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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 2

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Oct 26Nov 2Nov 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

979 head

▲ 255 vs last sale 724▼ 1,008 vs year ago 1,987 · −50.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

149 head

▼ 123 vs last sale 272▼ 126 vs year ago 275 · −45.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 60▼ 30 vs year ago 75 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs10.00-24.00 higher instances 33.00 higher not enough over 600 lbs last week for a trend. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 10.00-24.00 higher instances 33.00 higher. Quality of most calves was good with several groups of reputation calves in the offering. Good demand with very active bidding. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. No trend on slaughter bulls last week.

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 $243.72/cwt on 409 head.

Average price

$243.72

409 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,251

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$586

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

$83.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.29

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	251.93	1,301	341
Medium and Large 2	508	207.79	1,056	59
Medium and Large 3	425	168.35	715	9thin

One grade step is worth $83.58/cwt here — about $586 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 sale409 hd

243.72

—

AR average8 barns · 1,277 hd

231.43

+12.29

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	—	Low	1,624	116.04	1,885	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	101.76	1,481	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,273	94.51	1,203	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,015	81.52	827	34

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,168	$1,235	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,133	$1,556	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	858	$1,094	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	870	$1,400	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,325	1thin

Every lot

105 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	310	313.16/cwt	308.00–323.00	971	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	316	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,084	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	277.24/cwt	245.00–297.00	918	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	281.80/cwt	267.00–287.00	1,043	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	322.13/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,221	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	409	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,354	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	319.32/cwt	301.00–339.00	1,335	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	279.59/cwt	265.00–288.00	1,208	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	239.33/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,132	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	297.70/cwt	281.00–315.00	1,417	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	503	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,569	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	253.20/cwt	232.00–267.00	1,312	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	291.01/cwt	269.00–309.00	1,551	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	575	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,662	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	575	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,627	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	264.24/cwt	247.00–284.00	1,527	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	252.66/cwt	237.00–264.00	1,559	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,478	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	652	230.49/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,503	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	248.76/cwt	237.00–252.00	1,639	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	666	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,645	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,602	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	731	215.53/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,576	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,752	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	252.13/cwt	240.00–260.00	814	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	216.16/cwt	205.00–220.00	698	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	343	165.31/cwt	150.00–175.00	567	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	220.03/cwt	201.00–225.00	816	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	275.66/cwt	259.00–284.00	1,048	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	751	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	227.33/cwt	205.00–240.00	964	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	166.59/cwt	157.00–177.00	713	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	259.16/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,122	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	833	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	261.48/cwt	230.00–277.00	1,218	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	213.96/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,021	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	511	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,323	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	254.38/cwt	224.00–263.00	1,325	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	201.85/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,068	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	927	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	776	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	551	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,411	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	237.12/cwt	215.00–244.00	1,328	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	206.97/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,194	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	583	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,440	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,316	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	231.72/cwt	218.00–235.00	1,434	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	630	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,531	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	203.80/cwt	197.00–215.00	1,284	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	225.27/cwt	203.00–227.00	1,496	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	688	186.92/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,286	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	752	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,421	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,536	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	173.94/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,339	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	810	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,515	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	860	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,359	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	300	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	813	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	333	297.10/cwt	287.00–315.00	989	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	302.91/cwt	275.00–317.00	1,136	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	248.24/cwt	239.00–257.00	931	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,004	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	851	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,078	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	442	301.03/cwt	277.00–307.00	1,331	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	247.04/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,173	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	277.01/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,357	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	498	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	961	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	266.71/cwt	245.00–279.00	1,387	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,244	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	243.93/cwt	228.00–266.00	1,403	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	227.97/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,322	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	612	235.13/cwt	226.00–242.00	1,439	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	627	210.89/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,322	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	677	208.66/cwt	208.00–209.00	1,413	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	698	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,605	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	760	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	785	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,492	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,260	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,203	2
Bulls	—	—	1,540	110.39/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,700	6
Bulls	—	—	1,719	121.80/cwt	117.00–134.00	2,094	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	56.73/cwt	48.00–67.00	502	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	76.72/cwt	74.00–79.00	767	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	83.58/cwt	79.00–86.00	868	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	90.67/cwt	87.00–96.00	949	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,068	81.77/cwt	79.00–85.00	873	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	90.87/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,110	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	99.09/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,327	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	93.95/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,339	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,466	104.51/cwt	98.00–112.00	1,532	17
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	105.97/cwt	98.00–120.00	1,025	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,096	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	1,093.88/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,094	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	1,555.63/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,556	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	1,235.14/head	975.00–1,625.00	1,235	8

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 Nov 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 979Last week 724Year ago 1,987

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 272Year ago 275

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 60Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	204.00	204.00
20	—	433	235.00–270.00	259.16
39	—	380	259.00–284.00	275.66
76	—	466	230.00–277.00	261.48
14	—	664	203.00–227.00	225.27
24	—	619	218.00–235.00	231.72
24	—	560	215.00–244.00	237.12
34	—	521	224.00–263.00	254.38
9	—	323	240.00–260.00	252.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	583	247.00	247.00
10	—	511	259.00	259.00
14	—	630	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	201.00–225.00	220.03
15	—	477	200.00–230.00	213.96
4	—	323	205.00–220.00	216.16
4	—	630	197.00–215.00	203.80
13	—	529	190.00–210.00	201.85
7	—	424	205.00–240.00	227.33
5	—	577	200.00–211.00	206.97
2	—	688	180.00–194.00	186.92
2	—	770	169.00–179.00	173.94
1	—	860	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	141.00	141.00
2	—	428	157.00–177.00	166.59
3	—	343	150.00–175.00	165.31
1	—	395	190.00	190.00
1	—	545	170.00	170.00
1	—	450	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	551	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	615	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	187.00	187.00
5	—	752	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	231.00	231.00
7	—	432	265.00–288.00	279.59
14	—	518	232.00–267.00	253.20
8	—	331	245.00–297.00	277.24
8	—	731	211.00–220.00	215.53
4	—	370	267.00–287.00	281.80
4	—	652	228.00–233.00	230.49
2	—	473	229.00–250.00	239.33
1	—	550	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	533	269.00–309.00	291.01
14	—	379	305.00–340.00	322.13
3	—	310	308.00–323.00	313.16
31	—	476	281.00–315.00	297.70
24	—	418	301.00–339.00	319.32
18	—	659	237.00–252.00	248.76
1	—	815	215.00	215.00
4	—	709	226.00	226.00
45	—	617	237.00–264.00	252.66
40	—	578	247.00–284.00	264.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	575	289.00	289.00
15	—	503	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	575	283.00	283.00
10	—	666	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	316	343.00	343.00
5	—	409	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	228.00–266.00	243.93
7	—	520	245.00–279.00	266.71
3	—	375	275.00–317.00	302.91
2	—	698	230.00	230.00
13	—	612	226.00–242.00	235.13
10	—	490	260.00–295.00	277.01
4	—	333	287.00–315.00	297.10
5	—	442	277.00–307.00	301.03
1	—	760	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	251.00	251.00
2	—	625	210.00	210.00
2	—	520	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	190.00	190.00
1	—	745	190.00	190.00
2	—	580	225.00–231.00	227.97
3	—	627	200.00–216.00	210.89
2	—	300	271.00	271.00
3	—	677	208.00–209.00	208.66
1	—	440	245.00	245.00
1	—	525	237.00	237.00
2	—	375	239.00–257.00	248.24
3	—	475	241.00–255.00	247.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	193.00	193.00
1	—	415	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	885	48.00–67.00	56.73
8	—	1,000	74.00–79.00	76.72
13	—	1,047	87.00–96.00	90.67
9	—	1,038	79.00–86.00	83.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,466	98.00–112.00	104.51
6	—	1,425	92.00–95.00	93.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	79.00–85.00	81.77
23	—	1,339	95.00–107.00	99.09
22	—	1,222	86.00–95.00	90.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	95.00–96.00	95.50
13	—	1,719	117.00–134.00	121.80
6	—	1,540	105.00–115.00	110.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,325.00	1,325.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	967	98.00–120.00	105.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	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)	2	—	1,133	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,555.63
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	858	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,093.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,168	975.00–1,625.00	1,235.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	825	1,025.00	1,025.00

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.