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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-04

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 4

● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Dec 14Jan 4Jan 11 →

Receipts

1,531 head

▲ 482 vs last sale 1,049▼ 704 vs year ago 2,235 · −31.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend sale has been closed last two weeks. Demand was good with prices sharply higher than three weeks ago. Quality and condition was good to average with several groups of weaned calves in the offering. 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 $241.22/cwt on 577 head.

Average price

$241.22

577 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$480

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

$61.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.25

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	249.85	1,284	430
Medium and Large 1-2	540	220.84	1,192	31
Medium and Large 2	479	218.57	1,048	101
Medium and Large 3	427	188.42	804	15thin

One grade step is worth $61.44/cwt here — about $480 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 sale577 hd

241.22

—

AR average9 barns · 2,086 hd

227.97

+13.25

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

Every lot

112 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	334.00/cwt	300.00–343.00	1,072	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	330	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,099	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	961	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	336	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,112	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	319.46/cwt	302.00–349.00	1,208	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	285.44/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,108	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	391	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,365	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	412	284.87/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,174	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	312.99/cwt	295.00–343.00	1,305	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	270.26/cwt	250.00–297.00	1,146	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	441	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,310	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	443	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,152	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	459	329.41/cwt	315.00–343.00	1,512	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	300.57/cwt	281.00–320.00	1,416	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	264.36/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,253	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	489	208.81/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,021	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,110	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	251.22/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,306	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	521	172.83/cwt	145.00–200.00	900	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	284.30/cwt	273.00–307.00	1,487	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	524	308.83/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,618	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	543	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,439	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	543	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,358	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	290.16/cwt	285.00–294.00	1,610	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	230.73/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,294	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	966	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	572	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,373	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	271.57/cwt	248.00–288.00	1,562	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	231.32/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,453	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	250.74/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,577	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	632	269.23/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,702	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,152	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	658	144.62/cwt	130.00–187.00	952	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	249.21/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,642	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	696	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,462	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	232.54/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,658	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	716	202.90/cwt	180.00–214.00	1,453	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	733	155.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,137	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	230.57/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,762	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	809	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,618	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,747	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	861	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,636	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	313	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	898	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	329	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	882	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	538	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	273.09/cwt	260.00–287.00	907	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	333	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	889	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	234.43/cwt	220.00–250.00	781	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	274.86/cwt	250.00–289.00	1,006	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	239.14/cwt	220.00–260.00	887	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	194.90/cwt	180.00–210.00	737	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	980	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	403	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,132	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	239.11/cwt	220.00–254.00	992	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	263.51/cwt	246.00–279.00	1,123	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	429	198.84/cwt	181.00–210.00	853	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	443	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,103	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,035	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	184.35/cwt	176.00–199.00	839	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	219.53/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,030	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	472	276.83/cwt	274.00–284.00	1,307	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	262.94/cwt	239.00–271.00	1,270	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	244.55/cwt	223.00–263.00	1,272	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	262.63/cwt	254.00–272.00	1,379	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	210.02/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,105	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	929	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,227	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	228.34/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,308	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	197.98/cwt	180.00–204.00	1,142	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	587	248.69/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,460	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	605	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,337	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	171.63/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,050	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	212.52/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,309	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	678	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,485	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	199.53/cwt	194.00–205.00	1,355	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	713	154.91/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,105	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	188.23/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,361	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,240	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	781	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,406	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	787	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,637	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,469	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	838	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,425	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	873	145.13/cwt	130.00–160.00	1,267	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	320	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	299.50/cwt	295.00–305.00	973	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	359	262.45/cwt	250.00–270.00	942	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	365	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	847	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	379	294.89/cwt	280.00–322.00	1,118	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	261.20/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,115	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	432	286.11/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,236	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	466	247.41/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,153	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	163.41/cwt	152.00–174.00	773	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	278.13/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,324	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	531	265.96/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,412	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	536	228.34/cwt	218.00–240.00	1,224	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	204.98/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,154	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	249.90/cwt	225.00–262.00	1,412	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	573	184.97/cwt	169.00–200.00	1,060	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	201.27/cwt	190.00–214.00	1,258	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	626	235.47/cwt	213.00–250.00	1,474	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	666	234.19/cwt	210.00–241.00	1,560	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	703	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,195	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	708	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,444	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,568	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	808	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,454	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	910	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,456	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 Jan 4, 2024

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

Receipts 1,531Last week 1,049Year ago 2,235

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	659	249.00–250.00	249.21
5	—	832	210.00	210.00
15	—	321	300.00–343.00	334.00
15	—	378	302.00–349.00	319.46
14	—	713	220.00–240.00	232.54
29	—	523	273.00–307.00	284.30
42	—	575	248.00–288.00	271.57
37	—	417	295.00–343.00	312.99
23	—	629	244.00–260.00	250.74
24	—	764	220.00–234.00	230.57
54	—	471	281.00–320.00	300.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	145.00–200.00	172.83
4	—	658	130.00–187.00	144.62
1	—	370	230.00	230.00
4	—	489	205.00–210.00	208.81
6	—	733	150.00–160.00	155.07
1	—	640	180.00	180.00
3	—	568	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	716	180.00–214.00	202.90
6	—	628	220.00–238.00	231.32
5	—	388	280.00–300.00	285.44
16	—	474	250.00–280.00	264.36
4	—	696	210.00	210.00
1	—	335	287.00	287.00
12	—	424	250.00–297.00	270.26
11	—	520	230.00–260.00	251.22
12	—	561	210.00–242.00	230.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	240.00	240.00
1	—	500	222.00	222.00
1	—	675	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	240.00	240.00
2	—	543	250.00	250.00
2	—	443	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	524	302.00–312.00	308.83
15	—	459	315.00–343.00	329.41
13	—	632	265.00–270.00	269.23
14	—	555	285.00–294.00	290.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	861	190.00	190.00
6	—	809	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	543	265.00	265.00
4	—	330	333.00	333.00
12	—	412	280.00–290.00	284.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	441	297.00	297.00
5	—	336	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	391	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	403	281.00	281.00
21	—	587	241.00–251.00	248.69
25	—	472	274.00–284.00	276.83
14	—	525	254.00–272.00	262.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	268.00	268.00
6	—	443	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	332	260.00–287.00	273.09
19	—	616	200.00–220.00	212.52
2	—	790	186.00	186.00
93	—	483	239.00–271.00	262.94
2	—	838	170.00	170.00
35	—	426	246.00–279.00	263.51
6	—	679	194.00–205.00	199.53
29	—	366	250.00–289.00	274.86
71	—	520	223.00–263.00	244.55
45	—	573	210.00–242.00	228.34
3	—	723	185.00–195.00	188.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	605	221.00	221.00
16	—	787	208.00	208.00
12	—	678	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	180.00	180.00
2	—	378	180.00–210.00	194.90
2	—	330	163.00	163.00
6	—	429	181.00–210.00	198.84
4	—	455	176.00–199.00	184.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	781	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	160.00	160.00
15	—	577	180.00–204.00	197.98
17	—	371	220.00–260.00	239.14
15	—	469	205.00–240.00	219.53
2	—	873	130.00–160.00	145.13
2	—	713	150.00–160.00	154.91
9	—	526	190.00–220.00	210.02
5	—	333	220.00–250.00	234.43
13	—	415	220.00–254.00	239.11
9	—	612	170.00–180.00	171.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	450	230.00	230.00
6	—	568	216.00	216.00
10	—	392	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	313	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	626	213.00–250.00	235.47
16	—	476	260.00–300.00	278.13
28	—	531	240.00–270.00	265.96
26	—	565	225.00–262.00	249.90
11	—	666	210.00–241.00	234.19
11	—	432	270.00–320.00	286.11
7	—	379	280.00–322.00	294.89
4	—	708	204.00	204.00
4	—	325	295.00–305.00	299.50
3	—	808	180.00	180.00
3	—	765	205.00	205.00
2	—	910	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	205.00	205.00
2	—	530	200.00	200.00
2	—	365	232.00	232.00
2	—	573	169.00–200.00	184.97
2	—	473	152.00–174.00	163.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	250.00–270.00	261.20
1	—	340	250.00	250.00
9	—	466	230.00–265.00	247.41
5	—	359	250.00–270.00	262.45
3	—	703	170.00	170.00
2	—	563	200.00–210.00	204.98
7	—	536	218.00–240.00	228.34
3	—	625	190.00–214.00	201.27

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.