Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 700 lbs steady to 10.00 higher mostly 2.00-5.00 higher except the better 400-550 lb steers 1.00-5.00 lower. Quality not as good as last week in most classes with some new crop calves receiving a discount. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.95/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$194.95

184 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$56.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.51

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	206.49	963	128
Medium and Large 1-2	534	181.00	967	4thin
Medium and Large 2	493	170.42	841	45
Medium and Large 3	437	149.74	654	7thin

One grade step is worth $56.74/cwt here — about $309 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 sale184 hd

194.95

—

AR average10 barns · 1,109 hd

187.44

+7.51

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	1,374	109.30	1,502	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,546	103.63	1,602	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	94.16	1,130	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,014	81.34	825	33

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)	1,096	$1,261	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,108	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,046	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$1,217	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,379	$2,062	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,369	$1,670	5

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	218.72/cwt	198.00–230.00	726	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	418	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	214.76/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,033	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	188.47/cwt	171.00–200.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	182.47/cwt	169.00–200.00	602	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	153.46/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	215.69/cwt	205.00–224.00	919	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	217.45/cwt	204.00–222.00	818	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	137.27/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	176.02/cwt	167.00–180.00	928	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	221.90/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,274	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	335	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	137.45/cwt	124.00–148.00	1,065	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,077	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	160.91/cwt	150.00–178.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	165.06/cwt	157.00–171.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	500	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	229.67/cwt	224.00–236.00	1,181	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	174.58/cwt	167.00–180.00	1,192	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	228.18/cwt	200.00–246.00	956	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	226.36/cwt	213.00–241.00	754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	960	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	191.98/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	451	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	514	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	241.95/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,089	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	258.38/cwt	256.00–268.00	1,121	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	211.26/cwt	199.00–229.00	993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	211.35/cwt	201.00–222.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	262.94/cwt	240.00–265.00	976	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	223.06/cwt	200.00–232.00	836	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	211.61/cwt	203.00–217.00	1,323	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,009	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	218.80/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,140	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	390	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	418	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	920	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	310	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	95.80/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,159	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	91.33/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,081	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	680	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	170	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	71.84/cwt	67.00–76.00	728	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	82.37/cwt	77.00–86.00	826	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	90.83/cwt	87.00–92.00	976	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	94.01/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,307	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	105.56/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,665	10
Bulls	—	—	1,293	109.72/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,419	16
Bulls	—	—	1,562	117.63/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,837	9
Bulls	—	—	1,297	92.96/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,206	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,108.36/head	950.00–1,400.00	1,108	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,046.40/head	925.00–1,150.00	1,046	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	106.26/cwt	93.00–116.00	1,307	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	1,384.59/head	1,100.00–1,675.00	1,385	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	823	767.78/head	600.00–900.00	768	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	94.18/cwt	88.00–101.00	852	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	785	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	550	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,217.23/head	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,217	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,430.83/head	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,431	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,499	2,202.84/head	1,800.00–2,325.00	2,203	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,324	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	121.14/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	174.00/cwt	171.00–182.00	1,248	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	344	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	860	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	189.49/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	194.57/cwt	192.00–197.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	234.16/cwt	229.00–243.00	897	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	207.48/cwt	190.00–220.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	158.02/cwt	156.00–162.00	980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	220.17/cwt	208.00–229.00	1,033	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	205.98/cwt	194.00–214.00	1,069	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	179.67/cwt	170.00–194.00	1,031	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	164.48/cwt	156.00–168.00	1,089	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	578	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	185.02/cwt	160.00–220.00	888	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	160.30/cwt	150.00–170.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	556	1

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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