Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2024-03-21

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 21
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
719 head
▼ 261 vs last sale 980▲ 102 vs year ago 617 · +16.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 149▼ 28 vs year ago 170 · −16.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 65▲ 5 vs year ago 40 · +12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed with the better 300-400 lbs 14.00-23.00 higher 400-650 lbs steady to 4.00 lower except the better 400-450 lbs 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300-350 lb 7.00-10.00 higher 350-600 lbs 2.00-12.00 lower few 600-750 lb yearlings 1.00-6.00 higher. Quality was not as good as last week with more fleshy new crop calves in the offering. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00-10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.20/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −128.99 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.
Average price
$252.20
42 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,374
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$214
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$63.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.09
vs AR average
−25.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534270.951,44619thin
Medium and Large 1-2519264.581,3737thin
Medium and Large 2568225.691,28215thin
Medium and Large 3595207.001,2321thin
One grade step is worth $63.95/cwt here — about $214 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale42 hd
252.20
—
AR average9 barns · 324 hd
263.29
−11.09
National average179 barns · 15,589 hd
277.22
−25.02
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.19
−128.99
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
455408362316median 381.1903/0504/2307/0908/2710/29
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $440.79, low $329.77, median $381.19 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—High1,573146.672,30719
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,444123.411,78212
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,176121.711,43240
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low998105.151,04941

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,254$1,5517
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,103$1,3443thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)898$1,1972thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)710$1,2251thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)725$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,255$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$1,6752thin

Every lot

111 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy319455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4514
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2329335.04/cwt310.00–367.001,1028
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1347415.64/cwt369.00–427.001,4425
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy350341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,1942
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3363229.00/cwt229.00–229.008312
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365332.22/cwt330.00–333.001,2134
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375396.63/cwt377.00–411.001,48716
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed386451.00/cwt451.00–451.001,7414
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417367.24/cwt357.00–391.001,53133
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3436253.64/cwt230.00–260.001,1066
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440332.71/cwt290.00–341.001,46414
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2456332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,51411
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2466278.88/cwt249.00–297.001,30015
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474354.32/cwt346.00–370.001,67923
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,5201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1501328.07/cwt315.00–332.001,64413
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy515309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,5912
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526277.89/cwt267.00–287.001,4627
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,4741
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568301.83/cwt289.00–315.001,7142
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616273.44/cwt258.00–287.001,6848
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy618260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6072
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2637236.69/cwt225.00–261.001,5083
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,7091
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675236.18/cwt230.00–242.001,5942
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730234.53/cwt230.00–239.001,7122
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6831
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2808224.95/cwt220.00–230.001,8182
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318292.10/cwt269.00–303.0092910
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy332250.00/cwt250.00–250.008304
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1336343.19/cwt337.00–355.001,15312
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345207.00/cwt207.00–207.007141
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy353233.00/cwt233.00–233.008222
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370201.56/cwt200.00–203.007462
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376321.86/cwt300.00–338.001,21015
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382283.70/cwt245.00–301.001,08412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2413273.80/cwt260.00–290.001,13115
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422311.61/cwt294.00–326.001,31516
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy431300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2934
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3445230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0241
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2458259.18/cwt236.00–275.001,1879
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy460250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1501
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy466274.40/cwt257.00–280.001,2795
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476294.65/cwt276.00–326.001,40348
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515279.63/cwt270.00–286.001,44013
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519264.58/cwt261.00–266.001,3737
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527239.97/cwt230.00–245.001,2653
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy530256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,3571
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy550180.00/cwt180.00–180.009901
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581225.95/cwt218.00–240.001,31311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583251.36/cwt246.00–255.001,4655
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3595207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2321
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3312
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,5441
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open625258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,61328
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,5472
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open671240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6105
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678198.96/cwt198.00–202.001,3494
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open730230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,67910
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4271
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open760230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7482
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open910188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,7112
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open964190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8325
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315291.00/cwt291.00–291.009171
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1319355.72/cwt350.00–369.001,1358
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360346.66/cwt337.00–350.001,2484
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy380300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2387297.71/cwt250.00–330.001,15216
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy390279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,0881
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419288.10/cwt252.00–300.001,20713
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy423300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2692
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427342.01/cwt320.00–363.001,4608
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy427302.31/cwt300.00–312.001,2915
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy450293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,3191
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478317.36/cwt285.00–341.001,51720
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479274.78/cwt230.00–285.001,31619
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521266.22/cwt184.00–290.001,3879
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy522270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4093
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525300.22/cwt291.00–312.001,57624
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567281.56/cwt260.00–301.001,59613
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5111
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617256.02/cwt250.00–266.001,5809
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2711
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,6181
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1708233.33/cwt218.00–240.001,6525
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1875180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5752
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3340157.00/cwt157.00–157.005341
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3375185.00/cwt185.00–185.006941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,205118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,4223
Bulls——1,583158.07/cwt150.00–167.002,50211
Bulls——1,772138.81/cwt126.00–148.002,4605
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87778.06/cwt76.00–82.006853
Cows—Lean 85-90%97092.22/cwt85.00–96.008956
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,001105.32/cwt97.00–109.001,05418
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,032116.29/cwt110.00–124.001,20014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08299.44/cwt95.00–104.001,0763
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173115.58/cwt109.00–120.001,35612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,189127.33/cwt118.00–140.001,51425
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,415130.87/cwt125.00–137.001,8525
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,464118.08/cwt111.00–120.001,7297
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27101,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27251,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28981,197.42/head950.00–1,375.001,1972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1031,343.54/head1,175.00–1,500.001,3443
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,203129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,5528
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2541,550.56/head1,275.00–1,825.001,5517
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2834132.54/cwt109.00–141.001,1057
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2898129.26/cwt120.00–139.001,1612

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.