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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 15

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,042 head

▼ 242 vs last sale 1,284▼ 334 vs year ago 1,376 · −24.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

346 head

▲ 189 vs last sale 157▲ 129 vs year ago 217 · +59.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 60▼ 100 vs year ago 150 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 17.00 higher mostly 10.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 9.00 higher mostly 3.00-5.00 higher except the better 600-650 lbs 5.00 lower. Quality of feeder cattle good with demand strong. Slaughter cows mixed with breaker cows 6.00 higher and boner cows steady on the small amount observed both weeks due to time limits. Slaughter bulls not reported.

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 $167.45/cwt on 379 head.

Average price

$167.45

379 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$52.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.36

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	173.37	880	287
Medium and Large 1-2	491	168.26	826	26
Medium and Large 2	521	143.90	749	59
Medium and Large 3	466	120.42	562	7thin

One grade step is worth $52.94/cwt here — about $318 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 sale379 hd

167.45

—

AR average9 barns · 1,594 hd

159.09

+8.36

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	71.93	1,022	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	66.28	775	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	960	44.21	425	9thin

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,178	$1,017	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,192	$912	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$1,139	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$949	3thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	240.67/cwt	219.00–259.00	794	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	195.05/cwt	185.00–200.00	650	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	182.95/cwt	170.00–199.00	664	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	238.00/cwt	208.00–255.00	888	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	223.98/cwt	203.00–236.00	941	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	192.52/cwt	186.00–198.00	814	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	470	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,086	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	186.99/cwt	180.00–199.00	881	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	221.16/cwt	196.00–237.00	1,051	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	516	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,151	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	171.96/cwt	168.00–175.00	894	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	204.08/cwt	184.00–215.00	1,080	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	191.00/cwt	183.00–201.00	1,056	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	171.32/cwt	154.00–181.00	994	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,065	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	167.28/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,024	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,135	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,093	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	155.89/cwt	150.00–158.00	998	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	661	159.23/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,053	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	680	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,115	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	848	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,365	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	848	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,187	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	882	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,235	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,053	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,264	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	162.67/cwt	158.00–165.00	545	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	339	186.19/cwt	177.00–190.00	631	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	357	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	553	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	182.45/cwt	170.00–199.00	699	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	443	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	399	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	794	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	186.25/cwt	170.00–194.00	795	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	150.81/cwt	140.00–166.00	651	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	442	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	835	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	837	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	175.90/cwt	162.00–185.00	830	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	154.75/cwt	146.00–168.00	735	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	165.77/cwt	164.00–167.00	799	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	508	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	787	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	901	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	170.61/cwt	156.00–176.00	884	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	146.27/cwt	130.00–151.00	777	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	127.65/cwt	126.00–129.00	683	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	164.18/cwt	150.00–169.00	928	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	138.91/cwt	127.00–156.00	802	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	609	147.49/cwt	142.00–150.00	898	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	893	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	153.53/cwt	150.00–156.00	967	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	154.44/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,025	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	127.65/cwt	120.00–141.00	874	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	157.06/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,148	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,057	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	806	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,201	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	830	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	880	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	980	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,225	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	313	171.53/cwt	159.00–178.00	537	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	374	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	696	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	209.37/cwt	200.00–215.00	787	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	403	119.88/cwt	100.00–140.00	483	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	192.82/cwt	180.00–206.00	810	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	173.68/cwt	170.00–181.00	745	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	455	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	783	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	188.38/cwt	179.00–200.00	882	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	485	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	843	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	183.60/cwt	176.00–191.00	947	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	168.26/cwt	160.00–177.00	883	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	576	142.04/cwt	127.00–155.00	818	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	587	163.24/cwt	159.00–186.00	958	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	614	141.82/cwt	135.00–149.00	871	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	161.82/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,011	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	891	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	683	151.70/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,036	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	728	138.83/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,011	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	838	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,006	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	853	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	887	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	38.45/cwt	20.00–49.00	366	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	55.74/cwt	53.00–57.00	545	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	54.79/cwt	52.00–61.00	594	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	64.44/cwt	62.00–69.00	742	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	75.39/cwt	74.00–78.00	939	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,397	69.63/cwt	63.00–73.00	973	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	78.59/cwt	74.00–88.00	1,172	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	949.25/head	925.00–1,000.00	949	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,352	1,210.40/head	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,210	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	1,016.88/head	875.00–1,150.00	1,017	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	912.33/head	700.00–1,075.00	912	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,314	71.85/cwt	64.00–81.00	944	4

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 Dec 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,042Last week 1,284Year ago 1,376

Slaughter CattleReceipts 346Last week 157Year ago 217

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 60Year ago 150

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
1	—	305	110.00	110.00
3	—	535	126.00–129.00	127.65
2	—	385	110.00–120.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	140.00	140.00
42	—	565	150.00–169.00	164.18
42	—	472	162.00–185.00	175.90
23	—	383	170.00–199.00	182.45
8	—	630	150.00–156.00	153.53
72	—	427	170.00–194.00	186.25
4	—	806	149.00	149.00
10	—	339	177.00–190.00	186.19
16	—	731	140.00–165.00	157.06
10	—	664	144.00–159.00	154.44
31	—	518	156.00–176.00	170.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	482	164.00–167.00	165.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	685	120.00–141.00	127.65
6	—	531	130.00–151.00	146.27
9	—	432	140.00–166.00	150.81
6	—	335	158.00–165.00	162.67
17	—	577	127.00–156.00	138.91
1	—	620	144.00	144.00
2	—	830	106.00	106.00
7	—	475	146.00–168.00	154.75
4	—	357	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	399	199.00	199.00
4	—	450	186.00	186.00
3	—	442	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	515	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	609	142.00–150.00	147.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	980	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	100.00	100.00
1	—	540	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	612	164.00–171.00	167.28
1	—	680	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	120.00	120.00
3	—	333	185.00–200.00	195.05
8	—	363	170.00–199.00	182.95
9	—	661	159.00–160.00	159.23
6	—	423	186.00–198.00	192.52
4	—	520	168.00–175.00	171.96
11	—	640	150.00–158.00	155.89
10	—	580	154.00–181.00	171.32
11	—	471	180.00–199.00	186.99
5	—	882	140.00	140.00
4	—	848	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	373	208.00–255.00	238.00
30	—	330	219.00–259.00	240.67
42	—	529	184.00–215.00	204.08
30	—	553	183.00–201.00	191.00
6	—	848	161.00	161.00
3	—	632	173.00	173.00
34	—	475	196.00–237.00	221.16
34	—	420	203.00–236.00	223.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	516	223.00	223.00
6	—	470	231.00	231.00
3	—	620	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	582	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	728	130.00–150.00	138.83
10	—	587	159.00–186.00	163.24
8	—	516	176.00–191.00	183.60
12	—	683	150.00–159.00	151.70
11	—	420	180.00–206.00	192.82
4	—	376	200.00–215.00	209.37
13	—	625	150.00–169.00	161.82
9	—	468	179.00–200.00	188.38
3	—	838	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	100.00–140.00	119.88
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
1	—	490	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	160.00–177.00	168.26
7	—	576	127.00–155.00	142.04
1	—	490	172.00	172.00
2	—	853	104.00	104.00
3	—	429	170.00–181.00	173.68
4	—	614	135.00–149.00	141.82
1	—	680	131.00	131.00
3	—	313	159.00–178.00	171.53
4	—	374	186.00	186.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	952	20.00–49.00	38.45
3	—	977	53.00–57.00	55.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,491	74.00–88.00	78.59
26	—	1,397	63.00–73.00	69.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,085	52.00–61.00	54.79
6	—	1,245	74.00–78.00	75.39
11	—	1,151	62.00–69.00	64.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,170	925.00–1,000.00	949.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,352	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,210.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,178	875.00–1,150.00	1,016.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,192	700.00–1,075.00	912.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,314	64.00–81.00	71.85

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.