Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed with the better 300-400 lbs 14.00-23.00 higher 400-650 lbs steady to 4.00 lower except the better 400-450 lbs 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300-350 lb 7.00-10.00 higher 350-600 lbs 2.00-12.00 lower few 600-750 lb yearlings 1.00-6.00 higher. Quality was not as good as last week with more fleshy new crop calves in the offering. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00-10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.20/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −148.91 against this barn's trailing median of $401.11.

Average price

$252.20

42 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,374

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$63.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.09

vs AR average

−25.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	270.95	1,446	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	519	264.58	1,373	7thin
Medium and Large 2	568	225.69	1,282	15thin
Medium and Large 3	595	207.00	1,232	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.95/cwt here — about $214 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $440.79, low $366.96, median $401.11 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale42 hd

252.20

—

AR average9 barns · 324 hd

263.29

−11.09

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−25.02

This barn, trailing median25 sales

401.11

−148.91

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	1,573	146.67	2,307	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	123.41	1,782	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	121.71	1,432	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	998	105.15	1,049	41

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,254	$1,551	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,344	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	898	$1,197	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$1,225	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	725	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,675	2thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	386	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	343.19/cwt	337.00–355.00	1,153	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	321.86/cwt	300.00–338.00	1,210	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	277.89/cwt	267.00–287.00	1,462	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	234.53/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,712	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	264.58/cwt	261.00–266.00	1,373	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	423	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	288.10/cwt	252.00–300.00	1,207	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	297.71/cwt	250.00–330.00	1,152	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,343.54/head	1,175.00–1,500.00	1,344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,514	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	129.26/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,161	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	353	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	822	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	300.22/cwt	291.00–312.00	1,576	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	1,197.42/head	950.00–1,375.00	1,197	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	132.54/cwt	109.00–141.00	1,105	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	266.22/cwt	184.00–290.00	1,387	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	251.36/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,465	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	342.01/cwt	320.00–363.00	1,460	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	279.63/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,440	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	1,550.56/head	1,275.00–1,825.00	1,551	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	236.69/cwt	225.00–261.00	1,508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	332	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	259.18/cwt	236.00–275.00	1,187	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	335.04/cwt	310.00–367.00	1,102	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	236.18/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	332.71/cwt	290.00–341.00	1,464	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	224.95/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	225.95/cwt	218.00–240.00	1,313	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	332.22/cwt	330.00–333.00	1,213	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	283.70/cwt	245.00–301.00	1,084	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	273.80/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,131	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	292.10/cwt	269.00–303.00	929	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	278.88/cwt	249.00–297.00	1,300	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	198.96/cwt	198.00–202.00	1,349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	274.78/cwt	230.00–285.00	1,316	19
Bulls	—	—	1,583	158.07/cwt	150.00–167.00	2,502	11
Bulls	—	—	1,772	138.81/cwt	126.00–148.00	2,460	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	99.44/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,076	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	78.06/cwt	76.00–82.00	685	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	105.32/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,054	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	130.87/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,852	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	92.22/cwt	85.00–96.00	895	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	116.29/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,200	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	118.08/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,729	7
Bulls	—	—	1,205	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,422	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	127.33/cwt	118.00–140.00	1,514	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	115.58/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,356	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	201.56/cwt	200.00–203.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	239.97/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	253.64/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,106	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	714	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	340	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	319	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	317.36/cwt	285.00–341.00	1,517	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	618	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	625	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,613	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	466	274.40/cwt	257.00–280.00	1,279	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	427	302.31/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,291	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	522	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,409	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	450	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	431	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,293	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	396.63/cwt	377.00–411.00	1,487	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	233.33/cwt	218.00–240.00	1,652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	281.56/cwt	260.00–301.00	1,596	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	900–950	910	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	367.24/cwt	357.00–391.00	1,531	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	294.65/cwt	276.00–326.00	1,403	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	256.02/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,580	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	328.07/cwt	315.00–332.00	1,644	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	301.83/cwt	289.00–315.00	1,714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	415.64/cwt	369.00–427.00	1,442	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	311.61/cwt	294.00–326.00	1,315	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	354.32/cwt	346.00–370.00	1,679	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	355.72/cwt	350.00–369.00	1,135	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	273.44/cwt	258.00–287.00	1,684	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	671	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	346.66/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,248	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	350	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	950–1000	964	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,832	5

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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