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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 22

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Feb 8Feb 22Feb 29 →

Receipts

1,864 head

▲ 970 vs last sale 894▲ 1,299 vs year ago 565 · +229.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Sale not reported last week however prices were sharply higher than two weeks ago. Feeder steers were mostly 5.00-15.00 higher than two weeks ago. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs were 15.00-25.00 higher and 550-700 lbs were 5.00-10.00 higher than two weeks ago. Quality was average to good with strong demand. 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 $296.26/cwt on 951 head.

Average price

$296.26

951 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$554

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

$95.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.35

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	309.24	1,756	666
Medium and Large 2	502	283.91	1,424	157
Medium and Large 1-2	761	246.97	1,880	116
Medium and Large 3	562	213.99	1,203	12thin

One grade step is worth $95.25/cwt here — about $554 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 sale951 hd

296.26

—

AR average7 barns · 1,761 hd

295.91

+0.35

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

Every lot

100 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 1Value Added	322	408.82/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,316	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	384.35/cwt	345.00–405.00	1,265	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	326.27/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,077	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	365	405.03/cwt	403.00–410.00	1,478	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	373.01/cwt	350.00–399.00	1,391	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	318.51/cwt	289.00–350.00	1,210	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,444	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	309.16/cwt	282.00–332.00	1,302	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	358.65/cwt	333.00–389.00	1,521	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	282.78/cwt	253.00–313.00	1,318	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	483	329.35/cwt	321.00–349.00	1,591	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	324.76/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,575	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	492	226.97/cwt	219.00–242.00	1,117	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	508	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,712	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	278.60/cwt	257.00–292.00	1,446	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	313.60/cwt	287.00–343.00	1,631	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,114	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	562	223.32/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,255	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	259.66/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,480	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	308.35/cwt	280.00–316.00	1,770	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	578	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,815	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	614	254.08/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,560	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,341	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	280.12/cwt	256.00–299.00	1,737	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	270.18/cwt	249.00–278.00	1,797	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	669	249.82/cwt	225.00–254.00	1,671	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,743	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	236.23/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,689	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	247.06/cwt	245.50–256.00	1,796	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,818	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,808	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,631	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	778	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,400	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,932	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	244.88/cwt	230.00–245.00	2,006	121
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	845	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,775	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	860	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,754	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	955	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,700	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	319	171.76/cwt	150.00–215.00	548	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	322.60/cwt	280.00–345.00	1,065	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	336	259.96/cwt	230.00–279.00	873	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	368	322.33/cwt	307.00–330.00	1,186	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	263.59/cwt	240.00–275.00	975	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	315.09/cwt	286.00–355.00	1,185	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	398	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,027	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	244.98/cwt	220.00–269.00	1,026	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	299.06/cwt	270.00–321.00	1,256	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	434	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,341	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	204.50/cwt	200.00–209.00	890	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,177	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	468	305.77/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,431	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	293.70/cwt	272.00–301.00	1,395	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	249.84/cwt	213.00–269.00	1,194	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	488	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,098	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	280.78/cwt	256.00–300.00	1,446	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	290.63/cwt	275.00–303.00	1,517	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	243.54/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,283	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	547	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,657	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,392	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	232.50/cwt	210.00–246.00	1,323	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	266.24/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,534	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	583	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,294	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	244.68/cwt	230.00–266.00	1,502	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	219.40/cwt	200.00–233.00	1,365	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	629	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,698	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	218.68/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,441	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	203.63/cwt	184.00–210.00	1,360	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	697	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,596	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,562	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	733	209.00/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,532	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,640	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	773	194.02/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,500	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	784	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,686	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	810	173.34/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,404	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	305	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	942	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	332.71/cwt	321.00–357.00	1,131	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	272.24/cwt	257.00–300.00	1,002	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	339.91/cwt	319.00–371.00	1,275	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	408	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,171	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	328.73/cwt	310.00–351.00	1,391	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	436	285.30/cwt	259.00–300.00	1,244	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	479	311.09/cwt	291.00–352.00	1,490	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	262.84/cwt	240.00–287.00	1,267	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	313.10/cwt	275.00–317.00	1,606	45
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	265.09/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,378	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	548	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,480	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	567	245.01/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,389	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	280.48/cwt	266.00–290.00	1,607	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	614	271.50/cwt	256.00–275.00	1,667	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	638	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,531	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	671	249.36/cwt	237.00–261.00	1,673	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	236.72/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,728	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	753	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,657	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	770	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,509	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	774	195.34/cwt	195.00–196.00	1,512	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	820	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,222	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	880	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,751	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 22, 2024

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

Receipts 1,864Last week 894Year ago 565

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	204.00	204.00
11	—	330	305.00–350.00	326.27
3	—	715	229.00–240.00	236.23
21	—	669	225.00–254.00	249.82
1	—	755	216.00	216.00
18	—	421	282.00–332.00	309.16
1	—	955	178.00	178.00
2	—	845	210.00	210.00
18	—	570	257.00–260.00	259.66
28	—	466	253.00–313.00	282.78
16	—	519	257.00–292.00	278.60
6	—	614	250.00–262.00	254.08
31	—	380	289.00–350.00	318.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	689	253.00	253.00
70	—	782	247.00	247.00
35	—	742	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	819	230.00–245.00	244.88
27	—	373	350.00–399.00	373.01
28	—	665	249.00–278.00	270.18
39	—	520	287.00–343.00	313.60
101	—	485	310.00–355.00	324.76
31	—	727	245.50–256.00	247.06
22	—	329	345.00–405.00	384.35
1	—	750	241.00	241.00
47	—	620	256.00–299.00	280.12
97	—	424	333.00–389.00	358.65
92	—	574	280.00–316.00	308.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	219.00–242.00	226.97
3	—	562	220.00–225.00	223.32
1	—	355	217.00	217.00
2	—	528	211.00	211.00
2	—	778	180.00	180.00
1	—	615	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	405.00–415.00	408.82
4	—	400	361.00	361.00
8	—	578	314.00	314.00
8	—	508	337.00	337.00
25	—	483	321.00–349.00	329.35
10	—	365	403.00–410.00	405.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	547	303.00	303.00
4	—	629	270.00	270.00
5	—	434	309.00	309.00
26	—	468	305.00–307.00	305.77
17	—	368	307.00–330.00	322.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	576	250.00–295.00	266.24
68	—	475	272.00–301.00	293.70
75	—	420	270.00–321.00	299.06
14	—	614	230.00–266.00	244.68
53	—	515	256.00–300.00	280.78
53	—	376	286.00–355.00	315.09
9	—	659	216.00–224.00	218.68
41	—	330	280.00–345.00	322.60
1	—	770	213.00	213.00
1	—	720	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	522	275.00–303.00	290.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	225.00	225.00
3	—	319	150.00–215.00	171.76
2	—	435	200.00–209.00	204.50
1	—	395	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	697	229.00	229.00
22	—	784	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	478	213.00–269.00	249.84
6	—	622	200.00–233.00	219.40
5	—	336	230.00–279.00	259.96
17	—	370	240.00–275.00	263.59
5	—	668	184.00–210.00	203.63
10	—	569	210.00–246.00	232.50
7	—	419	220.00–269.00	244.98
3	—	810	170.00–175.00	173.34
2	—	733	208.00–210.00	209.00
2	—	773	192.00–196.00	194.02
16	—	527	225.00–250.00	243.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	222.00	222.00
2	—	398	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	436	270.00	270.00
6	—	548	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	340	321.00–357.00	332.71
45	—	513	275.00–317.00	313.10
12	—	479	291.00–352.00	311.09
19	—	375	319.00–371.00	339.91
12	—	573	266.00–290.00	280.48
6	—	614	256.00–275.00	271.50
2	—	753	220.00	220.00
12	—	423	310.00–351.00	328.73
3	—	730	232.00–239.00	236.72
8	—	671	237.00–261.00	249.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	548	270.00	270.00
2	—	408	287.00	287.00
1	—	770	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	199.00	199.00
1	—	820	149.00	149.00
3	—	774	195.00–196.00	195.34
3	—	567	235.00–250.00	245.01
7	—	436	259.00–300.00	285.30
4	—	520	255.00–270.00	265.09
2	—	638	240.00	240.00
1	—	650	220.00	220.00
9	—	368	257.00–300.00	272.24
4	—	482	240.00–287.00	262.84
1	—	305	309.00	309.00

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.