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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-16

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 16

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

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Receipts

1,805 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 1,910▼ 16 vs year ago 1,821 · −0.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed with the better 300-400 lbs 2.00-8.00 higher, better 600-750 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher, and the better 400-600 lbs and the plainer kind mostly 1.00-6.00 lower instances 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 8.00 lower except the better 300-400 lbs 15.00-16.00 lower. The offering included mostly unweaned calves. 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 $227.19/cwt on 514 head.

Average price

$227.19

514 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$75.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.35

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	243.15	1,135	259
Medium and Large 1-2	501	225.21	1,129	130
Medium and Large 2	517	198.10	1,023	117
Medium and Large 3	494	168.13	831	8thin

One grade step is worth $75.02/cwt here — about $304 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 sale514 hd

227.19

—

AR average8 barns · 2,355 hd

215.84

+11.35

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

Every lot

89 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 2	320	269.90/cwt	260.00–309.00	864	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	327.32/cwt	300.00–343.00	1,090	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	977	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	194.90/cwt	190.00–200.00	717	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	270.33/cwt	240.00–293.00	1,008	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	318.23/cwt	296.00–351.00	1,206	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	255.16/cwt	245.00–273.00	1,072	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	304.16/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,305	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	210.84/cwt	191.00–230.00	913	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	283.68/cwt	260.00–292.00	1,325	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	250.09/cwt	225.00–272.00	1,193	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	254.02/cwt	248.00–264.00	1,240	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	257.09/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,321	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	240.73/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,252	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	279.34/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,503	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	245.36/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,396	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	258.19/cwt	248.00–266.00	1,479	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	226.63/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,301	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	234.00/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,423	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	216.97/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,352	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	251.70/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,593	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	643	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,286	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	210.06/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,386	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	662	211.01/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,397	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	237.61/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,585	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	708	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,487	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	223.79/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,629	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,692	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	845	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,707	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	317	218.53/cwt	200.00–239.00	693	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	254.15/cwt	242.00–273.00	818	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	361	221.90/cwt	202.00–240.00	801	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	248.39/cwt	238.00–258.00	939	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	244.98/cwt	238.00–248.00	928	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	250.98/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,057	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	238.64/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,005	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	422	180.35/cwt	180.00–181.00	761	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	212.74/cwt	190.00–236.00	908	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	438	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	994	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	248.42/cwt	226.00–266.00	1,155	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	231.19/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,091	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	217.99/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,040	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	489	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	782	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	238.13/cwt	224.00–249.00	1,250	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	223.26/cwt	219.00–226.00	1,177	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	527	166.28/cwt	160.00–170.00	876	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	206.74/cwt	180.00–213.00	1,096	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	228.36/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,270	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	192.47/cwt	186.00–200.00	1,101	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	572	161.05/cwt	155.00–170.00	921	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	206.74/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,216	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	603	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,357	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	609	193.59/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,179	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	610	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,049	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,248	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	628	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,130	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	179.51/cwt	150.00–197.00	1,138	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	978	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	641	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,282	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	175.06/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,169	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	712	169.84/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,209	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,372	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	324	285.43/cwt	280.00–301.00	925	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	326	247.12/cwt	210.00–261.00	806	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	184.12/cwt	178.00–190.00	696	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	381	248.35/cwt	230.00–261.00	946	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	389	288.30/cwt	283.00–300.00	1,121	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	795	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	244.47/cwt	241.00–254.00	1,034	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	288.72/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,227	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	227.26/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,073	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	261.80/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,238	45
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	482	157.59/cwt	130.00–173.00	760	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	500	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	940	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	251.26/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,302	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	534	213.32/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,139	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	211.31/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,211	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	235.24/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,360	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	209.86/cwt	201.00–227.00	1,307	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	192.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,202	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,256	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	668	188.32/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,258	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	669	208.91/cwt	198.00–219.00	1,398	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	723	191.50/cwt	191.00–192.00	1,385	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 16, 2023

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

Receipts 1,805Last week 1,910Year ago 1,821

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	172.00	172.00
4	—	675	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	427	190.00–236.00	212.74
2	—	668	170.00–180.00	175.06
4	—	712	160.00–180.00	169.84
16	—	530	180.00–213.00	206.74
10	—	634	150.00–197.00	179.51
16	—	572	186.00–200.00	192.47
17	—	477	200.00–227.00	217.99
9	—	361	202.00–240.00	221.90
8	—	317	200.00–239.00	218.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	489	160.00	160.00
3	—	422	180.00–181.00	180.35
1	—	635	154.00	154.00
1	—	585	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	609	185.00–195.00	193.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	227.00	227.00
2	—	515	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	160.00	160.00
3	—	572	155.00–170.00	161.05
8	—	527	160.00–170.00	166.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	421	238.00–260.00	250.98
17	—	378	238.00–258.00	248.39
18	—	556	210.00–232.00	228.36
82	—	465	226.00–266.00	248.42
22	—	322	242.00–273.00	254.15
62	—	525	224.00–249.00	238.13
4	—	603	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	641	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	588	205.00–211.00	206.74
5	—	722	190.00	190.00
10	—	379	238.00–248.00	244.98
25	—	472	220.00–236.00	231.19
35	—	421	230.00–244.00	238.64
5	—	624	200.00	200.00
28	—	527	219.00–226.00	223.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	728	220.00–225.00	223.79
63	—	429	285.00–320.00	304.16
79	—	538	250.00–290.00	279.34
16	—	333	300.00–343.00	327.32
35	—	573	248.00–266.00	258.19
4	—	769	220.00	220.00
19	—	667	235.00–244.00	237.61
19	—	467	260.00–292.00	283.68
17	—	379	296.00–351.00	318.23
22	—	633	240.00–260.00	251.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	569	244.00–248.00	245.36
10	—	337	290.00	290.00
47	—	514	250.00–266.00	257.09
19	—	488	248.00–264.00	254.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	420	245.00–273.00	255.16
8	—	477	225.00–272.00	250.09
1	—	775	200.00	200.00
4	—	660	206.00–214.00	210.06
1	—	845	202.00	202.00
2	—	623	210.00–224.00	216.97
11	—	520	210.00–255.00	240.73
28	—	574	215.00–245.00	226.63
6	—	320	260.00–309.00	269.90
4	—	373	240.00–293.00	270.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	190.00–200.00	194.90
2	—	433	191.00–230.00	210.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	608	220.00–241.00	234.00
4	—	662	210.00–212.00	211.01
4	—	708	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	175.00–200.00	188.32
6	—	423	241.00–254.00	244.47
3	—	534	200.00–220.00	213.32
6	—	623	190.00–200.00	192.87
3	—	573	202.00–220.00	211.31
6	—	472	220.00–245.00	227.26
14	—	381	230.00–261.00	248.35
7	—	326	210.00–261.00	247.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	194.00	194.00
1	—	500	188.00	188.00
2	—	378	178.00–190.00	184.12
3	—	482	130.00–173.00	157.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	473	250.00–287.00	261.80
9	—	389	283.00–300.00	288.30
5	—	669	198.00–219.00	208.91
4	—	324	280.00–301.00	285.43
2	—	723	191.00–192.00	191.50
15	—	578	220.00–245.00	235.24
11	—	623	201.00–227.00	209.86
21	—	518	237.00–260.00	251.26
28	—	425	270.00–302.00	288.72

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.