Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 300-400 lbs steady to 9.00 higher over 550 lbs 6.00-15.00 lower with some groups of fancy 300-500 lb black calves selling for a 15.00-25.00 premium. Feeder heifers 2.00-11.00 lower mostly 3.00-8.00 lower with some fancy 300-400 lb black heifers selling for a 15.00-25.00 premium. Slaughter cows mixed with boner cows 1.00-2.00 higher and lean cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.55/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −162.56 against this barn's trailing median of $401.11.

Average price

$238.55

69 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,291

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$9.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.96

vs AR average

−5.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	242.01	1,315	44
Medium and Large 2	538	232.46	1,251	25

One grade step is worth $9.55/cwt here — about $64 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 sale69 hd

238.55

—

AR average10 barns · 365 hd

235.59

+2.96

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−5.86

This barn, trailing median25 sales

401.11

−162.56

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	1,659	162.79	2,701	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	147.93	2,186	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	137.47	1,684	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	127.30	1,323	55

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)	1,186	$1,843	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	949	$1,623	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$2,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	920	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,552	$2,810	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$1,875	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	307.90/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,173	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	231.98/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	949	1,622.97/head	1,300.00–1,950.00	1,623	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,721	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	1,842.67/head	1,475.00–2,275.00	1,843	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	234.43/cwt	223.00–248.00	1,571	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	2,964.95/head	2,775.00–3,125.00	2,965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	305.91/cwt	294.00–312.00	945	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	278.28/cwt	260.00–292.00	1,149	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	262.66/cwt	257.00–273.00	1,216	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	291.91/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,372	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	212.94/cwt	209.00–227.00	1,667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	244.24/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,744	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	287.18/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,120	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	263.60/cwt	263.00–264.00	1,608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	238.70/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,363	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	255.65/cwt	252.00–269.00	1,460	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	307.75/cwt	301.00–311.00	1,262	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	311.43/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,327	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	219.02/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	393.35/cwt	350.00–401.00	1,259	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	633	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	216.67/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,525	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	305.86/cwt	298.00–310.00	1,428	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	355.54/cwt	330.00–377.00	1,333	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	246.51/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,279	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	271.20/cwt	269.00–274.00	1,391	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	278.92/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,565	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	498	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,195	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	437	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,136	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	521	267.47/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	730	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	386	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,004	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	288.95/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,465	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	319	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,078	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	196.65/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	366	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,127	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	409	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,411	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	317	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,328	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	470	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,537	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	810	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	2
Bulls	—	—	1,481	152.02/cwt	144.00–157.00	2,251	7
Bulls	—	—	1,687	164.39/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,773	14
Bulls	—	—	1,803	171.62/cwt	169.00–177.00	3,094	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	140.64/cwt	138.00–143.00	2,032	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	150.23/cwt	143.00–157.00	2,235	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	125.42/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,317	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	226.30/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,435	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	249.16/cwt	220.00–261.00	1,575	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	233.68/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,224	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	318.39/cwt	302.00–326.00	1,229	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	222.62/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,378	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	232.67/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	248.82/cwt	231.00–259.00	1,309	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	276.19/cwt	252.00–293.00	1,301	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	228.79/cwt	219.00–254.00	1,306	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	266.02/cwt	247.00–277.00	1,133	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	736	220.25/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	240.74/cwt	230.00–269.00	886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	276.04/cwt	264.00–297.00	1,198	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	239.19/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,146	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	255.59/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,436	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	275.13/cwt	250.00–289.00	878	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	236.96/cwt	230.00–255.00	986	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	257.43/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,323	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	195.91/cwt	188.00–210.00	1,399	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	293.60/cwt	251.00–312.00	995	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	261.46/cwt	241.00–276.00	1,245	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,025	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	136.93/cwt	133.00–146.00	1,524	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	282.65/cwt	250.00–301.00	1,060	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,492	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	139.33/cwt	124.00–161.00	1,733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	229.32/cwt	211.00–240.00	1,316	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,106	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	136.14/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,476	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	114.97/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,035	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	127.46/cwt	120.00–141.00	1,392	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	136.22/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,690	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	144.67/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,820	25

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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