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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 11

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Jan 4Jan 11Jan 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

895 head

▼ 636 vs last sale 1,531▼ 1,094 vs year ago 1,989 · −55.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 175 vs last sale 300▼ 122 vs year ago 247 · −49.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 108▼ 25 vs year ago 50 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher over 500 lbs mostly 2.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers mostly 2.00-10.00 higher. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

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 $261.53/cwt on 349 head.

Average price

$261.53

349 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$419

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

$55.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.06

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	270.53	1,594	265
Medium and Large 1-2	682	234.00	1,596	14thin
Medium and Large 2	597	233.47	1,394	68
Medium and Large 3	545	215.50	1,174	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.03/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 sale349 hd

261.53

—

AR average8 barns · 1,806 hd

261.47

+0.06

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,582	117.12	1,852	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,476	98.74	1,457	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	95.74	1,160	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,011	81.42	823	38

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)	1,087	$1,372	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,678	$2,239	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,681	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$1,525	1thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	317	292.31/cwt	280.00–300.00	927	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	337.20/cwt	300.00–361.00	1,120	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	363	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,303	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	282.35/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,067	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	320.98/cwt	307.00–335.00	1,233	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	282.37/cwt	267.00–291.00	1,211	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	430	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,389	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	315.57/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,357	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	300.15/cwt	295.00–303.00	1,387	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	476	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,471	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	271.08/cwt	249.00–283.00	1,296	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	248.25/cwt	231.00–258.00	1,278	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,165	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	276.83/cwt	266.00–290.00	1,462	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	556	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,607	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,180	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	260.93/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,490	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	231.38/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,335	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	621	266.67/cwt	263.00–269.00	1,656	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	245.78/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,536	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	223.48/cwt	216.00–235.00	1,399	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	632	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,390	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	662	211.91/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,403	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,596	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	683	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,503	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	705	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,382	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	707	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,725	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	714	203.49/cwt	188.00–210.00	1,453	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	768	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,613	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,610	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,304	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	873	186.72/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,630	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	637	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	239.70/cwt	220.00–250.00	769	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	268.30/cwt	250.00–289.00	918	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	267.52/cwt	250.00–279.00	1,025	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	223.33/cwt	210.00–237.00	871	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	222.67/cwt	220.00–224.00	913	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	182.17/cwt	155.00–210.00	756	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	265.97/cwt	244.00–274.00	1,138	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	472	274.09/cwt	269.00–278.00	1,294	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	221.09/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,048	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	252.25/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,198	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	483	153.47/cwt	147.00–160.00	741	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	207.60/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,088	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	529	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,354	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	234.53/cwt	223.00–244.00	1,262	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	543	160.05/cwt	150.00–170.00	869	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,242	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	219.23/cwt	209.00–231.00	1,250	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	592	194.37/cwt	189.00–206.00	1,151	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	207.46/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,259	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	611	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,393	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	201.25/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,262	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	176.81/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,109	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	638	200.18/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,277	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	653	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,241	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	659	175.20/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,155	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,334	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,292	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,275	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,256	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	865	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,298	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	367	260.90/cwt	250.00–269.00	958	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	297.50/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,116	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	284.31/cwt	277.00–289.00	1,225	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	466	273.09/cwt	266.00–291.00	1,273	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	255.99/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,236	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	506	269.32/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,363	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	222.84/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,188	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	246.74/cwt	234.00–255.00	1,419	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,369	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	661	194.87/cwt	180.00–217.00	1,288	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	703	183.03/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,287	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	109.42/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,570	8
Bulls	—	—	1,749	125.93/cwt	117.00–132.00	2,203	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	62.12/cwt	59.00–68.00	559	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	81.22/cwt	77.00–87.00	815	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	71.41/cwt	68.00–74.00	729	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	93.61/cwt	90.00–100.00	986	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	93.22/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,125	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	101.80/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,243	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	93.55/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,361	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	102.20/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,523	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	982	98.87/cwt	98.00–100.00	971	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,087	1,372.19/head	975.00–1,700.00	1,372	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,308	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	94.54/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,078	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 3	805	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	6,319	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,680.60/head	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,681	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,678	2,239.46/head	2,200.00–2,275.00	2,239	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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 895Last week 1,531Year ago 1,989

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 300Year ago 247

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 108Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	317	280.00–300.00	292.31
5	—	429	267.00–291.00	282.37
11	—	626	216.00–235.00	223.48
4	—	515	231.00–258.00	248.25
11	—	714	188.00–210.00	203.49
9	—	478	249.00–283.00	271.08
5	—	577	225.00–244.00	231.38
3	—	873	180.00–190.00	186.72
2	—	378	275.00–290.00	282.35
2	—	825	158.00	158.00
5	—	662	206.00–216.00	211.91
4	—	768	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	528	266.00–290.00	276.83
5	—	625	245.00–249.00	245.78
13	—	430	300.00–327.00	315.57
8	—	332	300.00–361.00	337.20
16	—	384	307.00–335.00	320.98
2	—	805	200.00	200.00
2	—	660	235.00	235.00
7	—	462	295.00–303.00	300.15
15	—	571	250.00–269.00	260.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	682	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	224.00	224.00
1	—	570	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	220.00	220.00
5	—	683	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	359.00	359.00
71	—	707	244.00	244.00
8	—	556	289.00	289.00
5	—	476	309.00	309.00
3	—	430	323.00	323.00
74	—	621	263.00–269.00	266.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	170.00	170.00
5	—	638	190.00–207.00	200.18
4	—	653	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	627	190.00–206.00	201.25
12	—	547	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	200.00–215.00	207.60
2	—	390	210.00–237.00	223.33
8	—	592	189.00–206.00	194.37
7	—	659	160.00–180.00	175.20
1	—	865	150.00	150.00
6	—	627	160.00–180.00	176.81
1	—	785	160.00	160.00
3	—	410	220.00–224.00	222.67
7	—	321	220.00–250.00	239.70
11	—	474	200.00–235.00	221.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	529	256.00	256.00
17	—	472	269.00–278.00	274.09
80	—	611	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	342	250.00–289.00	268.30
27	—	475	240.00–261.00	252.25
8	—	428	244.00–274.00	265.97
3	—	667	200.00	200.00
1	—	710	182.00	182.00
4	—	607	200.00–210.00	207.46
14	—	538	223.00–244.00	234.53
25	—	383	250.00–279.00	267.52
12	—	570	209.00–231.00	219.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	147.00–160.00	153.47
1	—	320	199.00	199.00
2	—	415	155.00–210.00	182.17
1	—	395	163.00	163.00
2	—	543	150.00–170.00	160.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	250.00–269.00	260.90
2	—	533	216.00–230.00	222.84
2	—	335	280.00	280.00
1	—	575	238.00	238.00
3	—	483	249.00–260.00	255.99
1	—	645	210.00	210.00
1	—	795	160.00	160.00
3	—	703	180.00–189.00	183.03
5	—	661	180.00–217.00	194.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	466	266.00–291.00	273.09
6	—	506	268.00–270.00	269.32
1	—	640	220.00	220.00
2	—	375	290.00–305.00	297.50
7	—	575	234.00–255.00	246.74
5	—	431	277.00–289.00	284.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	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
9	—	1,490	98.00–110.00	102.20
6	—	1,455	90.00–96.00	93.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,053	90.00–100.00	93.61
19	—	1,004	77.00–87.00	81.22
3	—	900	59.00–68.00	62.12
6	—	1,021	68.00–74.00	71.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,207	86.00–97.00	93.22
10	—	1,221	98.00–110.00	101.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,435	105.00–115.00	109.42
7	—	1,749	117.00–132.00	125.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	982	98.00–100.00	98.87

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	—	890	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,087	975.00–1,700.00	1,372.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,140	90.00–99.00	94.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	120.00	120.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,678	2,200.00–2,275.00	2,239.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,190	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,680.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	785.00	785.00

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.