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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-14

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 14

● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21 →

Receipts

1,838 head

▲ 969 vs last sale 869▲ 1,128 vs year ago 710 · +158.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs mostly 7.00-15.00 lower with the better 300-350 lbs 25.00 lower and over 550 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Supply heavy with moderate demand. 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 $249.10/cwt on 575 head.

Average price

$249.10

575 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,224

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$359

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

$64.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.12

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	260.89	1,264	274
Medium and Large 1-2	495	256.09	1,267	155
Medium and Large 2	512	226.42	1,159	113
Medium and Large 3	462	196.00	905	33

One grade step is worth $64.89/cwt here — about $359 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 sale575 hd

249.10

—

AR average10 barns · 3,687 hd

237.98

+11.12

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

Every lot

117 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	360.00/cwt	339.00–381.00	1,116	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	698	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	342	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,067	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	353	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	635	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	359	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,228	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,143	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	337.76/cwt	312.00–345.00	1,253	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	278.58/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,042	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	909	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	312.31/cwt	287.00–321.00	1,309	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	299.18/cwt	287.00–304.00	1,266	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	276.59/cwt	260.00–288.00	1,184	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	437	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,350	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	462	209.41/cwt	193.00–222.00	967	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	262.08/cwt	248.00–272.00	1,250	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	299.29/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,431	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,467	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	292.22/cwt	270.00–299.00	1,514	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	522	201.34/cwt	194.00–217.00	1,051	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	258.82/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,367	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	555	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,504	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	566	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,189	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	281.77/cwt	277.00–289.00	1,609	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	587	260.90/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,531	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	266.84/cwt	263.00–268.00	1,574	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,553	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	278.19/cwt	264.00–287.00	1,705	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	251.25/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,565	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	653	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,822	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,693	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,615	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,932	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	224.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,619	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	748	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,997	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,810	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,976	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	895	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,880	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	985	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,911	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,017	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	296	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	944	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	265.48/cwt	261.00–282.00	858	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	249.29/cwt	231.00–260.00	823	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	240.72/cwt	220.00–260.00	886	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	192.68/cwt	151.00–219.00	717	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	374	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,111	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	267.48/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,006	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	383	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,034	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	387	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,006	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	259.60/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,020	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	196.36/cwt	173.00–211.00	821	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	235.28/cwt	219.00–252.00	998	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	265.05/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,129	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	261.94/cwt	245.00–269.00	1,137	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	438	247.24/cwt	247.00–248.00	1,083	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	444	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,177	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	261.20/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,230	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	228.34/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,082	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	253.19/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,225	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	490	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,318	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	509	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,227	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	198.50/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,012	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	255.54/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,308	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	226.68/cwt	214.00–240.00	1,179	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	520	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,118	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	263.46/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,386	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	253.58/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,428	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	566	196.82/cwt	184.00–206.00	1,114	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	221.57/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,259	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,391	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	592	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,557	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	250.94/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,563	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,399	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	631	255.59/cwt	254.00–259.00	1,613	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,610	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	214.62/cwt	198.00–237.00	1,434	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	697	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,687	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	703	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,357	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	704	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,647	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,604	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	729	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,786	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	748	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,444	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	305	204.59/cwt	180.00–230.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	327	252.98/cwt	245.00–265.00	827	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	332	318.73/cwt	310.00–339.00	1,058	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	250.63/cwt	230.00–290.00	922	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	369	207.23/cwt	200.00–210.00	765	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	313.32/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,191	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	285.39/cwt	271.00–294.00	1,107	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	279.04/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,180	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	265.06/cwt	232.00–275.00	1,148	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	444	209.28/cwt	200.00–215.00	929	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	958	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	283.65/cwt	271.00–300.00	1,339	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	248.10/cwt	233.00–277.00	1,176	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	231.60/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,197	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	271.46/cwt	258.00–292.00	1,428	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	557	268.96/cwt	252.00–281.00	1,498	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	572	236.58/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,353	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	579	226.40/cwt	213.00–240.00	1,311	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	614	246.33/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,512	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	628	223.64/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,404	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	662	215.74/cwt	211.00–230.00	1,428	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	240.34/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,630	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	727	225.33/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,638	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	743	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,672	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	755	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,721	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	805	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,795	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	877	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,596	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,014	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,673	4

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.

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Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs, AR

Thu Sep 14, 2023

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

Receipts 1,838Last week 869Year ago 710

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	194.00	194.00
10	—	374	270.00–289.00	278.58
1	—	1,045	193.00	193.00
2	—	720	220.00–230.00	224.90
21	—	528	250.00–272.00	258.82
1	—	560	250.00	250.00
7	—	623	240.00–264.00	251.25
2	—	673	240.00	240.00
13	—	428	260.00–288.00	276.59
10	—	477	248.00–272.00	262.08
2	—	895	210.00	210.00
1	—	770	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	339.00–381.00	360.00
13	—	419	287.00–321.00	312.31
28	—	478	292.00–305.00	299.29
3	—	705	274.00	274.00
73	—	518	270.00–299.00	292.22
10	—	371	312.00–345.00	337.76
31	—	571	277.00–289.00	281.77
30	—	613	264.00–287.00	278.19
4	—	784	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	210.00	210.00
9	—	462	193.00–222.00	209.41
3	—	522	194.00–217.00	201.34
1	—	310	225.00	225.00
1	—	415	219.00	219.00
2	—	353	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	602	258.00	258.00
5	—	499	294.00	294.00
25	—	590	263.00–268.00	266.84
21	—	423	287.00–304.00	299.18
8	—	364	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	587	255.00–266.00	260.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	270.00	270.00
3	—	555	271.00	271.00
3	—	342	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	748	267.00	267.00
5	—	653	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	359	342.00	342.00
17	—	437	309.00	309.00
8	—	664	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	296	319.00	319.00
10	—	729	245.00	245.00
4	—	490	269.00	269.00
6	—	631	254.00–259.00	255.59
7	—	592	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	704	234.00	234.00
14	—	444	265.00	265.00
10	—	383	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	434	245.00–269.00	261.94
2	—	668	241.00	241.00
2	—	713	225.00	225.00
22	—	323	261.00–282.00	265.48
34	—	563	240.00–265.00	253.58
10	—	526	258.00–266.00	263.46
31	—	623	240.00–258.00	250.94
39	—	376	255.00–271.00	267.48
50	—	471	250.00–277.00	261.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	200.00–226.00	221.57
13	—	330	231.00–260.00	249.29
19	—	775	200.00	200.00
6	—	474	210.00–240.00	228.34
15	—	520	214.00–240.00	226.68
22	—	424	219.00–252.00	235.28
1	—	630	222.00	222.00
5	—	668	198.00–237.00	214.62
5	—	703	193.00	193.00
19	—	368	220.00–260.00	240.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	260.00	260.00
9	—	509	241.00	241.00
1	—	480	250.00	250.00
12	—	438	247.00–248.00	247.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	697	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	197.00–200.00	198.50
13	—	418	173.00–211.00	196.36
8	—	372	151.00–219.00	192.68
1	—	600	200.00	200.00
1	—	320	210.00	210.00
6	—	566	184.00–206.00	196.82
2	—	748	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	484	248.00–258.00	253.19
15	—	393	258.00–262.00	259.60
50	—	512	245.00–260.00	255.54
21	—	426	259.00–268.00	265.05
5	—	587	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	374	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	215.00	215.00
1	—	450	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	275.00–288.00	279.04
4	—	614	240.00–255.00	246.33
22	—	557	252.00–281.00	268.96
20	—	472	271.00–300.00	283.65
1	—	755	228.00	228.00
3	—	727	225.00–226.00	225.33
10	—	678	236.00–243.00	240.34
10	—	380	307.00–320.00	313.32
17	—	526	258.00–292.00	271.46
1	—	805	223.00	223.00
3	—	332	310.00–339.00	318.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	743	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	235.00–237.00	236.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	579	213.00–240.00	226.40
1	—	735	210.00	210.00
5	—	628	210.00–230.00	223.64
4	—	1,014	165.00	165.00
9	—	517	220.00–247.00	231.60
4	—	662	211.00–230.00	215.74
3	—	877	182.00	182.00
24	—	433	232.00–275.00	265.06
3	—	327	245.00–265.00	252.98
19	—	474	233.00–277.00	248.10
16	—	368	230.00–290.00	250.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	206.00	206.00
7	—	444	200.00–215.00	209.28
4	—	369	200.00–210.00	207.23
2	—	305	180.00–230.00	204.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	388	271.00–294.00	285.39

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.