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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 23

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

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Feeder Cattle receipts

617 head

▼ 433 vs last sale 1,050▲ 108 vs year ago 509 · +21.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

170 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 155▲ 25 vs year ago 145 · +17.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 100▲ 25 vs year ago 15 · +166.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to 6.00 higher instances 14.00 higher on some weaned calves. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly 3.00-10.00 higher few 600-650 lbs 17.00 higher. Supply was light with good demand. Slaughter cows 3.00-8.00 higher than the small amount observed last week. No trend on slaughter bulls last week.

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 $207.73/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$207.73

214 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$71.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.54

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	452	213.96	967	176
Medium and Large 2	493	180.93	892	36
Medium and Large 3	465	142.00	660	2thin

One grade step is worth $71.96/cwt here — about $306 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 sale214 hd

207.73

—

AR average10 barns · 1,362 hd

191.19

+16.54

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	—	Low	1,659	113.95	1,891	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,448	109.50	1,585	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	101.33	1,225	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	971	87.33	848	26

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,052	$1,400	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$1,203	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,155	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,219	$1,111	10
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	775	$975	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	651	$600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,047	$1,438	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,100	1thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	224.29/cwt	210.00–240.00	707	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	262.06/cwt	251.00–269.00	857	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	352	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	880	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	236.19/cwt	223.00–240.00	850	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	268.11/cwt	251.00–280.00	1,021	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	253.58/cwt	241.00–266.00	1,075	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	226.27/cwt	210.00–236.00	964	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	247.05/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,164	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	226.05/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,069	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	231.60/cwt	224.00–243.00	1,209	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,134	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	229.19/cwt	210.00–249.00	1,320	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,287	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	674	172.75/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,164	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,397	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	167.18/cwt	163.00–176.00	1,220	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	758	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,327	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	170.69/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,398	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,022	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,329	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	223.34/cwt	214.00–238.00	737	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	221.72/cwt	205.00–234.00	831	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	382	206.86/cwt	200.00–210.00	790	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	191.52/cwt	180.00–207.00	732	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	409	188.23/cwt	180.00–200.00	770	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	227.02/cwt	198.00–244.00	953	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	194.91/cwt	186.00–202.00	922	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	477	202.09/cwt	199.00–206.00	964	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	213.11/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,023	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	208.42/cwt	203.00–212.00	1,073	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	171.28/cwt	158.00–188.00	901	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	190.55/cwt	185.00–197.00	1,082	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	571	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,136	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	170.80/cwt	147.00–180.00	986	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	795	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	978	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	189.55/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,192	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,094	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	668	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,249	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	163.99/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,189	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	152.92/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,185	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	318	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	719	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	189.85/cwt	180.00–200.00	617	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	849	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	372	207.47/cwt	183.00–226.00	772	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	379	246.24/cwt	240.00–251.00	933	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	388	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	854	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	236.85/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,000	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	215.77/cwt	201.00–229.00	934	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	219.41/cwt	205.00–239.00	1,025	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	889	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	811	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	533	210.08/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,120	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	562	201.80/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,134	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	169.92/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,028	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	184.88/cwt	176.00–190.00	1,156	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,132	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,038	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,308	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,413	92.90/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,313	2
Bulls	—	—	1,607	109.72/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,763	9
Bulls	—	—	1,747	121.24/cwt	116.00–130.00	2,118	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	700	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	490	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	73.24/cwt	69.00–78.00	641	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	95.65/cwt	94.00–99.00	906	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	88.92/cwt	83.00–94.00	911	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	96.51/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,157	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	106.15/cwt	102.00–116.00	1,293	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,349	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	110.85/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,610	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	899	97.25/cwt	90.00–102.00	874	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	651	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,154.92/head	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,155	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,052	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	100.70/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,128	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	1,203.30/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,203	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,219	1,110.54/head	800.00–1,175.00	1,111	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 617Last week 1,050Year ago 509

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 155Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 100Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	409	180.00–200.00	188.23
6	—	473	186.00–202.00	194.91
3	—	775	150.00–159.00	152.92
4	—	526	158.00–188.00	171.28
1	—	330	180.00	180.00
8	—	382	180.00–207.00	191.52
7	—	577	147.00–180.00	170.80
1	—	600	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	165.00	165.00
40	—	420	198.00–244.00	227.02
31	—	330	214.00–238.00	223.34
24	—	375	205.00–234.00	221.72
7	—	629	189.00–191.00	189.55
21	—	515	203.00–212.00	208.42
7	—	568	185.00–197.00	190.55
2	—	725	163.00–165.00	163.99
22	—	480	206.00–220.00	213.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	147.00	147.00
1	—	580	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	199.00	199.00
6	—	668	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	200.00–210.00	206.86
5	—	477	199.00–206.00	202.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	819	164.00–173.00	170.69
16	—	327	251.00–269.00	262.06
11	—	522	224.00–243.00	231.60
7	—	424	241.00–266.00	253.58
4	—	613	210.00	210.00
7	—	724	193.00	193.00
30	—	471	230.00–260.00	247.05
25	—	381	251.00–280.00	268.11
9	—	576	210.00–249.00	229.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	210.00	210.00
1	—	530	214.00	214.00
15	—	426	210.00–236.00	226.27
3	—	730	163.00–176.00	167.18
3	—	1,022	130.00	130.00
3	—	758	175.00	175.00
6	—	360	223.00–240.00	236.19
2	—	473	223.00–229.00	226.05
2	—	315	210.00–240.00	224.29
4	—	674	172.00–175.00	172.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	352	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	126.00	126.00
2	—	670	169.00	169.00
1	—	345	246.00	246.00
4	—	625	176.00–190.00	184.88
19	—	467	205.00–239.00	219.41
1	—	795	160.00	160.00
23	—	533	200.00–220.00	210.08
19	—	422	225.00–242.00	236.85
16	—	379	240.00–251.00	246.24
7	—	562	190.00–208.00	201.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	220.00	220.00
3	—	318	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	150.00–180.00	169.92
2	—	473	188.00	188.00
4	—	433	201.00–229.00	215.77
1	—	520	156.00	156.00
8	—	372	183.00–226.00	207.47
2	—	325	180.00–200.00	189.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	947	94.00–99.00	95.65
15	—	1,024	83.00–94.00	88.92
4	—	875	69.00–78.00	73.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,452	105.00–118.00	110.85
1	—	1,405	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,218	102.00–116.00	106.15
40	—	1,199	91.00–102.00	96.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	90.00–95.00	92.90
11	—	1,747	116.00–130.00	121.24
9	—	1,607	102.00–115.00	109.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	899	90.00–102.00	97.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	775	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	651	600.00	600.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,219	800.00–1,175.00	1,110.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,052	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,138	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,203.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,025	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,154.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,120	96.00–108.00	100.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,013	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.