Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 1.00-9.00 lower mostly 2.00-5.00 lower over 600 lbs 1.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300-350 lbs 2.00 higher 350-600 lbs mostly 4.00-6.00 lower 600-650 lbs 1.00 higher. Quality and condition of most cattle under 600 lbs not as good as last week. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00-9.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $281.61/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −172.48 against this barn's trailing median of $454.09.

Average price

$281.61

92 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$25.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.07

vs AR average

+1.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	291.96	1,611	34
Medium and Large 1-2	552	287.64	1,589	25
Medium and Large 2	548	266.39	1,459	33

One grade step is worth $25.57/cwt here — about $152 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

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 sale92 hd

281.61

—

AR average9 barns · 349 hd

281.54

+0.07

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

+1.27

This barn, trailing median26 sales

454.09

−172.48

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	—	Average	1,698	163.39	2,775	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	138.33	2,158	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	131.72	1,545	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,119	125.28	1,401	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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,206	$2,009	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,162	$1,823	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,542	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	952	$1,875	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	818	$1,618	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,287	$2,406	3thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	255.87/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,622	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	320.47/cwt	303.00–329.00	1,090	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	272.83/cwt	246.00–290.00	1,427	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	318.01/cwt	311.00–331.00	1,205	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	297.81/cwt	291.00–306.00	1,260	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	893	209.16/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,868	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	478	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	850–900	862	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,724	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	284.54/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,343	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	696	246.00/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,712	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	260.32/cwt	248.00–273.00	1,486	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	265.92/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,258	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	210.61/cwt	201.00–224.00	1,428	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	219.56/cwt	204.00–230.00	1,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	913	211.98/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	221.53/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	290.62/cwt	280.00–298.00	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	246.95/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,168	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	284.92/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,211	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	229.97/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,299	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	250.54/cwt	230.00–267.00	1,060	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	260.34/cwt	230.00–280.00	981	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	233.18/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,411	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	237.51/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,252	16
Steers	Small and Medium 2	400–450	440	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	752	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,962	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	164.02/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,698	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,795	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,567	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,624	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	124.89/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,459	12
Bulls	—	—	1,908	174.56/cwt	170.00–178.00	3,331	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	243.12/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,493	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	253.28/cwt	244.00–265.00	1,829	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	287.37/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,624	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	664	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,614	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	950–1000	980	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	283.73/cwt	267.00–291.00	1,745	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	383.59/cwt	361.00–397.00	1,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	327.21/cwt	312.00–335.00	1,371	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	550–600	579	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,494	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	667	226.96/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	279.50/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,104	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	289.26/cwt	270.00–299.00	1,487	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	258.19/cwt	243.00–264.00	1,322	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	316.71/cwt	309.00–323.00	1,432	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	267.00/cwt	255.00–284.00	1,236	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	288.66/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,065	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	353.42/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,294	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	304.52/cwt	293.00–306.00	1,574	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	224.28/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,628	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	312.76/cwt	306.00–320.00	1,332	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	262.73/cwt	249.00–269.00	1,629	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	268.95/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,546	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	282.64/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,198	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	366.15/cwt	350.00–377.00	1,227	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	322.81/cwt	319.00–328.00	1,236	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,373	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	220.44/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	218.66/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	311.48/cwt	300.00–326.00	984	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	168.42/cwt	139.00–188.00	1,408	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,509.59/head	2,275.00–2,725.00	2,510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	311.10/cwt	298.00–321.00	1,416	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	236.98/cwt	229.00–253.00	1,607	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	298.45/cwt	284.00–305.00	1,450	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,358	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,130	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,500	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,542.20/head	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,542	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	1,875.33/head	1,300.00–2,150.00	1,875	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,874	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	242.50/cwt	232.00–243.00	2,030	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,339	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,352	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,215	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	900–950	903	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,950	59
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,348	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	133.39/cwt	129.00–141.00	1,663	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	1,822.67/head	1,350.00–2,000.00	1,823	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	2,008.84/head	1,225.00–2,475.00	2,009	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	286.88/cwt	286.00–288.00	1,638	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	186.67/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	233.13/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,543	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	1,618.13/head	1,200.00–2,000.00	1,618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,028	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	261.99/cwt	230.00–269.00	1,378	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	514	247.83/cwt	241.00–253.00	1,274	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	353	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	213.19/cwt	203.00–224.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	307	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,327	1
Bulls	—	—	1,711	152.33/cwt	146.00–157.00	2,606	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,383	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	116.92/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,169	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	126.92/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,457	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	134.35/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,580	28
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	478	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	798	3

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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