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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-10

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 10

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17 →

Receipts

1,365 head

▲ 750 vs last sale 615▲ 556 vs year ago 809 · +68.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to 4.00 higher except the better 500-600 lbs 3.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 15.00 higher mostly 3.00-7.00 higher with full advance on weights under 400 lbs. Good demand with average supply. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

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 $251.00/cwt on 496 head.

Average price

$251.00

496 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,263

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$544

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

$59.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.13

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	257.18	1,283	394
Medium and Large 1-2	591	236.30	1,395	19thin
Medium and Large 2	512	226.43	1,158	79
Medium and Large 3	374	197.50	739	4thin

One grade step is worth $59.68/cwt here — about $544 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 sale496 hd

251.00

—

AR average11 barns · 2,114 hd

236.87

+14.13

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

Every lot

85 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	269.56/cwt	263.00–275.00	873	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	320.51/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,045	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	277.45/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,007	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	296.64/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,086	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	402	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	925	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	265.49/cwt	255.00–278.00	1,131	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	293.66/cwt	279.00–304.00	1,269	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	249.92/cwt	233.00–267.00	1,152	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	288.58/cwt	277.00–294.00	1,365	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,186	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	251.34/cwt	232.00–260.00	1,327	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	282.13/cwt	273.00–290.00	1,498	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	273.34/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,454	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	261.30/cwt	258.00–263.00	1,487	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	264.85/cwt	263.00–271.00	1,531	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	276.11/cwt	264.00–285.00	1,604	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	251.30/cwt	248.00–253.00	1,538	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	266.01/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,639	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	644	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,655	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	272.15/cwt	263.00–274.00	1,818	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,773	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,923	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	228.99/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,763	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	827	217.66/cwt	217.00–218.00	1,800	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,998	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,987	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	931	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,151	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,119	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	980	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,862	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	229.30/cwt	210.00–250.00	736	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	273.14/cwt	250.00–287.00	899	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	343	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	686	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	267.45/cwt	250.00–288.00	1,003	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	239.21/cwt	225.00–250.00	909	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	808	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	266.17/cwt	253.00–275.00	1,142	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	239.01/cwt	212.00–247.00	1,035	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	253.85/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,193	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	261.24/cwt	249.00–271.00	1,230	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	233.86/cwt	202.00–247.00	1,132	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	255.53/cwt	239.00–264.00	1,313	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	231.23/cwt	200.00–244.00	1,207	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	251.33/cwt	230.00–259.00	1,435	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	222.35/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,272	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,311	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	213.98/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,310	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	239.34/cwt	226.00–247.00	1,496	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	241.87/cwt	217.00–246.00	1,599	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	208.32/cwt	206.00–211.00	1,400	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	220.31/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,558	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	193.14/cwt	180.00–206.00	1,387	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	777	179.42/cwt	168.00–203.00	1,394	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	206.48/cwt	201.00–212.00	1,617	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	791	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,780	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,664	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	885	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,735	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	314	255.87/cwt	250.00–260.00	803	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	296.73/cwt	280.00–315.00	973	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	245.98/cwt	230.00–260.00	922	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	293.08/cwt	275.00–317.00	1,102	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	417	249.92/cwt	227.00–260.00	1,042	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	209.27/cwt	191.00–218.00	896	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	282.01/cwt	266.00–299.00	1,215	49
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	247.39/cwt	229.00–267.00	1,158	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	273.16/cwt	257.00–283.00	1,289	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	490	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	921	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	522	224.88/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,174	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	252.34/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,335	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	249.72/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,423	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	581	214.66/cwt	207.00–240.00	1,247	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	621	244.72/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,520	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	218.99/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,434	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	666	237.97/cwt	229.00–245.00	1,585	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	718	199.01/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,429	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	726	230.45/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,673	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	785	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,531	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	801	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,738	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	835	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,353	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	300	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	381	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 10, 2023

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

Receipts 1,365Last week 615Year ago 809

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	263.00–275.00	269.56
8	—	528	232.00–260.00	251.34
1	—	980	190.00	190.00
3	—	569	258.00–263.00	261.30
3	—	612	248.00–253.00	251.30
11	—	426	255.00–278.00	265.49
2	—	363	275.00–280.00	277.45
3	—	827	217.00–218.00	217.66
4	—	770	220.00–241.00	228.99
18	—	461	233.00–267.00	249.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	616	260.00–272.00	266.01
33	—	581	264.00–285.00	276.11
6	—	963	220.00	220.00
32	—	531	273.00–290.00	282.13
12	—	326	310.00–326.00	320.51
10	—	366	280.00–307.00	296.64
4	—	865	231.00	231.00
35	—	473	277.00–294.00	288.58
2	—	903	220.00	220.00
42	—	769	250.00	250.00
36	—	432	279.00–304.00	293.66
4	—	705	250.00	250.00
6	—	668	263.00–274.00	272.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	698	254.00	254.00
19	—	532	270.00–278.00	273.34
118	—	931	231.00	231.00
4	—	644	257.00	257.00
17	—	578	263.00–271.00	264.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	200.00	200.00
3	—	402	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	514	239.00–264.00	255.53
1	—	800	208.00	208.00
2	—	783	201.00–212.00	206.48
48	—	429	253.00–275.00	266.17
21	—	625	226.00–247.00	239.34
81	—	471	249.00–271.00	261.24
31	—	661	217.00–246.00	241.87
90	—	571	230.00–259.00	251.33
31	—	329	250.00–287.00	273.14
44	—	375	250.00–288.00	267.45
3	—	707	216.00–223.00	220.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	200.00	200.00
1	—	385	200.00	200.00
1	—	425	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	791	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	572	215.00–230.00	222.35
6	—	321	210.00–250.00	229.30
13	—	522	200.00–244.00	231.23
10	—	380	225.00–250.00	239.21
6	—	672	206.00–211.00	208.32
2	—	718	180.00–206.00	193.14
11	—	433	212.00–247.00	239.01
14	—	484	202.00–247.00	233.86
3	—	777	168.00–203.00	179.42
6	—	612	211.00–225.00	213.98
1	—	885	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	607	216.00	216.00
9	—	470	245.00–260.00	253.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	300	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	666	229.00–245.00	237.97
32	—	529	240.00–261.00	252.34
17	—	621	230.00–250.00	244.72
16	—	328	280.00–315.00	296.73
12	—	570	240.00–262.00	249.72
9	—	726	228.00–231.00	230.45
22	—	376	275.00–317.00	293.08
4	—	801	217.00	217.00
49	—	431	266.00–299.00	282.01
28	—	472	257.00–283.00	273.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	200.00	200.00
4	—	428	191.00–218.00	209.27
1	—	390	200.00	200.00
1	—	490	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	417	227.00–260.00	249.92
7	—	468	229.00–267.00	247.39
4	—	314	250.00–260.00	255.87
2	—	640	230.00	230.00
2	—	835	162.00	162.00
2	—	655	218.00–220.00	218.99
11	—	522	210.00–231.00	224.88
2	—	718	198.00–200.00	199.01
2	—	785	195.00	195.00
5	—	375	230.00–260.00	245.98
7	—	581	207.00–240.00	214.66

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.