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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-08

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 8

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15 →

Receipts

1,316 head

▲ 164 vs last sale 1,152▼ 34 vs year ago 1,350 · −2.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 300-400 lbs 1.00 lower 400-650lbs 2.00-16.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady to 10.00 higher mostly 3.00-5.00 higher. No trend on steers over 650 lbs and heifers over 600 lbs. The offering included 2 loads of 8 weight 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 $224.44/cwt on 453 head.

Average price

$224.44

453 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,077

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$418

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

$73.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.93

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	242.05	1,119	229
Medium and Large 1-2	494	226.41	1,119	73
Medium and Large 2	525	205.45	1,079	116
Medium and Large 3	417	168.08	700	35

One grade step is worth $73.97/cwt here — about $418 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 sale453 hd

224.44

—

AR average10 barns · 2,403 hd

216.51

+7.93

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

Every lot

88 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	294.06/cwt	195.00–327.00	823	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	303.97/cwt	300.00–319.00	985	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	301.93/cwt	290.00–313.00	1,129	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	285.22/cwt	270.00–304.00	1,204	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	246.24/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,044	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	261.55/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,193	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	291.80/cwt	271.00–300.00	1,363	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	244.08/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,154	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	272.96/cwt	257.00–284.00	1,403	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	185.02/cwt	179.00–188.00	958	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	236.78/cwt	226.00–244.00	1,255	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	254.99/cwt	243.00–279.00	1,359	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	256.39/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,451	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	249.14/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,410	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	233.86/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,342	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	243.01/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,504	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	217.53/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,351	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	246.33/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,540	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,062	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	805	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,650	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,852	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,777	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	269	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	651	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	162.72/cwt	130.00–186.00	529	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	223.33/cwt	206.00–233.00	737	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	794	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	260.36/cwt	250.00–267.00	867	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	361	186.09/cwt	167.00–200.00	672	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	231.39/cwt	207.00–245.00	877	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	260.15/cwt	250.00–274.00	989	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	414	152.41/cwt	112.00–196.00	631	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	222.72/cwt	205.00–236.00	942	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	256.01/cwt	247.00–270.00	1,091	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	234.99/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,001	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	434	235.01/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,020	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	229.91/cwt	227.00–231.00	1,071	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	221.41/cwt	209.00–229.00	1,034	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	241.82/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,132	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	167.07/cwt	139.00–184.00	782	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	477	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,097	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,070	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	231.04/cwt	217.00–238.00	1,197	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	210.39/cwt	198.00–220.00	1,094	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	180.43/cwt	150.00–206.00	944	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,180	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,210	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	566	210.80/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,193	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	209.65/cwt	190.00–214.00	1,195	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	215.78/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,256	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	582	161.13/cwt	150.00–179.00	938	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	192.79/cwt	176.00–200.00	1,199	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	640	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,254	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,193	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	678	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,403	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	707	153.86/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,088	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	711	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,472	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	772	157.52/cwt	144.00–175.00	1,216	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	805	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,216	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,449	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	848	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,543	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	855	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,368	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	928	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,197	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	968	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,452	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	974	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,646	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	315	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	564	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	235.53/cwt	220.00–259.00	761	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	334	291.67/cwt	285.00–297.00	974	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	361	286.64/cwt	277.00–301.00	1,035	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,087	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	391	231.50/cwt	220.00–251.00	905	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	272.99/cwt	259.00–293.00	1,152	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	241.93/cwt	226.00–250.00	1,038	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	463	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,158	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	259.28/cwt	253.00–267.00	1,211	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,154	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	228.82/cwt	219.00–240.00	1,078	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	495	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	842	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	513	221.54/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,137	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	257.88/cwt	245.00–271.00	1,336	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	576	232.80/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,341	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	598	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,256	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	638	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,365	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,160	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,389	1

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 Jun 8, 2023

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

Receipts 1,316Last week 1,152Year ago 1,350

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	423	205.00–236.00	222.72
10	—	570	190.00–214.00	209.65
1	—	855	160.00	160.00
9	—	330	206.00–233.00	223.33
4	—	622	176.00–200.00	192.79
3	—	928	129.00	129.00
17	—	467	209.00–229.00	221.41
2	—	968	150.00	150.00
2	—	805	151.00	151.00
2	—	663	180.00	180.00
15	—	379	207.00–245.00	231.39
7	—	772	144.00–175.00	157.52
7	—	707	150.00–159.00	153.86
17	—	520	198.00–220.00	210.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	150.00–179.00	161.13
3	—	523	150.00–206.00	180.43
5	—	468	139.00–184.00	167.07
9	—	361	167.00–200.00	186.09
9	—	414	112.00–196.00	152.41
6	—	325	130.00–186.00	162.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	468	238.00–248.00	241.82
1	—	555	218.00	218.00
53	—	380	250.00–274.00	260.15
36	—	426	247.00–270.00	256.01
2	—	615	210.00	210.00
27	—	333	250.00–267.00	260.36
5	—	828	175.00	175.00
4	—	269	242.00	242.00
36	—	518	217.00–238.00	231.04
2	—	680	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	544	217.00	217.00
12	—	582	210.00–220.00	215.78
24	—	466	227.00–231.00	229.91
20	—	426	229.00–240.00	234.99
4	—	331	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	640	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	230.00–240.00	235.01
3	—	500	214.00	214.00
3	—	477	230.00	230.00
5	—	566	210.00–212.00	210.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	182.00	182.00
2	—	678	207.00	207.00
5	—	974	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	711	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	280	195.00–327.00	294.06
54	—	514	257.00–284.00	272.96
26	—	374	290.00–313.00	301.93
19	—	566	255.00–258.00	256.39
7	—	619	235.00–249.00	243.01
27	—	422	270.00–304.00	285.22
130	—	814	227.50	227.50
5	—	324	300.00–319.00	303.97
43	—	467	271.00–300.00	291.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	179.00–188.00	185.02
1	—	640	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	216.00–219.00	217.53
3	—	805	205.00	205.00
11	—	574	220.00–240.00	233.86
7	—	424	230.00–260.00	246.24
1	—	375	260.00	260.00
13	—	530	226.00–244.00	236.78
12	—	473	220.00–260.00	244.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	850	209.00	209.00
9	—	456	260.00–262.00	261.55
21	—	566	240.00–252.00	249.14
15	—	533	243.00–279.00	254.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	625	240.00–248.00	246.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	422	259.00–293.00	272.99
8	—	334	285.00–297.00	291.67
4	—	518	245.00–271.00	257.88
22	—	467	253.00–267.00	259.28
2	—	638	214.00	214.00
1	—	735	189.00	189.00
10	—	576	220.00–250.00	232.80
4	—	361	277.00–301.00	286.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	179.00	179.00
1	—	410	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	323	220.00–259.00	235.53
7	—	429	226.00–250.00	241.93
6	—	513	210.00–230.00	221.54
5	—	391	220.00–251.00	231.50
1	—	725	160.00	160.00
17	—	471	219.00–240.00	228.82
2	—	598	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	281.00	281.00
6	—	471	245.00	245.00

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.