Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly 3.00-15.00 lower on a light test . Quality and condition not as good as last week. Light run due to extreme heat in the area. 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 $236.12/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$236.12

166 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$321

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

$66.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.02

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	254.88	1,141	57
Medium and Large 1-2	584	241.95	1,414	37
Medium and Large 2	485	226.79	1,101	56
Medium and Large 3	435	188.47	820	16thin

One grade step is worth $66.41/cwt here — about $321 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 sale166 hd

236.12

—

AR average8 barns · 676 hd

225.10

+11.02

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	—	Low	1,599	119.59	1,912	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,322	108.22	1,430	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	104.92	1,268	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,085	95.10	1,032	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,194	$2,907	36
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,132	$2,000	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,237	$1,963	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,273	$1,532	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,273	$1,679	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,588	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,258	$1,463	4thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 3	—	418	176.53/cwt	171.00–182.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	253.59/cwt	242.00–258.00	1,339	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	663	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	693	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,622	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	212.44/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,247	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	264.99/cwt	260.00–268.00	980	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	243.35/cwt	233.00–254.00	803	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	266.26/cwt	266.00–267.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	327.33/cwt	275.00–335.00	1,116	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	227.71/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,075	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	192.73/cwt	188.00–200.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	251.99/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,182	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	241.68/cwt	241.00–243.00	1,764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,136	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	229.52/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,216	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	252.88/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,082	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	282.93/cwt	279.00–289.00	1,333	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	816	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,720	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,242	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	266.45/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,282	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	275.94/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	290.46/cwt	270.00–298.00	1,264	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	242.00/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	253.97/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,361	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	242.16/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,385	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,251	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	246.85/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,553	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	288.02/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,181	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	100.23/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,121	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	101.61/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,235	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	93.15/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,006	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,115	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,070	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	110.33/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,322	19
Bulls	—	—	1,283	96.08/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,233	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	573	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	863	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	109.97/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,486	7
Bulls	—	—	1,635	133.58/cwt	132.00–136.00	2,184	4
Bulls	—	—	1,762	116.60/cwt	110.00–122.00	2,054	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	111.61/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,202	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	1,962.83/head	1,475.00–2,125.00	1,963	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,453	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	118.67/cwt	113.00–128.00	1,489	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	1,532.22/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,532	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	2,907.45/head	1,650.00–3,150.00	2,907	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,240	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	196.70/cwt	180.00–207.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	186.89/cwt	170.00–200.00	901	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	230.78/cwt	216.00–246.00	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	261.27/cwt	251.00–269.00	844	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	245.16/cwt	219.00–270.00	914	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	635	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	634	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,560	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	245.30/cwt	239.00–252.00	1,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	246.11/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,139	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	735	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,568.22/head	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,568	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1

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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