Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2023-03-23

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 23
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
617 head
433 vs last sale 1,050 108 vs year ago 509 · +21.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
15 vs last sale 155 25 vs year ago 145 · +17.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
60 vs last sale 100 25 vs year ago 15 · +166.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to 6.00 higher instances 14.00 higher on some weaned calves. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly 3.00-10.00 higher few 600-650 lbs 17.00 higher. Supply was light with good demand. Slaughter cows 3.00-8.00 higher than the small amount observed last week. No trend on slaughter bulls last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.73/cwt on 214 head.
Average price
$207.73
214 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$953
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$306
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$71.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.54
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1452213.96967176
Medium and Large 2493180.9389236
Medium and Large 3465142.006602thin
One grade step is worth $71.96/cwt here — about $306 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 sale214 hd
207.73
AR average10 barns · 1,362 hd
191.19
+16.54
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
BullsLow1,659113.951,89122
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,448109.501,58511
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,209101.331,22580
CowsLean 85-90%High97187.3384826

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,052$1,4005
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$1,3251thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,138$1,2032thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,1553thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,219$1,11110
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)775$9751thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)651$6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,047$1,4384thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$1,1001thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 2409188.23/cwt180.00–200.007706
HeifersMedium and Large 1663165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0942
HeifersMedium and Large 1420227.02/cwt198.00–244.0095340
HeifersMedium and Large 1330223.34/cwt214.00–238.0073731
HeifersMedium and Large 1375221.72/cwt205.00–234.0083124
HeifersMedium and Large 2473194.91/cwt186.00–202.009226
HeifersMedium and Large 2775152.92/cwt150.00–159.001,1853
HeifersMedium and Large 2526171.28/cwt158.00–188.009014
HeifersMedium and Large 3350147.00/cwt147.00–147.005151
HeifersMedium and Large 1629189.55/cwt189.00–191.001,1927
HeifersMedium and Large 2330180.00/cwt180.00–180.005941
SteersMedium and Large 1819170.69/cwt164.00–173.001,3984
HeifersMedium and Large 1515208.42/cwt203.00–212.001,07321
HeifersMedium and Large 1568190.55/cwt185.00–197.001,0827
HeifersMedium and Large 1725163.99/cwt163.00–165.001,1892
HeifersMedium and Large 2382191.52/cwt180.00–207.007328
HeifersMedium and Large 2577170.80/cwt147.00–180.009867
SteersMedium and Large 2595210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2502
SteersMedium and Large 2530214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1341
SteersMedium and Large 2426226.27/cwt210.00–236.0096415
SteersMedium and Large 2730167.18/cwt163.00–176.001,2203
SteersMedium and Large 1327262.06/cwt251.00–269.0085716
SteersMedium and Large 1522231.60/cwt224.00–243.001,20911
SteersMedium and Large 21,022130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3293
SteersMedium and Large 2758175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3273
SteersMedium and Large 2360236.19/cwt223.00–240.008506
SteersMedium and Large 2473226.05/cwt223.00–229.001,0692
SteersMedium and Large 2315224.29/cwt210.00–240.007072
SteersMedium and Large 2674172.75/cwt172.00–175.001,1644
SteersMedium and Large 1424253.58/cwt241.00–266.001,0757
SteersMedium and Large 1613210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2874
SteersMedium and Large 1724193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,3977
SteersMedium and Large 1471247.05/cwt230.00–260.001,16430
SteersMedium and Large 1381268.11/cwt251.00–280.001,02125
SteersMedium and Large 1576229.19/cwt210.00–249.001,3209
SteersMedium and Large 1-2352250.00/cwt250.00–250.0088014
BullsMedium and Large 11,038126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,3082
BullsMedium and Large 1670169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1322
BullsMedium and Large 1345246.00/cwt246.00–246.008491
BullsMedium and Large 1625184.88/cwt176.00–190.001,1564
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy388220.00/cwt220.00–220.008543
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy318226.00/cwt226.00–226.007193
CowsLean 85-90%94795.65/cwt94.00–99.009066
CowsLean 85-90%1,02488.92/cwt83.00–94.0091115
CowsLean 85-90%87573.24/cwt69.00–78.006414
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,452110.85/cwt105.00–118.001,61010
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,3491
CowsBoner 80-85%1,218106.15/cwt102.00–116.001,29340
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19996.51/cwt91.00–102.001,15740
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight70070.00/cwt70.00–70.004901
Bulls1,41392.90/cwt90.00–95.001,3132
Bulls1,747121.24/cwt116.00–130.002,11811
Bulls1,607109.72/cwt102.00–115.001,7639
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-289997.25/cwt90.00–102.008744
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2775975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed651600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2191,110.54/head800.00–1,175.001,11110
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0521,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1381,203.30/head1,100.00–1,300.001,2032
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,154.92/head1,100.00–1,225.001,1553
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,120100.70/cwt96.00–108.001,1284
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0131,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4753
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
BullsMedium and Large 2605169.92/cwt150.00–180.001,0283
BullsMedium and Large 2473188.00/cwt188.00–188.008892
BullsMedium and Large 2433215.77/cwt201.00–229.009344
BullsMedium and Large 2520156.00/cwt156.00–156.008111
BullsMedium and Large 2372207.47/cwt183.00–226.007728
BullsMedium and Large 1467219.41/cwt205.00–239.001,02519
BullsMedium and Large 2325189.85/cwt180.00–200.006172
BullsMedium and Large 1795160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2721
BullsMedium and Large 1533210.08/cwt200.00–220.001,12023
BullsMedium and Large 1422236.85/cwt225.00–242.001,00019
BullsMedium and Large 1379246.24/cwt240.00–251.0093316
BullsMedium and Large 1562201.80/cwt190.00–208.001,1347
HeifersMedium and Large 1480213.11/cwt206.00–220.001,02322
HeifersMedium and Large 2600163.00/cwt163.00–163.009781
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open571199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,1366
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open668187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2496
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy382206.86/cwt200.00–210.007903
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy477202.09/cwt199.00–206.009645
HeifersMedium and Large 3580137.00/cwt137.00–137.007951

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.