Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 4.00-16.00 higher mostly 5.00-8.00 higher 600-650 lbs 30.00 higher than last weeks light test. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady to 4.00 lower 500-650 lbs 1.00-14.00 higher. Slaughter cows uneven generally steady except the high dressing breaker cows 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.72/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −142.36 against this barn's trailing median of $401.08.

Average price

$258.72

67 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$356

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

$62.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.07

vs AR average

−9.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	262.24	1,446	59
Medium and Large 2	532	237.45	1,263	7thin
Medium and Large 3	545	200.00	1,090	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.24/cwt here — about $356 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 sale67 hd

258.72

—

AR average9 barns · 268 hd

248.65

+10.07

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−9.66

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.08

−142.36

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	1,618	152.13	2,462	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,405	125.87	1,769	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	124.83	1,488	143
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,034	111.92	1,157	43

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,253	$1,900	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,701	8
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	972	$1,436	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	912	$1,678	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,365	$1,788	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	989	128.48/cwt	110.00–140.00	1,271	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	335.53/cwt	318.00–351.00	1,423	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	263.83/cwt	251.00–287.00	1,638	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	292.14/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,110	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	241.52/cwt	229.00–252.00	1,261	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	441	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	258.27/cwt	238.00–282.00	1,475	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	325.95/cwt	309.00–341.00	1,027	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	137.87/cwt	125.00–149.00	1,479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	228.58/cwt	207.00–250.00	1,447	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,777	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	274.27/cwt	267.00–301.00	897	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	247.30/cwt	238.00–257.00	1,442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	302.44/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,403	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,019	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,692	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	276.80/cwt	250.00–303.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	268.37/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,149	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	260.54/cwt	248.00–266.00	1,227	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	207.84/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	942	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,072	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	963	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,859	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	120.94/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,322	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	110.77/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,152	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	611	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	99.10/cwt	89.00–103.00	928	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	128.22/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,795	25
Bulls	—	—	1,714	156.96/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,690	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	480	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	840	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	121.68/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,722	14
Bulls	—	—	1,491	145.69/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,172	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	107.13/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,080	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	128.20/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,572	82
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	120.97/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,395	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	219.50/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	354.44/cwt	345.00–386.00	1,517	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	353.38/cwt	342.00–371.00	1,300	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	270.42/cwt	257.00–280.00	1,806	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	316.06/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,182	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	340.22/cwt	325.00–349.00	1,623	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	240.16/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,631	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	436	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,264	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	278.32/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,339	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	334.40/cwt	315.00–347.00	1,585	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	317.16/cwt	292.00–337.00	1,798	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	298.56/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,257	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	254.16/cwt	239.00–261.00	1,563	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	266.34/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,414	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	331.72/cwt	309.00–350.00	1,738	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	295.90/cwt	284.00–307.00	1,826	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	410.42/cwt	400.00–421.00	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	221.22/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,821	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	1,435.53/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,436	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,701.05/head	1,275.00–2,175.00	1,701	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	387.09/cwt	351.00–403.00	1,436	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	299.15/cwt	281.00–314.00	1,600	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	282.46/cwt	269.00–291.00	1,585	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	1,677.51/head	1,325.00–2,000.00	1,678	3

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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