Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 6.00 lower except the better 450-550 lbs 1.00-5.00 higher on a light or no test in some classes. Feeder heifers mostly 1.00-8.00 lower except the 450-500 lbs 7.00-9.00 higher. Quality of most feeders not as good as last week. Supply was light with less demand than past few weeks. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.97/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −165.14 against this barn's trailing median of $401.11.

Average price

$235.97

73 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$417

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

$64.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.43

vs AR average

−24.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	244.96	1,337	50
Medium and Large 2	547	226.85	1,240	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	557	225.00	1,253	5thin
Medium and Large 3	509	180.75	920	5thin

One grade step is worth $64.21/cwt here — about $417 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 sale73 hd

235.97

—

AR average10 barns · 478 hd

229.54

+6.43

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−24.49

This barn, trailing median25 sales

401.11

−165.14

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	1,742	142.78	2,487	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,466	116.78	1,712	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	112.21	1,388	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,085	98.88	1,073	78

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)	1,128	$1,626	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,565	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,558	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,139	$1,470	9
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,975	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$1,475	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,700	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	910	$1,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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	300–350	340	218.67/cwt	207.00–230.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	282.32/cwt	270.00–309.00	1,073	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	238.68/cwt	225.00–256.00	764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	259.97/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,347	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	316.75/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,077	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	273.48/cwt	261.00–285.00	1,023	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	600–650	633	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	240.37/cwt	223.00–265.00	880	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	230.81/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,214	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	209.04/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	247.09/cwt	221.00–259.00	1,053	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	234.09/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,604	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	242.34/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,253	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	198.01/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	224.40/cwt	214.00–228.00	1,297	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,254	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	224.93/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	197.45/cwt	195.00–200.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	233.91/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,111	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	253.85/cwt	219.00–270.00	1,191	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	193.37/cwt	180.00–200.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	168.00/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	600–650	638	189.88/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	283.68/cwt	259.00–300.00	925	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	222.96/cwt	217.00–238.00	1,282	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	509	180.75/cwt	150.00–200.00	920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	189.52/cwt	180.00–210.00	912	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	740	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,188	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	105.00/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,174	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,756	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	125.79/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	265.62/cwt	259.00–279.00	1,509	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	763	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,526	3
Bulls	—	—	1,818	145.29/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,641	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	113.71/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,410	65
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	350	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	514	229.31/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,179	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	657	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	295.19/cwt	280.00–300.00	998	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	275.17/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,048	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	247.78/cwt	239.00–251.00	1,454	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	247.10/cwt	232.00–259.00	1,300	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	310.54/cwt	302.00–327.00	1,258	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	301.08/cwt	276.00–315.00	1,454	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	588	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	622	209.67/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,304	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	270.97/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,414	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	322.67/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	468	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,292	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	134.34/cwt	120.00–157.00	1,197	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	273.68/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,322	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	288.86/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,499	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	264.82/cwt	239.00–273.00	1,239	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	245.72/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,570	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,060	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	222.29/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	266.82/cwt	250.00–281.00	1,121	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,015	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,565.38/head	1,375.00–1,775.00	1,565	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	284.08/cwt	265.00–302.00	1,193	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	241.73/cwt	239.00–247.00	1,390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,253	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,558.43/head	1,300.00–1,775.00	1,558	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,626.22/head	1,425.00–1,800.00	1,626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	244.55/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	234.53/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,346	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	118.05/cwt	109.00–127.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	1,470.45/head	1,200.00–1,800.00	1,470	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	252.81/cwt	240.00–268.00	1,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	273.31/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	340	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	227.64/cwt	216.00–239.00	922	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	88.10/cwt	87.00–90.00	962	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	121.96/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,544	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	105.52/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,307	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	114.64/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,671	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	94.95/cwt	92.00–98.00	992	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	77.60/cwt	73.00–88.00	782	12
Bulls	—	—	1,553	133.74/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,077	4
Bulls	—	—	1,868	150.64/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,814	3

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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