Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher over 500 lbs mostly 2.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers mostly 2.00-10.00 higher. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $261.53/cwt on 349 head.

Average price

$261.53

349 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$419

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

$55.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.06

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	270.53	1,594	265
Medium and Large 1-2	682	234.00	1,596	14thin
Medium and Large 2	597	233.47	1,394	68
Medium and Large 3	545	215.50	1,174	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.03/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 sale349 hd

261.53

—

AR average8 barns · 1,806 hd

261.47

+0.06

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	—	Average	1,582	117.12	1,852	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,476	98.74	1,457	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	95.74	1,160	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,011	81.42	823	38

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)	1,087	$1,372	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,678	$2,239	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,681	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	292.31/cwt	280.00–300.00	927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	282.37/cwt	267.00–291.00	1,211	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	276.83/cwt	266.00–290.00	1,462	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	223.48/cwt	216.00–235.00	1,399	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	248.25/cwt	231.00–258.00	1,278	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	203.49/cwt	188.00–210.00	1,453	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,596	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	245.78/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	201.25/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,262	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	271.08/cwt	249.00–283.00	1,296	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	231.38/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,335	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	873	186.72/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	207.60/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,088	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	529	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,354	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	472	274.09/cwt	269.00–278.00	1,294	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	611	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,393	80
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	632	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	223.33/cwt	210.00–237.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	268.30/cwt	250.00–289.00	918	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	252.25/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,198	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	265.97/cwt	244.00–274.00	1,138	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	282.35/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	211.91/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,403	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	315.57/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,357	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	337.20/cwt	300.00–361.00	1,120	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	320.98/cwt	307.00–335.00	1,233	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	705	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	683	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	363	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	707	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,725	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	556	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,607	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	300.15/cwt	295.00–303.00	1,387	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	476	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,471	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	430	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	621	266.67/cwt	263.00–269.00	1,656	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	260.93/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,490	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	260.90/cwt	250.00–269.00	958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	222.84/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	273.09/cwt	266.00–291.00	1,273	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	506	269.32/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,363	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	102.20/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,523	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	93.61/cwt	90.00–100.00	986	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	81.22/cwt	77.00–87.00	815	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	93.55/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,361	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	93.22/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,125	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	101.80/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,243	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	62.12/cwt	59.00–68.00	559	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	71.41/cwt	68.00–74.00	729	6
Bulls	—	—	1,435	109.42/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,570	8
Bulls	—	—	1,749	125.93/cwt	117.00–132.00	2,203	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	98.87/cwt	98.00–100.00	971	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	1,372.19/head	975.00–1,700.00	1,372	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	94.54/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,078	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,308	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,678	2,239.46/head	2,200.00–2,275.00	2,239	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,680.60/head	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,681	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	805	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	6,319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	297.50/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	246.74/cwt	234.00–255.00	1,419	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	255.99/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,236	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	703	183.03/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,287	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	661	194.87/cwt	180.00–217.00	1,288	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	284.31/cwt	277.00–289.00	1,225	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	153.47/cwt	147.00–160.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	194.37/cwt	189.00–206.00	1,151	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	175.20/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,155	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	638	200.18/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,277	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	653	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,241	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	182.17/cwt	155.00–210.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,242	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	176.81/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,109	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	160.05/cwt	150.00–170.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	207.46/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,259	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	234.53/cwt	223.00–244.00	1,262	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	222.67/cwt	220.00–224.00	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	239.70/cwt	220.00–250.00	769	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	221.09/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,048	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	267.52/cwt	250.00–279.00	1,025	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	219.23/cwt	209.00–231.00	1,250	12

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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