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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-09

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 9

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Nov 2Nov 9Nov 16 →

Receipts

1,910 head

▲ 931 vs last sale 979▼ 550 vs year ago 2,460 · −22.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed with the better 300-350 lbs 6.00 higher weights over 350 lbs steady to 10.00 lower mostly 2.00-7.00 lower. The better 300-350 lbs heifers 18.00 higher 350-650 lbs steady to 17.00 lower mostly 9.00-11.00 lower. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $277.50/cwt on 591 head.

Average price

$277.50

591 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,365

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$447

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

$103.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+29.37

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	289.67	1,389	418
Medium and Large 1-2	542	256.01	1,387	82
Medium and Large 2	505	245.55	1,239	84
Medium and Large 3	506	186.29	942	7thin

One grade step is worth $103.38/cwt here — about $447 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 sale591 hd

277.50

—

AR average10 barns · 2,488 hd

248.13

+29.37

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

Every lot

92 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	319.16/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,028	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	268.34/cwt	250.00–280.00	867	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	273.93/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,024	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	316.36/cwt	294.00–335.00	1,186	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	398	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	752	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	795	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	316.82/cwt	290.00–333.00	1,327	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	268.60/cwt	246.00–290.00	1,142	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,193	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,254	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	263.23/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,266	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	290.08/cwt	268.00–302.00	1,401	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	248.89/cwt	224.00–267.00	1,207	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	281.14/cwt	268.00–305.00	1,459	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	244.14/cwt	210.00–264.00	1,287	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	261.10/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,389	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	187.01/cwt	169.00–208.00	997	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	545	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,177	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	264.47/cwt	237.00–274.00	1,502	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	229.05/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,310	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	249.36/cwt	239.00–259.00	1,446	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	244.81/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,481	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	228.28/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,413	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	230.95/cwt	223.00–243.00	1,450	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	636	209.07/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,330	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,489	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,528	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	660	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,525	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,461	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	675	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,276	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,569	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	735	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,257	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	178.97/cwt	177.00–181.00	582	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	218.50/cwt	200.00–238.00	712	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	270.63/cwt	237.00–287.00	909	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	235.70/cwt	230.00–239.00	889	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	264.31/cwt	244.00–278.00	1,002	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	223.06/cwt	220.00–230.00	857	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	215.55/cwt	200.00–237.00	897	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	259.19/cwt	239.00–269.00	1,099	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	260.21/cwt	238.00–330.00	1,111	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	181.81/cwt	169.00–198.00	787	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	179.82/cwt	164.00–190.00	833	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	248.38/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,152	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	247.68/cwt	234.00–264.00	1,172	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	213.03/cwt	197.00–231.00	1,018	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	484	232.08/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,123	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	221.71/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,135	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	242.49/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,259	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	205.25/cwt	190.00–224.00	1,082	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	529	220.11/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,164	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	530	171.69/cwt	159.00–185.00	910	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	985	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	228.03/cwt	210.00–246.00	1,288	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	195.21/cwt	180.00–209.00	1,107	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	194.15/cwt	180.00–204.00	1,184	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	214.08/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,308	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,247	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	637	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,293	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,109	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	182.00/cwt	178.00–184.00	1,229	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	700	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,162	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	177.41/cwt	169.00–194.00	1,274	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	872	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,482	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	970	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,358	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	309	316.40/cwt	301.00–327.00	978	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	265.82/cwt	250.00–270.00	859	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	374	238.07/cwt	230.00–266.00	890	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	389	296.44/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,153	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	414	291.04/cwt	266.00–305.00	1,205	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	241.13/cwt	211.00–260.00	1,022	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	229.16/cwt	217.00–253.00	1,082	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	263.87/cwt	249.00–280.00	1,251	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	257.10/cwt	251.00–267.00	1,319	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	221.39/cwt	212.00–235.00	1,147	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,026	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	563	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,239	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	210.61/cwt	190.00–221.00	1,186	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	582	225.66/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,313	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	214.75/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,323	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	621	191.17/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,187	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	664	193.59/cwt	185.00–198.00	1,285	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	713	185.02/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,319	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	788	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,418	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	380	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	483	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	448	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	524	2

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 9, 2023

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

Receipts 1,910Last week 979Year ago 2,460

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	231.00	231.00
14	—	628	223.00–243.00	230.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	398	189.00	189.00
3	—	533	169.00–208.00	187.01
1	—	735	171.00	171.00
1	—	410	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	532	250.00–267.00	261.10
23	—	481	258.00–270.00	263.23
5	—	448	280.00	280.00
9	—	653	234.00	234.00
27	—	580	239.00–259.00	249.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	619	225.00–230.00	228.28
3	—	323	250.00–280.00	268.34
6	—	572	220.00–241.00	229.05
12	—	485	224.00–267.00	248.89
22	—	527	210.00–264.00	244.14
17	—	425	246.00–290.00	268.60
1	—	710	200.00	200.00
7	—	374	260.00–285.00	273.93
1	—	670	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	568	237.00–274.00	264.47
40	—	519	268.00–305.00	281.14
1	—	650	229.00	229.00
5	—	713	220.00	220.00
100	—	483	268.00–302.00	290.08
9	—	605	240.00–255.00	244.81
32	—	322	300.00–345.00	319.16
78	—	419	290.00–333.00	316.82
47	—	375	294.00–335.00	316.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	636	206.00–215.00	209.07
1	—	675	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	637	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	200.00–238.00	218.50
21	—	478	197.00–231.00	213.03
22	—	527	190.00–224.00	205.25
23	—	567	180.00–209.00	195.21
11	—	610	180.00–204.00	194.15
5	—	675	178.00–184.00	182.00
3	—	718	169.00–194.00	177.41
4	—	384	220.00–230.00	223.06
17	—	416	200.00–237.00	215.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	177.00–181.00	178.97
1	—	550	179.00	179.00
1	—	700	166.00	166.00
1	—	660	168.00	168.00
8	—	433	169.00–198.00	181.81
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
3	—	463	164.00–190.00	179.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	210.00–230.00	220.11
1	—	385	240.00	240.00
12	—	484	230.00–236.00	232.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	424	239.00–269.00	259.19
40	—	379	244.00–278.00	264.31
33	—	565	210.00–246.00	228.03
52	—	473	234.00–264.00	247.68
47	—	336	237.00–287.00	270.63
10	—	611	209.00–218.00	214.08
58	—	519	220.00–255.00	242.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	140.00	140.00
3	—	872	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	159.00–185.00	171.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	512	219.00–228.00	221.71
13	—	377	230.00–239.00	235.70
23	—	427	238.00–330.00	260.21
13	—	464	245.00–250.00	248.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	127.00	127.00
2	—	448	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	563	190.00–221.00	210.61
6	—	424	211.00–260.00	241.13
18	—	374	230.00–266.00	238.07
2	—	713	180.00–190.00	185.02
5	—	323	250.00–270.00	265.82
7	—	472	217.00–253.00	229.16
6	—	621	190.00–197.00	191.17
11	—	518	212.00–235.00	221.39
3	—	664	185.00–198.00	193.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	616	200.00–219.00	214.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	180.00	180.00
5	—	513	251.00–267.00	257.10
6	—	582	221.00–232.00	225.66
21	—	474	249.00–280.00	263.87
13	—	414	266.00–305.00	291.04
5	—	309	301.00–327.00	316.40
5	—	389	291.00–300.00	296.44

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.