Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs mostly 6.00-16.00 higher over 550 lbs 1.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs mostly steady to 4.00 lower over 500 lbs steady to 7.00 higher. The offering included several new crop calves with some of them being fleshy that were discounted. Not enough slaughter cows and bulls reported last week for a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.48/cwt on 314 head.

Average price

$203.48

314 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$966

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$66.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.51

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	424	214.94	911	11thin
Medium and Large 1	491	211.63	1,040	208
Medium and Large 2	447	188.56	842	85
Medium and Large 3	420	148.08	622	10thin

One grade step is worth $66.86/cwt here — about $289 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 sale314 hd

203.48

—

AR average9 barns · 1,611 hd

196.96

+6.51

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	—	High	1,495	111.39	1,665	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,436	98.26	1,411	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	96.74	1,114	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	80.23	762	35

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)	1,088	$1,103	18
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,029	$1,055	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$908	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	885	$851	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,555	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,126	$1,292	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	952	$1,042	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,039	$1,034	6

Every lot, as filed

120 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 2Fleshy	—	439	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,360	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	301	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	214.94/cwt	207.00–218.00	911	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	202.43/cwt	187.00–219.00	1,134	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	226.90/cwt	217.00–232.00	842	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	157.23/cwt	149.00–166.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	694	156.38/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	195.07/cwt	168.00–215.00	839	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	167.51/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	218.70/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,032	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	190.11/cwt	183.00–193.00	1,144	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	200.61/cwt	180.00–214.00	644	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	139.88/cwt	125.00–157.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	158.39/cwt	153.00–164.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	197.42/cwt	180.00–206.00	730	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	211.15/cwt	195.00–219.00	1,109	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	479	200.35/cwt	185.00–215.00	960	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	686	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,269	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	173.55/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,003	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	187.74/cwt	171.00–198.00	896	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	386	170.49/cwt	170.00–171.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	226.86/cwt	220.00–231.00	740	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	625	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,219	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	346	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	428	239.70/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,026	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	174.68/cwt	166.00–188.00	910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	403	175.94/cwt	166.00–186.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	233.62/cwt	202.00–245.00	991	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	236.97/cwt	220.00–251.00	886	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	173.16/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,264	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	198.46/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	218.82/cwt	198.00–230.00	1,120	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	227.30/cwt	206.00–241.00	1,082	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,233	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	173.82/cwt	168.00–185.00	1,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	292.83/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,072	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	245.34/cwt	226.00–250.00	1,293	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	283.62/cwt	260.00–291.00	1,203	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,451	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	197.50/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,383	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	217.68/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,363	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	295.86/cwt	278.00–309.00	991	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	243.64/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,148	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	233.80/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,094	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	216.26/cwt	204.00–221.00	1,142	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	654	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,406	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	552	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,264	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,206	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	453	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	988	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	77.25/cwt	74.00–79.00	756	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	85.72/cwt	80.00–89.00	810	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	97.00/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,406	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	101.24/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,421	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	95.08/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,092	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	81.16/cwt	80.00–82.00	771	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	60.95/cwt	50.00–67.00	572	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	93.97/cwt	92.00–100.00	874	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	100.90/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,187	21
Bulls	—	—	1,703	121.99/cwt	115.00–130.00	2,077	13
Bulls	—	—	1,419	107.71/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,528	15
Bulls	—	—	1,104	90.71/cwt	79.00–98.00	1,001	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	94.94/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,024	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	96.79/cwt	95.00–101.00	976	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	858	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	993.11/head	800.00–1,150.00	993	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,555	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	850.92/head	800.00–900.00	851	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	1,054.52/head	800.00–1,275.00	1,055	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	1,166.41/head	900.00–1,400.00	1,166	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	907.91/head	700.00–1,050.00	908	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	90.33/cwt	76.00–100.00	759	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	97.67/cwt	96.00–99.00	862	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,218.25/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,218	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	1,366.28/head	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	232.88/cwt	212.00–241.00	1,001	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	335	209.70/cwt	200.00–220.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	372	209.80/cwt	200.00–220.00	780	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	263.33/cwt	244.00–283.00	990	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	240.71/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,025	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	215.90/cwt	171.00–236.00	788	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	928	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	425	200.27/cwt	190.00–213.00	851	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	211.25/cwt	200.00–225.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	189.24/cwt	150.00–210.00	882	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	189.06/cwt	171.00–205.00	985	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	157.64/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,379	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	203.65/cwt	170.00–226.00	872	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	178.73/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,026	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	980	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	407	220.67/cwt	220.00–222.00	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	260.23/cwt	250.00–270.00	864	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	206.14/cwt	192.00–219.00	1,175	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	199.77/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,239	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	335	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	530	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	843	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	860	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	880	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,224.59/head	1,150.00–1,285.00	1,225	2

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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