Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs steady to 9.00 lower mostly 2.00-4.00 lower not enough over 650 lbs last week for a trend. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs mostly steady with the 500-550 lbs 2.00-8.00 lower and the better 550-600 lbs 7.00 higher not enough over 650 lbs last week for a trend. Some of the fleshy new crop calves sold with big discounts. Slaughter cows about steady on the small amount observed. No trend on slaughter bulls not reported due to time.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.39/cwt on 385 head.

Average price

$194.39

385 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$355

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

$78.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.50

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	206.49	930	254
Medium and Large 1-2	508	194.39	987	37
Medium and Large 2	478	171.31	819	73
Medium and Large 3	448	128.27	575	21

One grade step is worth $78.22/cwt here — about $355 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 sale385 hd

194.39

—

AR average11 barns · 2,583 hd

190.89

+3.50

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	1,700	111.00	1,887	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,665	104.13	1,734	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,373	97.46	1,338	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	80.75	853	10

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 (2-4 yrs)	932	$1,459	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,357	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,098	$1,139	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,023	$1,465	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,084	$1,639	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$1,564	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$1,460	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,237	$1,355	7

Every lot, as filed

125 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 2	—	665	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	735	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	224.96/cwt	208.00–236.00	956	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	161.50/cwt	144.00–179.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	446	223.01/cwt	220.00–224.00	995	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	206.54/cwt	194.00–212.00	1,204	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	650	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,027	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	452	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	214.83/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,244	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	253.58/cwt	238.00–265.00	1,073	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	216.13/cwt	200.00–222.00	932	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	181.58/cwt	170.00–200.00	763	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,381	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	210.05/cwt	197.00–220.00	1,342	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	192.16/cwt	170.00–208.00	630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	171.76/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,034	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	217.19/cwt	207.00–227.00	810	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	182.04/cwt	171.00–196.00	877	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,030	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	198.74/cwt	190.00–214.00	944	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	172.69/cwt	163.00–188.00	905	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	160.04/cwt	151.00–170.00	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	188.38/cwt	165.00–204.00	706	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	217.56/cwt	208.00–228.00	703	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	235.00/cwt	203.00–243.00	754	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	191.38/cwt	184.00–204.00	1,288	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	209.61/cwt	190.00–218.00	1,090	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,421	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	215.30/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,115	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	209.10/cwt	192.00–220.00	1,018	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	192.76/cwt	181.00–199.00	1,371	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,242	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,252	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	263.22/cwt	240.00–277.00	969	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	246.53/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,040	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	177.90/cwt	165.00–191.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	224.68/cwt	212.00–233.00	1,162	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	232.79/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,101	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	262.84/cwt	254.00–277.00	862	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	995	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	836	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	216.68/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,038	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	193.17/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,128	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	430	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	375	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	182.74/cwt	170.00–195.00	950	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	664	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	97.46/cwt	93.00–109.00	1,338	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	592	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	92.05/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,043	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	81.57/cwt	78.00–85.00	872	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	104.13/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,734	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,887	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	929	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,464.70/head	1,375.00–1,485.00	1,465	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,139.02/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,139	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	1,458.72/head	1,250.00–1,710.00	1,459	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,356.64/head	1,125.00–1,585.00	1,357	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	96.02/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,174	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,314	1,523.96/head	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,524	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	87.60/cwt	87.00–88.00	853	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,362	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,129.63/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,130	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,563.82/head	1,385.00–1,735.00	1,564	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	1,713.95/head	1,400.00–2,000.00	1,714	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,363.38/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,363	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,460.26/head	1,385.00–1,525.00	1,460	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	179.35/cwt	160.00–190.00	881	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	200.32/cwt	188.00–217.00	855	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	134.08/cwt	125.00–143.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	240.07/cwt	217.00–255.00	1,035	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	123.69/cwt	111.00–137.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	143.50/cwt	137.00–150.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	430	202.17/cwt	196.00–206.00	869	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,104	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	153.49/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	127.46/cwt	120.00–135.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	514	148.31/cwt	144.00–156.00	762	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	129.15/cwt	120.00–134.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	566	139.40/cwt	133.00–141.00	789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	197.68/cwt	186.00–210.00	1,036	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	214.17/cwt	200.00–219.00	987	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	145.05/cwt	139.00–151.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	212.75/cwt	200.00–234.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	186.73/cwt	170.00–194.00	1,046	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	468	153.98/cwt	153.00–155.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	737	162.43/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,197	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	357	206.24/cwt	200.00–209.00	736	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	191.71/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,191	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	238.08/cwt	233.00–242.00	809	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	164.94/cwt	163.00–167.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	180.35/cwt	173.00–192.00	1,208	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	245.19/cwt	228.00–251.00	912	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	204.90/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,082	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,128	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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