Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2023-04-06

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 6
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
855 head
▼ 322 vs last sale 1,177▼ 760 vs year ago 1,615 · −47.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
223 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 300▲ 24 vs year ago 199 · +12.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 114 vs last sale 189▼ 75 vs year ago 150 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs mostly 6.00-16.00 higher over 550 lbs 1.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs mostly steady to 4.00 lower over 500 lbs steady to 7.00 higher. The offering included several new crop calves with some of them being fleshy that were discounted. Not enough slaughter cows and bulls reported last week for a trend.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.48/cwt on 314 head.
Average price
$203.48
314 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$966
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$289
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$66.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.51
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2424214.9491111thin
Medium and Large 1491211.631,040208
Medium and Large 2447188.5684285
Medium and Large 3420148.0862210thin
One grade step is worth $66.86/cwt here — about $289 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 sale314 hd
203.48
—
AR average9 barns · 1,611 hd
196.96
+6.51
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,495111.391,66532
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43698.261,41127
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15296.741,11457
CowsLean 85-90%Low95080.2376235

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)1,088$1,10318
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,029$1,0555
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$9751thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,015$9084thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)885$8514thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)950$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,555$1,7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,126$1,2928
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)952$1,0423thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,039$1,0346

Every lot

120 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy301200.00/cwt200.00–200.006024
Steers—Medium and Large 2330238.00/cwt238.00–238.007851
Steers—Medium and Large 1335295.86/cwt278.00–309.009917
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy346250.00/cwt250.00–250.008655
Steers—Medium and Large 1366292.83/cwt280.00–301.001,07226
Steers—Medium and Large 2374236.97/cwt220.00–251.008868
Steers—Medium and Large 3403175.94/cwt166.00–186.007092
Steers—Medium and Large 1424283.62/cwt260.00–291.001,20314
Steers—Medium and Large 2424233.62/cwt202.00–245.009919
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy428239.70/cwt225.00–248.001,0269
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy439215.00/cwt215.00–215.009444
Steers—Medium and Large 1471243.64/cwt240.00–251.001,14813
Steers—Medium and Large 2476227.30/cwt206.00–241.001,08218
Steers—Medium and Large 2512218.82/cwt198.00–230.001,1203
Steers—Medium and Large 1527245.34/cwt226.00–250.001,29322
Steers—Medium and Large 3535160.00/cwt160.00–160.008562
Steers—Medium and Large 2553200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1062
Steers—Medium and Large 1585222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2992
Steers—Medium and Large 2625198.46/cwt197.00–200.001,2402
Steers—Medium and Large 1626217.68/cwt215.00–222.001,3638
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2338
Steers—Medium and Large 1660206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,3606
Steers—Medium and Large 2677173.82/cwt168.00–185.001,1773
Steers—Medium and Large 1700197.50/cwt195.00–199.001,3838
Steers—Medium and Large 2730173.16/cwt170.00–181.001,2647
Steers—Medium and Large 1772188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,45111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300160.00/cwt160.00–160.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321200.61/cwt180.00–214.0064412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326226.86/cwt220.00–231.0074013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy335209.70/cwt200.00–220.007022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370197.42/cwt180.00–206.0073012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371226.90/cwt217.00–232.0084223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy372209.80/cwt200.00–220.007806
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378158.39/cwt153.00–164.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy386170.49/cwt170.00–171.006582
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423139.88/cwt125.00–157.005924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424214.94/cwt207.00–218.0091111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy425200.27/cwt190.00–213.0085110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430232.88/cwt212.00–241.001,00136
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430195.07/cwt168.00–215.0083929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472218.70/cwt214.00–230.001,0325
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475157.23/cwt149.00–166.007472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477187.74/cwt171.00–198.0089610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy479200.35/cwt185.00–215.009608
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy500170.00/cwt170.00–170.008501
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505130.00/cwt130.00–130.006571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521174.68/cwt166.00–188.009106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525211.15/cwt195.00–219.001,10943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560202.43/cwt187.00–219.001,13419
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578173.55/cwt160.00–185.001,0037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy600170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1602190.11/cwt183.00–193.001,1449
Heifers—Medium and Large 2603167.51/cwt165.00–170.001,0102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open625195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,21921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open686185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2698
Heifers—Medium and Large 1687178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2694156.38/cwt149.00–160.001,0853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705139.00/cwt139.00–139.009801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330211.25/cwt200.00–225.006974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1332260.23/cwt250.00–270.008649
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy335189.00/cwt189.00–189.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335179.00/cwt179.00–179.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365215.90/cwt171.00–236.0078813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376263.33/cwt244.00–283.009907
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405149.00/cwt149.00–149.006031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2407228.00/cwt228.00–228.009286
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy407220.67/cwt220.00–222.008983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426240.71/cwt229.00–250.001,02519
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428203.65/cwt170.00–226.0087218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy453218.00/cwt218.00–218.009882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460213.00/cwt213.00–213.009808
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460150.00/cwt150.00–150.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466189.24/cwt150.00–210.008826
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468233.80/cwt220.00–245.001,09423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521189.06/cwt171.00–205.009858
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528216.26/cwt204.00–221.001,14219
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy530159.00/cwt159.00–159.008431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed552229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,26413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570206.14/cwt192.00–219.001,1759
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574178.73/cwt175.00–190.001,0264
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620199.77/cwt196.00–206.001,2399
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed654215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,40610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1745174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1875157.64/cwt155.00–159.001,3793
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,10490.71/cwt79.00–98.001,0014
Bulls——1,419107.71/cwt100.00–114.001,52815
Bulls——1,703121.99/cwt115.00–130.002,07713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93093.97/cwt92.00–100.008748
Cows—Lean 85-90%93960.95/cwt50.00–67.005727
Cows—Lean 85-90%94585.72/cwt80.00–89.0081010
Cows—Boner 80-85%95081.16/cwt80.00–82.007712
Cows—Lean 85-90%97977.25/cwt74.00–79.0075610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14995.08/cwt87.00–98.001,09234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,176100.90/cwt98.00–104.001,18721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,404101.24/cwt99.00–105.001,4218
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44997.00/cwt93.00–99.001,40619
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed858600.00/head600.00–600.006002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885850.92/head800.00–900.008514
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00896.79/cwt95.00–101.009763
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015907.91/head700.00–1,050.009084
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0291,054.52/head800.00–1,275.001,0555
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07994.94/cwt88.00–98.001,0247
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1171,166.41/head900.00–1,400.001,16616
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed860775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed880925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29151,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2998993.11/head800.00–1,150.009933
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,060975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,218.25/head1,100.00–1,275.001,2184
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1871,366.28/head1,000.00–1,600.001,3664
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,224.59/head1,150.00–1,285.001,2252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5551,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29501,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284090.33/cwt76.00–100.007593
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-288397.67/cwt96.00–99.008622

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.