Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed from 10.00 higher to 6.00 lower generally steady on a light test in most classes. Feeder heifers mostly 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Supply was light with less demand than last week. Quality of most feeders was average to plain. Had a few Value Added feeders that sold for a premium. Slaughter cows were mixed with the breaker and boner cows steady to 2.00 higher and the lean cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls about steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.13/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −166.95 against this barn's trailing median of $401.08.

Average price

$234.13

40 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$16.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.43

vs AR average

−24.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	240.32	1,306	25
Medium and Large 2	540	223.81	1,208	15thin

One grade step is worth $16.50/cwt here — about $99 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $440.79, low $350.40, median $401.08 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 sale40 hd

234.13

—

AR average10 barns · 485 hd

238.56

−4.43

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−24.26

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.08

−166.95

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	1,743	149.78	2,610	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,529	124.24	1,900	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	114.27	1,430	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,081	100.62	1,087	62

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)	1,129	$1,532	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,559	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,627	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 3	450–500	495	207.03/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	456	214.90/cwt	195.00–220.00	980	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	478	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,243	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	489	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,589	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	335	181.33/cwt	166.00–189.00	607	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	463	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	273.75/cwt	265.00–284.00	1,421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	254.68/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,627.43/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,627	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	252.01/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,414	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	282.61/cwt	278.00–291.00	1,506	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	255.25/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,687	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	625	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,456	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	294.18/cwt	291.00–299.00	1,277	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	276.06/cwt	268.00–281.00	1,579	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	258.27/cwt	253.00–264.00	1,111	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,056	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	299.95/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	240.83/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,366	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	339.86/cwt	313.00–361.00	1,240	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	242.26/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	448	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	354.55/cwt	333.00–365.00	1,096	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	315.47/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,300	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	239.84/cwt	233.00–244.00	1,252	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	573	287.36/cwt	284.00–294.00	1,647	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	194.02/cwt	160.00–220.00	803	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	179.50/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,077	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	391	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	239.05/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,002	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	805	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	105.91/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,355	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	127.46/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,916	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	115.60/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,264	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	95.81/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,055	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	83.43/cwt	80.00–85.00	918	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	569	149.92/cwt	147.00–153.00	853	4
Bulls	—	—	1,793	143.54/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,574	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	103.97/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,105	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	113.75/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,409	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	115.66/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,848	3
Bulls	—	—	1,692	156.01/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,640	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	124.72/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,566	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	203.34/cwt	180.00–224.00	1,263	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	193.29/cwt	180.00–213.00	1,295	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	264.97/cwt	241.00–291.00	848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	266.55/cwt	261.00–278.00	1,293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	211.86/cwt	185.00–220.00	807	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	232.03/cwt	212.00–249.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	197.67/cwt	175.00–220.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	222.98/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	240.71/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	235.71/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,009	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	650–700	693	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	221.78/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,257	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	230.12/cwt	221.00–250.00	1,059	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,559.20/head	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	267.32/cwt	255.00–281.00	992	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	224.83/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,183	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	235.28/cwt	220.00–259.00	859	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	131.06/cwt	119.00–151.00	1,301	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	1,532.14/head	1,325.00–1,825.00	1,532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	281.05/cwt	260.00–303.00	1,065	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	243.28/cwt	234.00–250.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,288	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	160.50/cwt	130.00–185.00	1,382	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	276.93/cwt	268.00–293.00	1,318	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	264.15/cwt	250.00–279.00	998	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	221.48/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,274	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	251.56/cwt	235.00–267.00	1,069	2

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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