Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs mostly 2.00-10.00 higher than last weeks light test in some classes no comparison on weights over 600 lbs. Had 2 loads of 813 lb steers that sold well. Feeder heifers steady to 9.00 lower mostly 3.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-6.00 higher. .

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $260.53/cwt on 289 head.

Average price

$260.53

289 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,024

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

$75.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.43

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	675	262.65	1,772	248
Medium and Large 1-2	621	250.63	1,556	10thin
Medium and Large 2	484	248.79	1,203	30
Medium and Large 3	400	187.00	748	1thin

One grade step is worth $75.65/cwt here — about $1,024 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 sale289 hd

260.53

—

AR average10 barns · 1,925 hd

250.10

+10.43

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	1,459	114.94	1,677	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	107.57	1,501	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	97.43	1,155	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,004	81.43	818	45

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)	1,073	$1,180	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,090	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,079	$1,069	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	970	$2,189	17
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,163	$1,712	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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 1	—	469	229.58/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,077	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	253.72/cwt	245.00–269.00	1,096	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	234.49/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,208	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	223.65/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,159	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	225.15/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,326	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	660	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	195.06/cwt	180.00–212.00	1,083	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	245.47/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	185.77/cwt	176.00–202.00	1,165	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	226.33/cwt	220.00–232.00	966	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	215.12/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,104	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	187.60/cwt	177.00–192.00	799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,069	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,463	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	185.24/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,239	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	214.23/cwt	190.00–232.00	801	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	220.32/cwt	209.00–228.00	707	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	658	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,606	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	241.11/cwt	228.00–251.00	1,039	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	222.30/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,051	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	212.77/cwt	199.00–236.00	904	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	458	192.01/cwt	191.00–193.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	206.33/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,058	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	247.20/cwt	226.00–247.75	2,012	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	285.98/cwt	274.00–303.00	1,344	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	308.78/cwt	280.00–324.00	1,260	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	281.08/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,464	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	536	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,367	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	281.64/cwt	280.00–283.00	913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	250.63/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,556	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,747	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	268.45/cwt	251.00–290.00	1,031	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	268.16/cwt	243.00–275.00	1,510	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	317.08/cwt	304.00–332.00	1,221	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	719	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,783	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	235.30/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,353	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	317.84/cwt	306.00–325.00	1,030	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	248.69/cwt	243.00–251.00	1,577	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	242.74/cwt	227.00–264.00	1,413	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	248.33/cwt	245.00–278.00	1,306	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	264.54/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,243	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	640	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	607	226.14/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,373	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	86.45/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,053	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	92.75/cwt	90.00–97.00	946	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	87.08/cwt	80.00–89.00	910	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	98.91/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,407	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	94.42/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,102	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	55.09/cwt	50.00–67.00	500	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	111.28/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,540	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	76.03/cwt	69.00–79.00	756	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	102.43/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,238	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	680	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	231	1
Bulls	—	—	1,251	85.87/cwt	80.00–99.00	1,074	4
Bulls	—	—	1,652	124.68/cwt	119.00–140.00	2,060	17
Bulls	—	—	1,357	112.89/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,532	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	91.43/cwt	90.00–93.00	855	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	995	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,711.56/head	1,575.00–1,825.00	1,712	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,189.27/head	1,150.00–2,350.00	2,189	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,180.01/head	950.00–1,425.00	1,180	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,140	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	1,068.97/head	925.00–1,225.00	1,069	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,089.75/head	875.00–1,375.00	1,090	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,071	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	236.77/cwt	207.00–256.00	1,025	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	187.18/cwt	175.00–199.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	250.76/cwt	241.00–261.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	489	193.15/cwt	186.00–199.00	945	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	176.62/cwt	173.00–191.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	249.62/cwt	240.00–259.00	926	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	212.90/cwt	196.00–223.00	1,007	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	228.28/cwt	190.00–247.00	1,080	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	281.90/cwt	275.00–285.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	378	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	420	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	590	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	275.69/cwt	267.00–287.00	1,141	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	722	192.69/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	292.92/cwt	277.00–300.00	1,113	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	213.31/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	214.20/cwt	199.00–235.00	1,225	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	248.76/cwt	230.00–270.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	225.19/cwt	197.00–240.00	1,173	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	244.10/cwt	220.00–258.00	930	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	188.04/cwt	176.00–200.00	1,284	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	195.06/cwt	187.00–200.00	1,200	5

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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