Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-10.00 higher. Quality was average to good. Slaughter cows mostly 1.00-5.00 lower except a few high dressing cows 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Had about 300 cows and bred heifers in a special replacement cow sale along with regular sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.75/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −155.32 against this barn's trailing median of $401.08.

Average price

$245.75

71 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,346

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$17.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.37

vs AR average

+3.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	248.02	1,356	62
Medium and Large 2	554	230.13	1,275	9thin

One grade step is worth $17.90/cwt here — about $81 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

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 sale71 hd

245.75

—

AR average8 barns · 286 hd

238.39

+7.37

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

+3.87

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.08

−155.32

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	1,601	154.88	2,480	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,444	137.29	1,982	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	131.00	1,635	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,105	121.56	1,344	23

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,118	$2,613	25
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,494	72
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$2,455	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,298	$1,929	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,615	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,027	$2,543	80
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,004	$2,314	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	893	$2,225	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,350	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,525	2thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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	387	317.54/cwt	303.00–339.00	1,229	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,145	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,027	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	614	247.44/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,519	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	293.64/cwt	280.00–308.00	1,089	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	2,542.78/head	1,950.00–2,900.00	2,543	80
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	2,313.98/head	2,150.00–2,525.00	2,314	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	140.42/cwt	130.00–161.00	1,326	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	632	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,618	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	314.58/cwt	295.00–327.00	1,035	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	302.91/cwt	289.00–319.00	1,287	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	247.94/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,294	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	233.83/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,461	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	268.49/cwt	253.00–292.00	1,257	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	258.23/cwt	249.00–264.00	1,712	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	248.70/cwt	232.00–264.00	1,428	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	308.38/cwt	297.00–321.00	1,452	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	280.16/cwt	267.00–292.00	1,185	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	294.67/cwt	280.00–313.00	1,512	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	280.35/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,606	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	316.24/cwt	307.00–331.00	1,366	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	359.30/cwt	339.00–377.00	1,340	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	291.32/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,375	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	247.03/cwt	239.00–265.00	1,396	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	213.91/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	455	253.48/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,153	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	210.76/cwt	200.00–225.00	881	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	322	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	369	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,207	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	308	427.80/cwt	423.00–435.00	1,318	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	384	395.10/cwt	391.00–403.00	1,517	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	548	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,315	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	100.13/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,096	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	353	169.00/cwt	159.00–179.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	206.63/cwt	200.00–210.00	837	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	131.50/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,631	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	122.10/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,591	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	124.85/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,333	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	111.36/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,253	3
Bulls	—	—	1,571	144.97/cwt	135.00–150.00	2,277	4
Bulls	—	—	1,865	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	242.22/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,022	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	173.04/cwt	160.00–186.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	227.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,308	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	232.86/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	259.70/cwt	234.00–279.00	963	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	838	204.96/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	243.35/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,163	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	258.71/cwt	258.00–261.00	1,384	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	218.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,478	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	345.40/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,133	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	237.02/cwt	233.00–239.00	1,605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	282.09/cwt	264.00–293.00	1,159	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	245.47/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,490	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	237.42/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,368	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	316.48/cwt	295.00–331.00	1,196	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	278.20/cwt	254.00–295.00	1,321	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	680	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	259.46/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,482	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	293.60/cwt	287.00–300.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	217.52/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	232.97/cwt	209.00–248.00	1,235	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	217.92/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,349	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	251.71/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,193	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,615.41/head	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,615	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,493.68/head	1,700.00–3,025.00	2,494	72
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,169	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	500	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	282.68/cwt	279.00–289.00	1,111	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	2,613.28/head	1,825.00–3,225.00	2,613	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	893	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	276.38/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,468	10
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	1,928.95/head	1,750.00–2,125.00	1,929	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	264.12/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,416	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	2,455.00/head	2,200.00–2,625.00	2,455	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	498	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,165	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,127	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,463	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	134.15/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,897	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	154.59/cwt	142.00–159.00	2,484	4
Bulls	—	—	1,573	158.59/cwt	154.00–163.00	2,495	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	131.33/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,535	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	145.40/cwt	139.00–155.00	1,800	5

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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