Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend sale not reported last week. Supply heavy with good demand including 3 loads of green 840 lb yearling steers that sold well. Slaughter cows and bulls were in high demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $308.13/cwt on 132 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −146.90 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$308.13

132 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$34.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.80

vs AR average

−2.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	315.76	1,703	100
Medium and Large 2	537	285.22	1,533	25
Medium and Large 1-2	571	281.00	1,605	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.76/cwt here — about $99 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.38, low $409.13, median $455.03 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 sale132 hd

308.13

—

AR average10 barns · 477 hd

295.33

+12.80

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

−2.64

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−146.90

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	—	Low	1,617	157.41	2,545	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	136.21	1,987	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	134.28	1,651	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	124.46	1,223	41

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)	1,189	$2,779	36
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,149	$2,363	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,072	$1,774	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	978	$2,700	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,618	$3,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,216	$2,371	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,304	$2,223	9
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,191	$3,415	14
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,275	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	2,397.94/head	1,575.00–2,900.00	2,398	10
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	3,011.81/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	3,012	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	1,812.11/head	1,575.00–1,925.00	1,812	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	133.47/cwt	129.00–141.00	1,468	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	1,774.22/head	1,400.00–2,275.00	1,774	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	2,236.54/head	1,725.00–2,675.00	2,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	236.53/cwt	227.00–243.00	1,355	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,605	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	266.19/cwt	250.00–283.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	302.11/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	319.17/cwt	300.00–336.00	1,034	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	139.70/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	290.84/cwt	268.00–301.00	1,536	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	322.56/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,229	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	299.23/cwt	285.00–311.00	1,421	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	321.82/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,361	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	262.11/cwt	248.00–276.00	1,245	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	285.56/cwt	254.00–305.00	948	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	267.44/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,516	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	274.75/cwt	240.00–286.00	1,170	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	813	215.50/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	249.82/cwt	231.00–265.00	1,536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	243.84/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,266	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	285.40/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,065	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	195.40/cwt	152.00–220.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	227.24/cwt	220.00–235.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	247.98/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,681	2
Bulls	—	—	1,315	135.51/cwt	129.00–143.00	1,782	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	121.58/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,099	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	106.47/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,132	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	143.71/cwt	137.00–154.00	2,268	6
Bulls	—	—	1,708	165.85/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,833	11
Bulls	—	—	1,593	150.63/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,079	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	129.79/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,760	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	138.69/cwt	134.00–150.00	1,668	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	129.61/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,630	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	128.65/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,341	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	270.18/cwt	257.00–281.00	1,402	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	277.49/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	375.08/cwt	347.00–401.00	1,425	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	383	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,149	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	305.77/cwt	290.00–326.00	1,731	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	325.35/cwt	306.00–343.00	1,672	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	252.93/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	314.75/cwt	297.00–331.00	1,306	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	340.98/cwt	320.00–358.00	1,466	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	345.02/cwt	325.00–373.00	1,635	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	386.56/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,280	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,369	2,459.96/head	2,450.00–2,475.00	2,460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	254.13/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,443	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,058	180
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,616	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	2,779.49/head	1,450.00–3,050.00	2,779	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,618	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	290.23/cwt	264.00–296.00	1,788	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,853	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	281.72/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,344	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	260.47/cwt	240.00–276.00	1,610	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	278.86/cwt	266.00–289.00	1,601	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	315.92/cwt	300.00–343.00	1,494	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	2,362.79/head	1,550.00–2,650.00	2,363	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	242.60/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,502	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	315.39/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,063	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	317.33/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,215	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	300.39/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,556	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	353.89/cwt	347.00–357.00	1,362	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	365.09/cwt	339.00–393.00	1,533	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	267.02/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,762	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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