Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs 1.00-10.00 lower over 450 lbs mostly 1.00-5.00 higher with the better 500-550 lbs 14.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly 1.00-5.00 lower except the better 300-400 lbs 1.00-4.00 higher. The offering included 150 fancy reputation calves that sold for a premium and 3 loads of yearlings that sold well. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $270.67/cwt on 137 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −183.42 against this barn's trailing median of $454.09.

Average price

$270.67

137 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,493

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

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

$67.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.15

vs AR average

−16.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	277.87	1,534	104
Medium and Large 2	548	250.41	1,373	31
Medium and Large 3	583	210.00	1,224	2thin

One grade step is worth $67.87/cwt here — about $310 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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.38, low $374.53, median $454.09 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 sale137 hd

270.67

—

AR average10 barns · 464 hd

263.52

+7.15

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−16.15

This barn, trailing median26 sales

454.09

−183.42

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

104 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 1Fancy	300–350	347	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,072	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	357	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,396	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	555	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,615	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	421	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,541	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	186.68/cwt	173.00–209.00	976	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	221.39/cwt	214.00–234.00	1,269	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	847	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,058	117
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	600–650	640	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	247.35/cwt	220.00–268.00	1,163	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	270.34/cwt	241.00–292.00	1,135	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	629	217.42/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,368	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	231.94/cwt	219.00–249.00	1,232	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	253.89/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,069	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	219.65/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,560	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	753	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	650–700	650	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	292.83/cwt	270.00–337.00	1,403	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	326.26/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,243	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	209.25/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,517	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	290.79/cwt	270.00–322.00	951	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	228.99/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,406	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	264.00/cwt	235.00–271.00	1,394	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	674	240.94/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,624	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	271.01/cwt	256.00–292.00	1,168	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	230.25/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,398	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	344.12/cwt	328.00–362.00	1,149	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	614	248.22/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,524	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	215.66/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	289.71/cwt	272.00–299.00	1,492	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	252.75/cwt	252.75–252.75	1,946	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	242.43/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,413	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	625	224.49/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,403	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	225.40/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	241.47/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,258	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	350.80/cwt	350.00–353.00	1,344	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	277.05/cwt	249.00–305.00	1,033	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	306.72/cwt	297.00–312.00	1,294	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	233.70/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,332	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	325.55/cwt	305.00–351.00	1,367	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	492	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,594	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	548	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,381	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	298.36/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,411	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	218.21/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	264.34/cwt	254.00–276.00	1,504	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	249.34/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	439	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,326	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	528	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,320	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	403	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	200.16/cwt	190.00–211.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	589	198.81/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,171	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	724	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	213.24/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,405	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	272.69/cwt	250.00–280.00	864	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	773	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	225.47/cwt	221.00–230.00	999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	236.41/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,002	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	235.50/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	231.84/cwt	213.00–240.00	1,104	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	255.14/cwt	240.00–280.00	814	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	241.37/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,496	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	230.98/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,580	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	209.84/cwt	190.00–229.00	1,307	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	224.45/cwt	211.00–234.00	1,187	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	215.94/cwt	208.00–225.00	1,239	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	240.72/cwt	220.00–260.00	895	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	268.46/cwt	258.00–280.00	1,259	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	224.68/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	197.33/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,437	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	201.58/cwt	199.00–208.00	1,379	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	269.85/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,015	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	257.06/cwt	234.00–272.00	1,352	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	189.00/cwt	160.00–218.00	1,644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	244.66/cwt	228.00–252.00	1,439	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	305.62/cwt	300.00–323.00	1,174	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	215.05/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	218.83/cwt	212.00–226.00	1,333	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	210.39/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	527	233.85/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	325.98/cwt	313.00–331.00	1,040	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	278.59/cwt	263.00–300.00	1,145	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	567	218.38/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,238	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,769	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	381.34/cwt	367.00–390.00	1,285	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	256.23/cwt	243.00–265.00	1,186	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	422	243.30/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,027	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	524	230.39/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,207	4

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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