Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs mostly steady to 9.00 lower except the better 600-650 lb yearlings 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 9.00 lower except the better 500-600 lbs 18.00-19.00 lower. Quality of most feeders not as good as last week. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.88/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −154.20 against this barn's trailing median of $401.08.

Average price

$246.88

78 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,356

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$441

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

$84.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.86

vs AR average

−10.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	257.10	1,409	36
Medium and Large 1-2	562	244.20	1,373	10thin
Medium and Large 2	546	238.25	1,302	31
Medium and Large 3	560	173.00	969	1thin

One grade step is worth $84.10/cwt here — about $441 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale78 hd

246.88

—

AR average9 barns · 425 hd

252.74

−5.86

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−10.92

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.08

−154.20

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	1,542	161.17	2,485	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,533	139.88	2,145	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	136.74	1,694	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	123.81	1,320	46

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)	995	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	855	$1,425	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,982	2thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	227.69/cwt	219.00–238.00	1,434	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	299.31/cwt	299.00–300.00	988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	227.73/cwt	202.00–250.00	1,296	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	228.50/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	243.04/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,526	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	331.69/cwt	311.00–351.00	1,227	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	360.26/cwt	347.00–381.00	1,329	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	246.54/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,418	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	310.86/cwt	305.00–319.00	1,150	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	240.34/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,382	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	265.21/cwt	250.00–293.00	1,005	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	847	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	267.00/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,175	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	244.90/cwt	231.00–262.00	1,303	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	322.38/cwt	313.00–335.00	1,734	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	313.56/cwt	311.00–321.00	1,530	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	297.80/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,736	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	292.21/cwt	278.00–298.00	1,777	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	295.50/cwt	270.00–309.00	1,427	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	253.41/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	306.95/cwt	293.00–320.00	1,305	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	277.02/cwt	276.00–278.00	1,845	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	379.40/cwt	369.00–389.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	338.95/cwt	331.00–351.00	1,410	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	282.14/cwt	267.00–305.00	1,484	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	243.18/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,670	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	256.08/cwt	239.00–278.00	1,467	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	253.87/cwt	240.00–279.00	1,340	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	267.80/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,532	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	319.74/cwt	299.00–331.00	1,343	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	251.79/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,448	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	109.64/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,081	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	131.35/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,542	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	145.21/cwt	141.00–155.00	2,239	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	134.31/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,643	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	125.11/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,724	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	853	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	124.02/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,267	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	133.37/cwt	129.00–139.00	2,031	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	142.69/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,725	25
Bulls	—	—	1,692	176.34/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,984	3
Bulls	—	—	1,619	164.44/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,662	8
Bulls	—	—	1,409	152.22/cwt	148.00–156.00	2,145	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	135.60/cwt	129.00–154.00	1,256	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	735	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	150.52/cwt	140.00–167.00	1,894	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	141.53/cwt	120.00–169.00	1,196	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	129.55/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,091	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	203.84/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,488	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	146.36/cwt	120.00–167.00	1,442	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,981.60/head	1,810.00–2,150.00	1,982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	277.74/cwt	250.00–297.00	1,303	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	226.19/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,405	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	245.68/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,422	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	315.07/cwt	311.00–317.00	1,062	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	242.31/cwt	234.00–251.00	1,611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	306.43/cwt	299.00–319.00	1,474	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	283.59/cwt	274.00–313.00	1,463	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	250.59/cwt	242.00–278.00	1,556	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	354.40/cwt	345.00–357.00	1,308	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	278.02/cwt	260.00–297.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	295.02/cwt	293.00–303.00	1,233	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	778	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	268.92/cwt	250.00–291.00	1,167	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	254.71/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,207	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	264.65/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,400	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	282.55/cwt	273.00–296.00	1,336	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	1

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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