Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00-10.00 lower except a package of 736 lb yearlings 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 5.00 lower with a few better 600-700 lbs 1.00-7.00 higher. Quality of most feeders average to plain and mostly unweaned. Slaughter cows mostly 3.00-5.00 lower on the small amount observed due to time limits. Not enough bulls observed for a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.37/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −162.74 against this barn's trailing median of $401.11.

Average price

$238.37

95 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,317

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$381

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$82.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.88

vs AR average

−2.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	247.27	1,327	50
Medium and Large 1-2	586	234.91	1,377	22
Medium and Large 2	553	227.76	1,260	21
Medium and Large 3	573	165.21	947	2thin

One grade step is worth $82.06/cwt here — about $381 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale95 hd

238.37

—

AR average9 barns · 520 hd

244.25

−5.88

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−2.32

This barn, trailing median25 sales

401.11

−162.74

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	1,165	144.50	1,683	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	129.47	1,832	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,258	127.76	1,608	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,064	121.66	1,295	18

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)	1,056	$2,038	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	895	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	907	$1,899	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,207	$2,205	6

Every lot, as filed

106 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 2Fleshy	500–550	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,457	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	320.00/cwt	301.00–339.00	1,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	234.91/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,377	22
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	1,898.63/head	1,475.00–2,525.00	1,899	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	226.73/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	913	180.99/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	248.27/cwt	239.00–260.00	1,437	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	244.08/cwt	229.00–255.00	1,284	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	650–700	659	228.27/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	340.20/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	244.63/cwt	215.00–269.00	1,037	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	221.60/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,381	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	268.89/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,293	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	700–750	735	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	280.15/cwt	260.00–292.00	1,196	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	232.40/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,248	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	267.32/cwt	255.00–289.00	1,171	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	211.50/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,330	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	282.57/cwt	260.00–290.00	944	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	247.67/cwt	221.00–261.00	1,167	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	224.27/cwt	209.00–234.00	1,299	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	239.88/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,135	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	165.21/cwt	146.00–186.00	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	202.90/cwt	185.00–220.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	255.51/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,339	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	282.40/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,059	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	218.74/cwt	200.00–228.00	1,275	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	260.64/cwt	250.00–276.00	990	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	185.27/cwt	171.00–200.00	1,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	188.43/cwt	160.00–208.00	903	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	806	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	876	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	130.81/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,786	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,775	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,272	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	135.20/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,789	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	498	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	203.71/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,391	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	523	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	382	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	623	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,589	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	262.58/cwt	253.00–266.00	1,615	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	498	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	391.55/cwt	375.00–401.00	1,253	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	283.91/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,454	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	247.76/cwt	238.00–254.00	1,293	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	314.14/cwt	294.00–331.00	1,313	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	709	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,666	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,847	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	241.19/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,486	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	264.80/cwt	251.00–274.00	1,229	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	350.85/cwt	341.00–363.00	1,277	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	302.06/cwt	290.00–329.00	1,377	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	246.24/cwt	238.00–254.00	1,399	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	242.77/cwt	236.00–251.00	1,517	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	343.43/cwt	317.00–358.00	1,113	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	296.41/cwt	286.00–306.00	1,254	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	281.64/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,079	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	225.68/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	249.71/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,443	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	717	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,721	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	694	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,492	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	685	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	268.58/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,499	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	274.61/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,156	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	621	246.07/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,528	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	638	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,467	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,425.65/head	2,300.00–2,775.00	2,426	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,764.66/head	1,325.00–2,100.00	1,765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	260.01/cwt	246.00–270.00	1,370	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	322.31/cwt	308.00–329.00	1,193	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,531	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,272	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,059	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	268.76/cwt	258.00–279.00	1,301	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	667	239.25/cwt	229.00–245.00	1,596	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	278.51/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,429	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	206.74/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	281.16/cwt	263.00–300.00	900	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	2,037.69/head	1,450.00–2,450.00	2,038	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	136.22/cwt	127.00–160.00	1,298	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,108	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	120.62/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,362	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	130.12/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,344	6
Bulls	—	—	1,260	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,903	1
Bulls	—	—	1,070	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,477	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,602	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	126.48/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,570	23

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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