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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 31

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7 →

Receipts

1,236 head

▲ 853 vs last sale 383▲ 515 vs year ago 721 · +71.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs mostly 3.00-12.00 higher with the better 400-550 lbs 15.00-25.00 higher than last weeks light test not enough over 650 lbs last week for a trend. Had a load of fancy home raised 767 lb yearlings steers that sold well. Demand was good with several groups of good quality calves. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady to 14.00 higher mostly 4.00-8.00 higher not enough over 600 lbs last week for a trend. 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 $249.65/cwt on 438 head.

Average price

$249.65

438 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$399

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

$77.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.81

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	261.08	1,227	271
Medium and Large 1-2	494	247.89	1,224	42
Medium and Large 2	491	231.21	1,136	110
Medium and Large 3	451	183.44	828	15thin

One grade step is worth $77.63/cwt here — about $399 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 sale438 hd

249.65

—

AR average9 barns · 1,769 hd

237.84

+11.81

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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	340.02/cwt	307.00–363.00	1,074	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	316	273.83/cwt	265.00–279.00	865	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	283.54/cwt	261.00–296.00	1,066	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	378	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,410	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	341.45/cwt	304.00–363.00	1,291	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	401	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,359	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	842	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	279.56/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,191	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	316.64/cwt	298.00–344.00	1,371	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	269.32/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,247	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	299.26/cwt	286.00–319.00	1,427	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	254.52/cwt	240.00–277.00	1,324	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	521	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,615	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	290.82/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,533	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,490	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	257.94/cwt	239.00–269.00	1,450	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	564	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,630	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	283.40/cwt	271.00–294.00	1,624	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,065	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	275.31/cwt	260.00–299.00	1,699	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	247.82/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,544	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,741	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	275.67/cwt	257.00–284.00	1,839	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	242.36/cwt	226.00–250.00	1,636	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,761	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	767	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,090	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	873	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,921	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	940	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,786	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	249.06/cwt	235.00–255.00	807	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	270.68/cwt	263.00–285.00	896	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	198.11/cwt	189.00–208.00	723	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	240.36/cwt	220.00–257.00	892	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	273.96/cwt	251.00–288.00	1,025	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	380	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,094	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	247.63/cwt	246.00–250.00	948	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,096	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	266.71/cwt	254.00–275.00	1,128	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	231.69/cwt	215.00–241.00	982	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	174.62/cwt	147.00–211.00	756	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	438	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,082	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	457	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,206	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	461	191.15/cwt	165.00–217.00	881	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	260.74/cwt	248.00–276.00	1,223	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	470	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,184	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,185	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	234.25/cwt	206.00–247.00	1,115	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	489	219.73/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,074	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	253.09/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,298	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	231.29/cwt	215.00–248.00	1,205	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	175.53/cwt	160.00–195.00	918	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	245.40/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,288	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	541	233.04/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,261	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	239.05/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,360	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	226.46/cwt	211.00–236.00	1,307	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	250.00/cwt	240.00–269.00	1,445	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	208.34/cwt	208.00–209.00	1,290	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	244.00/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,513	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	250.36/cwt	226.00–252.00	1,672	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	212.50/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,456	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	226.48/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,603	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,845	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	758	200.41/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,519	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	820	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,574	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,030	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	264.64/cwt	240.00–276.00	887	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	340	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	374	314.08/cwt	293.00–325.00	1,175	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	381	265.12/cwt	249.00–284.00	1,010	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	916	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	300.73/cwt	280.00–319.00	1,302	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	261.52/cwt	242.00–278.00	1,132	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	281.77/cwt	265.00–299.00	1,333	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	254.00/cwt	236.00–267.00	1,217	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	266.62/cwt	250.00–286.00	1,373	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	240.13/cwt	212.00–257.00	1,273	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	563	262.39/cwt	241.00–279.00	1,477	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	233.70/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,320	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	614	254.48/cwt	247.00–264.00	1,563	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	617	234.00/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,444	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,534	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	677	242.35/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,641	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	228.78/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,647	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	758	226.49/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,717	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	850	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,768	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 31, 2023

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

Receipts 1,236Last week 383Year ago 721

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	532	280.00	280.00
5	—	401	339.00	339.00
11	—	633	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	190.00	190.00
1	—	725	240.00	240.00
10	—	562	239.00–269.00	257.94
12	—	520	240.00–277.00	254.52
11	—	623	238.00–255.00	247.82
2	—	873	220.00	220.00
4	—	316	265.00–279.00	273.83
9	—	755	240.00	240.00
11	—	376	261.00–296.00	283.54
16	—	426	260.00–295.00	279.56
14	—	463	260.00–280.00	269.32
5	—	675	226.00–250.00	242.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	767	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	477	286.00–319.00	299.26
6	—	316	307.00–363.00	340.02
29	—	527	280.00–297.00	290.82
38	—	433	298.00–344.00	316.64
38	—	378	304.00–363.00	341.45
15	—	617	260.00–299.00	275.31
24	—	573	271.00–294.00	283.40
23	—	667	257.00–284.00	275.67
1	—	710	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	176.00	176.00
1	—	415	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	310.00	310.00
6	—	564	289.00	289.00
6	—	378	373.00	373.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	371	220.00–257.00	240.36
38	—	521	215.00–248.00	231.29
8	—	424	215.00–241.00	231.69
8	—	577	211.00–236.00	226.46
22	—	476	206.00–247.00	234.25
2	—	820	192.00	192.00
2	—	758	191.00–210.00	200.41
3	—	619	208.00–209.00	208.34
5	—	324	235.00–255.00	249.06
2	—	685	200.00–225.00	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	469	248.00–276.00	260.74
19	—	331	263.00–285.00	270.68
60	—	423	254.00–275.00	266.71
16	—	668	226.00–252.00	250.36
41	—	374	251.00–288.00	273.96
19	—	513	245.00–259.00	253.09
31	—	578	240.00–269.00	250.00
3	—	750	246.00	246.00
10	—	620	239.00–246.00	244.00
2	—	708	225.00–228.00	226.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	400	274.00	274.00
2	—	380	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	383	246.00–250.00	247.63
16	—	525	240.00–250.00	245.40
5	—	472	251.00	251.00
8	—	569	237.00–241.00	239.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	457	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	189.00–208.00	198.11
5	—	461	165.00–217.00	191.15
5	—	433	147.00–211.00	174.62
3	—	523	160.00–195.00	175.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	489	213.00–223.00	219.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	252.00	252.00
2	—	380	250.00	250.00
3	—	438	247.00	247.00
7	—	541	230.00–241.00	233.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	614	247.00–264.00	254.48
9	—	720	226.00–234.00	228.78
8	—	374	293.00–325.00	314.08
3	—	677	238.00–245.00	242.35
2	—	758	224.00–229.00	226.49
15	—	563	241.00–279.00	262.39
1	—	850	208.00	208.00
1	—	325	317.00	317.00
24	—	515	250.00–286.00	266.62
23	—	433	280.00–319.00	300.73
30	—	473	265.00–299.00	281.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	200.00	200.00
19	—	530	212.00–257.00	240.13
7	—	433	242.00–278.00	261.52
5	—	335	240.00–276.00	264.64
3	—	617	227.00–238.00	234.00
3	—	565	232.00–236.00	233.70
10	—	479	236.00–267.00	254.00
8	—	381	249.00–284.00	265.12
2	—	670	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	218.00	218.00
1	—	340	225.00	225.00

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.