Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 6.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers mixed with the 300-350 lbs 9.00 higher 350-600 lbs 6.00-12.00 lower and 600-650 lbs 6.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand. Quality was good with several weaned calves in the offering and some Value Added calves that sold for a premium. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week. There was a special consignment of bred heifers that sold good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.53/cwt on 124 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −130.55 against this barn's trailing median of $401.08.

Average price

$270.53

124 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,471

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$18.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.24

vs AR average

−14.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	273.30	1,490	105
Medium and Large 2	536	255.19	1,367	19thin

One grade step is worth $18.12/cwt here — about $123 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

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 sale124 hd

270.53

—

AR average10 barns · 338 hd

265.29

+5.24

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−14.42

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.08

−130.55

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	—	High	1,588	142.76	2,267	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	126.57	1,797	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	119.46	1,431	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	104.94	1,053	24

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)	1,184	$2,048	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	839	$2,605	21
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	913	$2,321	37
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	929	$1,915	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$1,810	9

Every lot, as filed

103 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	350–400	371	259.54/cwt	231.00–300.00	963	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	326.42/cwt	310.00–347.00	1,208	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	255.71/cwt	244.00–259.00	1,603	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	657	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	214.82/cwt	210.00–225.00	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	266.30/cwt	240.00–279.00	1,265	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	288.81/cwt	276.00–301.00	1,378	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	223.31/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,579	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	463	260.05/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	251.31/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	346.45/cwt	331.00–380.00	1,282	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	289.55/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,260	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	238.99/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	277.16/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	269.21/cwt	255.00–293.00	1,680	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	353.59/cwt	315.00–379.00	1,687	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	329.31/cwt	319.00–351.00	1,775	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,277	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	1,915.21/head	1,450.00–2,250.00	1,915	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	117.67/cwt	106.00–129.00	1,261	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	129.75/cwt	118.00–157.00	1,278	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	2,047.91/head	1,775.00–2,275.00	2,048	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	2,604.79/head	1,400.00–3,050.00	2,605	21
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	2,320.79/head	1,025.00–3,225.00	2,321	37
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	1,809.55/head	1,000.00–2,050.00	1,810	9
Bulls	—	—	1,690	164.03/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,772	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	131.78/cwt	120.00–138.00	2,023	7
Bulls	—	—	1,616	148.48/cwt	146.00–154.00	2,399	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	118.22/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,631	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	125.69/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,546	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	132.13/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,912	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	108.97/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,115	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	118.62/cwt	113.00–128.00	1,222	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	99.76/cwt	95.00–105.00	906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	487	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,921	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	627	278.06/cwt	258.00–283.00	1,743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	245.55/cwt	231.00–256.00	1,756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	295.57/cwt	281.00–325.00	1,442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	493	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	384.53/cwt	345.00–399.00	1,638	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	277.50/cwt	258.00–295.00	1,582	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	332.19/cwt	324.00–350.00	1,877	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	328.85/cwt	281.00–367.00	1,411	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	350.56/cwt	337.00–361.00	1,290	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	351.49/cwt	335.00–369.00	1,835	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	385.73/cwt	373.00–401.00	1,462	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	252.49/cwt	249.00–256.00	1,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,737	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	417.44/cwt	397.00–439.00	1,323	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	244.95/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,874	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	545	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,559	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	312.86/cwt	282.00–333.00	1,790	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	364.14/cwt	339.00–381.00	1,744	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	246.29/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,300	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	472	275.55/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,301	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	269.48/cwt	245.00–284.00	1,665	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	324	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,241	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	504	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,411	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	455	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	275.79/cwt	240.00–299.00	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	237.99/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	305.56/cwt	271.00–323.00	1,656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	258.21/cwt	248.00–267.00	1,480	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	275.77/cwt	261.00–287.00	1,462	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	575	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,319	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	559	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,532	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	271.72/cwt	265.00–276.00	1,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	351.53/cwt	315.00–369.00	1,142	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	312.38/cwt	287.00–326.00	1,334	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	114.62/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,344	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	82.91/cwt	70.00–90.00	837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	424	409.58/cwt	407.00–411.00	1,737	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	348.57/cwt	319.00–379.00	1,443	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	253.15/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,177	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	690	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,573	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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