Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs mostly 1.00-6.00 higher no trend on weights over 600 lbs. Feeder heifers under 600 lb mixed from 6.00 higher to 4.00 lower generally steady with most of the offering unweaned calves and some 600-650 lb yearlings 2.00-6.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand on most classes of feeders. Slaughter cows 5.00-9.00 lower. Not enough bulls reported last week for a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $226.53/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −174.58 against this barn's trailing median of $401.11.

Average price

$226.53

83 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$44.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.47

vs AR average

−13.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	238.26	1,299	34
Medium and Large 2	542	222.45	1,207	42
Medium and Large 3	533	194.02	1,034	7thin

One grade step is worth $44.24/cwt here — about $265 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 sale83 hd

226.53

—

AR average10 barns · 451 hd

228.00

−1.47

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−13.56

This barn, trailing median25 sales

401.11

−174.58

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	1,510	146.70	2,216	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	119.06	1,775	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,315	113.41	1,491	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	103.68	1,169	30

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)	1,062	$1,613	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	907	$1,247	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,235	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	813	$1,575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,303	$2,270	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	758	$1,569	3thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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 1-2Guaranteed Open	950–1000	995	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	192.30/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	238.45/cwt	226.00–248.00	1,488	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	273.05/cwt	259.00–288.00	1,032	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	229.65/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,557	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	211.49/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,026	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	289.75/cwt	282.00–301.00	965	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	413	240.80/cwt	235.00–248.00	995	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	900–950	934	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,868	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	229.56/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,194	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	532	228.99/cwt	216.00–235.00	1,218	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	744	184.14/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,370	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	563	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	329.03/cwt	323.00–333.00	1,240	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	350.50/cwt	345.00–356.00	1,220	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	241.41/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,489	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	218.57/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	273.25/cwt	255.00–291.00	1,016	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	268.87/cwt	245.00–278.00	1,412	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	213.99/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	219.99/cwt	203.00–231.00	1,241	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	277.29/cwt	268.00–293.00	1,320	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	249.31/cwt	234.00–265.00	1,421	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	277.99/cwt	250.00–300.00	923	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	324.27/cwt	298.00–339.00	1,388	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	1,246.97/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,247	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,304.80/head	2,050.00–2,625.00	2,305	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	1,569.40/head	1,425.00–1,675.00	1,569	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	132.03/cwt	123.00–143.00	1,584	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	120.59/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,616	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	112.56/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,092	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	1,612.96/head	1,275.00–1,800.00	1,613	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,598	152.06/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,430	11
Bulls	—	—	1,880	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,271	1
Bulls	—	—	1,362	137.11/cwt	123.00–148.00	1,867	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	214.49/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,326	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	240.73/cwt	221.00–257.00	1,117	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	219.44/cwt	213.00–226.00	1,582	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	252.23/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,080	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	231.32/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,529	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	233.77/cwt	220.00–248.00	1,438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	276.43/cwt	250.00–291.00	1,194	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	224.64/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	694	233.42/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	243.73/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,389	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	275.70/cwt	250.00–303.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	263.39/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,251	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	309.68/cwt	293.00–321.00	1,143	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	352.05/cwt	349.00–355.00	1,299	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	256.23/cwt	230.00–273.00	1,327	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	392.46/cwt	369.00–407.00	1,299	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	239.21/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	334.67/cwt	305.00–353.00	1,419	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	264.64/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,530	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	275.62/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,436	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	253.40/cwt	252.00–259.00	1,531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	236.72/cwt	228.00–247.00	902	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	292.71/cwt	285.00–306.00	1,361	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	189.75/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	195.73/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,018	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	750–800	795	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	238.83/cwt	220.00–259.00	1,001	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	233.47/cwt	224.00–241.00	1,086	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	204.92/cwt	200.00–210.00	959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	217.85/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,231	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	620	225.50/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	656	197.77/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,297	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	273.83/cwt	250.00–283.00	1,153	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	823	182.94/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	227.98/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,190	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	207.04/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,298	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	236.73/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,371	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	266.50/cwt	246.00–280.00	869	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	261.20/cwt	244.00–284.00	1,212	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	243.29/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,268	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	129.78/cwt	123.00–138.00	2,058	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	104.52/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,321	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	114.19/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,652	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	106.77/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,201	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	117.80/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,346	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	112.31/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,503	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	85.03/cwt	84.00–86.00	957	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	96.87/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,098	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	120.40/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,539	13

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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