Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 4.00-8.00 higher except a few better 300-400 lbs 8.00-16.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs 15.00-22.00 higher over 450 lbs mostly 3.00-9.00 higher. Demand was good on most classes of feeder cattle. No trend on cows not reported last week. 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 $229.95/cwt on 385 head.

Average price

$229.95

385 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$419

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

$68.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.77

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	238.78	1,150	258
Medium and Large 1-2	478	233.49	1,116	54
Medium and Large 2	489	198.83	972	66
Medium and Large 3	429	170.51	731	7thin

One grade step is worth $68.27/cwt here — about $419 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 sale385 hd

229.95

—

AR average9 barns · 1,540 hd

213.18

+16.77

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	97.82	1,379	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	93.47	1,124	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,090	83.52	910	22

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,304	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$875	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$1,675	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	918	$1,217	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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	—	422	256.55/cwt	234.00–278.00	1,083	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	194.03/cwt	179.00–207.00	1,009	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	209.28/cwt	200.00–219.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	217.58/cwt	200.00–230.00	803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	260.35/cwt	247.00–285.00	982	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	261.37/cwt	240.00–275.00	860	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	970	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	215.77/cwt	205.00–227.00	1,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	165.90/cwt	150.00–178.00	1,034	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	204.65/cwt	170.00–242.00	980	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	176.18/cwt	160.00–188.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	287.55/cwt	274.00–306.00	1,354	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	273.27/cwt	258.00–289.00	1,416	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,060	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	194.02/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	213.13/cwt	187.00–233.00	897	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	190.12/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,059	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,110	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	251.34/cwt	242.00–266.00	1,448	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	240.31/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,117	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	324	290.18/cwt	288.00–293.00	940	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	300.28/cwt	278.00–315.00	1,252	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	221.93/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	237.47/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,247	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	240.72/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	220.52/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,500	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	205.98/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	538	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,560	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,514	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	481	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,429	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,103	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	312.49/cwt	299.00–318.00	1,184	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	260.65/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,277	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	221.64/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	274.71/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,179	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	290.93/cwt	282.00–300.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	280.16/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,081	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	254.82/cwt	240.00–260.00	956	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	323	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	953	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	104.17/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,396	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	91.93/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,356	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	91.70/cwt	88.00–96.00	994	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	82.86/cwt	80.00–86.00	889	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	95.20/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,156	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	88.16/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,028	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	74.64/cwt	70.00–78.00	823	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	99.25/cwt	85.00–108.00	1,075	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	104.20/cwt	87.00–120.00	909	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	1,216.88/head	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,217	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,304.46/head	1,050.00–1,675.00	1,304	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	272.34/cwt	259.00–291.00	1,313	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	241.21/cwt	225.00–254.00	1,356	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	182.93/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	293.10/cwt	277.00–305.00	1,093	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	205.11/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,391	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	305.80/cwt	297.00–315.00	1,012	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	664	177.33/cwt	160.00–189.00	1,177	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	245.65/cwt	232.00–255.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	257.36/cwt	253.00–261.00	1,310	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	229.24/cwt	211.00–234.00	1,408	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	214.18/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,112	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	281.70/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,169	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	191.24/cwt	182.00–195.00	1,373	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	238.22/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,163	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	204.62/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,175	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	238.01/cwt	220.00–264.00	1,123	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	218.63/cwt	212.00–224.00	1,137	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	532	207.63/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,105	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	163.58/cwt	151.00–177.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	209.48/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,108	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	207.02/cwt	198.00–212.00	1,277	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	417	289.24/cwt	284.00–297.00	1,206	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	209.21/cwt	202.00–216.00	1,218	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	179.75/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,303	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,096	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	190.11/cwt	181.00–201.00	1,278	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	168.94/cwt	159.00–180.00	634	2

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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