Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend sale has been closed last two weeks. Demand was good with prices sharply higher than three weeks ago. Quality and condition was good to average with several groups of weaned calves in the offering. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $241.22/cwt on 577 head.

Average price

$241.22

577 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$480

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

$61.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.25

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	249.85	1,284	430
Medium and Large 1-2	540	220.84	1,192	31
Medium and Large 2	479	218.57	1,048	101
Medium and Large 3	427	188.42	804	15thin

One grade step is worth $61.44/cwt here — about $480 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 sale577 hd

241.22

—

AR average9 barns · 2,086 hd

227.97

+13.25

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

Every lot, as filed

112 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	249.21/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	172.83/cwt	145.00–200.00	900	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	144.62/cwt	130.00–187.00	952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	334.00/cwt	300.00–343.00	1,072	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	319.46/cwt	302.00–349.00	1,208	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	716	202.90/cwt	180.00–214.00	1,453	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	231.32/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,453	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	285.44/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,108	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	264.36/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,253	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	696	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	489	208.81/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,021	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	403	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,132	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	572	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	733	155.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,137	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	500	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	587	248.69/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,460	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	472	276.83/cwt	274.00–284.00	1,307	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	329	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	333	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	273.09/cwt	260.00–287.00	907	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	212.52/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,309	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	232.54/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,658	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	284.30/cwt	273.00–307.00	1,487	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	270.26/cwt	250.00–297.00	1,146	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	251.22/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,306	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	271.57/cwt	248.00–288.00	1,562	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	230.73/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,294	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	308.83/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,618	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	459	329.41/cwt	315.00–343.00	1,512	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,636	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	312.99/cwt	295.00–343.00	1,305	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	250.74/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,577	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	543	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,439	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	330	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,099	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	230.57/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,762	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	300.57/cwt	281.00–320.00	1,416	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	441	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,310	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	336	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,112	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	391	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,365	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	632	269.23/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,702	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	412	284.87/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,174	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	290.16/cwt	285.00–294.00	1,610	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	235.47/cwt	213.00–250.00	1,474	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	278.13/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,324	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	265.96/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,412	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	249.90/cwt	225.00–262.00	1,412	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	234.19/cwt	210.00–241.00	1,560	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	286.11/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,236	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	261.20/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,115	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	294.89/cwt	280.00–322.00	1,118	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,444	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	299.50/cwt	295.00–305.00	973	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	808	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	247.41/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,153	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	605	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,337	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	787	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,637	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	359	262.45/cwt	250.00–270.00	942	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	184.97/cwt	169.00–200.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	703	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,195	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	204.98/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	678	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,485	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	228.34/cwt	218.00–240.00	1,224	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	163.41/cwt	152.00–174.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	194.90/cwt	180.00–210.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	781	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,406	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	197.98/cwt	180.00–204.00	1,142	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	540	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	201.27/cwt	190.00–214.00	1,258	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	239.14/cwt	220.00–260.00	887	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,035	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	219.53/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,030	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	198.84/cwt	181.00–210.00	853	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	184.35/cwt	176.00–199.00	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	873	145.13/cwt	130.00–160.00	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	154.91/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	262.94/cwt	239.00–271.00	1,270	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	210.02/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,105	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	234.43/cwt	220.00–250.00	781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,227	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	980	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	263.51/cwt	246.00–279.00	1,123	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	239.11/cwt	220.00–254.00	992	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	171.63/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,050	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	199.53/cwt	194.00–205.00	1,355	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	274.86/cwt	250.00–289.00	1,006	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	443	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,103	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	313	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	898	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	244.55/cwt	223.00–263.00	1,272	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	228.34/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,308	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	262.63/cwt	254.00–272.00	1,379	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	188.23/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	543	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	443	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,152	2

How this sale compares

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.

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