Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2023-07-27

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 27
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
587 head
121 vs last sale 708 118 vs year ago 705 · 16.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
230 head
5 vs last sale 225 120 vs year ago 110 · +109.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
20 vs last sale 75 35 vs year ago 20 · +175.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 10.00 higher with a light test in some classes. Feeder heifers mostly 3.00-8.00 higher. Supply light with good demand. High dressing breaker slaughter cows 7.00 higher boner and lean cows were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.56/cwt on 202 head.
Average price
$225.56
202 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,134
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$356
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$53.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.38
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1513237.091,216121
Medium and Large 2490211.461,03772
Medium and Large 3469183.318609thin
One grade step is worth $53.78/cwt here — about $356 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 sale202 hd
225.56
AR average9 barns · 1,137 hd
222.18
+3.38
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,555129.382,01217
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,345117.941,58618
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,126108.861,22665
CowsLean 85-90%Average90290.8381948

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$1,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,044$1,21018
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)948$1,1629
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,020$1,1542thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)645$7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,225$1,3172thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2320267.00/cwt267.00–267.008541
HeifersMedium and Large 1730208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,5181
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed354274.00/cwt274.00–274.009705
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy460209.00/cwt209.00–209.009611
HeifersMedium and Large 2760162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2313
SteersMedium and Large 1317315.64/cwt289.00–327.001,0017
SteersMedium and Large 3430210.00/cwt210.00–210.009031
HeifersMedium and Large 1432246.82/cwt236.00–256.001,06623
HeifersMedium and Large 2471215.18/cwt203.00–220.001,01312
HeifersMedium and Large 2428217.77/cwt206.00–230.0093213
HeifersMedium and Large 3443179.88/cwt159.00–201.007972
HeifersMedium and Large 1521231.20/cwt223.00–235.001,20514
HeifersMedium and Large 1573231.02/cwt218.00–242.001,32417
HeifersMedium and Large 2321225.66/cwt219.00–235.0072410
HeifersMedium and Large 2870157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,3661
HeifersMedium and Large 2672194.95/cwt186.00–210.001,3103
HeifersMedium and Large 1665218.68/cwt208.00–228.001,4548
HeifersMedium and Large 2725193.33/cwt193.00–194.001,4023
HeifersMedium and Large 1620231.96/cwt220.00–235.001,43817
HeifersMedium and Large 1464241.78/cwt230.00–251.001,12210
HeifersMedium and Large 3467184.01/cwt157.00–200.008596
HeifersMedium and Large 2368219.99/cwt206.00–240.008108
HeifersMedium and Large 3535186.00/cwt186.00–186.009951
SteersMedium and Large 2622239.32/cwt239.00–240.001,4893
HeifersMedium and Large 1337250.41/cwt240.00–264.0084412
SteersMedium and Large 2470249.76/cwt249.00–252.001,1744
SteersMedium and Large 3350225.00/cwt225.00–225.007881
SteersMedium and Large 2525249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,3071
SteersMedium and Large 1728233.01/cwt229.00–237.001,6962
SteersMedium and Large 1419288.37/cwt276.00–293.001,20814
SteersMedium and Large 1603249.70/cwt239.00–255.001,5063
SteersMedium and Large 1476269.60/cwt263.00–276.001,28310
SteersMedium and Large 1530264.73/cwt256.00–267.001,40312
SteersMedium and Large 2595230.50/cwt220.00–241.001,3712
SteersMedium and Large 2666236.48/cwt230.00–239.001,5754
SteersMedium and Large 2436254.73/cwt254.00–257.001,1114
SteersMedium and Large 2375266.21/cwt263.00–273.009985
SteersMedium and Large 1568255.01/cwt249.00–262.001,4489
SteersMedium and Large 1960208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,9971
SteersMedium and Large 1378289.41/cwt279.00–293.001,09415
BullsMedium and Large 1748210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5712
BullsMedium and Large 1463258.11/cwt247.00–268.001,19512
BullsMedium and Large 1659230.22/cwt227.00–240.001,5175
BullsMedium and Large 2565209.18/cwt202.00–213.001,1824
BullsMedium and Large 1320296.76/cwt290.00–303.009505
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy745200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4901
CowsLean 85-90%90691.40/cwt87.00–96.0082822
CowsLean 85-90%71868.13/cwt67.00–69.004892
CowsLean 85-90%90182.36/cwt80.00–85.007426
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19294.04/cwt93.00–95.001,1213
CowsBoner 80-85%1,103104.37/cwt97.00–109.001,15129
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight67876.57/cwt72.00–79.005193
CowsLean 85-90%988102.79/cwt98.00–110.001,01614
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight63550.00/cwt50.00–50.003181
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,175104.81/cwt102.00–107.001,2323
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,379120.57/cwt112.00–125.001,66315
CowsBoner 80-85%1,140114.16/cwt110.00–120.001,30133
Bulls1,578133.68/cwt127.00–139.002,10912
Bulls1,500119.05/cwt112.00–126.001,7865
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29481,162.24/head900.00–1,400.001,1629
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0441,210.09/head975.00–1,475.001,21018
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,010113.85/cwt99.00–124.001,1502
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2743103.99/cwt88.00–119.007736
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2645725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0201,153.68/head1,100.00–1,200.001,1542
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,053107.08/cwt104.00–110.001,1282
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,0301
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,316.53/head1,000.00–1,550.001,3172
BullsMedium and Large 2343251.70/cwt230.00–259.008634
BullsMedium and Large 2780170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3261
BullsMedium and Large 3485190.00/cwt190.00–190.009221
BullsMedium and Large 2475224.72/cwt220.00–230.001,0674
BullsMedium and Large 1622233.73/cwt220.00–244.001,45415
BullsMedium and Large 1575241.51/cwt235.00–246.001,38915
BullsMedium and Large 2427243.27/cwt230.00–251.001,0399
BullsMedium and Large 3440170.00/cwt170.00–170.007481
BullsMedium and Large 2523221.61/cwt200.00–235.001,1594
BullsMedium and Large 2372248.93/cwt243.00–259.009269
BullsMedium and Large 2670200.14/cwt170.00–221.001,3415
BullsMedium and Large 2615213.68/cwt191.00–225.001,3144
HeifersMedium and Large 2565206.97/cwt194.00–213.001,1694
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy617217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3393
BullsMedium and Large 1361271.93/cwt268.00–284.009824
BullsMedium and Large 1755223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,6843
BullsMedium and Large 1434271.73/cwt258.00–283.001,17914
BullsMedium and Large 1533249.17/cwt247.00–260.001,32813
HeifersMedium and Large 1376252.19/cwt244.00–261.009487
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open945180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7012
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy830188.52/cwt185.00–192.001,5652
HeifersMedium and Large 2520214.18/cwt200.00–221.001,1149
HeifersMedium and Large 2609205.40/cwt190.00–210.001,2516

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.