Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs mostly 2.00-10.00 lower instances 15.00 lower on some plainer kind. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 3.00-10.00 lower with some plainer kind 20.00 lower and some value added yearlings selling for a premium. Quality of the offering was average to plain mostly unweaned calves. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.81/cwt on 242 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −158.30 against this barn's trailing median of $401.11.

Average price

$242.81

242 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

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

$60.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.30

vs AR average

+4.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	250.85	1,406	168
Medium and Large 1-2	532	238.06	1,267	34
Medium and Large 2	550	218.75	1,202	32
Medium and Large 3	557	190.17	1,060	8thin

One grade step is worth $60.68/cwt here — about $346 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 sale242 hd

242.81

—

AR average10 barns · 679 hd

232.51

+10.30

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

+4.20

This barn, trailing median25 sales

401.11

−158.30

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	212.28/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,420	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	181.53/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,320	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	253.82/cwt	230.00–269.00	807	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	179.04/cwt	178.00–180.00	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	215.31/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,234	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	225.72/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,190	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	204.53/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,260	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	209.54/cwt	175.00–225.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	241.12/cwt	219.00–256.00	899	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	237.53/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,219	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,355	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	229.20/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,212	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	220.99/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	185.02/cwt	171.00–200.00	890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	193.88/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,101	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	304.85/cwt	295.00–311.00	976	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	894	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	261.19/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,191	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	271.46/cwt	257.00–291.00	1,004	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	240.96/cwt	225.00–252.00	1,378	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	270.29/cwt	258.00–280.00	1,138	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	690	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,559	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	241.69/cwt	225.00–257.00	1,155	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	234.20/cwt	214.00–249.00	1,246	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	563	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	222.97/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,159	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	558	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	223.01/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,621	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	226.92/cwt	223.00–232.00	1,500	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	210.45/cwt	204.00–217.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	187.86/cwt	179.00–197.00	1,462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	271.48/cwt	239.00–307.00	1,029	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	228.97/cwt	210.00–236.00	1,291	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	316.56/cwt	303.00–327.00	1,178	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	256.07/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,301	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	829	181.62/cwt	169.00–199.00	1,506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	199.11/cwt	184.00–208.00	1,352	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,619	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	260.11/cwt	249.00–271.00	1,118	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	299.83/cwt	286.00–313.00	1,271	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	266.04/cwt	246.00–281.00	1,245	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	208.74/cwt	202.00–215.00	987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	211.95/cwt	208.00–216.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	212.18/cwt	200.00–228.00	1,313	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	600–650	626	225.51/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,412	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	658	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	243.52/cwt	220.00–249.00	1,498	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	630	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	246.43/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,454	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	231.98/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,350	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	215.25/cwt	200.00–230.00	986	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	173.62/cwt	167.00–180.00	1,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	256.36/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,364	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	271.32/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,178	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	214.92/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	297.65/cwt	290.00–317.00	988	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	225.56/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,412	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	596	261.98/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,561	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	270.65/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,402	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	253.65/cwt	240.00–266.00	1,182	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	240.84/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,248	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	310.87/cwt	290.00–321.00	1,141	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	312.46/cwt	288.00–329.00	1,325	32
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	202.40/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,089	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	594	204.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,212	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	374.14/cwt	352.00–392.00	1,216	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,687	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	586	261.36/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,532	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	620	226.80/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,406	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	492	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,279	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	342.32/cwt	314.00–350.00	1,263	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	295.18/cwt	287.00–321.00	1,373	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	195.04/cwt	188.00–202.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	605	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,336	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	505	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,318	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,669	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	238.70/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,029	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	226.89/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,071	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	344.02/cwt	334.00–355.00	1,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	220.78/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,821	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	237.11/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,347	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	232.20/cwt	225.00–256.00	1,451	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,304	1

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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