Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2023-05-04

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, May 4
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,223 head
▲ 386 vs last sale 837▲ 844 vs year ago 379 · +222.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
250 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 180▲ 135 vs year ago 115 · +117.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 50▲ 55 vs year ago 25 · +220.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 4.00-7.00 higher except the better 300-350 lbs 19.00 lower. Feeder heifers 300-350 lbs steady to 8.00 lower over 350 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher. The offering included mostly new crop calves with some of the fleshy ones selling with a discount. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher on the small amount observed. Slaughter bulls not reported.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.34/cwt on 492 head.
Average price
$213.34
492 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,034
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$340
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$60.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.25
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500218.471,093339
Medium and Large 1-2471209.5398663
Medium and Large 2431201.0086581
Medium and Large 3478157.607539thin
One grade step is worth $60.87/cwt here — about $340 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 sale492 hd
213.34
—
AR average10 barns · 1,849 hd
205.08
+8.25
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,439101.011,4536thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12694.711,06626
CowsLean 85-90%Low90480.5072823

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,113$1,2843thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,132$1,1818
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,047$1,14815
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$1,0001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)730$9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)855$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,007$1,2965
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,193$1,2332thin

Every lot

116 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 1318288.81/cwt285.00–290.0091812
Steers—Medium and Large 2323260.77/cwt237.00–276.008429
Steers—Medium and Large 1373270.30/cwt259.00–295.001,00817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374263.56/cwt260.00–267.009866
Steers—Medium and Large 3378184.05/cwt177.00–191.006962
Steers—Medium and Large 2380241.06/cwt220.00–250.0091620
Steers—Medium and Large 1411284.02/cwt166.00–295.001,16745
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy423235.00/cwt235.00–235.009942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,1114
Steers—Medium and Large 2430224.89/cwt200.00–250.0096721
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy440220.00/cwt220.00–220.009681
Steers—Medium and Large 3455169.00/cwt169.00–169.007691
Steers—Medium and Large 2461228.83/cwt219.00–238.001,0555
Steers—Medium and Large 1463274.37/cwt257.00–285.001,27093
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480247.04/cwt239.00–250.001,1867
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2489242.70/cwt239.00–247.001,18715
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy510237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,2091
Steers—Medium and Large 3515179.81/cwt169.00–190.009262
Steers—Medium and Large 2525225.70/cwt210.00–239.001,18515
Steers—Medium and Large 1531254.77/cwt241.00–278.001,35325
Steers—Medium and Large 1564247.51/cwt233.00–263.001,39619
Steers—Medium and Large 2575211.95/cwt188.00–228.001,2198
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy585218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,2751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3808
Steers—Medium and Large 1631227.14/cwt214.00–236.001,43323
Steers—Medium and Large 2645216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3931
Steers—Medium and Large 1678213.29/cwt210.00–218.001,4467
Steers—Medium and Large 2720178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2821
Steers—Medium and Large 1722200.66/cwt198.00–201.001,44926
Steers—Medium and Large 1759198.49/cwt197.00–200.001,5074
Steers—Medium and Large 2775184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,4261
Steers—Medium and Large 1855200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7106
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319239.76/cwt228.00–248.0076517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323213.31/cwt200.00–230.0068917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2353226.01/cwt225.00–227.007988
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370208.17/cwt198.00–221.0077016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378243.77/cwt229.00–251.0092183
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385170.00/cwt170.00–170.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421211.40/cwt200.00–224.0089020
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425173.00/cwt173.00–173.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428231.53/cwt220.00–240.0099157
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434200.84/cwt190.00–220.0087212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473160.68/cwt148.00–180.007605
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474195.78/cwt190.00–212.0092826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477220.20/cwt211.00–230.001,05024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy490207.72/cwt207.00–208.001,0187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2491216.59/cwt216.00–217.001,06312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500132.00/cwt132.00–132.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1508218.37/cwt199.00–226.001,10946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513203.29/cwt196.00–207.001,04315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520185.00/cwt185.00–185.009621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy528197.26/cwt190.00–200.001,0424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy555180.00/cwt180.00–180.009991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy566192.37/cwt180.00–195.001,08920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569188.17/cwt185.00–190.001,0715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621197.69/cwt187.00–201.001,22818
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625140.00/cwt140.00–140.008751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open633195.11/cwt194.00–199.001,2359
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2644182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2648179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672189.58/cwt182.00–196.001,27420
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open724185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3396
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765179.69/cwt164.00–188.001,3753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open820174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,42715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1838163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,3663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1850163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,3861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1920159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,4632
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323266.07/cwt257.00–270.008595
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy323255.00/cwt255.00–255.008245
Bulls—Medium and Large 2327228.67/cwt220.00–237.007483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy360245.00/cwt245.00–245.008821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378228.12/cwt210.00–245.008628
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379261.39/cwt256.00–269.0099115
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405180.00/cwt180.00–180.007291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421260.37/cwt247.00–289.001,0968
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422216.95/cwt200.00–249.0091612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470247.09/cwt234.00–267.001,16127
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy490195.00/cwt195.00–195.009561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2494211.46/cwt200.00–235.001,0453
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500173.00/cwt173.00–173.008651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519229.70/cwt213.00–240.001,19224
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550147.50/cwt147.50–147.508111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564218.91/cwt210.00–238.001,23513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1624209.25/cwt198.00–221.001,30619
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665196.97/cwt194.00–198.001,3104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770188.78/cwt175.00–196.001,4543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1815174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,4181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1910160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight69876.00/cwt76.00–76.005302
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight73558.00/cwt58.00–58.004261
Cows—Lean 85-90%88875.74/cwt73.00–78.006738
Cows—Lean 85-90%95184.68/cwt79.00–89.008059
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00091.12/cwt89.00–93.009113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03891.15/cwt87.00–94.0094615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24699.57/cwt94.00–106.001,24111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,433106.01/cwt104.00–109.001,5194
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,3202
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0471,148.43/head1,000.00–1,275.001,14815
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,284.43/head1,150.00–1,425.001,2843
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1321,181.32/head900.00–1,450.001,1818
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,24598.15/cwt96.00–102.001,2224
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287591.06/cwt89.00–93.007972
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287589.00/cwt89.00–89.007791
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28551,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29851,288.96/head1,150.00–1,400.001,2894
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1931,232.60/head1,100.00–1,350.001,2332
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28801,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.