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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 14

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Dec 7Dec 14Jan 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,049 head

▼ 814 vs last sale 1,863▲ 7 vs year ago 1,042 · +0.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

235 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 309▼ 111 vs year ago 346 · −32.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 110 vs last sale 150▼ 10 vs year ago 50 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 4.00-8.00 higher except a few better 300-400 lbs 8.00-16.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs 15.00-22.00 higher over 450 lbs mostly 3.00-9.00 higher. Demand was good on most classes of feeder cattle. No trend on cows not reported last week. Slaughter 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 $229.95/cwt on 385 head.

Average price

$229.95

385 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$419

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

$68.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.77

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	238.78	1,150	258
Medium and Large 1-2	478	233.49	1,116	54
Medium and Large 2	489	198.83	972	66
Medium and Large 3	429	170.51	731	7thin

One grade step is worth $68.27/cwt here — about $419 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 sale385 hd

229.95

—

AR average9 barns · 1,540 hd

213.18

+16.77

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	97.82	1,379	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	93.47	1,124	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,090	83.52	910	22

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,304	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$875	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$1,675	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	918	$1,217	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,325	1thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	290.93/cwt	282.00–300.00	911	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,060	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,103	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	312.49/cwt	299.00–318.00	1,184	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	280.16/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,081	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,110	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	413	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	950	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	300.28/cwt	278.00–315.00	1,252	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	274.71/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,179	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	287.55/cwt	274.00–306.00	1,354	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	215.77/cwt	205.00–227.00	1,036	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	481	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,429	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	260.65/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,277	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	273.27/cwt	258.00–289.00	1,416	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	237.47/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,247	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	538	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,560	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	221.93/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,232	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	557	190.12/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,059	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	251.34/cwt	242.00–266.00	1,448	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	613	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,514	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	240.72/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,488	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	633	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,418	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	221.64/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,403	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,374	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	220.52/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,500	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	713	205.98/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,469	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	324	290.18/cwt	288.00–293.00	940	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	209.28/cwt	200.00–219.00	686	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	261.37/cwt	240.00–275.00	860	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	217.58/cwt	200.00–230.00	803	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	168.94/cwt	159.00–180.00	634	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	260.35/cwt	247.00–285.00	982	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	417	289.24/cwt	284.00–297.00	1,206	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	213.13/cwt	187.00–233.00	897	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	256.55/cwt	234.00–278.00	1,083	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	176.18/cwt	160.00–188.00	775	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	240.31/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,117	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	163.58/cwt	151.00–177.00	761	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	238.01/cwt	220.00–264.00	1,123	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	204.65/cwt	170.00–242.00	980	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,096	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	218.63/cwt	212.00–224.00	1,137	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	194.03/cwt	179.00–207.00	1,009	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	209.48/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,108	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	532	207.63/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,105	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	209.21/cwt	202.00–216.00	1,218	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	194.02/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,141	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	207.02/cwt	198.00–212.00	1,277	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	165.90/cwt	150.00–178.00	1,034	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	190.11/cwt	181.00–201.00	1,278	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,219	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	179.75/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,303	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,064	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	970	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,261	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,590	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	317	245.65/cwt	232.00–255.00	779	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	323	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	953	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	331	305.80/cwt	297.00–315.00	1,012	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	293.10/cwt	277.00–305.00	1,093	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	254.82/cwt	240.00–260.00	956	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	281.70/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,169	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	272.34/cwt	259.00–291.00	1,313	37
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	488	238.22/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,163	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	509	257.36/cwt	253.00–261.00	1,310	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	519	214.18/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,112	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	562	241.21/cwt	225.00–254.00	1,356	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	574	204.62/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,175	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,194	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	614	229.24/cwt	211.00–234.00	1,408	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,209	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	664	177.33/cwt	160.00–189.00	1,177	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	205.11/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,391	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	718	191.24/cwt	182.00–195.00	1,373	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,095	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	773	182.93/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,414	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	785	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,335	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	82.86/cwt	80.00–86.00	889	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	91.70/cwt	88.00–96.00	994	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	74.64/cwt	70.00–78.00	823	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	88.16/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,028	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	95.20/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,156	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	104.17/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,396	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	91.93/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,356	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,304.46/head	1,050.00–1,675.00	1,304	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	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	872	104.20/cwt	87.00–120.00	909	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	99.25/cwt	85.00–108.00	1,075	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	1,216.88/head	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,217	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	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 Dec 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,049Last week 1,863Year ago 1,042

Slaughter CattleReceipts 235Last week 309Year ago 346

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 150Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	422	234.00–278.00	256.55
3	—	1,060	150.00	150.00
24	—	377	247.00–285.00	260.35
16	—	329	240.00–275.00	261.37
38	—	472	220.00–264.00	238.01
31	—	520	212.00–224.00	218.63
2	—	765	180.00	180.00
14	—	617	198.00–212.00	207.02
25	—	582	202.00–216.00	209.21
6	—	725	176.00–186.00	179.75
8	—	672	181.00–201.00	190.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	520	179.00–207.00	194.03
2	—	328	200.00–219.00	209.28
7	—	369	200.00–230.00	217.58
1	—	970	130.00	130.00
6	—	623	150.00–178.00	165.90
18	—	479	170.00–242.00	204.65
1	—	685	178.00	178.00
2	—	588	190.00–198.00	194.02
14	—	421	187.00–233.00	213.13
1	—	760	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	160.00–188.00	176.18
2	—	465	151.00–177.00	163.58
2	—	375	159.00–180.00	168.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	465	238.00–241.00	240.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	324	288.00–293.00	290.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	210.00	210.00
6	—	532	207.00–209.00	207.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	206.00–212.00	209.48
6	—	498	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	417	284.00–297.00	289.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	205.00–227.00	215.77
3	—	557	182.00–200.00	190.12
2	—	413	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	471	274.00–306.00	287.55
22	—	518	258.00–289.00	273.27
4	—	326	325.00	325.00
30	—	576	242.00–266.00	251.34
29	—	417	278.00–315.00	300.28
4	—	618	236.00–244.00	240.72
4	—	680	212.00–230.00	220.52
8	—	379	299.00–318.00	312.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	205.00	205.00
2	—	555	214.00–230.00	221.93
4	—	525	225.00–250.00	237.47
2	—	713	200.00–212.00	205.98
3	—	490	255.00–267.00	260.65
3	—	633	217.00–226.00	221.64
3	—	429	263.00–280.00	274.71
2	—	313	282.00–300.00	290.93
5	—	386	275.00–286.00	280.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	405	274.00	274.00
5	—	364	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	538	290.00	290.00
28	—	613	247.00	247.00
12	—	481	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	240.00–260.00	254.82
1	—	730	150.00	150.00
5	—	664	160.00–189.00	177.33
1	—	600	200.00	200.00
3	—	317	232.00–255.00	245.65
6	—	519	190.00–230.00	214.18
5	—	488	230.00–243.00	238.22
3	—	574	200.00–207.00	204.62
1	—	785	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	199.00	199.00
1	—	650	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	482	259.00–291.00	272.34
22	—	562	225.00–254.00	241.21
2	—	773	180.00–186.00	182.93
8	—	373	277.00–305.00	293.10
10	—	678	201.00–210.00	205.11
8	—	331	297.00–315.00	305.80
6	—	509	253.00–261.00	257.36
17	—	614	211.00–234.00	229.24
19	—	415	270.00–283.00	281.70
4	—	718	182.00–195.00	191.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	180.00	180.00
1	—	335	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,340	95.00–110.00	104.17
14	—	1,475	91.00–92.00	91.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,084	88.00–96.00	91.70
3	—	1,073	80.00–86.00	82.86
9	—	1,102	70.00–78.00	74.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,214	92.00–98.00	95.20
13	—	1,166	84.00–92.00	88.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	950	100.00	100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,150	1,050.00–1,675.00	1,304.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,083	85.00–108.00	99.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	872	87.00–120.00	104.20

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)	1	—	1,310	1,675.00	1,675.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	918	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,216.88

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.