Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs steady to 5.00 higher instances 13.00 higher 550-600 lbs 3.00-9.00 lower not enough over 600 lbs for a trend. Feeder heifers mixed with the better kind under 550 lbs 4.00-13.00 higher and 550-600 lbs and most plainer kind steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was good for the better quality feeders. Slaughter cows 1.00-6.00 lower on the small amount observed due to time limits. No trend on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.78/cwt on 357 head.

Average price

$226.78

357 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,058

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

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

$65.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.64

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	242.11	1,119	214
Medium and Large 1-2	570	210.74	1,200	14thin
Medium and Large 2	466	207.12	964	112
Medium and Large 3	442	176.49	781	17thin

One grade step is worth $65.62/cwt here — about $338 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 sale357 hd

226.78

—

AR average9 barns · 1,671 hd

216.14

+10.64

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	1,535	105.50	1,619	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,420	99.92	1,418	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	93.19	1,174	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	85.20	914	19

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,350	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,049	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$800	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	888	$1,503	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,086	$1,494	4thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	513	183.31/cwt	171.00–190.00	940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	242.89/cwt	225.00–253.00	1,144	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	248.62/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,052	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	535	184.32/cwt	180.00–196.00	986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	183.06/cwt	177.00–189.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	212.24/cwt	193.00–231.00	894	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	201.61/cwt	189.00–211.00	1,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	208.51/cwt	200.00–220.00	999	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	178.34/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,218	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	259.63/cwt	240.00–271.00	870	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	258.28/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,475	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	317.33/cwt	310.00–339.00	996	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	216.33/cwt	188.00–234.00	785	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	208.18/cwt	197.00–218.00	1,099	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	205.36/cwt	197.00–215.00	1,148	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	254.12/cwt	237.00–262.00	955	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	245.91/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,323	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	228.13/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,214	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	222.74/cwt	217.00–228.00	1,299	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	216.71/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,237	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	285.54/cwt	273.00–299.00	1,333	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	276.87/cwt	267.00–287.00	1,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	290.59/cwt	280.00–300.00	936	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	286.83/cwt	281.00–291.00	1,463	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	330.95/cwt	293.00–349.00	1,254	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	254.57/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,308	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	310.20/cwt	291.00–317.00	1,321	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	232.06/cwt	229.00–238.00	1,362	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	267.29/cwt	240.00–283.00	1,141	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	252.19/cwt	230.00–269.00	1,216	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	248.98/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,447	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	215.86/cwt	212.00–224.00	1,587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	219.00/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,382	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	690	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	281.78/cwt	251.00–305.00	1,203	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	214.20/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,337	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	302.90/cwt	297.00–312.00	1,003	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	645	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,316	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	903	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,277	77.29/cwt	77.00–78.00	987	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	84.64/cwt	80.00–87.00	845	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	499	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	104.39/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,563	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	98.64/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,192	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	91.94/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,001	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	94.46/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,252	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	90.95/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,182	14
Bulls	—	—	1,405	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,419	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,832	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,558.74/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,559	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,018	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	1,503.37/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,503	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,048.94/head	875.00–1,200.00	1,049	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	231.22/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,410	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	242.97/cwt	235.00–261.00	1,392	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	242.29/cwt	197.00–250.00	812	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	727	187.36/cwt	184.00–189.00	1,362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	182.06/cwt	173.00–185.00	938	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	191.98/cwt	191.00–194.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	237.69/cwt	220.00–260.00	996	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	235.20/cwt	215.00–255.00	835	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	201.52/cwt	199.00–204.00	1,441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	254.00/cwt	239.00–269.00	1,339	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	295.77/cwt	203.00–317.00	1,130	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	276.89/cwt	269.00–287.00	1,315	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	232.39/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,104	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	213.33/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,321	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	216.66/cwt	199.00–234.00	1,257	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	167.84/cwt	157.00–180.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	645	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	204.12/cwt	189.00–212.00	1,378	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	229.07/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,221	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	220.26/cwt	210.00–240.00	709	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	178.10/cwt	166.00–194.00	1,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	493	187.49/cwt	185.00–190.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	567	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,134	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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