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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs mostly 1.00-10.00 lower than last weeks light test not enough over 600 lbs last week for a trend. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly 1.00-6.00 lower. Had some Value Added cattle that sold mostly 8.00-15.00 more than like classes. Supply was moderate with active bidding on most classes of feeders. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00-4.00 higher than last weeks light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.42/cwt on 184 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −143.69 against this barn's trailing median of $401.11.

Average price

$257.42

184 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$29.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.32

vs AR average

+12.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	264.66	1,430	127
Medium and Large 1-2	585	247.85	1,450	28
Medium and Large 2	541	234.91	1,271	29

One grade step is worth $29.75/cwt here — about $158 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

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 sale184 hd

257.42

—

AR average10 barns · 421 hd

249.10

+8.32

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

+12.35

This barn, trailing median25 sales

401.11

−143.69

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	1,704	171.25	2,918	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	142.10	2,009	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	138.66	1,716	109
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,036	129.11	1,338	39

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,201	$2,540	24
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,056	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,879	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,034	$3,000	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	951	$2,467	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	722	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	674	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,705	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	703	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	243.20/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,615	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	248.22/cwt	238.00–253.00	1,447	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	252.80/cwt	230.00–254.50	1,757	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	237.42/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,365	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	750–800	792	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	850–900	860	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	762	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,745	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	298.60/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,096	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	322.08/cwt	306.00–361.00	1,217	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	747	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	293.59/cwt	269.00–309.00	1,509	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	269.32/cwt	241.00–280.00	1,543	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	272.06/cwt	244.00–291.00	1,309	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	248.45/cwt	233.00–280.00	1,322	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	263.04/cwt	262.00–276.00	1,686	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	348.27/cwt	339.00–353.00	1,114	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,879.46/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,879	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	2,539.81/head	1,775.00–2,975.00	2,540	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,055.69/head	1,775.00–2,325.00	2,056	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	2,466.72/head	1,600.00–2,725.00	2,467	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	154.41/cwt	139.00–190.00	1,492	6
Bulls	—	—	1,608	165.03/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,654	6
Bulls	—	—	2,065	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,924	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	173.10/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,986	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	109.43/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,016	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	150.44/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,921	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	141.62/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,018	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	154.71/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,370	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,303	133.53/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,740	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	118.08/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,187	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	139.15/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,709	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	132.51/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,390	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	131.38/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,619	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	250.07/cwt	229.00–260.00	1,533	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	232.74/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,881	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	273.69/cwt	254.00–289.00	1,431	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	332.17/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,392	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	314.28/cwt	290.00–316.00	1,625	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	232.32/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	392.54/cwt	353.00–400.00	1,284	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	246.04/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	318.65/cwt	294.00–330.00	1,507	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	400	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,256	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	645	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	573	269.81/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,546	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	482	326.24/cwt	324.00–328.00	1,572	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	255.98/cwt	245.00–277.00	1,075	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	251.28/cwt	220.00–264.00	1,181	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	668	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	471	288.07/cwt	278.00–297.00	1,357	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,619	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	528	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,441	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	268.69/cwt	261.00–273.00	975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	285.36/cwt	277.00–297.00	910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	195.12/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	235.35/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	229.65/cwt	211.00–239.00	1,309	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	308.81/cwt	297.00–315.00	1,007	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	237.68/cwt	216.00–251.00	1,250	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	228.36/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	287.24/cwt	284.00–292.00	1,221	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	241.69/cwt	232.00–248.00	1,515	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	246.32/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,458	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	264.49/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,402	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	273.82/cwt	259.00–286.00	1,317	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	205.11/cwt	188.00–223.00	1,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	305.87/cwt	289.00–316.00	1,113	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	244.28/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	285.92/cwt	252.00–295.00	1,355	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	300.27/cwt	285.00–311.00	1,279	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	545	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,624	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	538	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,689	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	257.78/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,475	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	584	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	327.43/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,251	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	596	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	443	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,320	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	637	279.96/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,783	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	230.25/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,405	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	301.68/cwt	280.00–319.00	1,430	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	315.83/cwt	313.00–318.00	1,317	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	262.67/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,145	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	222.05/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,371	3

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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