Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs steady to 15.00 higher mostly 4.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 10.00 higher mostly 2.00-6.00 higher except the better 450-500 lbs 6.00 lower. Moderate run with good demand. Quality and condition of most feeders better than last week. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.94/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −146.16 against this barn's trailing median of $401.11.

Average price

$254.94

66 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,431

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$692

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

$108.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.34

vs AR average

−9.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	259.66	1,470	55
Medium and Large 2	540	239.41	1,292	10thin
Medium and Large 3	515	151.00	778	1thin

One grade step is worth $108.66/cwt here — about $692 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 sale66 hd

254.94

—

AR average8 barns · 337 hd

256.29

−1.34

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−9.69

This barn, trailing median25 sales

401.11

−146.16

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	1,616	162.05	2,619	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,561	140.94	2,199	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	136.06	1,664	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,060	129.38	1,372	88

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)	1,206	$1,958	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	988	$1,819	12
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,044	$2,516	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,027	$2,398	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,252	$2,295	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,301	$2,266	9
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	261.51/cwt	241.00–279.00	1,234	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	992	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	1,958.35/head	1,400.00–2,400.00	1,958	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,168.75/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,169	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,818.61/head	1,650.00–1,975.00	1,819	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	259.70/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,239	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	179.28/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,775	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	135.52/cwt	129.00–149.00	1,428	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	881	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,009	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	307.09/cwt	282.50–310.00	1,351	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	230.94/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,342	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,300	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	247.57/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	329.08/cwt	315.00–347.00	1,083	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	251.28/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,435	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	266.21/cwt	250.00–279.00	1,523	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	762	222.06/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	224.89/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	336.60/cwt	323.00–343.00	1,282	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	736	234.48/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	270.79/cwt	260.00–303.00	1,294	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	270.89/cwt	230.00–285.00	1,170	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	207.33/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	274.14/cwt	240.00–300.00	1,012	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	293.65/cwt	250.00–302.00	1,559	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	245.06/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,255	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	264.42/cwt	257.00–280.00	1,666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	214.65/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,144	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	131.27/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,422	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	124.65/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,244	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	143.49/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,267	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	134.56/cwt	133.00–139.00	2,035	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	142.02/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,686	19
Bulls	—	—	1,470	151.80/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	134.94/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,660	101
Bulls	—	—	1,735	168.74/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,928	3
Bulls	—	—	1,611	162.08/cwt	158.00–167.00	2,611	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	114.46/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	582	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,909	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	345.83/cwt	317.00–369.00	1,141	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,033	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	320.86/cwt	306.00–329.00	1,636	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	328.11/cwt	313.00–351.00	1,575	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	755	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,804	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	310.52/cwt	295.00–327.00	1,146	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	292.19/cwt	286.00–297.00	1,847	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	391.48/cwt	380.00–413.00	1,253	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	257.02/cwt	243.00–279.00	1,480	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	276.57/cwt	274.00–297.00	1,347	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	272.41/cwt	250.00–289.00	1,673	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	312.94/cwt	291.00–320.00	1,812	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	268.32/cwt	263.00–287.00	1,540	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	364.53/cwt	347.00–395.00	1,385	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	330.71/cwt	310.00–353.00	1,409	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	275.70/cwt	272.00–287.00	1,842	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	302.54/cwt	286.00–315.00	1,283	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	256.70/cwt	243.00–264.00	1,712	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	521	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,777	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	354.33/cwt	334.00–379.00	1,354	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	266.09/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,442	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	245.48/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,539	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	234.56/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,557	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,252	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	128.94/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,221	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	2,295.44/head	2,125.00–2,375.00	2,295	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	298.43/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,549	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	307.58/cwt	297.00–321.00	1,476	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	137.81/cwt	133.00–149.00	1,326	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,332	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	2,515.87/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,516	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	2,398.23/head	2,325.00–2,475.00	2,398	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	234.36/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	345.62/cwt	326.00–362.50	1,455	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,047	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	2,293.52/head	1,825.00–2,425.00	2,294	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	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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