Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 12.00 lower mostly 2.00-8.00 lower with full decline on unweaned fleshy calves. Feeder heifers 1.00-13.00 lower mostly 5.00-8.00 lower. Quality was average to plain on most feeder cattle. 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 $229.01/cwt on 403 head.

Average price

$229.01

403 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,134

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$360

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

$66.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.19

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	245.52	1,202	149
Medium and Large 1-2	497	243.25	1,208	73
Medium and Large 2	507	217.05	1,100	146
Medium and Large 3	470	178.99	841	35

One grade step is worth $66.53/cwt here — about $360 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 sale403 hd

229.01

—

AR average9 barns · 1,943 hd

223.83

+5.19

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	112.13	1,870	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,396	102.79	1,435	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	96.56	1,151	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	88.66	944	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)	1,143	$1,412	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,093	$1,142	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	888	$830	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,008	$1,425	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

128 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	214.00/cwt	200.00–228.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	241.17/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,254	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	232.50/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,290	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	266.68/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,133	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	214.48/cwt	195.00–235.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	605	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	488	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,501	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	236.60/cwt	215.00–248.00	781	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	246.33/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,540	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	186.86/cwt	160.00–200.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	205.99/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	218.92/cwt	207.00–240.00	1,149	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	233.31/cwt	216.00–244.00	877	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	255.93/cwt	245.00–264.00	1,088	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	398	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	245.70/cwt	238.00–253.00	1,034	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,165	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	173.38/cwt	139.00–201.00	902	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	259.13/cwt	255.00–266.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	220.69/cwt	201.00–239.00	934	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	241.26/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,158	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	250.04/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,175	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	175.31/cwt	167.00–187.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	210.59/cwt	197.00–220.00	1,388	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	220.57/cwt	200.00–236.00	1,054	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	177.00/cwt	150.00–195.00	1,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	177.64/cwt	151.00–200.00	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	298.62/cwt	287.00–318.00	1,021	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	238.23/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,579	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,229	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	538	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,092	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	246.78/cwt	216.00–260.00	1,414	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	259.33/cwt	240.00–268.00	1,341	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	249.47/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,642	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	286.25/cwt	279.00–288.00	1,540	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	285.52/cwt	257.00–321.00	1,099	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,202	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	276.63/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,295	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	262.27/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,206	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	329.20/cwt	320.00–359.00	1,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	985	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	848	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	362.89/cwt	331.00–385.00	1,194	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	276.88/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,445	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	327.28/cwt	325.00–331.00	1,064	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	292.02/cwt	279.00–295.00	1,393	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	269.39/cwt	254.00–291.00	1,541	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,706	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	717	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	775	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	302.82/cwt	290.00–328.00	1,296	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	241.92/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	276.13/cwt	261.00–291.00	1,309	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	77.10/cwt	76.00–78.00	825	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	93.11/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,032	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	87.75/cwt	84.00–91.00	927	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,282	96.72/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,240	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	933	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	730	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	584	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	93.78/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,078	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	105.82/cwt	101.00–113.00	1,538	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	101.21/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,278	15
Bulls	—	—	1,688	113.61/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,918	2
Bulls	—	—	1,487	92.23/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,371	3
Bulls	—	—	1,739	120.23/cwt	117.00–125.00	2,091	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,141.63/head	925.00–1,285.00	1,142	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,412.31/head	1,175.00–1,625.00	1,412	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	96.62/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,061	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	107.04/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,199	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,425.25/head	1,225.00–1,600.00	1,425	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	773	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	239.23/cwt	220.00–251.00	1,268	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	284.02/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,235	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	267.84/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,414	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	189.91/cwt	174.00–207.00	813	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	233.80/cwt	224.00–238.00	1,571	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	473	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	428	203.64/cwt	200.00–207.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	560	192.90/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,080	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	210.07/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,206	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	210.95/cwt	199.00–219.00	1,312	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	275.68/cwt	244.00–286.00	1,042	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	568	221.08/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,256	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	620	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	180.32/cwt	149.00–209.00	600	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	690	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	480	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	438	233.60/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	525	202.89/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	196.90/cwt	187.00–207.00	1,502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	189.61/cwt	180.00–199.00	914	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,229	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,122	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	832	171.88/cwt	153.00–178.00	1,430	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	218.04/cwt	198.00–233.00	1,367	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	209.94/cwt	201.00–220.00	1,211	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	279.63/cwt	265.00–290.00	892	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	294.56/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,134	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	188.57/cwt	180.00–197.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	200.50/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	235.94/cwt	200.00–270.00	1,111	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	252.38/cwt	230.00–275.00	936	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	240.37/cwt	218.00–270.00	1,029	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	722	181.00/cwt	161.00–197.00	1,307	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	255.72/cwt	235.00–264.00	1,440	24

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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