Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-16.00 lower mostly 4.00-12.00 lower except one group of 451 lb calves 16.00 higher than the average price of that weight group last week. Feeder heifers mostly 4.00-12.00 lower with the better 350-400 lbs 25.00 lower. Quality was average to plain. Slaughter cows mixed with the high dressing cows 3.00 higher and all other classes of cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.76/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$215.76

224 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,177

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$496

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

$60.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.04

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	232.82	1,317	102
Medium and Large 1-2	487	230.06	1,120	17thin
Medium and Large 2	555	204.91	1,137	79
Medium and Large 3	476	172.49	821	26

One grade step is worth $60.33/cwt here — about $496 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 sale224 hd

215.76

—

AR average8 barns · 1,290 hd

215.80

−0.04

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	—	High	1,549	113.64	1,760	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	105.24	1,505	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	97.45	1,229	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	77.15	756	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,357	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,215	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,073	$1,200	11
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$1,100	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	977	$1,067	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	986	$1,978	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,313	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	744	$1,129	3thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	400	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	776	197.22/cwt	181.00–200.00	1,530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	207.83/cwt	195.00–220.00	894	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	170.44/cwt	130.00–189.00	888	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	862	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	216.65/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,027	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	181.10/cwt	165.00–186.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	249.24/cwt	239.00–258.00	917	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	230.06/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,120	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	218.63/cwt	200.00–229.00	791	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	190.17/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,246	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	205.98/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	247.73/cwt	234.00–257.00	1,050	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	234.17/cwt	223.00–245.00	1,337	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	214.23/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,148	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	238.18/cwt	232.00–243.00	1,127	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	229.37/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,193	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,101	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,070	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	202.36/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,166	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	257.09/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,465	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	225.75/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,409	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,394	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,200	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	241.46/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	273.97/cwt	267.00–284.00	1,425	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	246.56/cwt	233.00–260.00	1,290	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	286.33/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,208	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	263.70/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,656	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	229.33/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	238.60/cwt	226.00–248.00	1,367	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	241.75/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	237.01/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,349	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	274.53/cwt	260.00–293.00	1,057	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	813	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	483	238.11/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,150	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	588	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,382	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	84.47/cwt	80.00–89.00	853	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	100.96/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,255	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	55.75/cwt	52.00–60.00	614	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	72.84/cwt	65.00–78.00	733	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	92.03/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,186	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	660	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	495	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	91.89/cwt	90.00–94.00	945	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	109.16/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,602	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	94.15/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,247	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	720	40.88/cwt	35.00–47.00	294	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	745	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	447	1
Bulls	—	—	1,717	118.45/cwt	115.00–122.00	2,034	3
Bulls	—	—	1,486	111.83/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,662	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,199	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	994	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	90.32/cwt	89.00–93.00	909	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	119.22/cwt	104.00–123.00	1,214	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,215.10/head	975.00–1,475.00	1,215	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	744	1,128.55/head	800.00–1,300.00	1,129	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,200.24/head	825.00–1,525.00	1,200	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,357.35/head	985.00–1,600.00	1,357	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,312.50/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,313	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	1,977.81/head	900.00–2,275.00	1,978	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	1,066.64/head	800.00–1,425.00	1,067	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	96.49/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	172.91/cwt	162.00–180.00	813	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	280.78/cwt	268.00–289.00	1,199	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	670	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	635	177.87/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	189.66/cwt	150.00–200.00	1,366	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	725	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,653	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	230.35/cwt	210.00–243.00	1,099	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	247.91/cwt	237.00–268.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	247.24/cwt	239.00–251.00	947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	239.99/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	216.45/cwt	210.00–220.00	905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	218.57/cwt	200.00–229.00	1,255	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	251.41/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,317	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,499	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	732	193.25/cwt	176.00–207.00	1,415	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	202.61/cwt	172.00–220.00	1,264	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	175.13/cwt	170.00–180.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	200.48/cwt	184.00–224.00	1,337	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,192	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	236.02/cwt	222.00–243.00	1,282	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	3

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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