Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2023-02-09

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 9
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
960 head
▼ 160 vs last sale 1,120▲ 250 vs year ago 710 · +35.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 187▲ 14 vs year ago 125 · +11.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 65▲ 85 vs year ago 35 · +242.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend sale closed last two weeks due to weather conditions. The supply was average with good demand. Feeder prices were sharply higher than last sale with several weaned cattle in the offering.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.03/cwt on 430 head.
Average price
$180.03
430 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$962
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$422
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$73.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.57
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541190.221,028106
Medium and Large 1551182.661,006257
Medium and Large 2449161.8572755
Medium and Large 3518117.1360612thin
One grade step is worth $73.10/cwt here — about $422 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 sale430 hd
180.03
—
AR average6 barns · 1,813 hd
177.47
+2.57
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,65587.001,4401thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22387.641,07211
CowsLean 85-90%Average99277.4776815

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,036$1,1278
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)916$1,09616
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)971$1,08510
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)893$9338
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,074$9139
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)859$1,03918
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)675$7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,338$1,2464thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,075$8002thin

Every lot

121 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1333263.54/cwt258.00–269.008782
Steers—Medium and Large 3368124.39/cwt119.00–130.004582
Steers—Medium and Large 1382254.51/cwt230.00–271.0097220
Steers—Medium and Large 2385203.51/cwt190.00–220.007843
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added410257.09/cwt250.00–261.001,05411
Steers—Medium and Large 2425199.58/cwt180.00–216.008484
Steers—Medium and Large 1433231.52/cwt223.00–250.001,0023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added449236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,0608
Steers—Medium and Large 1465228.73/cwt205.00–243.001,06418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465212.94/cwt211.00–215.0099010
Steers—Medium and Large 2480198.89/cwt170.00–208.009556
Steers—Medium and Large 2518180.42/cwt170.00–197.009358
Steers—Medium and Large 1524226.83/cwt200.00–234.001,18926
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added526228.77/cwt227.00–229.001,20327
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added557214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1923
Steers—Medium and Large 2563173.37/cwt160.00–179.009766
Steers—Medium and Large 1575187.72/cwt178.00–194.001,07910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1927
Steers—Medium and Large 1640195.51/cwt188.00–196.001,25137
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,26410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668173.52/cwt160.00–180.001,15913
Steers—Medium and Large 1675176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1881
Steers—Medium and Large 2691163.77/cwt160.00–170.001,1325
Steers—Medium and Large 2725150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733173.31/cwt168.00–176.001,27012
Steers—Medium and Large 1741180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3346
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2994
Steers—Medium and Large 2783159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2452
Steers—Medium and Large 1807177.22/cwt168.00–178.001,43026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2826165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3638
Steers—Medium and Large 1876172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,5074
Steers—Medium and Large 1960161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,5461
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320169.90/cwt155.00–190.0054414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332216.12/cwt192.00–225.0071812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368157.81/cwt140.00–179.005818
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373122.24/cwt110.00–134.004562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379207.83/cwt188.00–220.0078822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added393225.00/cwt225.00–225.0088415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395200.55/cwt200.00–201.0079211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added408190.00/cwt190.00–190.007755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415193.19/cwt182.00–206.0080217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425165.52/cwt161.00–170.007035
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440132.03/cwt129.00–135.005812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added458208.41/cwt199.00–214.0095533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468158.00/cwt158.00–158.007393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469195.47/cwt178.00–206.0091747
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy475167.00/cwt167.00–167.007931
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515156.22/cwt154.00–158.008055
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518110.00/cwt110.00–110.005703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524182.34/cwt170.00–188.0095529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2543171.63/cwt170.00–175.009326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564174.13/cwt160.00–188.0098240
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569152.35/cwt133.00–159.008679
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578163.05/cwt160.00–165.009425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy585148.00/cwt148.00–148.008661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0239
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610142.54/cwt140.00–145.008692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630174.74/cwt156.00–178.001,10130
Heifers—Medium and Large 3639111.74/cwt110.00–117.007144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open640170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0888
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660136.98/cwt135.00–139.009042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674155.08/cwt150.00–160.001,0454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2686155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open688168.00/cwt165.00–170.001,1565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1708151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy709150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2156
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730149.02/cwt148.00–150.001,0882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open739169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2497
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2756150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770166.83/cwt140.00–170.001,28524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open805149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2871161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,4027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1985139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3691
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315161.50/cwt150.00–173.005092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380193.68/cwt180.00–200.007363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381238.71/cwt226.00–243.009094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1416229.55/cwt223.00–231.009557
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423177.98/cwt170.00–185.007533
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472172.83/cwt161.00–180.008164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1484198.77/cwt180.00–218.0096215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524193.43/cwt188.00–206.001,0149
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563164.56/cwt162.00–167.009262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564180.86/cwt168.00–190.001,0208
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628171.88/cwt156.00–186.001,0798
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675168.75/cwt166.00–170.001,1394
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690140.00/cwt140.00–140.009661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1772161.97/cwt161.00–163.001,2504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1935142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3281
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3Thin Fleshed32173.00/cwt73.00–73.002348
Dairy Steers—Large 337176.00/cwt76.00–76.002825
Dairy Steers—Large 340871.00/cwt71.00–71.002902
Dairy Steers—Large 346081.00/cwt81.00–81.003733
Dairy Steers—Large 350073.00/cwt73.00–73.003652
Dairy Steers—Large 370595.00/cwt95.00–95.006701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,65587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,4401
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96174.55/cwt72.00–77.0071610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05483.30/cwt79.00–85.008785
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20784.67/cwt81.00–88.001,0227
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25192.84/cwt90.00–97.001,1614
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed777742.63/head500.00–850.007435
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed855800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2893933.26/head825.00–1,000.009338
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29791,256.25/head885.00–1,325.001,25611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-298283.43/cwt73.00–89.008196
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,156.69/head925.00–1,300.001,1578
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0361,127.42/head850.00–1,275.001,1278
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04075.95/cwt75.00–77.007902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,074912.73/head850.00–1,225.009139
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284778.36/cwt71.00–83.006647
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-293079.26/cwt69.00–84.007378
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed614638.34/head575.00–675.006383
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed675775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29081,118.99/head975.00–1,200.001,11915
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2965700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,185900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2431,180.13/head1,025.00–1,325.001,1802
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4331,312.22/head1,300.00–1,325.001,3122

This sale against other markets

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.