Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-9.00 higher mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. Quality and condition of most cattle was good. Very good demand for the weaned calves. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.05/cwt on 441 head.

Average price

$194.05

441 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

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

$63.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.69

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	201.30	968	342
Medium and Large 2	487	173.30	843	78
Medium and Large 1-2	654	157.88	1,032	16thin
Medium and Large 3	477	138.00	659	5thin

One grade step is worth $63.30/cwt here — about $310 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 sale441 hd

194.05

—

AR average8 barns · 1,445 hd

186.36

+7.69

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	1,520	109.80	1,669	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	95.84	1,368	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	92.39	1,107	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	76.69	753	51

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,249	25
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,123	$1,099	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,059	$935	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	853	$1,200	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,109	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,216	$1,818	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,152	$1,342	13

Every lot, as filed

116 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 3	—	563	148.04/cwt	146.00–150.00	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	199.92/cwt	180.00–223.00	1,048	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	206.51/cwt	175.00–225.00	1,000	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	438	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	553	225.75/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,248	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	234.80/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,223	53
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	261.41/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,132	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	222.57/cwt	220.00–230.00	741	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	531	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,094	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	445	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	209.66/cwt	190.00–225.00	979	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	374	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	871	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,039	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	350	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	819	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	216.15/cwt	200.00–232.00	718	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	141.46/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	195.31/cwt	180.00–204.00	1,023	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	217.83/cwt	200.00–228.00	826	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,068	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	155.99/cwt	144.00–161.00	1,109	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	163.51/cwt	161.00–166.00	960	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	183.49/cwt	170.00–200.00	672	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	185.23/cwt	178.00–197.00	622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	184.60/cwt	170.00–192.00	796	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	160.17/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,065	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	224.99/cwt	218.00–231.00	841	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	975	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	142.96/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,237	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	184.00/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	209.66/cwt	199.00–239.00	895	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,283	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,144	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	207.31/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,318	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	240.60/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,051	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	249.84/cwt	240.00–253.00	964	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,109	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	779	163.38/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	260.38/cwt	235.00–271.00	857	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	313	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,302	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	463	246.13/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,140	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	384	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,037	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	243.07/cwt	238.00–249.00	1,118	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	196.17/cwt	185.00–206.00	1,322	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	218.51/cwt	204.00–230.00	1,256	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	175.34/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	164.63/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,169	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	233.80/cwt	226.00–245.00	879	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	176.31/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,067	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	231.97/cwt	226.00–240.00	772	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	414	206.16/cwt	200.00–218.00	854	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	871	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	67.66/cwt	64.00–73.00	639	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	89.73/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,061	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	50.85/cwt	40.00–58.00	494	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	675	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	351	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	100.41/cwt	93.00–109.00	1,459	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	90.63/cwt	87.00–94.00	957	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	79.85/cwt	74.00–85.00	777	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	90.12/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,257	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	96.33/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,179	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	685	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,446	110.13/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,592	17
Bulls	—	—	1,277	96.37/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,231	5
Bulls	—	—	1,933	120.07/cwt	117.00–123.00	2,321	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,249.21/head	875.00–1,925.00	1,249	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,098.58/head	825.00–1,400.00	1,099	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	934.86/head	850.00–975.00	935	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	1,752.75/head	1,525.00–2,025.00	1,753	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	90.82/cwt	88.00–93.00	790	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	79.56/cwt	69.00–89.00	638	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	2,047.93/head	2,025.00–2,075.00	2,048	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,108.63/head	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,109	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,312.76/head	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,313	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	193.82/cwt	186.00–202.00	1,099	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	181.43/cwt	170.00–190.00	953	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	213.75/cwt	202.00–220.00	900	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	182.30/cwt	165.00–190.00	859	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	179.86/cwt	169.00–199.00	1,020	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	167.38/cwt	150.00–174.00	894	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	137.01/cwt	134.00–140.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	173.75/cwt	164.00–184.00	1,091	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	212.25/cwt	196.00–221.00	900	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	875	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,216	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	664	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,182	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	159.27/cwt	149.00–170.00	897	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	640	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,107	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	835	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	189.74/cwt	170.00–208.00	918	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	201.78/cwt	174.00–220.00	757	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	869	130.64/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,135	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	209.70/cwt	193.00–221.00	1,097	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	239.37/cwt	219.00–250.00	1,005	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	218.57/cwt	211.00–235.00	1,040	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	161.65/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,010	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	759	160.83/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,221	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	176.43/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,186	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	209.98/cwt	175.00–233.00	697	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	174.23/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,005	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	472	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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