteersMedium and Large 2331221.06/cwt197.00–233.007327
SteersMedium and Large 2650180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1702
SteersMedium and Large 1915163.28/cwt158.00–166.001,4943
SteersMedium and Large 2830163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,3531
SteersMedium and Large 1325252.00/cwt252.00–252.008191
SteersMedium and Large 2700168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1762
SteersMedium and Large 1723183.43/cwt179.00–189.001,32619
SteersMedium and Large 1416255.12/cwt241.00–264.001,06112
SteersMedium and Large 1519231.68/cwt221.00–245.001,20212
SteersMedium and Large 1639198.03/cwt196.00–201.001,2655
BullsMedium and Large 1567193.09/cwt180.00–205.001,0956
BullsMedium and Large 1376241.32/cwt227.00–251.009076
BullsMedium and Large 1482219.33/cwt215.00–223.001,0576
BullsMedium and Large 1333235.00/cwt235.00–235.007833
BullsMedium and Large 1870136.53/cwt134.00–139.001,1882
BullsMedium and Large 1730163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1901
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,1851
CowsLean 85-90%1,06780.07/cwt74.00–84.0085421
CowsLean 85-90%1,03355.14/cwt50.00–59.005702
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21695.22/cwt92.00–105.001,15830
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15388.42/cwt82.00–92.001,01924
CowsLean 85-90%1,03569.43/cwt64.00–72.007193
CowsLean 85-90%1,06287.38/cwt84.00–94.0092823
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50998.13/cwt93.00–104.001,48119
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight67035.00/cwt35.00–35.002351
Bulls1,43089.45/cwt83.00–94.001,2793
Bulls1,304110.12/cwt102.00–117.001,4367
Bulls1,695123.16/cwt118.00–137.002,08810
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-281194.31/cwt85.00–107.007654
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-298090.93/cwt87.00–94.008912
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2201,168.21/head1,000.00–1,275.001,16811
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,22786.75/cwt86.00–88.001,0648
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2855700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29991,208.57/head1,050.00–1,300.001,2094
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1971,211.62/head1,025.00–1,400.001,21216
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29151,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2752
BullsMedium and Large 1673170.28/cwt167.00–185.001,1469
BullsMedium and Large 2318204.16/cwt200.00–208.006492
BullsMedium and Large 2870129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1221
BullsMedium and Large 2468179.55/cwt160.00–198.008403
BullsMedium and Large 2790120.00/cwt120.00–120.009481
BullsMedium and Large 3330144.48/cwt120.00–154.004775
BullsMedium and Large 1528203.21/cwt188.00–213.001,0737
BullsMedium and Large 2635170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0801
BullsMedium and Large 2437186.13/cwt164.00–195.008134
BullsMedium and Large 2680138.00/cwt138.00–138.009381
BullsMedium and Large 2525182.00/cwt182.00–182.009561
BullsMedium and Large 1415232.51/cwt220.00–245.009658
HeifersMedium and Large 2400181.00/cwt181.00–181.007241
HeifersMedium and Large 2632153.46/cwt140.00–160.009703
HeifersMedium and Large 3368125.90/cwt106.00–144.004632
HeifersMedium and Large 3520113.00/cwt113.00–113.005881
HeifersMedium and Large 3415127.75/cwt117.00–138.005302
BullsMedium and Large 1636178.48/cwt170.00–186.001,1354
HeifersMedium and Large 1682157.75/cwt157.00–160.001,0764
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2639166.02/cwt164.00–167.001,0619
HeifersMedium and Large 1511190.72/cwt184.00–194.0097511
HeifersMedium and Large 2482166.23/cwt152.00–174.0080115
HeifersMedium and Large 2581160.71/cwt150.00–171.009346
HeifersMedium and Large 2378183.73/cwt179.00–191.006944

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.