Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 2.00-10.00 lower on a very light test 500-600 lbs steady to 10.00 higher no trend on weights over 600 lbs. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 6.00 higher. Supply was light with good demand on weaned cattle. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00-9.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.46/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −129.61 against this barn's trailing median of $401.08.

Average price

$271.46

93 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$414

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

$89.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.34

vs AR average

+7.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	275.57	1,437	87
Medium and Large 2	569	224.81	1,279	4thin
Medium and Large 3	550	186.00	1,023	2thin

One grade step is worth $89.57/cwt here — about $414 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale93 hd

271.46

—

AR average8 barns · 281 hd

258.12

+13.34

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

+7.50

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.08

−129.61

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	—	Average	1,637	149.18	2,443	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,409	128.55	1,811	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	128.29	1,519	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	112.00	1,124	46

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,403	$1,650	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,141	$1,602	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,064	$1,338	8
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,028	$2,116	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,036	$1,709	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,069	$2,199	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,157	$1,918	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	298.19/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,557	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,238	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	330.78/cwt	290.00–344.00	1,575	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	286.67/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,367	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	1,338.10/head	1,100.00–1,575.00	1,338	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,172	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,828.66/head	1,475.00–2,175.00	1,829	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	129.35/cwt	100.00–154.00	1,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	387.29/cwt	361.00–399.00	1,301	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	1,602.22/head	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,602	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	129.41/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,227	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	276.65/cwt	269.00–281.00	1,333	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	2,199.38/head	1,625.00–2,450.00	2,199	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,403	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	299.28/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,248	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	347.91/cwt	335.00–361.00	1,186	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,555	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	2,116.25/head	1,575.00–2,225.00	2,116	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	729	202.19/cwt	190.00–214.00	1,474	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	279.35/cwt	269.00–291.00	1,447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	255.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	310.18/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,138	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	323.77/cwt	319.00–330.00	1,208	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	259.58/cwt	220.00–271.00	1,220	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	265.63/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,132	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	226.75/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,315	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	250.95/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	218.04/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,337	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	253.64/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	249.50/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	294.44/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	176.61/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,519	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	110.18/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,074	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	90.39/cwt	80.00–100.00	889	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	141.00/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,990	5
Bulls	—	—	1,616	141.99/cwt	135.00–147.00	2,295	7
Bulls	—	—	1,435	130.76/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,876	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	157.90/cwt	149.00–162.00	2,673	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	124.66/cwt	117.00–131.00	1,755	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	134.79/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,595	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	122.05/cwt	113.00–129.00	1,450	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	106.30/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,229	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	97.28/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,124	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	126.17/cwt	119.00–133.00	1,291	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	316.04/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,071	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	277.35/cwt	251.00–300.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	357	236.25/cwt	219.00–245.00	843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	328.35/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,363	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	474	271.80/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,288	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	503	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,308	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	632	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,700	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	573	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	353	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	815	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	496	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,488	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	351.63/cwt	327.00–360.00	1,487	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	343.86/cwt	329.00–357.00	1,637	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	290.43/cwt	289.00–299.00	1,600	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	345.40/cwt	320.00–358.00	1,444	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	277.00/cwt	265.00–289.00	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	313.84/cwt	287.00–323.00	1,202	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	354.10/cwt	339.00–365.00	1,346	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	311.88/cwt	284.00–322.00	1,282	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	225.19/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	333.20/cwt	301.00–347.00	1,693	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	277.51/cwt	262.00–295.00	1,429	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	341.38/cwt	319.00–347.00	1,171	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	225.36/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	271.94/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	254.56/cwt	231.00–262.00	1,583	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	237.62/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,490	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	1,709.49/head	1,400.00–2,000.00	1,709	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	361	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,231	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	387.47/cwt	369.00–399.00	1,306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	269.31/cwt	246.00–284.00	1,527	12

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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