Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 300-350 lbs 15.00-20.00 higher over 350 lbs mostly steady to 5.00 higher. The better feeder heifers under 550 lbs mostly 10.00-20.00 higher over 550 lbs and the plainer kind steady to 6.00 higher. Supply was light with good demand. 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 $262.16/cwt on 296 head.

Average price

$262.16

296 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,275

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$501

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

$76.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.54

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	270.84	1,323	228
Medium and Large 1-2	536	250.00	1,340	8thin
Medium and Large 2	477	235.67	1,125	53
Medium and Large 3	424	193.99	822	7thin

One grade step is worth $76.85/cwt here — about $501 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 sale296 hd

262.16

—

AR average9 barns · 1,607 hd

237.62

+24.54

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	1,668	123.13	2,053	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	111.92	1,555	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	104.26	1,288	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	91.40	993	44

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)	1,233	$1,414	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,327	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,068	$1,153	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,111	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	918	$1,087	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$982	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$1,182	2thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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 2	—	324	249.64/cwt	230.00–270.00	809	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	237.41/cwt	218.00–250.00	1,280	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	220.69/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,382	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	214.97/cwt	213.00–217.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,340	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	290.95/cwt	270.00–307.50	931	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	238.52/cwt	217.00–252.00	1,133	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	274.69/cwt	255.00–283.00	1,310	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	277.55/cwt	257.00–287.00	1,193	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	274.57/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,032	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	271.06/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,385	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	250.92/cwt	235.00–261.00	1,548	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	638	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	307	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,136	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	250.17/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,436	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	285.74/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,400	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	242.69/cwt	237.00–246.00	1,604	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	274.72/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,143	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	874	228.98/cwt	222.00–230.00	2,001	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	245.12/cwt	238.00–254.00	1,498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	298.55/cwt	297.00–302.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	302.81/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,441	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	276.28/cwt	271.00–287.00	1,271	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	242.89/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,627	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	259.96/cwt	247.00–273.00	1,334	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	340.28/cwt	331.00–345.00	1,242	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	240.99/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,548	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,309	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	250.01/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	285.80/cwt	263.00–305.00	1,086	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	295.14/cwt	279.00–303.00	1,535	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	283.26/cwt	276.00–289.00	1,578	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	316.85/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,350	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	355.44/cwt	337.50–370.00	1,123	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	267.58/cwt	247.00–293.00	1,009	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	267.36/cwt	247.00–281.00	1,176	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	253.90/cwt	247.00–263.00	1,445	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	244.32/cwt	237.00–251.00	1,613	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	81.74/cwt	80.00–85.00	882	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	108.74/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,333	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	91.78/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,012	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	485	1
Bulls	—	—	1,568	120.97/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,897	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	100.45/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,059	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	106.29/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,406	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	113.80/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,607	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	92.44/cwt	92.00–93.00	932	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	101.91/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,280	32
Bulls	—	—	1,936	134.42/cwt	128.00–138.00	2,602	4
Bulls	—	—	1,430	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,530	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	102.79/cwt	92.00–110.00	1,144	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	106.18/cwt	95.00–122.00	869	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	98.61/cwt	95.00–103.00	907	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	981.77/head	875.00–1,100.00	982	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,326.90/head	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,327	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,413.52/head	1,125.00–1,650.00	1,414	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	815	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,749	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	1,087.04/head	700.00–1,400.00	1,087	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,110.91/head	950.00–1,325.00	1,111	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,152.63/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,153	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,182.08/head	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,182	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	233.98/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	238.32/cwt	221.00–251.00	1,030	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	404	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,200	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	242.43/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	242.59/cwt	229.00–253.00	919	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	212.32/cwt	200.00–229.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	257.58/cwt	235.00–268.00	1,252	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	245.11/cwt	231.00–253.00	1,407	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	312.98/cwt	296.00–335.00	1,183	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	500	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,455	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	313	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	244.48/cwt	226.00–260.00	1,301	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	493	203.44/cwt	191.00–216.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	271.34/cwt	256.00–285.00	1,397	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	328.02/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,056	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	273.03/cwt	250.00–305.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	295.68/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,254	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	288.39/cwt	267.00–303.00	1,384	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	650	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	252.56/cwt	248.00–263.00	1,573	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	731	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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