Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2023-10-12

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 12
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
954 head
▲ 371 vs last sale 583▼ 62 vs year ago 1,016 · −6.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
215 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 163▲ 38 vs year ago 177 · +21.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 60▲ 40 vs year ago 30 · +133.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs mostly 2.00-10.00 higher than last weeks light test in some classes no comparison on weights over 600 lbs. Had 2 loads of 813 lb steers that sold well. Feeder heifers steady to 9.00 lower mostly 3.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-6.00 higher. .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $260.53/cwt on 289 head.
Average price
$260.53
289 head · 652 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,699
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,024
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$75.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.43
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1675262.651,772248
Medium and Large 1-2621250.631,55610thin
Medium and Large 2484248.791,20330
Medium and Large 3400187.007481thin
One grade step is worth $75.65/cwt here — about $1,024 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 sale289 hd
260.53
—
AR average10 barns · 1,925 hd
250.10
+10.43
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—Low1,459114.941,67745
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,395107.571,50110
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18697.431,15564
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00481.4381845

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)1,073$1,1806
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$1,0907
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,079$1,0694thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)970$2,18917
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,163$1,7122thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$1,3251thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1324317.84/cwt306.00–325.001,0304
Steers—Medium and Large 2324281.64/cwt280.00–283.009135
Steers—Medium and Large 2384268.45/cwt251.00–290.001,0314
Steers—Medium and Large 1385317.08/cwt304.00–332.001,22112
Steers—Medium and Large 3400187.00/cwt187.00–187.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 1408308.78/cwt280.00–324.001,26017
Steers—Medium and Large 2432253.72/cwt245.00–269.001,0969
Steers—Medium and Large 1470285.98/cwt274.00–303.001,34422
Steers—Medium and Large 2515234.49/cwt230.00–240.001,2084
Steers—Medium and Large 1521281.08/cwt275.00–286.001,46416
Steers—Medium and Large 1563268.16/cwt243.00–275.001,51016
Steers—Medium and Large 2575235.30/cwt230.00–237.001,3534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621250.63/cwt245.00–256.001,55610
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned634248.69/cwt243.00–251.001,5777
Steers—Medium and Large 2660229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,5111
Steers—Medium and Large 1663245.47/cwt243.00–248.001,6272
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned670200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3401
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy680220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4961
Steers—Medium and Large 1713245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7477
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added719248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,78320
Steers—Medium and Large 1814247.20/cwt226.00–247.752,012123
Steers—Medium and Large 2840180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5121
Steers—Medium and Large 1860220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8921
Steers—Medium and Large 2925190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1308250.76/cwt241.00–261.007722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321220.32/cwt209.00–228.007079
Heifers—Medium and Large 3336176.62/cwt173.00–191.005936
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370188.00/cwt188.00–188.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371249.62/cwt240.00–259.0092618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374214.23/cwt190.00–232.008017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy378200.00/cwt200.00–200.007562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy420231.00/cwt231.00–231.009701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425212.77/cwt199.00–236.0090425
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426187.60/cwt177.00–192.007994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427226.33/cwt220.00–232.0096611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431241.11/cwt228.00–251.001,03917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added457234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,0695
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy458192.01/cwt191.00–193.008792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469229.58/cwt226.00–239.001,0776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473222.30/cwt220.00–224.001,05112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473212.90/cwt196.00–223.001,00710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3489193.15/cwt186.00–199.009456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513215.12/cwt210.00–221.001,10416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513206.33/cwt200.00–214.001,05812
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515186.00/cwt186.00–186.009581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518223.65/cwt221.00–226.001,15912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added536255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3677
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555195.06/cwt180.00–212.001,0837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1589225.15/cwt220.00–226.001,3267
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy590179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4638
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627185.77/cwt176.00–202.001,1659
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy635170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open658244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,60613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned660187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2669185.24/cwt180.00–190.001,2394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open740220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6284
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328281.90/cwt275.00–285.009253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333248.76/cwt230.00–270.008284
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340191.00/cwt191.00–191.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380292.92/cwt277.00–300.001,11310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381244.10/cwt220.00–258.0093014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414275.69/cwt267.00–287.001,1418
Bulls—Medium and Large 3424187.18/cwt175.00–199.007944
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433236.77/cwt207.00–256.001,02514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470264.54/cwt250.00–280.001,24338
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473228.28/cwt190.00–247.001,08036
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490170.00/cwt170.00–170.008331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521225.19/cwt197.00–240.001,17335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526248.33/cwt245.00–278.001,30610
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530187.00/cwt187.00–187.009911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572214.20/cwt199.00–235.001,22513
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,0611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1582242.74/cwt227.00–264.001,41325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned607226.14/cwt210.00–230.001,37311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615195.06/cwt187.00–200.001,2005
Bulls—Medium and Large 1640220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Unweaned640180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2683188.04/cwt176.00–200.001,2842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710213.31/cwt210.00–220.001,5153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2722192.69/cwt192.00–194.001,3913
Bulls—Medium and Large 3725166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2855150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25185.87/cwt80.00–99.001,0744
Bulls——1,357112.89/cwt105.00–118.001,53224
Bulls——1,652124.68/cwt119.00–140.002,06017
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight68034.00/cwt34.00–34.002311
Cows—Lean 85-90%90855.09/cwt50.00–67.005006
Cows—Lean 85-90%99476.03/cwt69.00–79.007567
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02092.75/cwt90.00–97.0094612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04587.08/cwt80.00–89.0091019
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16794.42/cwt89.00–98.001,10236
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209102.43/cwt98.00–110.001,23826
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21886.45/cwt86.00–87.001,0532
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,384111.28/cwt105.00–117.001,5407
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42298.91/cwt97.00–100.001,4073
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-293591.43/cwt90.00–93.008552
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985101.00/cwt101.00–101.009952
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29702,189.27/head1,150.00–2,350.002,18917
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1631,711.56/head1,575.00–1,825.001,7122
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,0712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,089.75/head875.00–1,375.001,0907
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,180.01/head950.00–1,425.001,1806
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0791,068.97/head925.00–1,225.001,0694
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1401
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251

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.