Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2023-08-03

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 3
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
615 head
28 vs last sale 587 178 vs year ago 793 · 22.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
129 vs last sale 230 64 vs year ago 165 · 38.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
35 vs last sale 55 30 vs year ago 50 · 60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 10.00-25.00 higher mostly 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-24.00 higher mostly 5.00-8.00 higher. The offering included several groups of long weaned cattle with some shots. Demand was good with a light supply because of extreme heat in the area. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $238.33/cwt on 254 head.
Average price
$238.33
254 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,223
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$452
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$71.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.85
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516250.491,293180
Medium and Large 2510211.431,07768
Medium and Large 3471178.548416thin
One grade step is worth $71.95/cwt here — about $452 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 sale254 hd
238.33
AR average8 barns · 878 hd
230.48
+7.85
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
BullsAverage1,347132.121,77915
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,257121.621,5293thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,112117.091,30230
CowsLean 85-90%High94393.6188229

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,058$1,2212thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,215$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,028$1,0882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)955$9751thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2524218.61/cwt205.00–225.001,1467
HeifersMedium and Large 2564213.69/cwt201.00–223.001,2056
HeifersMedium and Large 3490180.00/cwt180.00–180.008821
HeifersMedium and Large 2785169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3271
HeifersMedium and Large 2327227.54/cwt220.00–241.0074410
HeifersMedium and Large 1372254.18/cwt248.00–267.0094612
HeifersMedium and Large 2701163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1434
HeifersMedium and Large 2407219.82/cwt200.00–230.008953
HeifersMedium and Large 1663225.59/cwt213.00–240.001,4969
HeifersMedium and Large 1321257.71/cwt240.00–265.008275
HeifersMedium and Large 1616236.48/cwt230.00–244.001,45715
SteersMedium and Large 1382282.83/cwt280.00–289.001,0803
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy490258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,2643
HeifersMedium and Large 1476254.20/cwt236.00–269.001,21042
HeifersMedium and Large 1765206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5761
HeifersMedium and Large 1422262.23/cwt240.00–274.001,10721
HeifersMedium and Large 2376225.10/cwt200.00–241.0084613
SteersMedium and Large 1482287.35/cwt269.00–302.001,38512
SteersMedium and Large 2371277.54/cwt270.00–280.001,0304
SteersMedium and Large 3335199.06/cwt197.00–201.006672
SteersMedium and Large 3480220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0561
SteersMedium and Large 1787245.67/cwt239.00–252.001,93317
SteersMedium and Large 1424288.69/cwt286.00–297.001,2244
SteersMedium and Large 1527285.17/cwt261.00–295.001,50326
SteersMedium and Large 1622265.99/cwt246.00–280.001,65425
SteersMedium and Large 2579244.39/cwt240.00–246.001,4158
SteersMedium and Large 2517234.01/cwt225.00–237.001,2104
SteersMedium and Large 2480249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,1951
SteersMedium and Large 2426267.87/cwt260.00–272.001,1418
SteersMedium and Large 2344264.40/cwt264.00–265.009105
SteersMedium and Large 1810238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,9281
SteersMedium and Large 1578280.38/cwt274.00–290.001,62124
SteersMedium and Large 1669269.36/cwt257.00–277.001,80223
SteersMedium and Large 1300321.00/cwt321.00–321.009631
BullsMedium and Large 1370278.54/cwt270.00–284.001,0318
BullsMedium and Large 1423275.67/cwt269.00–284.001,1666
BullsMedium and Large 1715226.52/cwt223.00–230.001,6202
BullsMedium and Large 1523245.39/cwt243.00–248.001,2832
BullsMedium and Large 1662236.27/cwt226.00–242.001,5645
BullsMedium and Large 1850190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6152
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,257121.62/cwt120.00–124.001,5293
CowsBoner 80-85%1,087120.24/cwt115.00–127.001,30722
CowsLean 85-90%985108.87/cwt104.00–115.001,0725
CowsLean 85-90%95897.43/cwt93.00–102.0093315
CowsLean 85-90%93183.62/cwt78.00–88.007798
CowsBoner 80-85%1,181108.43/cwt101.00–113.001,2818
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight59040.00/cwt40.00–40.002361
Bulls1,170120.46/cwt120.00–121.001,4092
Bulls1,374133.91/cwt126.00–143.001,84013
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2955975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2980975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-294597.00/cwt97.00–97.009171
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28701,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,071105.57/cwt97.00–114.001,1314
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2885113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0581,221.39/head1,125.00–1,300.001,2212
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,085109.83/cwt96.00–115.001,1923
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2151,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
BullsMedium and Large 1760227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,7251
BullsMedium and Large 1848182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5433
BullsMedium and Large 1615244.45/cwt236.00–256.001,50321
BullsMedium and Large 2466234.16/cwt231.00–239.001,0914
BullsMedium and Large 2378237.03/cwt228.00–249.008964
BullsMedium and Large 2555214.30/cwt210.00–220.001,1893
HeifersMedium and Large 2Guaranteed Open820195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5991
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open733227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6646
BullsMedium and Large 2319238.42/cwt227.00–251.007617
BullsMedium and Large 2427247.48/cwt233.00–259.001,0576
BullsMedium and Large 2624226.64/cwt221.00–228.001,4145
BullsMedium and Large 1471259.35/cwt249.00–268.001,2228
HeifersMedium and Large 2814173.71/cwt159.00–198.001,4147
HeifersMedium and Large 2623195.02/cwt188.00–214.001,2154
HeifersMedium and Large 3532171.00/cwt171.00–171.009103
BullsMedium and Large 2531233.13/cwt224.00–239.001,2386
BullsMedium and Large 1575251.68/cwt239.00–255.001,4477
BullsMedium and Large 2673200.24/cwt187.00–213.001,3482
HeifersMedium and Large 3370189.11/cwt180.00–199.007002
HeifersMedium and Large 2468224.28/cwt209.00–233.001,05012
HeifersMedium and Large 1538255.18/cwt231.00–266.001,37357
HeifersMedium and Large 1580239.64/cwt230.00–253.001,39012

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.