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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-30

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 30

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Nov 16Nov 30Dec 7 →

Receipts

1,910 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 1,805▼ 316 vs year ago 2,226 · −14.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers steady to 7.00 higher mostly steady to 3.00 higher except the better 400-450 lbs 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers mixed with the 300-400 lbs 2.00-9.00 higher and the weights over 400 lbs mostly 2.00-13.00 lower. Supply was heavy and demand moderate to good. 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 $221.39/cwt on 750 head.

Average price

$221.39

750 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,142

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$462

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

$63.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.38

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	230.19	1,196	412
Medium and Large 1-2	509	225.82	1,148	186
Medium and Large 2	528	196.50	1,038	130
Medium and Large 3	442	166.24	734	22

One grade step is worth $63.94/cwt here — about $462 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 sale750 hd

221.39

—

AR average7 barns · 1,997 hd

218.00

+3.38

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

Every lot

107 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	312	280.46/cwt	261.00–300.00	875	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	327.53/cwt	311.00–335.00	1,074	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	278.48/cwt	266.00–293.00	1,042	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	317.53/cwt	309.00–339.00	1,219	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	302.18/cwt	294.00–313.00	1,272	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	262.70/cwt	248.00–274.00	1,124	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	289.47/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,265	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	447	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,448	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	448	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,295	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	290.83/cwt	274.00–307.00	1,358	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	260.92/cwt	256.00–271.00	1,245	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	488	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,088	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	490	291.35/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,428	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	497	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	994	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	243.17/cwt	220.00–261.00	1,255	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	282.88/cwt	261.00–290.00	1,462	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	523	292.97/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,532	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	262.89/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,380	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	532	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,229	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	554	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	997	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	258.38/cwt	246.00–271.00	1,470	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	572	224.20/cwt	219.00–244.00	1,282	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	232.38/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,332	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	245.55/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,409	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	605	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,543	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	251.38/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,556	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	245.66/cwt	237.00–253.00	1,530	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	235.82/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,483	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	631	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,136	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	222.38/cwt	214.00–235.00	1,405	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	237.29/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,516	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	222.99/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,490	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	234.93/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,588	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	677	223.72/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,515	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	212.25/cwt	205.00–222.00	1,437	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,593	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	732	204.18/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,495	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,651	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,610	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	900	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,620	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	935	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,683	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	256.71/cwt	239.00–274.00	852	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	222.60/cwt	210.00–239.00	757	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	257.40/cwt	230.00–274.00	950	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	223.87/cwt	214.00–232.00	828	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	173.40/cwt	130.00–191.00	642	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	216.18/cwt	185.00–233.00	910	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	248.62/cwt	232.00–265.00	1,057	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	236.22/cwt	215.00–248.00	1,035	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	440	215.06/cwt	210.00–220.00	946	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	442	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	707	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	453	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,151	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	841	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	221.18/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,044	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	237.85/cwt	223.00–258.00	1,130	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	206.58/cwt	191.00–222.00	983	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	484	223.67/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,083	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	498	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,215	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	227.93/cwt	217.00–234.00	1,176	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	521	157.76/cwt	130.00–178.00	822	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	216.29/cwt	212.00–221.00	1,144	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	198.92/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,052	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	537	205.25/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,102	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	546	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,253	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,193	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	190.74/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,093	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,179	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	920	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	214.42/cwt	209.00–224.00	1,248	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	603	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,315	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	212.56/cwt	199.00–216.00	1,292	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	194.06/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,209	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	173.39/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,087	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	209.57/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,318	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	658	197.98/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,303	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	206.20/cwt	195.00–209.00	1,379	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	164.24/cwt	150.00–187.00	1,110	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,442	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	732	145.36/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,064	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,354	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	779	154.86/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,206	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	809	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,197	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	300	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	810	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	310.66/cwt	290.00–322.00	1,019	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	239.81/cwt	224.00–254.00	887	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	294.34/cwt	280.00–312.00	1,118	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	429	284.98/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,223	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	262.87/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,267	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	235.75/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,136	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	251.02/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,303	36
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	528	168.27/cwt	160.00–176.00	888	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,263	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	207.37/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,172	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	233.51/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,336	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	624	206.62/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,289	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	658	204.98/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,349	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	695	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,397	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	777	156.44/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,216	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	803	160.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,292	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	863	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,467	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	935	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,216	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 Nov 30, 2023

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

Receipts 1,910Last week 1,805Year ago 2,226

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	437	285.00–295.00	289.47
13	—	525	256.00–266.00	262.89
5	—	805	200.00	200.00
21	—	668	220.00–229.00	222.99
9	—	639	236.00–240.00	237.29
39	—	574	235.00–257.00	245.55
4	—	768	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	497	200.00	200.00
4	—	631	180.00	180.00
1	—	540	170.00	170.00
8	—	554	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	200.00	200.00
1	—	900	180.00	180.00
6	—	632	214.00–235.00	222.38
7	—	428	248.00–274.00	262.70
14	—	374	266.00–293.00	278.48
3	—	312	261.00–300.00	280.46
14	—	516	220.00–261.00	243.17
11	—	677	205.00–222.00	212.25
16	—	573	220.00–245.00	232.38
7	—	732	200.00–215.00	204.18
10	—	477	256.00–271.00	260.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	328	311.00–335.00	327.53
64	—	569	246.00–271.00	258.38
84	—	467	274.00–307.00	290.83
33	—	676	233.00–238.00	234.93
3	—	705	226.00	226.00
29	—	421	294.00–313.00	302.18
30	—	384	309.00–339.00	317.53
32	—	619	244.00–254.00	251.38
61	—	517	261.00–290.00	282.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	572	219.00–244.00	224.20
2	—	448	289.00	289.00
11	—	935	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	532	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	523	290.00–295.00	292.97
21	—	605	255.00	255.00
11	—	490	290.00–295.00	291.35
9	—	447	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	623	237.00–253.00	245.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	629	220.00–245.00	235.82
7	—	677	222.00–224.00	223.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	498	244.00	244.00
41	—	546	229.50	229.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	623	180.00–199.00	194.06
2	—	658	196.00–200.00	197.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	170.00–175.00	173.39
7	—	340	210.00–239.00	222.60
12	—	573	180.00–200.00	190.74
10	—	676	150.00–187.00	164.24
4	—	809	148.00	148.00
12	—	370	214.00–232.00	223.87
6	—	779	150.00–170.00	154.86
3	—	732	143.00–150.00	145.36
13	—	421	185.00–233.00	216.18
41	—	529	180.00–215.00	198.92
19	—	476	191.00–222.00	206.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	205.00	205.00
19	—	484	220.00–226.00	223.67
4	—	440	210.00–220.00	215.06
9	—	537	204.00–210.00	205.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	475	223.00–258.00	237.85
50	—	369	230.00–274.00	257.40
25	—	608	199.00–216.00	212.56
2	—	700	206.00	206.00
3	—	752	180.00	180.00
67	—	516	217.00–234.00	227.93
23	—	332	239.00–274.00	256.71
20	—	582	209.00–224.00	214.42
35	—	425	232.00–265.00	248.62
14	—	669	195.00–209.00	206.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	603	218.00	218.00
3	—	453	254.00	254.00
67	—	670	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	179.00	179.00
10	—	370	130.00–191.00	173.40
3	—	442	160.00	160.00
1	—	575	160.00	160.00
7	—	521	130.00–178.00	157.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	629	209.00–210.00	209.57
45	—	438	215.00–248.00	236.22
41	—	529	212.00–221.00	216.29
27	—	472	220.00–231.00	221.18
8	—	568	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	803	160.00–170.00	160.87
2	—	370	224.00–254.00	239.81
1	—	635	180.00	180.00
4	—	565	200.00–210.00	207.37
8	—	482	230.00–246.00	235.75
5	—	863	170.00	170.00
1	—	935	130.00	130.00
1	—	535	236.00	236.00
2	—	665	190.00	190.00
2	—	300	270.00	270.00
3	—	777	150.00–170.00	156.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	160.00–176.00	168.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	695	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	380	280.00–312.00	294.34
10	—	429	275.00–290.00	284.98
8	—	328	290.00–322.00	310.66
6	—	624	205.00–210.00	206.62
2	—	658	200.00–210.00	204.98
19	—	482	255.00–290.00	262.87
36	—	519	240.00–262.00	251.02
16	—	572	220.00–246.00	233.51

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.