Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2024-03-14

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 14
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
980 head
▼ 97 vs last sale 1,077▼ 70 vs year ago 1,050 · −6.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
149 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 145▼ 6 vs year ago 155 · −3.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 45▼ 35 vs year ago 100 · −35.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs mostly 6.00-20.00 higher 650-700 lbs 3 loads that sold 30.00 higher than last weeks light test. Feeder heifers steady to 13.00 higher mostly 5.00-8.00 higher except the plainer 500-600 lbs 12.00-15.00 lower. Demand was good on most classes of cattle. Slaughter cows 4.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00-5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $310.69/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −126.13 against this barn's trailing median of $436.81.
Average price
$310.69
32 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,657
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$606
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$121.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.05
vs AR average
−5.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531323.171,71726
Medium and Large 2541267.491,4475thin
Medium and Large 3550202.001,1111thin
One grade step is worth $121.17/cwt here — about $606 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale32 hd
310.69
—
AR average9 barns · 487 hd
305.63
+5.05
National average167 barns · 13,796 hd
316.07
−5.38
This barn, trailing median30 sales
436.81
−126.13
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
511460408357median 436.8103/0504/2307/0908/2710/29
Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.38, low $370.63, median $436.81 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,591140.902,24232
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,441128.041,84514
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,208121.501,46848
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00094.0194017

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,078$1,57316
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,027$1,5225
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)758$1,3353thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)984$1,59014
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)955$1,4632thin

Every lot

102 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1312392.45/cwt377.00–413.001,22410
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325300.00/cwt300.00–300.009751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2331335.87/cwt320.00–349.001,1125
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372340.06/cwt310.00–350.001,2654
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1384382.55/cwt375.00–397.001,4699
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422365.18/cwt349.00–385.001,54137
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4292
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,3062
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469355.06/cwt342.00–367.001,66523
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518265.81/cwt254.00–273.001,3773
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521332.65/cwt315.00–356.001,73318
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3550202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,1111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1554301.85/cwt294.00–306.001,6728
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5532
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612273.49/cwt271.00–276.001,6744
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671290.68/cwt279.00–296.501,950223
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,6612
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy690250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7253
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7162
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7021
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2749240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7987
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3318220.04/cwt213.00–227.007005
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed320323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,0343
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323335.68/cwt280.00–361.001,08426
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335281.99/cwt280.00–285.009453
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3350200.00/cwt200.00–200.007002
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy373290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0823
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0563
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378330.45/cwt300.00–359.001,24923
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3417178.64/cwt176.00–180.007453
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422277.34/cwt276.00–280.001,1703
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423323.90/cwt299.00–349.001,37044
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469297.18/cwt278.00–312.001,39440
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480200.00/cwt200.00–200.009601
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2489268.47/cwt247.00–274.001,3139
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531288.29/cwt260.00–310.001,53137
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531236.73/cwt216.00–260.001,2578
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570204.82/cwt200.00–210.001,1672
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573269.48/cwt267.00–275.001,54411
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578235.99/cwt219.00–260.001,36418
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614241.97/cwt240.00–246.001,4863
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620206.17/cwt190.00–225.001,2789
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2637225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4335
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5254
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open663225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4924
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668197.22/cwt180.00–210.001,31710
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy690180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2422
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3700148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0361
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open721223.66/cwt220.00–230.001,61316
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1726206.98/cwt206.00–210.001,5034
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2734192.12/cwt180.00–200.001,4105
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3863
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open771210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6194
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2860160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3761
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2Full955160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5282
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318353.65/cwt339.00–375.001,1256
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy320320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0242
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1367361.52/cwt330.00–371.001,32722
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425341.90/cwt299.00–363.001,45315
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435253.50/cwt250.00–257.001,1032
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy440221.00/cwt221.00–221.009721
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy475281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,3354
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1481312.60/cwt246.00–350.001,50424
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2495258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,2771
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3502199.27/cwt180.00–209.001,0003
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513264.19/cwt240.00–289.001,3555
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521304.63/cwt300.00–327.001,58721
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565253.51/cwt240.00–260.001,4323
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577270.47/cwt256.00–280.001,56117
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625255.96/cwt250.00–270.001,60013
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5002
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663204.42/cwt200.00–209.001,3552
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675252.05/cwt245.00–259.001,7014
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710239.34/cwt230.00–245.001,6993
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1839214.71/cwt208.00–225.001,8015
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2855170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,566127.85/cwt120.00–135.002,0027
Bulls——1,597147.13/cwt137.00–155.002,35023
Bulls——1,613115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,8552
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight67030.00/cwt30.00–30.002011
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight69299.00/cwt99.00–99.006853
Cows—Lean 85-90%94052.78/cwt50.00–56.004962
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065105.54/cwt102.00–108.001,1245
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,118112.18/cwt109.00–120.001,2545
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192111.28/cwt109.00–113.001,32612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209125.93/cwt116.00–135.001,52235
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,335117.54/cwt112.00–123.001,5693
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,2151
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,45577.00/cwt77.00–77.001,1201
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,470130.90/cwt124.00–141.001,92411
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,572.80/head1,125.00–1,950.001,57316
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,21090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0891
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,388131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,8182
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,043125.43/cwt119.00–130.001,3088
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27581,334.78/head1,225.00–1,425.001,3353
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28851,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0271,521.57/head1,250.00–1,775.001,5225
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 37851,192.07/head1,100.00–1,300.001,1925
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2855925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,505.63/head1,400.00–1,575.001,5063
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1421,962.97/head1,700.00–2,250.001,9636

This sale against other markets

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.