Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher 450-600 lbs 1.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers 1.00-12.00 lower mostly 3.00-6.00 lower except the 350-400 lbs 1.00-4.00 higher. Supply was light with good demand on steers under 450 lbs and moderate on other classes with a light test in some classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to firm on a light comparison.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.27/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −153.80 against this barn's trailing median of $401.08.

Average price

$247.27

25 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$16.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.52

vs AR average

−11.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	255.89	1,427	12thin
Medium and Large 2	544	239.32	1,302	13thin

One grade step is worth $16.57/cwt here — about $125 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 sale25 hd

247.27

—

AR average9 barns · 211 hd

253.80

−6.52

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−11.19

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.08

−153.80

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	1,510	163.83	2,474	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	151.44	2,366	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	138.44	1,765	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	944	123.01	1,161	7thin

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)	1,330	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$1,484	3thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1	400–450	415	319.96/cwt	317.00–321.00	1,328	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	305.98/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	201.52/cwt	200.00–203.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	344.29/cwt	340.00–349.00	1,301	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	252.00/cwt	237.00–267.00	1,348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	304.38/cwt	302.00–308.00	1,753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,280	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,888	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	1,483.60/head	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,484	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	620	244.81/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	223.38/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	212.01/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	252.69/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	253.02/cwt	241.00–262.00	1,217	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	278.79/cwt	259.00–293.00	1,040	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	303.62/cwt	290.00–314.00	1,315	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	292.93/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,418	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	600–650	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	284.05/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	777	173.24/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	268.90/cwt	258.00–280.00	1,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	244.10/cwt	237.00–256.00	1,294	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	265.23/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,111	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,082	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,839	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	2,117	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	137.01/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,700	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	137.03/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,368	2
Bulls	—	—	1,280	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,766	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	171.91/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,756	4
Bulls	—	—	1,440	160.59/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	290.00/cwt	289.00–291.00	1,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	218.51/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	275.80/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,296	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	395.96/cwt	365.00–419.00	1,291	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	311.96/cwt	291.00–329.00	1,157	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	319.75/cwt	319.00–320.00	1,608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	253.97/cwt	246.00–257.00	1,443	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	251.97/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	265.50/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,436	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	319.47/cwt	309.00–323.00	1,486	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	351.92/cwt	325.00–369.00	1,475	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	293.42/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	232.15/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,279	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	262.92/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	234.73/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,422	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	234.12/cwt	219.00–246.00	1,342	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	152.63/cwt	147.00–163.00	2,392	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	115.95/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,096	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	127.54/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,190	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	125.58/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,605	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	149.54/cwt	143.00–159.00	1,969	18

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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