Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs 1.00-12.00 lower mostly 3.00-9.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 18.00 lower mostly 3.00-9.00 lower. The offering was mostly unweaned calves in average to fleshy condition. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 higher. No trend on slaughter bulls last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.89/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −154.19 against this barn's trailing median of $401.08.

Average price

$246.89

63 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$56.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.70

vs AR average

−26.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	256.30	1,392	27
Medium and Large 1-2	568	246.67	1,401	9thin
Medium and Large 2	543	239.00	1,297	26
Medium and Large 3	570	200.00	1,140	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.30/cwt here — about $252 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale63 hd

246.89

—

AR average10 barns · 601 hd

251.59

−4.70

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−26.14

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.08

−154.19

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	—	Average	1,636	157.55	2,577	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,387	141.03	1,956	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,152	137.31	1,582	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	991	123.33	1,222	29

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)	1,069	$1,664	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,700	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	810	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	841	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	142.37/cwt	138.00–156.00	1,633	40
Bulls	—	—	1,697	158.28/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,686	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	145.67/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,949	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	124.09/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,212	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,160	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	261.82/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,348	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	261.56/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	177.87/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	248.61/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,681	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	216.43/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,459	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	295.21/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,278	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,928	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,744	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,859	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	548	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,397	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	1,663.54/head	1,250.00–1,900.00	1,664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,368	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	139.95/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,714	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	139.31/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,381	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	228.25/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,410	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	324.45/cwt	321.00–335.00	1,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	324.37/cwt	323.00–325.00	1,239	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	262.04/cwt	230.00–280.00	1,111	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	277.32/cwt	254.00–295.00	1,320	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	315.23/cwt	300.00–347.00	1,163	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	281.81/cwt	270.00–303.00	1,201	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	291.98/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,378	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	290.55/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,520	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	271.13/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,570	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	219.65/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,270	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	251.90/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,189	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	208.77/cwt	165.00–229.00	868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	271.86/cwt	230.00–300.00	1,014	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	244.81/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,302	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	133.09/cwt	125.00–137.00	2,058	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	131.33/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,529	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,194	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	109.12/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,043	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	135.63/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,406	11
Bulls	—	—	1,717	172.47/cwt	165.00–188.00	2,961	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	921	177.53/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	1
Bulls	—	—	1,421	134.06/cwt	127.00–148.00	1,905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	838	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	476	259.02/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,233	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	491	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,385	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	305.56/cwt	285.00–313.00	1,723	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	329.99/cwt	322.00–361.00	1,584	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	612	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	265.67/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,368	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	607	246.36/cwt	244.00–252.00	1,495	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	287.53/cwt	279.00–300.00	1,242	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	312.17/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,667	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	344.38/cwt	338.00–349.00	1,433	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	367.42/cwt	351.00–383.00	1,400	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	310.69/cwt	300.00–341.00	1,336	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	273.59/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,310	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	293.20/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,401	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	231.04/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	247.60/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,409	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	611	267.63/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	336.78/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,111	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	288.47/cwt	282.00–298.00	1,486	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	270.78/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,508	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	308.21/cwt	300.00–323.00	1,140	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	658	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	354.16/cwt	350.00–363.00	1,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	244.49/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,540	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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