Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 5.00-10.00 higher except the 400-450 lbs 4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 14.00 higher mostly 10.00-13.00 higher. The quality of feeders better than last week with several groups of weaned calves. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls near steady on a light comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $302.39/cwt on 175 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −151.70 against this barn's trailing median of $454.09.

Average price

$302.39

175 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$37.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.43

vs AR average

+3.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	310.93	1,695	127
Medium and Large 1-2	548	289.15	1,583	20
Medium and Large 2	549	273.12	1,499	28

One grade step is worth $37.82/cwt here — about $196 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.38, low $374.53, median $454.09 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 sale175 hd

302.39

—

AR average10 barns · 389 hd

289.96

+12.43

National average143 barns · 6,512 hd

299.26

+3.13

This barn, trailing median26 sales

454.09

−151.70

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	1,730	170.35	2,947	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	145.83	2,019	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	142.95	1,737	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	129.48	1,294	31

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$1,789	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$1,575	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	977	$2,049	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	860	$1,688	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	400–450	424	273.47/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,160	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	340.65/cwt	307.00–351.00	1,114	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	250.40/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	282.60/cwt	265.00–299.00	1,492	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	264.90/cwt	250.00–278.00	1,502	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	255.52/cwt	230.00–273.00	1,211	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	280.06/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,185	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	256.36/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,348	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	902	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,443	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	296.97/cwt	268.00–329.00	1,111	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	232.60/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	341.10/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,255	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,885	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,996	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	151.72/cwt	110.00–167.00	1,519	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	304.58/cwt	294.00–310.00	1,584	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	248.23/cwt	242.00–254.50	2,162	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,567	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	238.51/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	281.76/cwt	270.00–301.00	1,330	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	287.98/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,091	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	303.70/cwt	281.00–315.00	1,273	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	336.09/cwt	330.00–357.00	1,123	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	650–700	670	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	231.21/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,410	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	285.26/cwt	239.00–309.00	944	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	215.04/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	229.51/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	245.28/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,261	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	250.98/cwt	238.00–258.00	1,453	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	273.21/cwt	264.00–289.00	1,295	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,005	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	126.49/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,284	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	137.28/cwt	134.00–142.00	2,007	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	146.42/cwt	143.00–157.00	1,785	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	113.75/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,165	4
Bulls	—	—	1,747	173.25/cwt	166.00–180.00	3,027	5
Bulls	—	—	1,688	163.10/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	262.91/cwt	220.00–313.00	994	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 3	—	900	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	137.55/cwt	133.00–147.00	1,341	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	148.68/cwt	142.00–154.00	2,021	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	134.85/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,628	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	268.07/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,509	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	252.14/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,200	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	241.49/cwt	230.00–245.00	903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	270.73/cwt	249.00–282.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	203.44/cwt	200.00–207.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	321.52/cwt	305.00–337.00	1,688	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	629	236.67/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	653	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,508	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	806	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,894	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	274.95/cwt	267.00–279.00	1,691	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	330.11/cwt	300.00–349.00	1,575	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	252.63/cwt	239.00–256.00	1,561	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	345.49/cwt	311.00–355.00	1,123	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	374.23/cwt	367.00–377.00	1,381	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	403.01/cwt	401.00–415.00	1,245	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	337.51/cwt	333.00–345.00	1,475	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,900.20/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	369.86/cwt	350.00–413.00	1,206	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	229.68/cwt	227.00–231.00	1,743	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,789.12/head	1,100.00–2,225.00	1,789	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	2,331.56/head	1,300.00–2,800.00	2,332	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	140.87/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	289.70/cwt	270.00–308.00	1,388	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	228.73/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,606	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	692	263.52/cwt	253.00–266.00	1,824	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	332.69/cwt	327.00–350.00	1,278	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	244.10/cwt	234.00–251.00	1,614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	288.64/cwt	270.00–323.00	1,510	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	275.49/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,430	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	230.40/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,537	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	312.21/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,330	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	299.91/cwt	289.00–321.00	1,449	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	299.48/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,698	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	285.16/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,757	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	317.17/cwt	310.00–328.00	1,196	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	253.26/cwt	242.00–256.00	1,532	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	307.24/cwt	293.00–340.00	1,312	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	250.06/cwt	237.00–264.00	1,440	88

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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