Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to 7.00 lower with the better 450-550 lbs 15.00-20.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 4.00-19.00 lower except the better 350-400 lbs 5.00 higher few 600-700 lb yearlings 3.00-4.00 higher. Quality and condition not as good as past few weeks. The offering was mostly unweaned new crop calves that pulled the averages down. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.22/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −149.86 against this barn's trailing median of $401.08.

Average price

$251.22

57 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$11.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.35

vs AR average

−13.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	253.30	1,385	41
Medium and Large 1-2	555	250.00	1,388	8thin
Medium and Large 2	527	241.78	1,274	8thin

One grade step is worth $11.52/cwt here — about $111 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 sale57 hd

251.22

—

AR average7 barns · 288 hd

250.87

+0.35

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−13.30

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.08

−149.86

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	1,557	150.91	2,350	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	128.54	1,796	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	124.55	1,514	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	110.92	1,183	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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,081	$1,546	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	963	$1,100	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$1,608	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,400	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,188	$1,632	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$1,800	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 1-2	—	1,283	150.41/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,930	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	256.96/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,462	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	268.21/cwt	256.00–287.00	1,432	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	463	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	287.98/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,351	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,529	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	255.00/cwt	249.00–261.00	979	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	121.05/cwt	111.00–134.00	1,427	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,608.19/head	1,300.00–1,875.00	1,608	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	125.67/cwt	100.00–158.00	1,140	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,277	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,632.42/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,632	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	314.47/cwt	303.00–325.00	1,447	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	241.17/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,444	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	258.36/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,331	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	322.05/cwt	313.00–331.00	1,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	294.80/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,418	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	252.62/cwt	230.00–266.00	1,190	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	243.04/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,237	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	299.94/cwt	291.00–311.00	1,263	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	333.45/cwt	320.00–357.00	1,080	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	251.61/cwt	239.00–256.00	1,588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	263.63/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,371	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	286.27/cwt	271.00–303.00	1,245	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	261.03/cwt	241.00–281.00	1,112	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	638	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	110.74/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,172	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	124.83/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,721	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,664	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	139.16/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,993	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	121.45/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,471	35
Bulls	—	—	1,614	158.19/cwt	154.00–174.00	2,553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	498	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,140	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	108.88/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,231	5
Bulls	—	—	1,526	146.94/cwt	138.00–154.00	2,242	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	130.04/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,603	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	95.22/cwt	90.00–100.00	987	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	124.58/cwt	118.00–133.00	1,393	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	539	252.05/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	287.67/cwt	280.00–295.00	912	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	250.43/cwt	246.00–258.00	1,417	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	249.60/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,111	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	443	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	452	269.33/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	687	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,587	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	256.37/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,623	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	438	277.64/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,216	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	387.68/cwt	378.00–403.00	1,272	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	310.70/cwt	307.00–313.00	1,619	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	557	258.66/cwt	258.00–259.00	1,441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	556	249.55/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,387	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	251.92/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,428	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	270.58/cwt	258.00–291.00	1,542	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	240.69/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,605	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	1,546.29/head	1,150.00–1,775.00	1,546	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	127.82/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	325.51/cwt	315.00–343.00	1,396	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	350.81/cwt	343.00–381.00	1,379	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	277.63/cwt	270.00–307.00	1,322	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	229.51/cwt	224.00–233.00	1,535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,729	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	298.05/cwt	265.00–313.00	1,520	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	328.24/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,539	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	287.80/cwt	277.00–304.00	1,643	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	319.50/cwt	300.00–333.00	1,182	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	331.47/cwt	325.00–341.00	1,077	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	298.25/cwt	284.00–319.00	1,262	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	343.80/cwt	329.00–361.00	1,461	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	360.90/cwt	335.00–379.00	1,328	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	398	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	248.98/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	248.00/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,607	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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