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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-05

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 5

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Dec 15Jan 5Jan 12 →

Receipts

2,235 head

▲ 1,193 vs last sale 1,042▲ 2,235 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale three weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers mostly 2.00-10.00 higher instances 12.00-15.00 higher on some heifers under 500 lbs. The offering was mostly weaned cattle some of them Value Added that sold for a premium. Good buyer attendance with active bidding. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $200.99/cwt on 908 head.

Average price

$200.99

908 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,148

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$473

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

$68.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.60

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	204.92	1,182	679
Medium and Large 1-2	550	198.69	1,093	156
Medium and Large 2	561	174.35	978	59
Medium and Large 2-3	591	161.00	952	7thin
Medium and Large 3	521	136.14	709	7thin

One grade step is worth $68.78/cwt here — about $473 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 sale908 hd

200.99

—

AR average7 barns · 1,819 hd

194.39

+6.60

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

103 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 · Steers50 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	238.65/cwt	219.00–247.00	771	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	241.19/cwt	224.00–253.00	902	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	138.48/cwt	137.00–140.00	561	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	411	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,023	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	226.00/cwt	223.00–237.00	961	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	214.21/cwt	213.00–216.00	913	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	191.54/cwt	179.00–210.00	829	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	222.00/cwt	209.00–229.00	1,032	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	466	230.09/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,072	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	191.26/cwt	179.00–210.00	895	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	469	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,097	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	209.69/cwt	202.00–218.00	1,015	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	499	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,003	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	208.68/cwt	191.00–218.00	1,096	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	176.00/cwt	170.00–185.00	931	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	533	214.01/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,141	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,090	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	196.93/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,071	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	605	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	566	206.64/cwt	196.00–212.00	1,170	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	171.80/cwt	158.00–179.00	979	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	202.59/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,163	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	187.44/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,087	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	586	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,131	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	591	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	952	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	606	205.48/cwt	180.00–211.00	1,245	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	183.12/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,141	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,100	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	176.40/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,161	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	667	157.04/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,047	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	677	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,205	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	686	197.30/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,353	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	690	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,070	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	706	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,200	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	709	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,269	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,089	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	726	145.43/cwt	135.00–160.00	1,056	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	167.58/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,218	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	733	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,026	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	735	150.91/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,109	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,238	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	799	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,278	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	821	134.08/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,101	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,253	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,446	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	314	128.19/cwt	120.00–130.00	403	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	188.32/cwt	180.00–201.00	599	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	160.06/cwt	140.00–176.00	523	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	161.95/cwt	150.00–170.00	604	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	375	210.79/cwt	210.00–211.00	790	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	198.42/cwt	180.00–210.00	746	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	525	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	412	129.48/cwt	119.00–140.00	533	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	417	208.47/cwt	206.00–209.00	869	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	164.04/cwt	150.00–175.00	691	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	172.28/cwt	160.00–180.00	730	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	198.94/cwt	178.00–205.00	851	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	188.84/cwt	174.00–203.00	889	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	154.46/cwt	140.00–170.00	728	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	487	185.93/cwt	183.00–202.00	905	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	493	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	633	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	152.80/cwt	140.00–160.00	796	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	179.21/cwt	164.00–208.00	953	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	171.05/cwt	165.00–176.00	915	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	167.29/cwt	157.00–178.00	955	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	576	173.40/cwt	170.00–177.00	999	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	155.60/cwt	150.00–160.00	898	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	143.09/cwt	136.00–154.00	841	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	160.27/cwt	152.00–169.00	997	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	150.87/cwt	140.00–160.00	947	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	635	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,054	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	649	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	954	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	884	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	661	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,058	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	154.98/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,045	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	678	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,153	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,035	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	718	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,170	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	724	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,187	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,139	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	753	160.64/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,210	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	858	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,167	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	342	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	718	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	365	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	398	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	176.72/cwt	170.00–180.00	746	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	213.48/cwt	196.00–225.00	912	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	204.64/cwt	195.00–215.00	968	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	178.01/cwt	177.00–180.00	846	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	160.77/cwt	151.00–170.00	836	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	542	198.01/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,073	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	583	181.87/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,060	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	167.26/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,054	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	162.93/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,100	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,123	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	885	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,062	2

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 Jan 5, 2023

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

Receipts 2,235Last week 1,042Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	210.00–211.00	210.79
31	—	576	170.00–177.00	173.40
6	—	661	160.00	160.00
13	—	417	206.00–209.00	208.47
3	—	635	166.00	166.00
26	—	487	183.00–202.00	185.93
7	—	724	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	412	119.00–140.00	129.48
2	—	493	127.00–130.00	128.49
6	—	314	120.00–130.00	128.19
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
3	—	378	139.00	139.00
1	—	590	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	136.00	136.00
17	—	753	155.00–161.00	160.64
4	—	718	163.00	163.00
13	—	678	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	588	136.00–154.00	143.09
4	—	421	150.00–175.00	164.04
24	—	327	140.00–176.00	160.06
8	—	373	150.00–170.00	161.95
1	—	860	110.00	110.00
13	—	471	140.00–170.00	154.46
1	—	660	134.00	134.00
6	—	628	140.00–160.00	150.87
9	—	521	140.00–160.00	152.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	156.00	156.00
80	—	471	174.00–203.00	188.84
33	—	622	152.00–169.00	160.27
26	—	674	147.00–157.00	154.98
20	—	571	157.00–178.00	167.29
19	—	318	180.00–201.00	188.32
68	—	428	178.00–205.00	198.94
49	—	376	180.00–210.00	198.42
77	—	532	164.00–208.00	179.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	424	160.00–180.00	172.28
17	—	577	150.00–160.00	155.60
6	—	649	147.00	147.00
21	—	535	165.00–176.00	171.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	690	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	667	154.00–160.00	157.04
5	—	529	170.00–185.00	176.00
1	—	380	200.00	200.00
6	—	433	179.00–210.00	191.54
1	—	610	150.00	150.00
7	—	726	135.00–160.00	145.43
5	—	821	125.00–140.00	134.08
15	—	468	179.00–210.00	191.26
10	—	570	158.00–179.00	171.80
1	—	300	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	145.00	145.00
2	—	405	137.00–140.00	138.48
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
2	—	733	140.00	140.00
1	—	545	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	580	185.00–190.00	187.44
13	—	544	190.00–199.00	196.93
52	—	484	202.00–218.00	209.69
5	—	726	150.00	150.00
12	—	426	213.00–216.00	214.21
7	—	774	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	374	224.00–253.00	241.19
42	—	525	191.00–218.00	208.68
66	—	574	190.00–211.00	202.59
10	—	623	178.00–188.00	183.12
18	—	323	219.00–247.00	238.65
9	—	871	166.00	166.00
5	—	658	174.00–180.00	176.40
7	—	835	150.00	150.00
34	—	727	165.00–170.00	167.58
28	—	425	223.00–237.00	226.00
12	—	799	160.00	160.00
42	—	465	209.00–229.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	632	174.00	174.00
10	—	586	193.00	193.00
9	—	706	170.00	170.00
16	—	469	234.00	234.00
5	—	537	203.00	203.00
10	—	677	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	709	179.00	179.00
6	—	411	249.00	249.00
119	—	606	180.00–211.00	205.48
61	—	566	196.00–212.00	206.64
81	—	686	175.00–200.00	197.30
33	—	533	210.00–219.00	214.01
20	—	466	227.00–234.00	230.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	499	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	735	150.00–152.00	150.91
1	—	690	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	591	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	151.00–170.00	160.77
3	—	475	177.00–180.00	178.01
3	—	422	170.00–180.00	176.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	160.00–166.00	162.93
19	—	473	195.00–215.00	204.64
12	—	583	175.00–186.00	181.87
1	—	720	156.00	156.00
9	—	427	196.00–225.00	213.48
8	—	630	160.00–174.00	167.26
2	—	885	120.00	120.00
3	—	342	210.00	210.00
7	—	542	192.00–199.00	198.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	109.00	109.00

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.