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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 3

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

615 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 587▼ 178 vs year ago 793 · −22.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▼ 129 vs last sale 230▼ 64 vs year ago 165 · −38.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 55▼ 30 vs year ago 50 · −60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 10.00-25.00 higher mostly 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-24.00 higher mostly 5.00-8.00 higher. The offering included several groups of long weaned cattle with some shots. Demand was good with a light supply because of extreme heat in the area. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher.

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 $238.33/cwt on 254 head.

Average price

$238.33

254 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$452

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

$71.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.85

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	250.49	1,293	180
Medium and Large 2	510	211.43	1,077	68
Medium and Large 3	471	178.54	841	6thin

One grade step is worth $71.95/cwt here — about $452 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 sale254 hd

238.33

—

AR average8 barns · 878 hd

230.48

+7.85

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,347	132.12	1,779	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,257	121.62	1,529	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,112	117.09	1,302	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	943	93.61	882	29

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)	1,058	$1,221	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,215	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,028	$1,088	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$975	1thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	963	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	199.06/cwt	197.00–201.00	667	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	344	264.40/cwt	264.00–265.00	910	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	277.54/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,030	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	282.83/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,080	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	288.69/cwt	286.00–297.00	1,224	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	267.87/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,141	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,195	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	287.35/cwt	269.00–302.00	1,385	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	490	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,264	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	234.01/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,210	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	285.17/cwt	261.00–295.00	1,503	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	280.38/cwt	274.00–290.00	1,621	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	244.39/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,415	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	265.99/cwt	246.00–280.00	1,654	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	269.36/cwt	257.00–277.00	1,802	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	245.67/cwt	239.00–252.00	1,933	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,928	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	257.71/cwt	240.00–265.00	827	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	227.54/cwt	220.00–241.00	744	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	189.11/cwt	180.00–199.00	700	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	254.18/cwt	248.00–267.00	946	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	225.10/cwt	200.00–241.00	846	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	407	219.82/cwt	200.00–230.00	895	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	262.23/cwt	240.00–274.00	1,107	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	224.28/cwt	209.00–233.00	1,050	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	254.20/cwt	236.00–269.00	1,210	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	218.61/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,146	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	532	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	910	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	255.18/cwt	231.00–266.00	1,373	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	213.69/cwt	201.00–223.00	1,205	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	239.64/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,390	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	236.48/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,457	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	195.02/cwt	188.00–214.00	1,215	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	225.59/cwt	213.00–240.00	1,496	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	701	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,143	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	733	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,664	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,576	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,327	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	814	173.71/cwt	159.00–198.00	1,414	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	820	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,599	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	319	238.42/cwt	227.00–251.00	761	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	278.54/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,031	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	237.03/cwt	228.00–249.00	896	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	275.67/cwt	269.00–284.00	1,166	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	247.48/cwt	233.00–259.00	1,057	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	466	234.16/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,091	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	259.35/cwt	249.00–268.00	1,222	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	245.39/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,283	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	233.13/cwt	224.00–239.00	1,238	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	214.30/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,189	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	251.68/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,447	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	244.45/cwt	236.00–256.00	1,503	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	624	226.64/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,414	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	662	236.27/cwt	226.00–242.00	1,564	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	673	200.24/cwt	187.00–213.00	1,348	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	226.52/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,620	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	760	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	848	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,543	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	850	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,615	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,170	120.46/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,409	2
Bulls	—	—	1,374	133.91/cwt	126.00–143.00	1,840	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	590	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	236	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	931	83.62/cwt	78.00–88.00	779	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	97.43/cwt	93.00–102.00	933	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	108.87/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,072	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,087	120.24/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,307	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	108.43/cwt	101.00–113.00	1,281	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,257	121.62/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,529	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	917	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	1,221.39/head	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,221	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,071	105.57/cwt	97.00–114.00	1,131	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	109.83/cwt	96.00–115.00	1,192	3

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 Aug 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 615Last week 587Year ago 793

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 230Year ago 165

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 55Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	205.00–225.00	218.61
6	—	564	201.00–223.00	213.69
1	—	785	169.00	169.00
10	—	327	220.00–241.00	227.54
4	—	701	163.00	163.00
3	—	407	200.00–230.00	219.82
13	—	376	200.00–241.00	225.10
7	—	814	159.00–198.00	173.71
4	—	623	188.00–214.00	195.02
12	—	468	209.00–233.00	224.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	180.00	180.00
3	—	532	171.00	171.00
2	—	370	180.00–199.00	189.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	372	248.00–267.00	254.18
9	—	663	213.00–240.00	225.59
5	—	321	240.00–265.00	257.71
15	—	616	230.00–244.00	236.48
42	—	476	236.00–269.00	254.20
1	—	765	206.00	206.00
21	—	422	240.00–274.00	262.23
57	—	538	231.00–266.00	255.18
12	—	580	230.00–253.00	239.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	733	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	280.00–289.00	282.83
12	—	482	269.00–302.00	287.35
17	—	787	239.00–252.00	245.67
4	—	424	286.00–297.00	288.69
26	—	527	261.00–295.00	285.17
25	—	622	246.00–280.00	265.99
1	—	810	238.00	238.00
24	—	578	274.00–290.00	280.38
23	—	669	257.00–277.00	269.36
1	—	300	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	270.00–280.00	277.54
8	—	579	240.00–246.00	244.39
4	—	517	225.00–237.00	234.01
1	—	480	249.00	249.00
8	—	426	260.00–272.00	267.87
5	—	344	264.00–265.00	264.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	197.00–201.00	199.06
1	—	480	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	370	270.00–284.00	278.54
6	—	423	269.00–284.00	275.67
2	—	715	223.00–230.00	226.52
2	—	523	243.00–248.00	245.39
5	—	662	226.00–242.00	236.27
2	—	850	190.00	190.00
1	—	760	227.00	227.00
3	—	848	182.00	182.00
21	—	615	236.00–256.00	244.45
8	—	471	249.00–268.00	259.35
7	—	575	239.00–255.00	251.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	231.00–239.00	234.16
4	—	378	228.00–249.00	237.03
3	—	555	210.00–220.00	214.30
7	—	319	227.00–251.00	238.42
6	—	427	233.00–259.00	247.48
5	—	624	221.00–228.00	226.64
6	—	531	224.00–239.00	233.13
2	—	673	187.00–213.00	200.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,257	120.00–124.00	121.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,087	115.00–127.00	120.24
8	—	1,181	101.00–113.00	108.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	985	104.00–115.00	108.87
15	—	958	93.00–102.00	97.43
8	—	931	78.00–88.00	83.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	120.00–121.00	120.46
13	—	1,374	126.00–143.00	133.91

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	97.00	97.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	870	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,071	97.00–114.00	105.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	113.00	113.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,058	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,221.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,085	96.00–115.00	109.83

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.