Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 6.00 higher 600-800 lbs 4.00-16.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 8.00 higher mostly 2.00-6.00 higher. 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 $222.50/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$222.50

207 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,134

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$509

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

$44.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.77

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	231.33	1,219	132
Medium and Large 1-2	486	227.00	1,103	6thin
Medium and Large 2	501	209.43	1,050	56
Medium and Large 3	379	187.09	710	13thin

One grade step is worth $44.24/cwt here — about $509 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 sale207 hd

222.50

—

AR average10 barns · 1,126 hd

217.73

+4.77

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	—	Average	1,754	125.57	2,203	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	109.11	1,299	91
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	108.87	1,531	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	95.74	915	27

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)	1,159	$1,513	13
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,258	$1,429	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,069	$1,278	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$925	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,014	$1,637	12
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	838	$1,385	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$1,492	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,164	$1,419	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,008	$1,463	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	830	$1,376	2thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	513	233.59/cwt	222.00–251.00	1,198	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	195.23/cwt	170.00–210.00	644	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	217.23/cwt	210.00–225.00	928	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	184.23/cwt	171.00–193.00	1,139	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	212.19/cwt	190.00–218.00	1,108	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	243.17/cwt	227.00–260.00	1,033	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	260.98/cwt	260.00–262.00	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	230.46/cwt	219.00–237.00	1,528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	215.68/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,018	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	222.83/cwt	219.00–226.00	1,266	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	267.51/cwt	261.00–273.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	197.22/cwt	180.00–214.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	154.08/cwt	149.00–159.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	227.75/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,396	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,103	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	245.86/cwt	242.00–250.00	799	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	216.59/cwt	210.00–221.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	234.97/cwt	226.00–241.00	1,107	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	232.33/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	256.06/cwt	234.00–264.00	1,708	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	244.87/cwt	238.00–258.00	918	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	276.44/cwt	260.00–288.00	1,142	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,221	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	238.59/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,696	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	270.22/cwt	255.00–286.00	1,292	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,902	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	199.50/cwt	199.00–200.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	264.41/cwt	239.00–269.00	1,618	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	255.19/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,478	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	262.45/cwt	257.00–271.00	1,375	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	246.91/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,156	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	288.86/cwt	279.00–297.00	910	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	250.30/cwt	234.00–259.00	1,317	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	238.32/cwt	228.00–251.00	1,356	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	257.55/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,077	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	808	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,608	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	90.57/cwt	85.00–95.00	837	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	105.87/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,499	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	82.97/cwt	82.00–84.00	834	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	100.25/cwt	96.00–107.00	970	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	104.77/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,228	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	113.08/cwt	109.00–124.00	1,575	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	113.96/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,380	43
Bulls	—	—	1,677	114.66/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,923	3
Bulls	—	—	1,775	128.55/cwt	125.00–134.00	2,282	11
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,376.36/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,376	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,492.16/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,492	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	1,636.81/head	1,375.00–1,825.00	1,637	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	1,513.24/head	1,200.00–1,850.00	1,513	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,429.15/head	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,429	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,357	108.30/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,470	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	1,278.11/head	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,278	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,193	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	104.64/cwt	94.00–124.00	1,039	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	841	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,665	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	719	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	221.33/cwt	210.00–230.00	814	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	214.03/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	235.38/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,537	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	253.43/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,224	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	222.46/cwt	216.00–228.00	1,148	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	246.78/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,523	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	237.75/cwt	226.00–266.00	911	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	191.37/cwt	172.00–210.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	224.05/cwt	206.00–240.00	941	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	309	251.33/cwt	240.00–275.00	777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	389	281.81/cwt	269.00–288.00	1,096	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	227.15/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,081	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,261	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	1,186.98/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,187	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	1,585.06/head	1,375.00–1,775.00	1,585	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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