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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 9

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Mar 2Mar 9Mar 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

559 head

▼ 819 vs last sale 1,378▼ 569 vs year ago 1,128 · −50.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

155 head

▼ 112 vs last sale 267▼ 25 vs year ago 180 · −13.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 90▼ 45 vs year ago 100 · −45.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 700 lbs steady to 10.00 higher mostly 2.00-5.00 higher except the better 400-550 lb steers 1.00-5.00 lower. Quality not as good as last week in most classes with some new crop calves receiving a discount. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.95/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$194.95

184 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$56.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.51

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	206.49	963	128
Medium and Large 1-2	534	181.00	967	4thin
Medium and Large 2	493	170.42	841	45
Medium and Large 3	437	149.74	654	7thin

One grade step is worth $56.74/cwt here — about $309 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 sale184 hd

194.95

—

AR average10 barns · 1,109 hd

187.44

+7.51

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	1,374	109.30	1,502	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,546	103.63	1,602	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	94.16	1,130	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,014	81.34	825	33

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)	1,096	$1,261	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,108	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,046	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$1,217	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,379	$2,062	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,369	$1,670	5

Every lot

96 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	308	165.06/cwt	157.00–171.00	508	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	226.36/cwt	213.00–241.00	754	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	335	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	791	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	262.94/cwt	240.00–265.00	976	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	223.06/cwt	200.00–232.00	836	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	671	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	228.18/cwt	200.00–246.00	956	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	160.91/cwt	150.00–178.00	681	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	258.38/cwt	256.00–268.00	1,121	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	241.95/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,089	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	451	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	514	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	211.26/cwt	199.00–229.00	993	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	815	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	229.67/cwt	224.00–236.00	1,181	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	211.35/cwt	201.00–222.00	1,116	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	221.90/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,274	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	191.98/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,196	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	211.61/cwt	203.00–217.00	1,323	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	174.58/cwt	167.00–180.00	1,192	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,322	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	960	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,354	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	182.47/cwt	169.00–200.00	602	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	218.72/cwt	198.00–230.00	726	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	188.47/cwt	171.00–200.00	692	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	217.45/cwt	204.00–222.00	818	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	559	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	418	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	706	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	421	160.30/cwt	150.00–170.00	675	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	215.69/cwt	205.00–224.00	919	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	796	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	214.76/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,033	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	892	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	732	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	205.98/cwt	194.00–214.00	1,069	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	176.02/cwt	167.00–180.00	928	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	967	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	901	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	179.67/cwt	170.00–194.00	1,031	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	578	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	977	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,077	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	164.48/cwt	156.00–168.00	1,089	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	153.46/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,025	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	137.27/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,009	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	137.45/cwt	124.00–148.00	1,065	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	815	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,060	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	310	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	660	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	207.48/cwt	190.00–220.00	705	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	344	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	860	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	234.16/cwt	229.00–243.00	897	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	390	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	889	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	405	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	603	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	417	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,009	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	418	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	920	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	194.57/cwt	192.00–197.00	813	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	220.17/cwt	208.00–229.00	1,033	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	185.02/cwt	160.00–220.00	888	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	218.80/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,140	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	189.49/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,080	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	158.02/cwt	156.00–162.00	980	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	717	174.00/cwt	171.00–182.00	1,248	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,293	109.72/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,419	16
Bulls	—	—	1,297	92.96/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,206	5
Bulls	—	—	1,562	117.63/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,837	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	680	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	170	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	82.37/cwt	77.00–86.00	826	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	71.84/cwt	67.00–76.00	728	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	90.83/cwt	87.00–92.00	976	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	91.33/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,081	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	95.80/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,159	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	94.01/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,307	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,577	105.56/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,665	10
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,520	121.14/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,841	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	823	767.78/head	600.00–900.00	768	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	980	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,108.36/head	950.00–1,400.00	1,108	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,046.40/head	925.00–1,150.00	1,046	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,164	1,384.59/head	1,100.00–1,675.00	1,385	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	106.26/cwt	93.00–116.00	1,307	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	785	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	550	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	94.18/cwt	88.00–101.00	852	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,217.23/head	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,217	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	1,430.83/head	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,431	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,324	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,499	2,202.84/head	1,800.00–2,325.00	2,203	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,550	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs, AR

Thu Mar 9, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 559Last week 1,378Year ago 1,128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 267Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 90Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	332	198.00–230.00	218.72
17	—	481	210.00–216.00	214.76
30	—	426	205.00–224.00	215.69
19	—	376	204.00–222.00	217.45
6	—	630	171.00	171.00
24	—	519	194.00–214.00	205.98
8	—	574	170.00–194.00	179.67
7	—	662	156.00–168.00	164.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	482	185.00	185.00
5	—	367	171.00–200.00	188.47
12	—	330	169.00–200.00	182.47
2	—	668	152.00–155.00	153.46
1	—	815	130.00	130.00
2	—	565	159.00–160.00	159.50
5	—	442	180.00	180.00
4	—	735	135.00–138.00	137.27
4	—	527	167.00–180.00	176.02
4	—	775	124.00–148.00	137.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	151.00	151.00
1	—	380	147.00	147.00
4	—	421	150.00–170.00	160.30
1	—	510	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	574	218.00–231.00	221.90
1	—	675	190.00	190.00
2	—	703	188.00	188.00
9	—	514	224.00–236.00	229.67
21	—	450	241.00–242.00	241.95
10	—	434	256.00–268.00	258.38
17	—	371	240.00–265.00	262.94
24	—	625	203.00–217.00	211.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	150.00–178.00	160.91
3	—	308	157.00–171.00	165.06
2	—	375	179.00	179.00
6	—	451	114.00	114.00
1	—	610	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	683	167.00–180.00	174.58
6	—	419	200.00–246.00	228.18
4	—	333	213.00–241.00	226.36
2	—	960	141.00	141.00
2	—	623	190.00–194.00	191.98
4	—	470	199.00–229.00	211.26
2	—	528	201.00–222.00	211.35
1	—	720	170.00	170.00
7	—	375	200.00–232.00	223.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	242.00	242.00
22	—	521	210.00–222.00	218.80
8	—	717	171.00–182.00	174.00
4	—	344	250.00	250.00
2	—	570	189.00–190.00	189.49
8	—	383	229.00–243.00	234.16
1	—	605	180.00	180.00
19	—	469	208.00–229.00	220.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	228.00	228.00
6	—	418	220.00	220.00
3	—	310	213.00	213.00
2	—	460	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	192.00–197.00	194.57
3	—	340	190.00–220.00	207.48
3	—	620	156.00–162.00	158.02
1	—	560	150.00	150.00
12	—	480	160.00–220.00	185.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
1	—	405	149.00	149.00
7	—	495	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,210	93.00–101.00	95.80
15	—	1,184	87.00–93.00	91.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	25.00	25.00
5	—	1,013	67.00–76.00	71.84
18	—	1,003	77.00–86.00	82.37
9	—	1,074	87.00–92.00	90.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	93.00–95.00	94.01
10	—	1,577	100.00–108.00	105.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,293	103.00–114.00	109.72
9	—	1,562	115.00–121.00	117.63
5	—	1,297	85.00–98.00	92.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,060	950.00–1,400.00	1,108.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	925.00–1,150.00	1,046.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,230	93.00–116.00	106.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	99.00	99.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,164	1,100.00–1,675.00	1,384.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	823	600.00–900.00	767.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	88.00–101.00	94.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	70.00	70.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,450.00	1,450.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	925	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,217.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,158	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,430.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,499	1,800.00–2,325.00	2,202.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,285	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,550	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,324	1,625.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,520	118.00–125.00	121.14

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.