Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 13.00 lower mostly 2.00-6.00 lower not enough over 600 lbs for a trend last week. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly steady to 5.00 higher except the better 350-400 lbs and some plainer kind 4.00-6.00 lower. Had some loads of yearlings that sold well. Supply was moderate with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower on the ones observed. No trend on slaughter bulls due to time limits.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.81/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −143.30 against this barn's trailing median of $401.11.

Average price

$257.81

117 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,419

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$324

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

$42.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.73

vs AR average

−9.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	262.12	1,439	83
Medium and Large 1-2	582	260.00	1,513	13thin
Medium and Large 2	540	242.69	1,311	18thin
Medium and Large 3	507	220.00	1,115	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.12/cwt here — about $324 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 sale117 hd

257.81

—

AR average10 barns · 705 hd

262.54

−4.73

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−9.81

This barn, trailing median25 sales

401.11

−143.30

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	1,713	150.00	2,569	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,154	133.71	1,543	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,355	131.65	1,784	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	125.16	1,333	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)	1,155	$1,683	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,083	$1,400	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$1,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	670	$1,277	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,142	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,074	14
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 2	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	277.67/cwt	260.00–301.00	922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	483	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,570	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	2,235.43/head	1,900.00–2,475.00	2,235	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	304.06/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,408	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,481	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	141.44/cwt	129.00–159.00	1,310	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,762.91/head	1,575.00–1,950.00	1,763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	271.25/cwt	242.00–290.00	1,142	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	1,592.00/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,513	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	879	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,899	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	2,266.87/head	2,000.00–2,475.00	2,267	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,683.08/head	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,683	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,086	122
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	304.96/cwt	284.00–315.00	1,552	18
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	294.63/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,550	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	281.19/cwt	265.00–302.00	1,060	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	272.35/cwt	260.00–283.00	1,408	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	328.15/cwt	306.00–335.00	1,352	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	294.45/cwt	267.00–311.00	1,248	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	336.60/cwt	330.00–343.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	261.31/cwt	250.00–278.00	1,503	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	312.92/cwt	300.00–323.00	1,220	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	283.21/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	264.60/cwt	251.00–273.00	1,646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	262.76/cwt	257.00–277.00	1,280	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	236.34/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,345	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	332.02/cwt	315.00–339.00	1,278	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	281.84/cwt	257.00–293.00	1,361	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	107.03/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,108	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	134.25/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,377	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	119.10/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,328	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	138.96/cwt	138.00–140.00	2,115	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	129.82/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,705	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	137.97/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,560	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	603	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,048	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	130.11/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,527	32
Bulls	—	—	1,425	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,009	1
Bulls	—	—	2,000	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	3,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	458	263.00/cwt	261.00–266.00	1,205	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	245.13/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,297	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	507	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	339.12/cwt	329.00–354.00	1,611	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	741	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,752	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	850–900	858	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	362.42/cwt	335.00–372.00	1,399	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	384.91/cwt	375.00–391.00	1,243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	236.52/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,570	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	448	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	306.98/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,741	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	268.57/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,644	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	256.58/cwt	245.00–269.00	1,475	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	676	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,670	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	1,277.24/head	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	280.51/cwt	279.00–282.00	1,837	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	245.97/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,520	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	315.50/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,193	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	268.07/cwt	259.00–274.00	1,397	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	340.32/cwt	312.00–360.00	1,082	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	394.52/cwt	387.00–399.00	1,243	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	315.51/cwt	293.00–329.00	1,521	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	208.31/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	211.68/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	276.40/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	330.29/cwt	315.00–349.00	1,367	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	285.34/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,353	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	249.47/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	377.12/cwt	349.00–403.00	1,426	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	288.87/cwt	272.00–294.00	1,791	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	305.78/cwt	284.00–329.00	1,318	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	355.74/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,494	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	321.61/cwt	295.00–338.00	1,669	11

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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