Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 4.00-7.00 higher except the better 300-350 lbs 19.00 lower. Feeder heifers 300-350 lbs steady to 8.00 lower over 350 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher. The offering included mostly new crop calves with some of the fleshy ones selling with a discount. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher on the small amount observed. Slaughter bulls not reported.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.34/cwt on 492 head.

Average price

$213.34

492 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$60.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.25

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	218.47	1,093	339
Medium and Large 1-2	471	209.53	986	63
Medium and Large 2	431	201.00	865	81
Medium and Large 3	478	157.60	753	9thin

One grade step is worth $60.87/cwt here — about $340 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 sale492 hd

213.34

—

AR average10 barns · 1,849 hd

205.08

+8.25

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%	High	1,439	101.01	1,453	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,126	94.71	1,066	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	904	80.50	728	23

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)	1,113	$1,284	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,132	$1,181	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,047	$1,148	15
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,007	$1,296	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,193	$1,233	2thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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	—	323	260.77/cwt	237.00–276.00	842	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	247.04/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,186	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	239.76/cwt	228.00–248.00	765	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	189.58/cwt	182.00–196.00	1,274	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	231.53/cwt	220.00–240.00	991	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	228.83/cwt	219.00–238.00	1,055	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,164	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	203.29/cwt	196.00–207.00	1,043	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	211.40/cwt	200.00–224.00	890	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	226.01/cwt	225.00–227.00	798	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	216.59/cwt	216.00–217.00	1,063	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	423	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	197.69/cwt	187.00–201.00	1,228	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	160.68/cwt	148.00–180.00	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	188.17/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,071	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,109	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,172	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	179.69/cwt	164.00–188.00	1,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	213.31/cwt	200.00–230.00	689	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	200.84/cwt	190.00–220.00	872	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	208.17/cwt	198.00–221.00	770	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	195.78/cwt	190.00–212.00	928	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	270.30/cwt	259.00–295.00	1,008	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	184.05/cwt	177.00–191.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	224.89/cwt	200.00–250.00	967	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	179.81/cwt	169.00–190.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	211.95/cwt	188.00–228.00	1,219	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	198.49/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	241.06/cwt	220.00–250.00	916	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	284.02/cwt	166.00–295.00	1,167	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	225.70/cwt	210.00–239.00	1,185	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,111	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	263.56/cwt	260.00–267.00	986	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,380	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	242.70/cwt	239.00–247.00	1,187	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	247.51/cwt	233.00–263.00	1,396	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	274.37/cwt	257.00–285.00	1,270	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	288.81/cwt	285.00–290.00	918	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	213.29/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,446	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	254.77/cwt	241.00–278.00	1,353	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	227.14/cwt	214.00–236.00	1,433	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	200.66/cwt	198.00–201.00	1,449	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	188.78/cwt	175.00–196.00	1,454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	261.39/cwt	256.00–269.00	991	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	218.91/cwt	210.00–238.00	1,235	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	209.25/cwt	198.00–221.00	1,306	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	360	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	323	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	824	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	75.74/cwt	73.00–78.00	673	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	91.12/cwt	89.00–93.00	911	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	84.68/cwt	79.00–89.00	805	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	106.01/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,519	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	99.57/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,241	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	735	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	426	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	698	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	530	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,320	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	91.15/cwt	87.00–94.00	946	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,284.43/head	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,284	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	1,148.43/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,148	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	1,181.32/head	900.00–1,450.00	1,181	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	98.15/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,222	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	779	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	91.06/cwt	89.00–93.00	797	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,288.96/head	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,289	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,232.60/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,233	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	490	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	228.67/cwt	220.00–237.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	260.37/cwt	247.00–289.00	1,096	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	266.07/cwt	257.00–270.00	859	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	820	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,427	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	633	195.11/cwt	194.00–199.00	1,235	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	724	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,339	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	220.20/cwt	211.00–230.00	1,050	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	243.77/cwt	229.00–251.00	921	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	528	197.26/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,042	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	555	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	566	192.37/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,089	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	207.72/cwt	207.00–208.00	1,018	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	494	211.46/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	218.37/cwt	199.00–226.00	1,109	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	216.95/cwt	200.00–249.00	916	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	196.97/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,310	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	247.09/cwt	234.00–267.00	1,161	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	229.70/cwt	213.00–240.00	1,192	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	228.12/cwt	210.00–245.00	862	8

How this sale compares

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