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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 25

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Jan 11Jan 25Feb 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

850 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 895▼ 270 vs year ago 1,120 · −24.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 125▼ 82 vs year ago 187 · −43.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 25▼ 45 vs year ago 65 · −69.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 3.00-19.00 higher not enough over 700 lbs two weeks ago for a trend. Had two loads of 832 lb steers that sold for 237.00. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 3.00-20.00 higher no trend on weights over 700 lbs. Supply was light due to muddy conditions but demand was good. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher.

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 $265.31/cwt on 391 head.

Average price

$265.31

391 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$784

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$70.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.90

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	589	270.60	1,594	20
Medium and Large 2	497	268.89	1,335	32
Medium and Large 1	664	264.85	1,760	338
Medium and Large 3	405	200.00	810	1thin

One grade step is worth $70.60/cwt here — about $784 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 sale391 hd

265.31

—

AR average7 barns · 770 hd

271.21

−5.90

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	—	High	1,750	120.55	2,109	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	112.40	1,689	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	107.05	1,307	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,074	95.39	1,024	25

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)	1,179	$1,531	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,168	$1,543	3thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	308	292.49/cwt	280.00–300.00	901	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	347.58/cwt	325.00–369.00	1,164	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,117	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	336.47/cwt	301.00–343.00	1,292	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	318.49/cwt	305.00–351.00	1,392	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	463	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,472	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	306.28/cwt	285.00–314.00	1,430	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	474	289.97/cwt	286.00–295.00	1,374	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	493	264.50/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,304	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	248.48/cwt	246.00–251.00	1,305	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	289.33/cwt	276.00–297.00	1,522	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	543	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,564	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	546	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,594	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	278.48/cwt	264.00–288.00	1,593	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	582	282.91/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,647	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	225.08/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,373	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	265.30/cwt	252.00–269.00	1,640	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	242.62/cwt	237.00–251.00	1,630	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	697	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,603	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,673	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	732	196.44/cwt	186.00–200.00	1,438	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	220.56/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,740	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	236.71/cwt	200.00–237.00	1,969	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	902	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,804	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	278.72/cwt	260.00–299.00	917	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	281.68/cwt	273.00–288.00	1,056	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	181.13/cwt	167.00–197.00	697	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	230.00/cwt	200.00–250.00	909	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	408	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,232	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	269.82/cwt	259.00–288.00	1,131	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	926	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	787	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,114	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	733	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	235.03/cwt	199.00–245.00	1,093	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	485	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,208	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	266.55/cwt	247.00–273.00	1,295	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	185.50/cwt	180.00–191.00	946	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	511	269.48/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,377	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	253.26/cwt	233.00–266.00	1,337	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	216.99/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,157	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	205.18/cwt	192.00–219.00	1,174	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	240.63/cwt	216.00–248.00	1,386	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	628	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,444	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	221.91/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,411	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	215.14/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,420	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	670	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,099	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	698	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,494	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	698	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,312	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	704	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,408	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	171.55/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,269	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	788	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,418	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	811	157.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,280	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	266.61/cwt	241.00–280.00	1,013	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	300.29/cwt	260.00–315.00	1,261	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,192	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	285.53/cwt	250.00–311.00	1,348	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	255.29/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,228	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	545	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,450	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,468	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,340	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	230.42/cwt	224.00–237.00	1,412	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	633	195.40/cwt	187.00–204.00	1,237	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	763	199.51/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,522	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,635	113.52/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,856	4
Bulls	—	—	1,826	125.23/cwt	123.00–130.00	2,287	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	644	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	93.37/cwt	89.00–98.00	893	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	78.82/cwt	72.00–86.00	778	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	61.03/cwt	54.00–70.00	629	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,131	102.20/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,156	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	104.71/cwt	99.00–112.00	1,203	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	111.20/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,440	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	113.10/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,697	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,602	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,179	1,531.17/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,531	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	109.44/cwt	105.00–123.00	1,390	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	1,542.72/head	1,250.00–1,850.00	1,543	3

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 850Last week 895Year ago 1,120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 125Year ago 187

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 25Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	528	233.00–266.00	253.26
13	—	660	209.00–219.00	215.14
36	—	576	216.00–248.00	240.63
6	—	486	247.00–273.00	266.55
9	—	329	260.00–299.00	278.72
31	—	636	210.00–230.00	221.91
11	—	419	259.00–288.00	269.82
7	—	375	273.00–288.00	281.68
4	—	704	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	698	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	302.00	302.00
64	—	511	269.00–270.00	269.48
17	—	628	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	485	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	167.00–197.00	181.13
1	—	670	164.00	164.00
2	—	458	160.00	160.00
1	—	435	181.00	181.00
2	—	510	180.00–191.00	185.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	788	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	395	200.00–250.00	230.00
6	—	740	160.00–175.00	171.55
9	—	811	150.00–160.00	157.79
3	—	698	188.00	188.00
10	—	465	199.00–245.00	235.03
2	—	423	219.00	219.00
6	—	572	192.00–219.00	205.18
2	—	533	214.00–220.00	216.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	444	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	220.00–230.00	225.08
4	—	732	186.00–200.00	196.44
2	—	525	246.00–251.00	248.48
1	—	380	294.00	294.00
4	—	308	280.00–300.00	292.49
4	—	493	264.00–265.00	264.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	467	285.00–314.00	306.28
11	—	384	301.00–343.00	336.47
25	—	526	276.00–297.00	289.33
14	—	789	220.00–224.00	220.56
11	—	721	232.00	232.00
24	—	672	237.00–251.00	242.62
3	—	902	200.00	200.00
10	—	572	264.00–288.00	278.48
7	—	437	305.00–351.00	318.49
6	—	335	325.00–369.00	347.58
122	—	832	200.00–237.00	236.71
16	—	618	252.00–269.00	265.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	582	280.00–289.00	282.91
10	—	546	292.00	292.00
16	—	463	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	474	286.00–295.00	289.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	543	288.00	288.00
6	—	697	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	231.00	231.00
4	—	481	250.00–259.00	255.29
5	—	380	241.00–280.00	266.61
1	—	440	271.00	271.00
2	—	633	187.00–204.00	195.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	254.00	254.00
2	—	763	199.00–200.00	199.51
7	—	472	250.00–311.00	285.53
2	—	613	224.00–237.00	230.42
4	—	420	260.00–315.00	300.29
3	—	545	266.00	266.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,131	94.00–106.00	102.20
24	—	1,295	106.00–119.00	111.20
1	—	805	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,149	99.00–112.00	104.71
6	—	956	89.00–98.00	93.37
2	—	1,030	54.00–70.00	61.03
3	—	987	72.00–86.00	78.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,500	108.00–119.00	113.10
1	—	1,540	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,826	123.00–130.00	125.23
4	—	1,635	107.00–118.00	113.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,375.00	1,375.00

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)	8	—	1,270	105.00–123.00	109.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,179	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,531.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,168	1,250.00–1,850.00	1,542.72

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.