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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 13

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20 →

Receipts

1,052 head

▲ 197 vs last sale 855▲ 561 vs year ago 491 · +114.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 6.00-20.00 higher except the better 350-450 lbs 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 300-400 lbs 10.00-15.00 higher 400-650 lbs 2.00-10.00 higher. Quality and condition of most cattle good. Had two loads of 815 lb yearling steers that sold good. Cows and bulls not reported due to time.

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 $212.92/cwt on 362 head.

Average price

$212.92

362 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$358

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

$50.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.43

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	221.00	1,059	276
Medium and Large 1-2	437	214.31	937	7thin
Medium and Large 2	510	187.43	955	66
Medium and Large 3	412	170.20	701	13thin

One grade step is worth $50.80/cwt here — about $358 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 sale362 hd

212.92

—

AR average10 barns · 1,925 hd

202.49

+10.43

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

Every lot

75 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	309.28/cwt	276.00–323.00	977	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	240.92/cwt	231.00–260.00	797	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	281.03/cwt	268.00–291.00	1,034	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	273.31/cwt	261.00–286.00	1,153	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	233.48/cwt	215.00–250.00	985	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	423	258.84/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,095	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	434	176.70/cwt	163.00–201.00	767	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	263.39/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,241	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	228.94/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,078	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	486	178.49/cwt	171.00–180.00	867	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	938	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	513	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,190	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	220.87/cwt	212.00–232.00	1,133	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	251.92/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,315	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,078	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	558	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	893	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	243.67/cwt	224.00–260.00	1,379	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,184	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	226.10/cwt	224.00–232.00	1,424	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	215.69/cwt	204.00–227.00	1,415	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,374	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	202.68/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,565	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	209.85/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,710	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	820	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,394	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	241.98/cwt	226.00–260.00	796	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	213.68/cwt	200.00–223.00	703	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	173.35/cwt	170.00–177.00	581	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	168.03/cwt	167.00–169.00	622	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	216.37/cwt	200.00–223.00	809	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	236.49/cwt	225.00–253.00	901	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	414	170.77/cwt	166.00–177.00	707	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	203.75/cwt	180.00–219.00	864	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	232.57/cwt	222.00–244.00	1,000	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	214.31/cwt	210.00–220.00	937	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	194.77/cwt	180.00–205.00	919	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	221.39/cwt	209.00–233.00	1,047	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	488	168.34/cwt	160.00–176.00	821	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	213.90/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,108	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	182.29/cwt	170.00–190.00	955	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	538	199.56/cwt	192.00–201.00	1,074	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	176.05/cwt	168.00–185.00	1,007	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	211.80/cwt	190.00–216.00	1,231	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	610	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,086	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	191.83/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,172	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	166.67/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,040	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	155.20/cwt	144.00–166.00	1,060	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	695	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,168	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,131	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	935	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,122	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	314	226.65/cwt	211.00–249.00	712	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	327	263.89/cwt	251.00–271.00	863	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	742	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	372	266.50/cwt	240.00–277.00	991	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	233.11/cwt	225.00–241.00	874	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	224.15/cwt	206.00–249.00	955	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	253.91/cwt	159.00–264.00	1,092	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	248.45/cwt	232.00–265.00	1,163	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	225.78/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,072	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	233.13/cwt	222.00–251.00	1,215	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	198.07/cwt	186.00–215.00	1,046	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	186.00/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,079	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	581	212.42/cwt	204.00–230.00	1,234	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	624	214.28/cwt	206.00–238.00	1,337	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	634	182.60/cwt	179.00–191.00	1,158	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,269	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	729	183.76/cwt	178.00–206.00	1,340	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	766	179.81/cwt	159.00–189.00	1,377	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	815	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,516	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	818	149.49/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,223	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	900	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,422	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	973	120.03/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,168	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 Apr 13, 2023

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

Receipts 1,052Last week 855Year ago 491

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	232.00	232.00
13	—	423	249.00–265.00	258.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	522	240.00–262.00	251.92
20	—	422	261.00–286.00	273.31
4	—	772	190.00–207.00	202.68
9	—	566	224.00–260.00	243.67
9	—	316	276.00–323.00	309.28
10	—	630	224.00–232.00	226.10
119	—	815	192.00–210.00	209.85
10	—	656	204.00–227.00	215.69
17	—	368	268.00–291.00	281.03
42	—	471	240.00–275.00	263.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	196.00	196.00
7	—	331	231.00–260.00	240.92
5	—	513	212.00–232.00	220.87
3	—	422	215.00–250.00	233.48
1	—	820	170.00	170.00
1	—	670	205.00	205.00
1	—	620	191.00	191.00
8	—	471	220.00–233.00	228.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	160.00	160.00
1	—	510	184.00	184.00
6	—	486	171.00–180.00	178.49
4	—	434	163.00–201.00	176.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	156.00	156.00
21	—	572	168.00–185.00	176.05
1	—	935	120.00	120.00
5	—	329	200.00–223.00	213.68
2	—	683	144.00–166.00	155.20
4	—	624	158.00–170.00	166.67
5	—	374	200.00–223.00	216.37
11	—	424	180.00–219.00	203.75
9	—	472	180.00–205.00	194.77
7	—	524	170.00–190.00	182.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	167.00–169.00	168.03
3	—	335	170.00–177.00	173.35
4	—	488	160.00–176.00	168.34
4	—	414	166.00–177.00	170.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	437	210.00–220.00	214.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	329	226.00–260.00	241.98
55	—	430	222.00–244.00	232.57
17	—	611	180.00–198.00	191.83
37	—	518	200.00–220.00	213.90
29	—	381	225.00–253.00	236.49
39	—	581	190.00–216.00	211.80
2	—	730	170.00	170.00
64	—	473	209.00–233.00	221.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	220.00	220.00
10	—	538	192.00–201.00	199.56
1	—	695	168.00	168.00
1	—	610	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	521	222.00–251.00	233.13
23	—	372	240.00–277.00	266.50
15	—	624	206.00–238.00	214.28
8	—	729	178.00–206.00	183.76
5	—	766	159.00–189.00	179.81
4	—	327	251.00–271.00	263.89
3	—	675	188.00	188.00
2	—	973	110.00–130.00	120.03
1	—	900	158.00	158.00
1	—	815	186.00	186.00
14	—	581	204.00–230.00	212.42
26	—	468	232.00–265.00	248.45
27	—	430	159.00–264.00	253.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	186.00–215.00	198.07
5	—	475	220.00–231.00	225.78
2	—	375	225.00–241.00	233.11
7	—	426	206.00–249.00	224.15
3	—	580	180.00–198.00	186.00
6	—	634	179.00–191.00	182.60
2	—	818	149.00–150.00	149.49
4	—	314	211.00–249.00	226.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	185.00	185.00
1	—	305	180.00	180.00

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.