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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs 15.00-25.00 lower over 450 lbs mostly steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 20.00 lower mostly 5.00-10.00 lower except the better 500-550 lbs 4.00 higher. Quality and condition of most cattle not as good as last week with a lot of new crop calves in the offering. Slaughter cows mostly 1.00-2.00 higher with the high dressing breaker cows 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.26/cwt on 151 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −130.85 against this barn's trailing median of $401.11.

Average price

$270.26

151 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,455

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$425

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$79.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.86

vs AR average

−0.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	278.00	1,490	83
Medium and Large 1	542	264.90	1,435	60
Medium and Large 2	538	234.50	1,262	7thin
Medium and Large 3	535	199.00	1,065	1thin

One grade step is worth $79.00/cwt here — about $425 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 sale151 hd

270.26

—

AR average9 barns · 444 hd

262.39

+7.86

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−0.33

This barn, trailing median25 sales

401.11

−130.85

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	1,596	158.24	2,526	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,418	133.65	1,895	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,160	128.84	1,495	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	112.17	1,190	30

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,203	$2,075	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$1,900	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,671	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,604	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,565	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	890	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,439	$2,749	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,380	$2,272	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,535	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,391	$2,192	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,986	2thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	222.97/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	265.73/cwt	230.00–280.00	1,143	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,463	2,149.27/head	1,900.00–2,375.00	2,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	295.88/cwt	280.00–300.00	962	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,985.77/head	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,986	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,604.05/head	1,300.00–1,975.00	1,604	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	128.23/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,464	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,671.05/head	1,500.00–2,075.00	1,671	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	262.36/cwt	259.00–264.00	1,147	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,329	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	283.73/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,353	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,490	83
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	2,347.28/head	2,225.00–2,500.00	2,347	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,272.01/head	1,950.00–2,475.00	2,272	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,510	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	495	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,510	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,065.17/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	613	252.93/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,550	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	290.63/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,366	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	235.36/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,483	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	219.27/cwt	203.00–235.00	1,375	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	368.54/cwt	320.00–389.00	1,212	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	220.99/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	239.11/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,263	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	296.52/cwt	241.00–310.00	1,400	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	898	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	260.65/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,488	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	252.68/cwt	225.00–271.00	1,218	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	273.35/cwt	257.00–299.00	1,020	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	267.79/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	192.50/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	300.32/cwt	273.00–325.00	1,264	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	245.64/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,398	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	764	184.45/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,409	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	261.34/cwt	239.00–283.00	1,262	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	89.31/cwt	85.00–96.00	949	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,428	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	141.76/cwt	130.00–152.00	1,965	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	122.53/cwt	116.00–130.00	1,823	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	123.78/cwt	116.00–133.00	1,347	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	135.39/cwt	129.00–149.00	1,553	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	120.70/cwt	112.00–129.00	1,421	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	109.29/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,056	5
Bulls	—	—	1,658	162.02/cwt	156.00–170.00	2,686	12
Bulls	—	—	1,491	151.77/cwt	137.00–156.00	2,263	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	467	287.79/cwt	280.00–293.00	1,344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	604	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	209.25/cwt	195.00–223.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	205.83/cwt	200.00–211.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	416	341.01/cwt	320.00–359.00	1,419	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	391	296.13/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,158	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	582	235.33/cwt	224.00–242.00	1,370	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	517	249.86/cwt	244.00–253.00	1,292	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	250.45/cwt	238.00–259.00	1,548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	498	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	322.93/cwt	300.00–341.00	1,702	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	208.97/cwt	207.00–211.00	1,615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	291.38/cwt	280.00–304.00	1,492	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	803	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,606	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,821	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	383	354.11/cwt	349.00–360.00	1,356	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,591	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,439	2,749.15/head	2,275.00–3,225.00	2,749	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	617	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,808	31
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,565.19/head	1,400.00–1,725.00	1,565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	509	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,787	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	345.24/cwt	320.00–359.00	1,460	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	273.96/cwt	251.00–294.00	1,444	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	310.36/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,521	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	353.36/cwt	322.00–379.00	1,357	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	376.84/cwt	367.00–389.00	1,413	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	345.85/cwt	308.00–367.00	1,664	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	336.27/cwt	317.00–347.00	1,116	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	265.14/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,527	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	246.67/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,423	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	541	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,509	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	290.60/cwt	289.00–297.00	1,712	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	362.13/cwt	334.00–377.00	1,496	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	279.68/cwt	266.00–287.00	1,740	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	372.44/cwt	330.00–389.00	1,222	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	312.42/cwt	300.00–341.00	1,153	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	231.38/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,513	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	330	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,284	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	247.43/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	244.11/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,762	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	307.73/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,280	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	395.53/cwt	390.00–401.00	1,226	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	244.98/cwt	243.00–247.00	1,629	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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →