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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-02-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 29

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Feb 22Feb 29Mar 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

952 head

▼ 912 vs last sale 1,864▼ 426 vs year ago 1,378 · −30.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 196▼ 152 vs year ago 267 · −56.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs mostly 5.00-14.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly 2.00-10.00 higher except the better 500-600 lbs 1.00-6.00 lower. Quality and condition was good with several groups of long weaned cattle in the offering. Supply was moderate with good demand on most classes. 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $281.82/cwt on 430 head.

Average price

$281.82

430 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,342

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$585

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

$99.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.51

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	294.75	1,384	328
Medium and Large 1-2	483	286.00	1,381	6thin
Medium and Large 2	509	242.22	1,234	86
Medium and Large 3	408	195.52	799	10thin

One grade step is worth $99.23/cwt here — about $585 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 sale430 hd

281.82

—

AR average8 barns · 1,347 hd

269.31

+12.51

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	1,722	132.89	2,288	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,356	111.65	1,514	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	108.80	1,344	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,014	89.74	910	27

Every lot

86 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 3	323	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	775	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	391.09/cwt	360.00–417.00	1,275	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	334	332.41/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,110	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	298.18/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,103	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	378.50/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,408	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,320	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	308.19/cwt	280.00–333.00	1,285	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	359.57/cwt	337.00–387.00	1,514	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	345.81/cwt	313.00–389.00	1,618	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,344	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	287.25/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,402	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	328.14/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,736	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	278.97/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,490	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	309.23/cwt	291.00–326.00	1,722	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,026	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	286.17/cwt	284.00–288.00	1,648	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	591	243.94/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,442	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	289.13/cwt	283.00–290.00	1,778	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	245.93/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,562	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,593	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	689	235.48/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,622	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	235.57/cwt	229.00–242.00	1,691	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	818	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,636	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	944	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,982	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,028	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,645	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	294	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,038	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	333.50/cwt	290.00–349.00	1,084	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	339	343.52/cwt	339.00–359.00	1,165	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	260.05/cwt	250.00–270.00	960	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	316.31/cwt	279.00–339.00	1,211	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	200.31/cwt	190.00–210.00	767	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	303.57/cwt	280.00–324.00	1,287	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	192.86/cwt	179.00–215.00	820	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	259.81/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,125	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	295.90/cwt	270.00–307.00	1,385	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	254.48/cwt	225.00–280.00	1,214	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,381	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	238.84/cwt	220.00–264.00	1,247	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	279.76/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,500	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	260.07/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,480	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	235.68/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,376	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	617	268.97/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,660	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	225.76/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,400	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	248.83/cwt	231.00–259.00	1,555	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	194.33/cwt	179.00–210.00	1,327	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	190.44/cwt	186.00–199.00	1,386	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	762	162.54/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,239	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	350.27/cwt	330.00–363.00	1,173	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	284.72/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,048	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	393	345.66/cwt	345.00–347.00	1,358	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	316.64/cwt	300.00–331.00	1,330	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	269.28/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,144	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	447	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,341	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	309.49/cwt	287.00–319.00	1,461	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	265.96/cwt	250.00–284.00	1,263	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	301.05/cwt	291.00–311.00	1,559	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	253.13/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,347	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	283.47/cwt	260.00–299.00	1,638	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	579	245.10/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,419	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,469	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,463	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	245.35/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,627	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	683	218.04/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,489	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	719	223.63/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,608	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	122.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,733	2
Bulls	—	—	1,782	135.06/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,407	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	80.18/cwt	75.00–85.00	724	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	103.44/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,035	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	94.52/cwt	88.00–99.00	953	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	56.58/cwt	49.00–61.00	621	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	105.03/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,279	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	113.68/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,430	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,393	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,364	112.11/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,529	8

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 952Last week 1,864Year ago 1,378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 196Year ago 267

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	522	220.00–264.00	238.84
5	—	620	223.00–229.00	225.76
6	—	369	250.00–270.00	260.05
32	—	477	225.00–280.00	254.48
2	—	683	179.00–210.00	194.33
1	—	345	250.00	250.00
3	—	584	235.00–236.00	235.68
4	—	762	160.00–170.00	162.54
4	—	728	186.00–199.00	190.44
15	—	433	230.00–275.00	259.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	383	279.00–339.00	316.31
36	—	424	280.00–324.00	303.57
49	—	536	270.00–297.00	279.76
24	—	325	290.00–349.00	333.50
20	—	569	250.00–267.00	260.07
16	—	715	210.00	210.00
9	—	294	353.00	353.00
20	—	625	231.00–259.00	248.83
1	—	655	230.00	230.00
67	—	468	270.00–307.00	295.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	617	268.00–270.00	268.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	339	339.00–359.00	343.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	210.00	210.00
5	—	425	179.00–215.00	192.86
3	—	383	190.00–210.00	200.31
1	—	340	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	557	291.00–326.00	309.23
20	—	372	355.00–385.00	378.50
35	—	529	305.00–340.00	328.14
10	—	326	360.00–417.00	391.09
39	—	468	313.00–389.00	345.81
38	—	421	337.00–387.00	359.57
8	—	615	283.00–290.00	289.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	245.00	245.00
1	—	480	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	200.00	200.00
5	—	1,028	160.00	160.00
5	—	591	240.00–250.00	243.94
5	—	488	270.00–300.00	287.25
2	—	718	229.00–242.00	235.57
5	—	689	230.00–258.00	235.48
12	—	417	280.00–333.00	308.19
6	—	534	250.00–290.00	278.97
5	—	334	320.00–355.00	332.41
3	—	370	290.00–305.00	298.18
4	—	635	240.00–258.00	245.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	944	210.00	210.00
9	—	576	284.00–288.00	286.17
6	—	405	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	240.00	240.00
1	—	570	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	335	330.00–363.00	350.27
15	—	420	300.00–331.00	316.64
2	—	518	291.00–311.00	301.05
11	—	578	260.00–299.00	283.47
6	—	663	236.00–250.00	245.35
6	—	719	210.00–228.00	223.63
1	—	610	278.00	278.00
6	—	393	345.00–347.00	345.66
8	—	472	287.00–319.00	309.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	249.00	249.00
1	—	650	230.00	230.00
1	—	395	330.00	330.00
3	—	447	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	250.00–287.00	269.28
1	—	700	200.00	200.00
1	—	625	234.00	234.00
8	—	532	245.00–270.00	253.13
6	—	368	275.00–292.00	284.72
10	—	475	250.00–284.00	265.96
6	—	579	230.00–260.00	245.10
2	—	683	216.00–220.00	218.04
1	—	345	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,098	49.00–61.00	56.58
2	—	903	75.00–85.00	80.18
10	—	1,001	100.00–110.00	103.44
10	—	1,008	88.00–99.00	94.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,218	96.00–109.00	105.03
17	—	1,258	110.00–118.00	113.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,364	109.00–117.00	112.11
1	—	1,290	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,782	130.00–138.00	135.06
2	—	1,420	120.00–125.00	122.01

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.