Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 1.00-10.00 higher mostly 4.00 higher 500-650 lbs 1.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly 1.00-10.00 higher except the better 500-550 lbs 10.00 lower no trend on weights over 600 lbs. Supply was moderate with good demand on most cattle. Slaughter cows 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.42/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −152.66 against this barn's trailing median of $401.08.

Average price

$248.42

53 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,367

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

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

$52.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.09

vs AR average

−18.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	259.67	1,429	35
Medium and Large 2	551	230.30	1,269	15thin
Medium and Large 3	545	207.67	1,132	3thin

One grade step is worth $52.01/cwt here — about $298 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

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $440.79, low $350.40, median $401.08 across 26 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 sale53 hd

248.42

—

AR average8 barns · 240 hd

254.51

−6.09

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−18.45

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.08

−152.66

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	1,776	155.92	2,770	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,491	130.61	1,947	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	128.27	1,515	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	115.21	1,195	11

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)	1,171	$1,942	11
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	934	$1,760	8
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,018	$1,706	12
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,194	$1,562	6
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	874	$1,684	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,216	$3,307	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,227	$2,633	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,281	$2,174	17

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 2	850–900	870	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	329.62/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	260.65/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,228	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,545	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	1,941.61/head	1,650.00–2,125.00	1,942	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	1,910.83/head	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,911	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	600–650	618	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	241.26/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,288	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	238.04/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,495	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	1,562.21/head	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	194.34/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	322.43/cwt	300.00–363.00	1,538	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	1,706.30/head	1,050.00–2,075.00	1,706	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	275.46/cwt	274.00–276.00	1,369	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	306.15/cwt	299.00–320.00	1,004	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,478	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	298.08/cwt	275.00–313.00	1,392	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,216	3,306.99/head	2,000.00–3,900.00	3,307	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	286.03/cwt	271.00–303.00	1,050	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	270.53/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,539	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	287.38/cwt	269.00–317.00	1,348	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	267.67/cwt	239.00–287.00	1,146	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	217.78/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,241	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	327.23/cwt	321.00–333.00	1,407	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	362.19/cwt	331.00–377.00	1,152	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	274.88/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	213.60/cwt	203.00–224.00	1,408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	178.07/cwt	165.00–191.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	253.02/cwt	220.00–280.00	979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	308.14/cwt	280.00–317.00	1,051	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	189.00/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	217.18/cwt	210.00–238.00	1,472	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	304.33/cwt	250.00–330.00	1,290	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	259.99/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,342	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	290.90/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,367	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,113	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	109.11/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,087	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,355	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,328	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	122.15/cwt	117.00–137.00	1,236	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	136.24/cwt	128.00–149.00	2,128	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	133.33/cwt	124.00–143.00	1,621	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	119.53/cwt	111.00–124.00	1,340	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	616	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	121.60/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,674	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,097	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	160.25/cwt	153.00–167.00	2,569	25
Bulls	—	—	2,047	149.15/cwt	135.00–153.00	3,053	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	327	315.73/cwt	311.00–319.00	1,032	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,234	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	185.39/cwt	170.00–200.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	343	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,132	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	426	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,278	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	713	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	256.49/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,598	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	229.78/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	468	273.06/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,278	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	311.80/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,185	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	536	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	544	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,550	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	256.99/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	426	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,193	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,494	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	118.16/cwt	112.00–133.00	1,251	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	302.00/cwt	280.00–329.00	1,537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	321.94/cwt	290.00–337.00	1,330	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	278.13/cwt	272.00–296.00	1,591	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	1,683.63/head	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,684	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	1,759.87/head	1,050.00–2,025.00	1,760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	252.82/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,459	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	378.13/cwt	361.00–417.00	1,573	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	269.63/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,410	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	352.60/cwt	336.00–381.00	1,343	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	373.48/cwt	355.00–389.00	1,225	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	301.01/cwt	270.00–323.00	1,683	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	375	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	709	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	272.68/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	333.19/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,439	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	332.67/cwt	300.00–351.00	1,251	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	355.62/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,682	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	481	313.41/cwt	300.00–326.00	1,508	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	401.33/cwt	383.00–421.00	1,461	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	343.11/cwt	323.00–353.00	1,129	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	420.37/cwt	389.00–451.00	1,404	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	322.68/cwt	302.00–337.00	1,684	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	529	260.67/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,379	7

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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