Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 3.00-19.00 higher not enough over 700 lbs two weeks ago for a trend. Had two loads of 832 lb steers that sold for 237.00. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 3.00-20.00 higher no trend on weights over 700 lbs. Supply was light due to muddy conditions but demand was good. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $265.31/cwt on 391 head.

Average price

$265.31

391 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$784

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$70.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.90

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	589	270.60	1,594	20
Medium and Large 2	497	268.89	1,335	32
Medium and Large 1	664	264.85	1,760	338
Medium and Large 3	405	200.00	810	1thin

One grade step is worth $70.60/cwt here — about $784 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 sale391 hd

265.31

—

AR average7 barns · 770 hd

271.21

−5.90

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	1,750	120.55	2,109	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	112.40	1,689	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	107.05	1,307	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,074	95.39	1,024	25

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)	1,179	$1,531	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,168	$1,543	3thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	528	253.26/cwt	233.00–266.00	1,337	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	215.14/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,420	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	240.63/cwt	216.00–248.00	1,386	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	225.08/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	196.44/cwt	186.00–200.00	1,438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	698	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,494	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	306.28/cwt	285.00–314.00	1,430	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	336.47/cwt	301.00–343.00	1,292	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	266.55/cwt	247.00–273.00	1,295	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	278.72/cwt	260.00–299.00	917	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	221.91/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,411	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	289.33/cwt	276.00–297.00	1,522	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	220.56/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,740	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,673	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	242.62/cwt	237.00–251.00	1,630	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	408	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	485	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,208	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	248.48/cwt	246.00–251.00	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	582	282.91/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,647	43
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	474	289.97/cwt	286.00–295.00	1,374	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	278.48/cwt	264.00–288.00	1,593	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	292.49/cwt	280.00–300.00	901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	318.49/cwt	305.00–351.00	1,392	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	347.58/cwt	325.00–369.00	1,164	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	236.71/cwt	200.00–237.00	1,969	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	265.30/cwt	252.00–269.00	1,640	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	543	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,564	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	546	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,594	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	697	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	463	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,472	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	264.50/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	255.29/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,228	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,468	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	199.51/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	285.53/cwt	250.00–311.00	1,348	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	230.42/cwt	224.00–237.00	1,412	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	102.20/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,156	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	104.71/cwt	99.00–112.00	1,203	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	93.37/cwt	89.00–98.00	893	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	111.20/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,440	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	113.10/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,697	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,602	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	644	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	61.03/cwt	54.00–70.00	629	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	78.82/cwt	72.00–86.00	778	3
Bulls	—	—	1,826	125.23/cwt	123.00–130.00	2,287	6
Bulls	—	—	1,635	113.52/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,856	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	109.44/cwt	105.00–123.00	1,390	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	1,531.17/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,531	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,542.72/head	1,250.00–1,850.00	1,543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	181.13/cwt	167.00–197.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	788	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,418	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	266.61/cwt	241.00–280.00	1,013	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	300.29/cwt	260.00–315.00	1,261	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,099	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	230.00/cwt	200.00–250.00	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	171.55/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,269	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	811	157.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,280	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	698	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,312	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	195.40/cwt	187.00–204.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	235.03/cwt	199.00–245.00	1,093	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	269.82/cwt	259.00–288.00	1,131	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,114	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	205.18/cwt	192.00–219.00	1,174	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	511	269.48/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,377	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,444	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	281.68/cwt	273.00–288.00	1,056	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	216.99/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	185.50/cwt	180.00–191.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,408	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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