Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-10.00 higher except the better 400-500 lbs 3.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 10.00 higher mostly 2.00-7.00 higher. Quality of most feeder cattle was good with active bidding. Slaughter cows about steady on the small amount observed. No trend on slaughter bulls due to time limits.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.18/cwt on 640 head.

Average price

$221.18

640 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$72.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.32

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	228.50	1,091	485
Medium and Large 2	456	203.41	927	69
Medium and Large 1-2	544	200.44	1,089	74
Medium and Large 3	509	155.66	792	12thin

One grade step is worth $72.84/cwt here — about $299 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 sale640 hd

221.18

—

AR average8 barns · 1,932 hd

206.86

+14.32

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	1,470	119.00	1,749	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	99.00	1,465	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	94.96	1,158	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,027	89.37	918	20

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)	1,020	$1,156	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$875	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,240	$2,127	9
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,133	$1,712	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$1,951	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$1,738	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,109	$1,179	5

Every lot, as filed

102 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 3	—	328	219.30/cwt	209.00–231.00	719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	196.69/cwt	180.00–210.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	250.13/cwt	239.00–260.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	218.45/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	239.16/cwt	220.00–249.00	1,036	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	481	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,203	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	196.91/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,199	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	721	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,283	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	355	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	919	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	210.89/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,092	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	231.41/cwt	220.00–240.00	801	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	250.73/cwt	231.00–258.00	840	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	219.85/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,161	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	226.76/cwt	212.00–238.00	1,077	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	221.99/cwt	207.00–229.00	697	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	211.20/cwt	200.00–220.00	781	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	164.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,203	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,181	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	176.52/cwt	173.00–180.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	225.09/cwt	223.00–236.00	1,141	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	232.73/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,010	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	245.55/cwt	230.00–255.00	896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	230.00/cwt	200.00–255.00	1,106	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	167.90/cwt	160.00–176.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	169.56/cwt	168.00–171.00	890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	259.91/cwt	253.00–263.00	1,196	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	813	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,220	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	263.38/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,148	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	953	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	205.83/cwt	190.00–214.00	1,260	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	239.62/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,464	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	257.66/cwt	246.00–274.00	1,378	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	249.28/cwt	238.00–262.00	1,401	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	271.04/cwt	259.00–275.00	1,304	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	227.58/cwt	224.00–236.00	1,315	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	273.05/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,147	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	281.73/cwt	260.00–296.00	1,073	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	234.93/cwt	229.00–249.00	1,099	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	206.11/cwt	198.00–220.00	1,270	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,099	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	390	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	959	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	93.11/cwt	92.00–96.00	994	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	84.79/cwt	84.00–87.00	828	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,465	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	96.92/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,181	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	93.21/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,137	9
Bulls	—	—	1,470	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,749	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	90.09/cwt	89.00–91.00	887	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,155.55/head	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,156	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,186	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	1,179.18/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,179	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,707.75/head	1,300.00–2,025.00	1,708	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,367	1,777.89/head	1,475.00–1,900.00	1,778	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,951.03/head	1,675.00–2,100.00	1,951	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,712.28/head	1,350.00–1,950.00	1,712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,126.86/head	1,000.00–3,050.00	2,127	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	258.20/cwt	250.00–279.00	950	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	226.57/cwt	219.00–241.00	1,194	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	198.39/cwt	191.00–206.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	219.36/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,250	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	249.60/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,066	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	211.38/cwt	198.00–225.00	1,002	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	203.82/cwt	190.00–217.00	1,062	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	949	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,158	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	173.38/cwt	155.00–185.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	150.22/cwt	140.00–161.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	226.80/cwt	218.00–239.00	733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	589	183.29/cwt	162.00–190.00	1,080	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	171.58/cwt	164.00–181.00	1,150	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	960	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	226.46/cwt	200.00–241.00	854	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	200.97/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,172	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	512	207.99/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,065	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	410	223.47/cwt	222.00–225.00	916	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	261.20/cwt	240.00–269.00	865	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	224.56/cwt	219.00–230.00	950	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	141.35/cwt	140.00–142.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,282	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	615	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,046	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	149.71/cwt	140.00–170.00	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	245.57/cwt	229.00–257.00	938	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	199.18/cwt	180.00–208.00	1,044	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	179.45/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,114	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	211.08/cwt	190.00–224.00	887	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	175.50/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,216	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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