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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 17

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Aug 10Aug 17Aug 24 →

Receipts

1,227 head

▼ 138 vs last sale 1,365▲ 418 vs year ago 809 · +51.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 3.00-10.00 higher with the better 300-400 lbs 10.00-20.00 higher and a few 750-800 lbs 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 7.00 higher mostly 4.00-6.00 higher. Supply was average with good demand. 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 $246.20/cwt on 492 head.

Average price

$246.20

492 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,264

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$473

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

$65.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.38

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	258.78	1,306	281
Medium and Large 1-2	573	246.09	1,410	51
Medium and Large 2	521	228.29	1,188	141
Medium and Large 3	431	193.29	832	19thin

One grade step is worth $65.48/cwt here — about $473 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 sale492 hd

246.20

—

AR average8 barns · 1,731 hd

236.81

+9.38

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

Every lot

83 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	333.34/cwt	311.00–350.00	1,073	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	288.34/cwt	277.00–301.00	946	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	255.19/cwt	250.00–260.00	837	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	316.25/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,176	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	278.02/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,068	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	265.00/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,113	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	302.06/cwt	287.00–318.00	1,284	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	972	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	298.74/cwt	277.00–325.00	1,410	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	254.53/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,217	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	270.00/cwt	269.00–271.00	1,334	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,535	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	289.40/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,493	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	255.91/cwt	241.00–271.00	1,349	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,140	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	279.23/cwt	264.00–290.00	1,589	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	250.41/cwt	234.00–258.00	1,440	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	269.69/cwt	259.00–286.00	1,651	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	240.33/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,507	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	646	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,770	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,672	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	242.48/cwt	236.00–247.00	1,642	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	682	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,466	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,683	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,810	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	773	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,701	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,922	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	275.11/cwt	260.00–290.00	880	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	244.44/cwt	222.00–260.00	792	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	194.07/cwt	183.00–210.00	724	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	274.52/cwt	262.00–285.00	1,027	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	243.27/cwt	224.00–256.00	920	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	422	203.22/cwt	200.00–207.00	858	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	270.39/cwt	258.00–279.00	1,149	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	240.40/cwt	229.00–248.00	1,027	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	236.54/cwt	229.00–247.00	1,100	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	265.91/cwt	246.00–278.00	1,276	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	481	193.21/cwt	180.00–210.00	929	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	483	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,159	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	248.47/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,262	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	233.16/cwt	217.00–240.00	1,196	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	521	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,042	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	175.54/cwt	167.00–184.00	918	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	262.29/cwt	246.00–273.00	1,374	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	552	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,358	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	251.47/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,433	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	226.60/cwt	217.00–240.00	1,294	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	242.91/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,431	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	247.88/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,505	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	242.36/cwt	229.00–253.00	1,493	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	208.84/cwt	197.00–220.00	1,291	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,571	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	214.01/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,462	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	217.06/cwt	213.00–225.00	1,530	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	705	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,417	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,519	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	730	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,321	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	767	222.79/cwt	209.00–227.00	1,709	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	202.51/cwt	201.00–204.00	1,576	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	900	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,728	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,033	155.51/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,606	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	305	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	824	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	310	303.51/cwt	297.00–307.00	941	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	371	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,213	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	261.63/cwt	243.00–275.00	989	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	302.16/cwt	282.00–317.00	1,157	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	416	284.37/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,183	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	234.47/cwt	221.00–255.00	992	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	897	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	274.43/cwt	265.00–302.00	1,271	47
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	246.40/cwt	227.00–264.00	1,173	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	484	239.35/cwt	182.00–264.00	1,158	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	526	228.53/cwt	211.00–246.00	1,202	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	256.86/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,361	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	251.05/cwt	246.00–261.00	1,428	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	576	223.04/cwt	204.00–241.00	1,285	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	616	244.80/cwt	236.00–256.00	1,508	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	225.08/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,486	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	237.11/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,608	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	716	230.18/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,648	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,584	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	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 Aug 17, 2023

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

Receipts 1,227Last week 1,365Year ago 809

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	524	246.00–273.00	262.29
2	—	778	201.00–204.00	202.51
70	—	480	246.00–278.00	265.91
32	—	374	262.00–285.00	274.52
25	—	425	258.00–279.00	270.39
3	—	683	230.00	230.00
33	—	570	240.00–260.00	251.47
32	—	616	229.00–253.00	242.36
3	—	705	213.00–225.00	217.06
23	—	320	260.00–290.00	275.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	710	214.00	214.00
18	—	465	229.00–247.00	236.54
15	—	378	224.00–256.00	243.27
9	—	324	222.00–260.00	244.44
7	—	618	197.00–220.00	208.84
4	—	1,033	153.00–158.00	155.51
17	—	513	217.00–240.00	233.16
7	—	683	211.00–217.00	214.01
23	—	571	217.00–240.00	226.60
24	—	427	229.00–248.00	240.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	607	244.00–250.00	247.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	181.00	181.00
1	—	485	220.00	220.00
4	—	521	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	246.00	246.00
2	—	705	201.00	201.00
3	—	483	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	200.00–207.00	203.22
6	—	481	180.00–210.00	193.21
8	—	373	183.00–210.00	194.07
2	—	523	167.00–184.00	175.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	767	209.00–227.00	222.79
1	—	900	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	589	240.00–244.00	242.91
14	—	508	245.00–250.00	248.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	215.00	215.00
2	—	463	210.00	210.00
2	—	328	250.00–260.00	255.19
3	—	682	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	569	264.00–290.00	279.23
49	—	472	277.00–325.00	298.74
40	—	425	287.00–318.00	302.06
35	—	372	290.00–335.00	316.25
18	—	516	280.00–298.00	289.40
7	—	775	248.00	248.00
1	—	730	248.00	248.00
19	—	322	311.00–350.00	333.34
12	—	612	259.00–286.00	269.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	277.00–301.00	288.34
9	—	575	234.00–258.00	250.41
5	—	384	275.00–282.00	278.02
27	—	527	241.00–271.00	255.91
3	—	420	260.00–275.00	265.00
1	—	710	237.00	237.00
6	—	478	240.00–267.00	254.53
4	—	677	236.00–247.00	242.48
3	—	627	230.00–250.00	240.33
2	—	773	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	677	247.00	247.00
10	—	494	269.00–271.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	646	274.00	274.00
2	—	500	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	463	265.00–302.00	274.43
20	—	530	250.00–266.00	256.86
5	—	716	220.00–235.00	230.18
8	—	678	235.00–240.00	237.11
20	—	383	282.00–317.00	302.16
1	—	800	200.00	200.00
33	—	569	246.00–261.00	251.05
12	—	616	236.00–256.00	244.80
16	—	416	280.00–287.00	284.37
3	—	310	297.00–307.00	303.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	484	182.00–264.00	239.35
2	—	425	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	576	204.00–241.00	223.04
1	—	730	217.00	217.00
12	—	476	227.00–264.00	246.40
8	—	423	221.00–255.00	234.47
2	—	660	220.00–230.00	225.08
4	—	378	243.00–275.00	261.63
1	—	305	270.00	270.00
10	—	526	211.00–246.00	228.53

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.