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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-25

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, May 25

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← May 18May 25Jun 1 →

Receipts

1,211 head

▼ 223 vs last sale 1,434▲ 711 vs year ago 500 · +142.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 650 lbs mostly 1.00-6.00 higher with the better 300-350 lbs 14.00-17.00 higher. Demand was good on most classes of feeders. 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 $222.62/cwt on 474 head.

Average price

$222.62

474 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$377

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

$71.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.90

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	233.59	1,100	320
Medium and Large 2	466	203.55	949	98
Medium and Large 1-2	562	202.60	1,139	43
Medium and Large 3	445	162.35	723	13thin

One grade step is worth $71.25/cwt here — about $377 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 sale474 hd

222.62

—

AR average10 barns · 1,810 hd

209.72

+12.90

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

Every lot

94 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	303.04/cwt	291.00–315.00	967	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	363	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,053	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	290.07/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,091	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	254.97/cwt	250.00–260.00	964	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	184.43/cwt	169.00–210.00	719	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	255.11/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,077	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	278.30/cwt	262.00–289.00	1,177	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	241.73/cwt	226.00–252.00	1,027	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	188.08/cwt	180.00–190.00	833	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	448	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,187	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	452	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,311	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	242.51/cwt	229.00–251.00	1,137	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	473	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,201	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	922	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	273.21/cwt	259.00–288.00	1,306	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	256.46/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,249	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	509	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,222	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	263.75/cwt	253.00–275.00	1,379	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	524	182.29/cwt	170.00–198.00	955	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,281	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	258.19/cwt	246.00–264.00	1,430	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	225.52/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,294	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	231.51/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,357	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	591	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,064	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	613	239.21/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,466	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	230.99/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,432	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	218.52/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,379	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	217.35/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,443	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	193.36/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,296	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	710	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,136	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,550	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,359	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	864	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,642	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	218.45/cwt	210.00–225.00	710	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	339	258.00/cwt	230.00–270.00	875	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	363	227.43/cwt	226.00–230.00	826	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	216.12/cwt	200.00–230.00	804	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	251.04/cwt	230.00–265.00	939	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	160.42/cwt	150.00–183.00	610	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	412	172.22/cwt	151.00–190.00	710	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	248.18/cwt	228.00–260.00	1,050	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	208.91/cwt	200.00–228.00	884	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	424	215.76/cwt	210.00–222.00	915	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	440	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,126	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	465	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,167	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	233.02/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,088	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	471	219.31/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,033	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	210.30/cwt	197.00–220.00	1,009	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	217.33/cwt	212.00–221.00	1,045	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	153.08/cwt	139.00–160.00	750	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	217.56/cwt	209.00–230.00	1,138	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	197.26/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,053	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	154.46/cwt	150.00–159.00	865	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	205.46/cwt	195.00–217.00	1,175	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	185.99/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,066	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	199.92/cwt	195.00–218.00	1,160	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	608	193.32/cwt	191.00–198.00	1,175	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	203.14/cwt	192.00–209.00	1,245	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	173.45/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,067	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,182	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	633	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,361	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,280	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,186	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,255	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,158	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	740	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,184	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	326	238.05/cwt	220.00–250.00	776	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	333	266.64/cwt	250.00–277.00	888	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	275.10/cwt	269.00–285.00	1,012	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	223.81/cwt	210.00–240.00	857	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	388	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	698	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	225.85/cwt	200.00–240.00	933	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	257.17/cwt	245.00–273.00	1,080	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	209.89/cwt	199.00–232.00	993	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	259.81/cwt	246.00–268.00	1,237	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	509	219.94/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,119	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	244.87/cwt	233.00–255.00	1,278	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	219.26/cwt	214.00–236.00	1,252	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	214.42/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,239	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,037	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	634	194.99/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,236	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	637	209.30/cwt	202.00–226.00	1,333	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	674	195.34/cwt	187.00–206.00	1,317	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	675	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,256	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	716	176.62/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,265	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,309	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 May 25, 2023

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

Receipts 1,211Last week 1,434Year ago 500

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	690	170.00	170.00
5	—	443	180.00–190.00	188.08
1	—	325	190.00	190.00
4	—	390	169.00–210.00	184.43
6	—	591	180.00	180.00
6	—	524	170.00–198.00	182.29
1	—	475	194.00	194.00
1	—	710	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	250.00–260.00	254.97
8	—	425	226.00–252.00	241.73
1	—	545	235.00	235.00
1	—	755	180.00	180.00
6	—	631	215.00–220.00	218.52
3	—	670	190.00–195.00	193.36
13	—	469	229.00–251.00	242.51
11	—	574	220.00–236.00	225.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	376	275.00–315.00	290.07
53	—	523	253.00–275.00	263.75
28	—	478	259.00–288.00	273.21
17	—	319	291.00–315.00	303.04
11	—	620	226.00–234.00	230.99
41	—	423	262.00–289.00	278.30
31	—	554	246.00–264.00	258.19
2	—	738	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	254.00	254.00
6	—	448	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	422	250.00–258.00	255.11
8	—	586	230.00–233.00	231.51
5	—	487	254.00–258.00	256.46
15	—	664	216.00–220.00	217.35
8	—	864	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	290.00	290.00
12	—	613	228.00–245.00	239.21
6	—	555	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	509	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	452	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	423	228.00–260.00	248.18
3	—	653	196.00	196.00
1	—	725	190.00	190.00
15	—	572	195.00–217.00	205.46
45	—	523	209.00–230.00	217.56
50	—	467	225.00–247.00	233.02
14	—	613	192.00–209.00	203.14
22	—	339	230.00–270.00	258.00
24	—	374	230.00–265.00	251.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	160.00	160.00
11	—	424	210.00–222.00	215.76
9	—	471	214.00–226.00	219.31
3	—	608	191.00–198.00	193.32
6	—	363	226.00–230.00	227.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	465	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	715	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	180.00	180.00
1	—	420	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	325	210.00–225.00	218.45
25	—	480	197.00–220.00	210.30
1	—	655	181.00	181.00
9	—	534	190.00–205.00	197.26
12	—	615	170.00–186.00	173.45
16	—	423	200.00–228.00	208.91
17	—	372	200.00–230.00	216.12
1	—	715	162.00	162.00
5	—	573	170.00–190.00	185.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	139.00–160.00	153.08
5	—	412	151.00–190.00	172.22
2	—	560	150.00–159.00	154.46
3	—	380	150.00–183.00	160.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	671	187.00	187.00
9	—	580	195.00–218.00	199.92
13	—	622	190.00	190.00
17	—	481	212.00–221.00	217.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	633	215.00	215.00
14	—	440	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	413	200.00–240.00	225.85
8	—	509	210.00–226.00	219.94
4	—	326	220.00–250.00	238.05
1	—	610	170.00	170.00
6	—	383	210.00–240.00	223.81
4	—	578	208.00–220.00	214.42
7	—	473	199.00–232.00	209.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	170.00	170.00
6	—	674	187.00–206.00	195.34
25	—	522	233.00–255.00	244.87
26	—	420	245.00–273.00	257.17
7	—	368	269.00–285.00	275.10
17	—	637	202.00–226.00	209.30
16	—	571	214.00–236.00	219.26
10	—	476	246.00–268.00	259.81
9	—	716	168.00–178.00	176.62
13	—	333	250.00–277.00	266.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	634	190.00–196.00	194.99
3	—	675	186.00	186.00

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.