Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 7.00-24.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-14.00 lower except the better 500-550 lbs 2.00 higher that included a group of long weaned black heifers. Supply and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.61/cwt on 280 head.

Average price

$203.61

280 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$412

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

$67.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.98

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	223.61	1,132	122
Medium and Large 2	503	192.23	966	140
Medium and Large 3	460	156.58	720	18thin

One grade step is worth $67.03/cwt here — about $412 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 sale280 hd

203.61

—

AR average8 barns · 1,502 hd

202.64

+0.98

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	1,225	113.00	1,384	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,356	99.23	1,346	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	91.59	1,088	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,044	82.82	865	23

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,156	$1,414	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,324	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	905	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,415	$1,543	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,168	$1,330	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,253	$1,304	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,286	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 2	—	361	208.51/cwt	189.00–230.00	753	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	177.64/cwt	170.00–183.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	141.27/cwt	117.00–180.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	727	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,527	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	151.00/cwt	130.00–172.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	201.41/cwt	180.00–219.00	953	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	453	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	206.12/cwt	185.00–219.00	888	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	196.58/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,048	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	148.07/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,068	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	220.74/cwt	204.00–229.00	1,254	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	403	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	197.79/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,123	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	242.68/cwt	230.00–253.00	895	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	215.08/cwt	205.00–221.00	708	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	642	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	249.65/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,066	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	405	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	237.96/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,018	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	230.12/cwt	210.00–239.00	1,167	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	228.53/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,076	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	495	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	243.25/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,294	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	493	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,100	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	515	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	181.98/cwt	161.00–204.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	272.36/cwt	256.00–276.00	1,313	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	180.07/cwt	167.00–189.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	268.83/cwt	260.00–283.00	882	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	211.62/cwt	197.00–222.00	1,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	169.84/cwt	160.00–180.00	786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	257.70/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,332	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	219.15/cwt	200.00–234.00	1,264	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	233.51/cwt	220.00–249.00	1,102	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	269.88/cwt	255.00–280.00	996	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	293.83/cwt	269.00–315.00	1,231	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	244.46/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,391	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,746	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	306.47/cwt	283.00–315.00	1,143	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	311.32/cwt	300.00–319.00	999	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	282.24/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,188	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	239.11/cwt	220.00–260.00	906	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	271.67/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,060	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	493	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	91.84/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,251	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	103.31/cwt	96.00–110.00	1,398	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	81.88/cwt	76.00–84.00	902	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	90.72/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,058	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	89.10/cwt	86.00–93.00	917	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	83.51/cwt	80.00–86.00	875	11
Bulls	—	—	1,225	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,384	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	75.29/cwt	73.00–77.00	792	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	95.56/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,192	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	1,413.91/head	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,414	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	1,735.00/head	1,735.00–1,735.00	1,735	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,056	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	1,188.12/head	900.00–1,475.00	1,188	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	87.85/cwt	78.00–98.00	896	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,178.37/head	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,178	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,323.84/head	1,025.00–1,525.00	1,324	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	91.95/cwt	89.00–95.00	807	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,330.03/head	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,330	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,498.42/head	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	226.90/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,330	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	703	195.49/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	204.17/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,084	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	219.89/cwt	190.00–239.00	1,060	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	756	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	395	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	553	170.03/cwt	160.00–180.00	940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	537	174.13/cwt	160.00–180.00	935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	139.38/cwt	125.00–153.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	478	155.36/cwt	150.00–175.00	743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	675	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,157	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	154.29/cwt	130.00–178.00	1,257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	195.35/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,289	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	190.22/cwt	170.00–204.00	1,170	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,199	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	788	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,252	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	248.77/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,162	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	202.05/cwt	183.00–220.00	1,162	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	245.50/cwt	241.00–250.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	211.50/cwt	203.00–218.00	905	4

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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