Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs 2.00-7.00 higher 550-600 lbs 13.00 lower not enough over 600 lbs for a trend. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher except the better 500-600 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower. Good run with good demand. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $214.12/cwt on 310 head.

Average price

$214.12

310 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$321

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

$59.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.11

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	444	225.29	1,001	177
Medium and Large 1-2	506	207.58	1,050	42
Medium and Large 2	461	200.42	924	78
Medium and Large 3	411	165.41	680	13thin

One grade step is worth $59.88/cwt here — about $321 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 sale310 hd

214.12

—

AR average10 barns · 2,202 hd

204.01

+10.11

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	92.77	1,421	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	92.16	1,097	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,034	81.83	846	50

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$1,161	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,034	$1,097	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,078	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,002	$967	9
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,247	$1,425	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,057	$1,185	6

Every lot, as filed

107 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	—	417	241.07/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	207.19/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,181	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	179.50/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,167	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	512	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,203	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	426	262.32/cwt	259.00–264.00	1,117	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	216.54/cwt	200.00–227.00	816	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	245.21/cwt	229.00–257.00	804	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,198	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	220.06/cwt	210.00–225.00	929	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	211.45/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,114	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	232.76/cwt	218.00–242.00	992	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	218.95/cwt	210.00–225.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	204.72/cwt	203.00–206.00	1,101	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	201.40/cwt	201.00–202.00	1,237	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	238.58/cwt	230.00–267.00	876	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	538	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	199.96/cwt	190.00–210.00	970	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	170.00/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	203.29/cwt	190.00–213.00	866	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	191.27/cwt	180.00–196.00	997	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	230.66/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,303	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	221.43/cwt	208.00–229.00	1,043	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	231.82/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,090	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	203.44/cwt	190.00–216.00	1,149	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	258.73/cwt	235.00–270.00	968	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	225.73/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,183	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	280.26/cwt	263.00–300.00	1,185	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	312.01/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,023	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	266.35/cwt	257.00–281.00	1,268	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	256.13/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,091	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	246.91/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,160	35
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	201.00/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	256.70/cwt	240.00–282.00	1,345	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	287.94/cwt	270.00–311.00	1,080	39
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	188.64/cwt	178.00–200.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	609	212.67/cwt	197.00–219.00	1,295	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	179.56/cwt	174.00–185.00	1,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	279.84/cwt	270.00–290.00	943	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,268	88.96/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,128	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	710	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	398	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	85.65/cwt	79.00–88.00	906	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	580	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	68.64/cwt	63.00–74.00	623	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	90.44/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,375	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	94.33/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,453	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	99.60/cwt	94.00–112.00	1,249	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	89.95/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,053	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	688	40.96/cwt	40.00–42.00	282	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	92.18/cwt	83.00–110.00	772	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	1,160.54/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,161	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	1,097.38/head	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,097	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	1,160.55/head	975.00–1,300.00	1,161	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	994.27/head	800.00–1,125.00	994	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,446	1,595.29/head	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,595	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	720	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	915	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,538.79/head	1,200.00–1,625.00	1,539	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	1,261.60/head	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,262	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	1,282.00/head	975.00–1,550.00	1,282	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	785	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	279.82/cwt	259.00–307.00	1,049	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	225.95/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,209	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	216.51/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,247	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	156.60/cwt	150.00–163.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	169.69/cwt	153.00–180.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	164.44/cwt	157.00–172.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	177.75/cwt	165.00–189.00	1,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	340	223.67/cwt	221.00–225.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	408	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	172.21/cwt	161.00–180.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	474	206.31/cwt	200.00–210.00	978	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	671	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,208	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	242.11/cwt	220.00–250.00	920	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	225.92/cwt	220.00–243.00	962	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	215.66/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,009	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	246.71/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,177	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	213.72/cwt	207.00–224.00	1,101	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	173.56/cwt	170.00–177.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	189.74/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,099	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	237.97/cwt	227.00–251.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	253.66/cwt	239.00–275.00	1,086	15

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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