Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 2.00-10.00 higher with the 300-350 lbs 10.00-25.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00-10.00 higher mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. Quality and condition of most cattle good. Demand was good. Not enough slaughter cows observed for a trend due to time.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.38/cwt on 488 head.

Average price

$203.38

488 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$477

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

$86.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.82

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	213.69	1,031	326
Medium and Large 2	450	189.30	852	92
Medium and Large 1-2	594	184.47	1,095	57
Medium and Large 3	435	127.45	554	13thin

One grade step is worth $86.24/cwt here — about $477 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 sale488 hd

203.38

—

AR average10 barns · 1,752 hd

199.57

+3.82

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	103.05	1,170	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	88.00	853	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,094	$1,103	17
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,029	$915	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	885	$750	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	953	$1,384	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$1,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	884	$1,062	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$1,370	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,025	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	925	$875	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,325	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	708	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	231.94/cwt	213.00–246.00	754	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	226.32/cwt	217.00–246.00	837	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	226.09/cwt	209.00–236.00	968	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	205.42/cwt	190.00–222.00	1,050	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	190.81/cwt	178.00–210.00	901	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	223.11/cwt	209.00–230.00	1,046	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	176.25/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,103	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	188.48/cwt	186.00–191.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	212.41/cwt	210.00–215.00	911	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	157.98/cwt	154.00–165.00	975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	178.81/cwt	170.00–190.00	924	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	948	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	113.62/cwt	110.00–125.00	370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	122.61/cwt	118.00–127.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	147.06/cwt	141.00–153.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	207.91/cwt	200.00–215.00	657	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	215.64/cwt	210.00–223.00	789	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	195.79/cwt	189.00–207.00	1,118	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	582	202.25/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,177	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	734	168.50/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,237	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	202.15/cwt	192.00–205.00	1,449	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	266.73/cwt	249.00–283.00	1,126	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	241.64/cwt	240.00–248.00	906	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	274.91/cwt	253.00–280.00	1,064	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	205.78/cwt	190.00–218.00	1,152	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	206.91/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,419	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	236.00/cwt	230.00–237.00	805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	229.44/cwt	219.00–240.00	1,301	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	250.14/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,206	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	237.31/cwt	224.00–248.00	1,253	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	221.48/cwt	198.00–229.00	1,353	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,271	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	226.57/cwt	221.00–241.00	1,072	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	289.19/cwt	258.00–304.00	957	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	239.76/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,014	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	219.10/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,137	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	229.26/cwt	219.00–246.00	1,091	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	203.34/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,273	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	428	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	950	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	775	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,049	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	880	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	104.81/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,201	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	885	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	1,062.37/head	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,062	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	1,384.19/head	1,010.00–1,500.00	1,384	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	950.72/head	900.00–1,000.00	951	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	1,243.25/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,243	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,624.53/head	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	914.79/head	800.00–975.00	915	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	91.70/cwt	84.00–97.00	1,015	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	968	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	1,157.40/head	1,075.00–1,375.00	1,157	14
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	192.82/cwt	183.00–199.00	1,296	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	204.66/cwt	190.00–223.00	1,158	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	774	175.54/cwt	174.00–177.00	1,359	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	180.30/cwt	160.00–191.00	1,037	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	210.01/cwt	184.00–235.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	253.78/cwt	240.00–263.00	949	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	195.11/cwt	177.00–211.00	738	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,037	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	670	178.65/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,197	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	228.14/cwt	216.00–236.00	958	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	175.82/cwt	152.00–187.00	1,002	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	210.79/cwt	188.00–216.00	1,096	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	192.83/cwt	180.00–210.00	812	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	379	212.23/cwt	209.00–219.00	804	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	437	214.98/cwt	213.00–216.00	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	853	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	503	122.53/cwt	117.00–128.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	746	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,149	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	901	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,333	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	178.97/cwt	173.00–184.00	1,294	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	175.40/cwt	159.00–189.00	917	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	200.73/cwt	185.00–214.00	968	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	190.81/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,177	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	252.13/cwt	236.00–270.00	794	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	217.40/cwt	200.00–228.00	924	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	202.48/cwt	190.00–213.00	646	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	168.48/cwt	168.00–169.00	1,051	4

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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