Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2024-03-28

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 28
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
787 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 719▼ 390 vs year ago 1,177 · −33.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 142▼ 130 vs year ago 300 · −43.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 45▼ 114 vs year ago 189 · −60.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 1.00-10.00 higher mostly 4.00 higher 500-650 lbs 1.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly 1.00-10.00 higher except the better 500-550 lbs 10.00 lower no trend on weights over 600 lbs. Supply was moderate with good demand on most cattle. Slaughter cows 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.42/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −132.77 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.
Average price
$248.42
53 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,367
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$298
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$52.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.09
vs AR average
−18.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550259.671,42935
Medium and Large 2551230.301,26915thin
Medium and Large 3545207.671,1323thin
One grade step is worth $52.01/cwt here — about $298 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 sale53 hd
248.42
—
AR average8 barns · 240 hd
254.51
−6.09
National average161 barns · 9,489 hd
266.87
−18.45
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.19
−132.77
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—High1,776155.922,77041
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,491130.611,94739
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,181128.271,51560
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,037115.211,19511

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)1,171$1,94211
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)934$1,7608
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,018$1,70612
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,194$1,5626
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)874$1,6843thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,216$3,3074thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,227$2,6333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,281$2,17417

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3305225.00/cwt225.00–225.006864
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318362.19/cwt331.00–377.001,1528
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy325325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0561
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1334420.37/cwt389.00–451.001,4048
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364401.33/cwt383.00–421.001,46111
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy375363.00/cwt363.00–363.001,3612
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377329.62/cwt320.00–347.001,2434
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3387253.02/cwt220.00–280.009793
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy400280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416378.13/cwt361.00–417.001,57319
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy426300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2784
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430327.23/cwt321.00–333.001,4078
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469287.38/cwt269.00–317.001,34810
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473355.62/cwt340.00–375.001,68217
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy481313.41/cwt300.00–326.001,50813
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,4946
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522322.68/cwt302.00–337.001,68432
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527274.88/cwt260.00–285.001,4493
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy544285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5507
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,6247
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1559301.01/cwt270.00–323.001,68310
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2569270.53/cwt260.00–279.001,53910
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3585211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2342
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613272.68/cwt265.00–278.001,6724
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5453
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3640190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2161
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666256.99/cwt256.00–260.001,7124
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678217.18/cwt210.00–238.001,4724
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy713240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7113
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,7592
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7051
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8672
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2870210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8271
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1890210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3308200.00/cwt200.00–200.006162
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy327315.73/cwt311.00–319.001,0323
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329343.11/cwt323.00–353.001,12931
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2341308.14/cwt280.00–317.001,0516
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367286.03/cwt271.00–303.001,0506
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376332.67/cwt300.00–351.001,25146
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385185.39/cwt170.00–200.007142
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413321.94/cwt290.00–337.001,33017
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy426280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1934
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428267.67/cwt239.00–287.001,14620
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467298.08/cwt275.00–313.001,39228
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy468273.06/cwt240.00–280.001,27817
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471260.65/cwt230.00–275.001,22814
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3493178.07/cwt165.00–191.008782
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2497275.46/cwt274.00–276.001,36911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1132
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523269.63/cwt260.00–272.001,41011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy529260.67/cwt255.00–267.001,3797
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2534241.26/cwt220.00–257.001,2888
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570217.78/cwt200.00–230.001,2417
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577252.82/cwt240.00–255.001,45917
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3595195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2603189.00/cwt188.00–190.001,1402
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open618239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4772
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670194.34/cwt189.00–200.001,3022
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1702210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4743
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open709220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5605
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2808170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3742
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328373.48/cwt355.00–389.001,2255
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328306.15/cwt299.00–320.001,0043
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330289.00/cwt289.00–289.009541
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy343330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1323
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3355250.00/cwt250.00–250.008881
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy380311.80/cwt300.00–319.001,1855
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381352.60/cwt336.00–381.001,34318
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,1971
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424304.33/cwt250.00–330.001,29021
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1432333.19/cwt320.00–336.001,43910
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470290.90/cwt285.00–300.001,3675
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477322.43/cwt300.00–363.001,53828
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1509302.00/cwt280.00–329.001,5375
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516259.99/cwt250.00–275.001,3428
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy536285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5284
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy570260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4821
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4251
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572278.13/cwt272.00–296.001,5918
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623256.49/cwt250.00–261.001,59814
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628238.04/cwt236.00–240.001,4952
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2659213.60/cwt203.00–224.001,4084
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680229.78/cwt220.00–240.001,5632
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5551
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,3571
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1830190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5776
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1972160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5553
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,015170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7263
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3370200.00/cwt200.00–200.007402
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,603160.25/cwt153.00–167.002,56925
Bulls——2,047149.15/cwt135.00–153.003,05316
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%996109.11/cwt106.00–113.001,0874
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,012122.15/cwt117.00–137.001,2366
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,035106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0971
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,121119.53/cwt111.00–124.001,34020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216133.33/cwt124.00–143.001,62139
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,3281
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,377121.60/cwt114.00–125.001,67415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,562136.24/cwt128.00–149.002,12824
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,2163,306.99/head2,000.00–3,900.003,3074
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29341,759.87/head1,050.00–2,025.001,7608
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0181,706.30/head1,050.00–2,075.001,70612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,059118.16/cwt112.00–133.001,2514
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1711,941.61/head1,650.00–2,125.001,94211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1941,562.21/head1,200.00–1,700.001,5626
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2391,910.83/head1,600.00–2,150.001,91114
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2983,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4783,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4003
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2810118.00/cwt118.00–118.009561
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28741,683.63/head1,675.00–1,700.001,6843

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.