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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-07

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 7

● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

Receipts

1,863 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 1,910▲ 579 vs year ago 1,284 · +45.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed with the better 300-400 lbs 3.00-14.00 higher over 400 lbs mostly 6.00-12.00 lower. Feeder heifers mostly 7.00-14.00 lower. The offering included several groups of unweaned calves. Quality was good to plain. 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 $246.20/cwt on 607 head.

Average price

$246.20

607 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,399

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$504

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

$54.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.01

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	255.34	1,428	344
Medium and Large 1-2	610	237.50	1,450	157
Medium and Large 2	543	232.36	1,262	96
Medium and Large 3	459	201.10	924	10thin

One grade step is worth $54.24/cwt here — about $504 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 sale607 hd

246.20

—

AR average10 barns · 2,182 hd

243.19

+3.01

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

Every lot

114 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 · Steers47 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	341.75/cwt	296.00–365.00	1,080	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	281.92/cwt	268.00–296.00	959	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	267.80/cwt	240.00–300.00	994	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	320.91/cwt	301.00–334.00	1,197	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	388	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	826	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	261.49/cwt	248.00–281.00	1,122	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	295.58/cwt	279.00–311.00	1,271	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	279.71/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,303	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	483	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,372	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	254.13/cwt	247.00–258.00	1,233	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	488	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,215	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	234.80/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,226	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	261.48/cwt	247.00–272.00	1,373	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	252.96/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,356	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	541	202.99/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,098	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	548	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,266	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,414	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	245.69/cwt	238.00–254.00	1,403	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	573	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,427	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	577	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,385	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	220.70/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,287	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	936	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	226.73/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,331	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	224.63/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,384	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	238.90/cwt	229.00–243.00	1,474	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	617	199.72/cwt	189.00–205.00	1,232	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	209.30/cwt	192.00–220.00	1,300	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,484	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	644	220.13/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,418	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	660	230.31/cwt	216.00–233.00	1,520	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	209.69/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,394	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	677	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,557	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,495	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	711	202.75/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,442	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,575	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	729	202.80/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,478	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	730	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,599	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	758	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,630	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,571	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	805	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,449	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	840	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,512	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	873	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,659	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	880	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,584	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	153.39/cwt	147.00–167.00	495	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	211.08/cwt	180.00–230.00	690	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	245.36/cwt	236.00–254.00	810	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	234.37/cwt	230.00–236.00	787	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	365	166.30/cwt	140.00–180.00	607	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	212.12/cwt	180.00–231.00	783	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	240.38/cwt	233.00–253.00	901	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	159.47/cwt	150.00–180.00	614	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	413	169.99/cwt	152.00–180.00	702	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	234.26/cwt	224.00–244.00	979	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	221.74/cwt	215.00–226.00	927	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	206.52/cwt	190.00–221.00	874	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	425	152.61/cwt	141.00–160.00	649	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	428	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	899	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	458	167.93/cwt	160.00–170.00	769	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	228.31/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,055	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	189.67/cwt	169.00–200.00	884	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	164.10/cwt	130.00–170.00	771	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	473	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	998	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	218.23/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,052	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	493	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	986	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	515	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	819	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	220.39/cwt	205.00–228.00	1,137	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	186.87/cwt	169.00–204.00	974	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	837	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	201.17/cwt	188.00–210.00	1,074	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	536	187.08/cwt	165.00–204.00	1,003	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	545	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,194	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	176.32/cwt	160.00–186.00	998	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	147.02/cwt	140.00–151.00	842	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	205.39/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,179	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	190.49/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,152	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	609	185.83/cwt	170.00–191.00	1,132	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	164.30/cwt	140.00–184.00	1,027	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	198.00/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,247	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	647	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,352	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,252	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	675	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,242	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	160.31/cwt	140.00–183.00	1,082	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	709	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,319	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	726	147.43/cwt	139.00–169.00	1,070	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	754	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,470	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	324	249.21/cwt	230.00–261.00	807	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	333	321.43/cwt	307.00–325.00	1,070	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	290.53/cwt	270.00–301.00	1,075	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	374	236.45/cwt	220.00–261.00	884	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	408	192.26/cwt	183.00–211.00	784	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	276.75/cwt	259.00–295.00	1,184	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	436	247.49/cwt	230.00–263.00	1,079	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	466	219.53/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,023	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	260.48/cwt	245.00–274.00	1,229	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	250.57/cwt	229.00–259.00	1,300	40
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	529	211.10/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,117	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,112	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	153.16/cwt	140.00–160.00	873	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	222.43/cwt	211.00–230.00	1,286	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	579	187.30/cwt	180.00–212.00	1,084	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	191.32/cwt	187.00–196.00	1,192	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	212.13/cwt	211.00–218.00	1,332	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	682	179.59/cwt	161.00–185.00	1,225	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	689	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,275	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	705	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,128	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,085	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,280	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	855	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,283	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	870	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,218	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	909	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,273	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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs, AR

Thu Dec 7, 2023

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

Receipts 1,863Last week 1,910Year ago 1,284

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	213.00	213.00
2	—	340	200.00	200.00
1	—	585	160.00	160.00
4	—	541	200.00–204.00	202.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	770	204.00	204.00
8	—	705	212.00	212.00
25	—	644	210.00–231.00	220.13
8	—	587	226.00–228.00	226.73
44	—	536	244.00–256.00	252.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	711	200.00–204.00	202.75
12	—	583	214.00–225.00	220.70
4	—	485	247.00–258.00	254.13
3	—	880	180.00	180.00
16	—	522	210.00–245.00	234.80
14	—	371	240.00–300.00	267.80
1	—	840	180.00	180.00
9	—	429	248.00–281.00	261.49
8	—	665	200.00–215.00	209.69
8	—	621	192.00–220.00	209.30
6	—	340	268.00–296.00	281.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	373	301.00–334.00	320.91
34	—	466	270.00–293.00	279.71
49	—	525	247.00–272.00	261.48
63	—	571	238.00–254.00	245.69
5	—	316	296.00–365.00	341.75
14	—	617	229.00–243.00	238.90
22	—	430	279.00–311.00	295.58
9	—	729	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	249.00	249.00
3	—	548	231.00	231.00
4	—	873	190.00	190.00
5	—	729	190.00–206.00	202.80
7	—	577	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	200.00	200.00
1	—	550	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	180.00	180.00
60	—	660	216.00–233.00	230.31
10	—	616	221.00–229.00	224.63
4	—	758	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	629	236.00	236.00
11	—	570	248.00	248.00
8	—	483	284.00	284.00
34	—	677	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	189.00–205.00	199.72
1	—	665	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	573	249.00	249.00
6	—	730	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	609	170.00–191.00	185.83
10	—	675	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	545	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	647	209.00	209.00
11	—	754	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	152.00–180.00	169.99
7	—	470	130.00–170.00	164.10
3	—	323	147.00–167.00	153.39
3	—	573	140.00–151.00	147.02
4	—	385	150.00–180.00	159.47
3	—	523	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	210.00	210.00
2	—	493	200.00	200.00
9	—	536	165.00–204.00	187.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	141.00–160.00	152.61
3	—	365	140.00–180.00	166.30
1	—	515	159.00	159.00
5	—	458	160.00–170.00	167.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	418	224.00–244.00	234.26
16	—	630	190.00–205.00	198.00
39	—	574	200.00–216.00	205.39
22	—	375	233.00–253.00	240.38
24	—	462	226.00–230.00	228.31
61	—	516	205.00–228.00	220.39
13	—	330	236.00–254.00	245.36
3	—	673	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	709	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	466	169.00–200.00	189.67
38	—	521	169.00–204.00	186.87
10	—	423	190.00–221.00	206.52
13	—	625	140.00–184.00	164.30
4	—	675	140.00–183.00	160.31
15	—	566	160.00–186.00	176.32
18	—	327	180.00–230.00	211.08
19	—	369	180.00–231.00	212.12
5	—	726	139.00–169.00	147.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	605	180.00–199.00	190.49
10	—	336	230.00–236.00	234.37
10	—	534	188.00–210.00	201.17
26	—	418	215.00–226.00	221.74
29	—	482	210.00–225.00	218.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	140.00	140.00
1	—	705	160.00	160.00
11	—	436	230.00–263.00	247.49
5	—	324	230.00–261.00	249.21
21	—	529	200.00–220.00	211.10
16	—	374	220.00–261.00	236.45
10	—	682	161.00–185.00	179.59
7	—	466	211.00–226.00	219.53
6	—	579	180.00–212.00	187.30
1	—	870	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	183.00–211.00	192.26
3	—	570	140.00–160.00	153.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	187.00–196.00	191.32
6	—	689	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	628	211.00–218.00	212.13
16	—	578	211.00–230.00	222.43
40	—	519	229.00–259.00	250.57
33	—	472	245.00–274.00	260.48
28	—	428	259.00–295.00	276.75
1	—	855	150.00	150.00
5	—	800	160.00	160.00
5	—	333	307.00–325.00	321.43
4	—	909	140.00	140.00
13	—	370	270.00–301.00	290.53

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.