Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2023-10-05

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 5
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
583 head
▼ 529 vs last sale 1,112▼ 377 vs year ago 960 · −39.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
163 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 175▼ 47 vs year ago 210 · −22.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 35▼ 10 vs year ago 70 · −14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-16.00 lower mostly 4.00-12.00 lower except one group of 451 lb calves 16.00 higher than the average price of that weight group last week. Feeder heifers mostly 4.00-12.00 lower with the better 350-400 lbs 25.00 lower. Quality was average to plain. Slaughter cows mixed with the high dressing cows 3.00 higher and all other classes of cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.76/cwt on 224 head.
Average price
$215.76
224 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,177
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$496
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$60.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.04
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1566232.821,317102
Medium and Large 1-2487230.061,12017thin
Medium and Large 2555204.911,13779
Medium and Large 3476172.4982126
One grade step is worth $60.33/cwt here — about $496 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 sale224 hd
215.76
—
AR average8 barns · 1,290 hd
215.80
−0.04
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—High1,549113.641,76011
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,430105.241,50523
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26197.451,22956
CowsLean 85-90%Average98077.1575627

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,103$1,3572thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,2152thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,073$1,20011
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,220$1,1003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)977$1,0673thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)986$1,97810
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,3132thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)744$1,1293thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1300303.00/cwt303.00–303.009091
Steers—Medium and Large 2328280.00/cwt280.00–280.009183
Steers—Medium and Large 1381315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2007
Steers—Medium and Large 2385270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0401
Steers—Medium and Large 3385172.00/cwt172.00–172.006622
Steers—Medium and Large 3410206.00/cwt206.00–206.008452
Steers—Medium and Large 1422286.33/cwt284.00–290.001,2085
Steers—Medium and Large 2428241.46/cwt240.00–243.001,0332
Steers—Medium and Large 1451309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,3947
Steers—Medium and Large 2495230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1392
Steers—Medium and Large 3513220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1292
Steers—Medium and Large 1520273.97/cwt267.00–284.001,4258
Steers—Medium and Large 2523246.56/cwt233.00–260.001,2907
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy525250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3131
Steers—Medium and Large 1570257.09/cwt254.00–260.001,4657
Steers—Medium and Large 2573238.60/cwt226.00–248.001,36710
Steers—Medium and Large 1628263.70/cwt260.00–269.001,65610
Steers—Medium and Large 2630241.75/cwt235.00–244.001,5234
Steers—Medium and Large 1662267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,7687
Steers—Medium and Large 2718229.33/cwt228.00–230.001,6473
Steers—Medium and Large 1756230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7395
Steers—Medium and Large 2840210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3316181.10/cwt165.00–186.005725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2362218.63/cwt200.00–229.0079114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368249.24/cwt239.00–258.0091716
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400159.00/cwt159.00–159.006361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424247.73/cwt234.00–257.001,05019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430207.83/cwt195.00–220.0089416
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470172.91/cwt162.00–180.008137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473238.18/cwt232.00–243.001,12712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474216.65/cwt210.00–220.001,0277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487230.06/cwt229.00–231.001,12017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520229.37/cwt227.00–232.001,19311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3521170.44/cwt130.00–189.008889
Heifers—Medium and Large 2536214.23/cwt200.00–222.001,1487
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560170.00/cwt170.00–170.009522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571234.17/cwt223.00–245.001,3375
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576202.36/cwt199.00–210.001,1666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned624225.75/cwt218.00–228.001,4099
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned635177.87/cwt170.00–186.001,1292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1638240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2647205.98/cwt200.00–218.001,3333
Heifers—Medium and Large 3650168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655190.17/cwt180.00–200.001,2465
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned670180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720189.66/cwt150.00–200.001,3665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open725228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,65318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2776197.22/cwt181.00–200.001,5307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1813189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,5375
Heifers—Medium and Large 2845173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open862193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,6645
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,101188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,0705
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322247.91/cwt237.00–268.007983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383247.24/cwt239.00–251.009473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385274.53/cwt260.00–293.001,0579
Bulls—Medium and Large 3395193.00/cwt193.00–193.007621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418216.45/cwt210.00–220.009053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427280.78/cwt268.00–289.001,19910
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430175.00/cwt175.00–175.007532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,1925
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477230.35/cwt210.00–243.001,0999
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy483238.11/cwt232.00–240.001,1504
Bulls—Medium and Large 3483175.13/cwt170.00–180.008462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524251.41/cwt240.00–263.001,3177
Bulls—Medium and Large 2543236.02/cwt222.00–243.001,2824
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569237.01/cwt231.00–239.001,34912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574218.57/cwt200.00–229.001,2559
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy588235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2624202.61/cwt172.00–220.001,2648
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,4996
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663239.99/cwt238.00–242.001,5912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2667200.48/cwt184.00–224.001,3373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,6132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2732193.25/cwt176.00–207.001,4153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy813170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3822
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,486111.83/cwt107.00–115.001,6628
Bulls——1,717118.45/cwt115.00–122.002,0343
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight66075.00/cwt75.00–75.004951
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight72040.88/cwt35.00–47.002942
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight74560.00/cwt60.00–60.004471
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00772.84/cwt65.00–78.007333
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01084.47/cwt80.00–89.0085311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02891.89/cwt90.00–94.009456
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10255.75/cwt52.00–60.006143
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243100.96/cwt97.00–110.001,25534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28992.03/cwt87.00–96.001,18622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32494.15/cwt90.00–97.001,2476
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468109.16/cwt100.00–120.001,60217
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920108.00/cwt108.00–108.009941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29771,066.64/head800.00–1,425.001,0673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,215.10/head975.00–1,475.001,2152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,200.24/head825.00–1,525.001,20011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1991
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1031,357.35/head985.00–1,600.001,3572
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13096.49/cwt93.00–100.001,0903
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1003
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00690.32/cwt89.00–93.009096
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,018119.22/cwt104.00–123.001,2146
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7441,128.55/head800.00–1,300.001,1293
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,312.50/head1,200.00–1,425.001,3132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29861,977.81/head900.00–2,275.001,97810

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.