Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs 17.00-30.00 higher over 450 lbs 2.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-14.00 higher mostly 6.00-10.00 higher. Demand was good on all classes of feeders. Quality was average to good. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $258.20/cwt on 382 head.

Average price

$258.20

382 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,257

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$504

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

$91.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.70

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	270.88	1,304	257
Medium and Large 1-2	585	240.74	1,408	31
Medium and Large 2	470	231.53	1,089	90
Medium and Large 3	446	179.25	800	4thin

One grade step is worth $91.63/cwt here — about $504 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 sale382 hd

258.20

—

AR average9 barns · 2,266 hd

254.50

+3.70

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	1,556	122.37	1,904	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	108.15	1,495	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	104.83	1,321	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	91.90	948	52

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)	1,232	$1,647	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	915	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$1,049	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,177	$1,652	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	927	$1,192	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,209	$1,933	6

Every lot, as filed

115 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	—	378	250.84/cwt	218.00–271.00	948	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	293.07/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,565	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	390	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	229.52/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	326.83/cwt	300.00–343.00	1,347	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	265.74/cwt	250.00–284.00	1,525	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	315.37/cwt	300.00–331.00	1,539	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	398	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	903	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,651.61/head	1,275.00–1,800.00	1,652	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	1,647.41/head	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,647	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	251.30/cwt	220.00–273.00	1,319	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	154.98/cwt	100.00–195.00	1,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	198.70/cwt	191.00–209.00	1,355	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,215	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	241.38/cwt	210.00–260.00	782	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	278.29/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,316	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	242.68/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,162	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	244.93/cwt	226.00–260.00	1,019	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	221.21/cwt	203.00–245.00	1,164	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	533	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	230.17/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,337	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	413	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	181.00/cwt	150.00–212.00	597	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	878	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	358	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	323.88/cwt	301.00–339.00	1,555	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	381.03/cwt	337.00–397.00	1,440	32
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	209.55/cwt	202.00–225.00	1,618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,513	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	642	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	562	263.79/cwt	263.00–266.00	1,482	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	415	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	233.89/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	296.89/cwt	270.00–310.00	968	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	284.09/cwt	264.00–300.00	1,216	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	256.89/cwt	234.00–272.00	1,457	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	212.84/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,449	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	292.65/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,100	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,370	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	261.71/cwt	248.00–267.00	1,403	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	330.97/cwt	287.00–341.00	1,082	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	231.48/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	268.84/cwt	254.00–279.00	1,419	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	305.52/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,302	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,818	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	256.62/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	376.66/cwt	341.00–399.00	1,220	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	310.26/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,179	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	216.70/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	247.86/cwt	239.00–251.00	1,780	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	255.70/cwt	230.00–268.00	1,460	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	308.38/cwt	281.00–329.00	1,622	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	286.48/cwt	269.00–300.00	1,375	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	293.13/cwt	289.00–303.00	1,680	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	350.88/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,463	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	626	293.27/cwt	292.00–299.00	1,836	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	256.92/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,089	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	331.88/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,062	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	337.09/cwt	316.00–355.00	1,234	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	260.95/cwt	256.00–267.00	1,602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	238.36/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,478	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	110.20/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,431	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	102.47/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,267	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	92.96/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,206	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	82.23/cwt	79.00–84.00	810	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	103.40/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,145	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	90.97/cwt	85.00–96.00	923	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	102.73/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,402	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	65.98/cwt	62.00–70.00	676	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	112.89/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,578	8
Bulls	—	—	1,369	118.12/cwt	109.00–123.00	1,617	6
Bulls	—	—	1,225	106.16/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,300	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	126.23/cwt	124.00–132.00	2,114	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	1,191.77/head	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,192	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	638	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,334	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,049.02/head	950.00–1,175.00	1,049	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	94.97/cwt	94.00–100.00	853	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	95.45/cwt	89.00–108.00	1,079	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,940.76/head	1,725.00–2,150.00	1,941	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	1,754.89/head	1,500.00–1,925.00	1,755	3

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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