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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-01

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 1

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Jan 25Feb 1Feb 8 →

Receipts

2,454 head

▲ 1,604 vs last sale 850▲ 1,334 vs year ago 1,120 · +119.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 6.00-12.00 higher over 600lbs 13.00-17.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 13.00 higher mostly 4.00-9.00 higher. Supply was heavy with good demand. The offering was mostly weaned cattle including some value added. 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 $283.50/cwt on 1,003 head.

Average price

$283.50

1,003 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$804

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

$79.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.77

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	295.04	1,672	727
Medium and Large 2	495	272.98	1,351	71
Medium and Large 1-2	753	248.14	1,868	193
Medium and Large 3	402	215.56	867	12thin

One grade step is worth $79.48/cwt here — about $804 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 sale1,003 hd

283.50

—

AR average6 barns · 2,083 hd

288.27

−4.77

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

Every lot

98 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	320.17/cwt	303.00–330.00	1,063	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	359.38/cwt	340.00–391.00	1,197	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	334	194.54/cwt	180.00–209.00	650	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	376	341.50/cwt	338.00–359.00	1,284	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	349.65/cwt	333.00–375.00	1,336	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	296.20/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,149	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	388	231.64/cwt	221.00–242.00	899	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	407	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,429	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	286.81/cwt	261.00–300.00	1,182	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	433	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,083	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	329.05/cwt	297.00–351.00	1,431	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	457	221.01/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,010	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	284.13/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,344	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	311.99/cwt	288.00–323.00	1,479	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	483	321.47/cwt	314.00–332.00	1,553	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	508	319.38/cwt	318.00–321.00	1,622	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	256.03/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,306	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	301.95/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,573	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	548	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,649	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,248	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	250.84/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,450	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	580	305.73/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,773	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	291.36/cwt	268.00–302.00	1,693	147
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	279.13/cwt	260.00–298.00	1,739	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	252.89/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,606	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	639	273.06/cwt	272.00–279.00	1,745	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	647	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,812	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	670	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,722	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	260.16/cwt	249.00–262.00	1,756	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	238.60/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,622	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	708	220.66/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,562	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	710	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,747	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	246.91/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,765	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	235.35/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,819	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	794	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,826	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	233.02/cwt	225.00–233.50	1,911	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	837	208.68/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,747	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	224.18/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,926	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,900	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	668	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	240.06/cwt	230.00–260.00	778	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	288.32/cwt	260.00–315.00	943	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	334	306.20/cwt	303.00–321.00	1,023	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	242.27/cwt	220.00–259.00	901	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	378	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,191	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	286.01/cwt	269.00–310.00	1,084	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	703	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	402	293.31/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,179	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	264.37/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,100	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	269.23/cwt	250.00–284.00	1,147	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	233.85/cwt	220.00–245.00	999	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	474	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,185	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	266.19/cwt	251.00–276.00	1,264	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	229.00/cwt	201.00–240.00	1,097	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	485	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,348	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	510	276.92/cwt	267.00–279.00	1,412	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	221.28/cwt	210.00–239.00	1,153	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	259.99/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,357	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	246.86/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,395	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,237	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	211.83/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,205	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	247.69/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,412	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	575	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,024	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	587	253.29/cwt	253.00–256.00	1,487	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	615	243.38/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,497	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	237.23/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,473	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	200.64/cwt	181.00–214.00	1,254	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	211.00/cwt	209.00–213.00	1,382	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,385	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	196.13/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,334	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	692	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,522	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	713	168.92/cwt	149.00–186.00	1,204	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,529	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	757	186.37/cwt	179.00–190.00	1,411	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	766	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,685	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,634	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	873	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,659	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	995	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,692	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	310	270.19/cwt	250.00–280.00	838	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	343	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,142	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	330.49/cwt	301.00–352.00	1,246	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	273.91/cwt	252.00–284.00	1,035	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	400	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	740	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	320.98/cwt	297.00–345.00	1,326	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,156	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	300.29/cwt	281.00–319.00	1,435	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	279.60/cwt	260.00–301.00	1,471	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	216.50/cwt	198.00–244.00	1,212	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	272.28/cwt	245.00–287.00	1,557	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	611	253.11/cwt	246.00–261.00	1,547	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	686	228.83/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,570	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,452	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	835	200.98/cwt	199.00–203.00	1,678	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	873	195.10/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,703	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	895	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,477	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 Feb 1, 2024

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

Receipts 2,454Last week 850Year ago 1,120

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	510	267.00–279.00	276.92
11	—	485	278.00	278.00
2	—	378	315.00	315.00
61	—	615	225.00–248.00	243.38
10	—	334	303.00–321.00	306.20
21	—	402	290.00–304.00	293.31
42	—	587	253.00–256.00	253.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	426	250.00–284.00	269.23
30	—	570	230.00–256.00	247.69
18	—	379	269.00–310.00	286.01
2	—	860	190.00	190.00
2	—	995	170.00	170.00
3	—	728	210.00	210.00
26	—	522	240.00–267.00	259.99
40	—	475	251.00–276.00	266.19
2	—	655	209.00–213.00	211.00
21	—	621	220.00–245.00	237.23
23	—	327	260.00–315.00	288.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	692	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	180.00	180.00
1	—	380	185.00	185.00
1	—	315	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	766	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	250.00	250.00
1	—	565	219.00	219.00
4	—	474	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	190.00–202.00	196.13
8	—	569	208.00–220.00	211.83
7	—	479	201.00–240.00	229.00
5	—	324	230.00–260.00	240.06
7	—	427	220.00–245.00	233.85
4	—	873	190.00	190.00
6	—	625	181.00–214.00	200.64
13	—	521	210.00–239.00	221.28
13	—	372	220.00–259.00	242.27
3	—	757	179.00–190.00	186.37
4	—	713	149.00–186.00	168.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	565	244.00–249.00	246.86
23	—	416	250.00–275.00	264.37
7	—	666	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	217.00–223.00	221.01
1	—	570	219.00	219.00
4	—	388	221.00–242.00	231.64
4	—	334	180.00–209.00	194.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	260.00–295.00	284.13
5	—	578	240.00–257.00	250.84
3	—	708	213.00–230.00	220.66
6	—	837	200.00–212.00	208.68
3	—	332	303.00–330.00	320.17
2	—	635	246.00–260.00	252.89
3	—	680	237.00–242.00	238.60
10	—	388	280.00–325.00	296.20
3	—	510	249.00–260.00	256.03
27	—	412	261.00–300.00	286.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	773	230.00–241.00	235.35
66	—	521	280.00–320.00	301.95
80	—	474	288.00–323.00	311.99
69	—	623	260.00–298.00	279.13
59	—	435	297.00–351.00	329.05
147	—	581	268.00–302.00	291.36
41	—	715	240.00–250.00	246.91
12	—	382	333.00–375.00	349.65
18	—	675	249.00–262.00	260.16
22	—	859	216.00–225.00	224.18
14	—	333	340.00–391.00	359.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	794	230.00	230.00
5	—	1,000	190.00	190.00
124	—	820	225.00–233.50	233.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	376	338.00–359.00	341.50
5	—	548	301.00	301.00
25	—	639	272.00–279.00	273.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	710	246.00	246.00
13	—	508	318.00–321.00	319.38
7	—	670	257.00	257.00
6	—	647	280.00	280.00
5	—	407	351.00	351.00
101	—	580	300.00–310.00	305.73
33	—	483	314.00–332.00	321.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	190.00	190.00
5	—	310	250.00–280.00	270.19
3	—	560	198.00–244.00	216.50
1	—	895	165.00	165.00
1	—	425	272.00	272.00
5	—	378	252.00–284.00	273.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	572	245.00–287.00	272.28
26	—	526	260.00–301.00	279.60
17	—	377	301.00–352.00	330.49
14	—	413	297.00–345.00	320.98
25	—	478	281.00–319.00	300.29
2	—	343	333.00	333.00
1	—	705	206.00	206.00
11	—	611	246.00–261.00	253.11
6	—	686	220.00–235.00	228.83
3	—	873	190.00–205.00	195.10
2	—	835	199.00–203.00	200.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	185.00	185.00

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.