Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 2.00-17.00 higher mostly 6.00-12.00 higher except the better 300-350 lbs 3.00 lower not enough over 600 lbs for a trend. Feeder heifers mixed with the 300-350 lbs 6.00-10.00 lower 350-550 lbs steady to 6.00 higher and 550-650 lbs 1.00-8.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand on most classes of feeders. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.43/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −145.67 against this barn's trailing median of $401.11.

Average price

$255.43

49 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$65.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.22

vs AR average

−14.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	257.56	1,377	45
Medium and Large 2	525	244.66	1,284	3thin
Medium and Large 3	535	192.00	1,027	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.56/cwt here — about $349 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 sale49 hd

255.43

—

AR average7 barns · 196 hd

249.22

+6.22

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−14.76

This barn, trailing median25 sales

401.11

−145.67

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	1,507	143.83	2,168	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	127.76	1,822	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	123.58	1,457	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,055	108.66	1,146	21

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)	1,135	$1,557	6
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,653	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	798	$1,426	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1	500–550	514	265.11/cwt	249.00–274.00	1,363	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	325.35/cwt	319.00–347.00	1,054	24
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,652.85/head	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,653	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	1,425.78/head	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	365.85/cwt	358.00–377.00	1,174	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	286.93/cwt	260.00–306.00	1,222	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	1000–1050	1,016	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	800–850	816	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,285	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	244.66/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	277.12/cwt	250.00–314.00	906	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,210	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	269.48/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,609	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	900–950	919	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	131.20/cwt	119.00–141.00	1,366	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,556.63/head	1,400.00–1,725.00	1,557	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,217	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	313.99/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,074	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	325.48/cwt	300.00–363.00	1,533	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	238.73/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	283.20/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,634	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	283.02/cwt	267.00–290.00	1,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	340.65/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	254.86/cwt	230.00–269.00	1,228	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	267.69/cwt	250.00–283.00	1,132	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	309.57/cwt	277.00–320.00	1,006	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	296.69/cwt	271.00–303.00	1,386	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	262.71/cwt	247.00–273.00	1,361	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	312.85/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,161	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	267.34/cwt	239.00–291.00	1,283	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	265.16/cwt	240.00–306.00	1,021	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	303.40/cwt	299.00–325.00	1,268	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	237.98/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	240.55/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,342	2
Bulls	—	—	1,707	155.65/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,657	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	121.50/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,310	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	83.95/cwt	82.00–85.00	747	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	120.80/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,791	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	130.04/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,540	23
Bulls	—	—	1,432	144.28/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,066	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	110.23/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,219	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	95.47/cwt	94.00–99.00	991	3
Bulls	—	—	1,427	131.29/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,874	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,685	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	137.68/cwt	128.00–151.00	1,870	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	119.98/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,399	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	203.28/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	208.63/cwt	200.00–218.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	259.69/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,457	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	110.73/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,376	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	391	294.46/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,151	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	587	235.41/cwt	233.00–236.00	1,382	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	410	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	221.50/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	326.41/cwt	301.00–345.00	1,714	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	491	258.78/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,271	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	970	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	311.81/cwt	235.00–331.00	1,300	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,512	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	300.67/cwt	276.00–328.00	1,690	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	378.69/cwt	345.00–399.00	1,420	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	383.88/cwt	381.00–401.00	1,271	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	243.87/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,405	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	298.31/cwt	286.00–323.00	1,542	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	281.59/cwt	270.00–301.00	1,321	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	350.45/cwt	313.00–365.00	1,521	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	320.31/cwt	305.00–331.00	1,185	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	330.89/cwt	315.00–349.00	1,568	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,677	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	327.82/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,285	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	269.31/cwt	259.00–279.00	1,645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	224.84/cwt	217.00–233.00	1,731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	303.28/cwt	297.00–317.00	1,283	37

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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