Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2024-04-04

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 4
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
926 head
▲ 139 vs last sale 787▲ 71 vs year ago 855 · +8.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
172 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 170▼ 51 vs year ago 223 · −22.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 75▼ 15 vs year ago 75 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs 15.00-25.00 lower over 450 lbs mostly steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 20.00 lower mostly 5.00-10.00 lower except the better 500-550 lbs 4.00 higher. Quality and condition of most cattle not as good as last week with a lot of new crop calves in the offering. Slaughter cows mostly 1.00-2.00 higher with the high dressing breaker cows 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.26/cwt on 151 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −110.93 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.
Average price
$270.26
151 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,455
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$425
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$79.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.86
vs AR average
−0.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536278.001,49083
Medium and Large 1542264.901,43560
Medium and Large 2538234.501,2627thin
Medium and Large 3535199.001,0651thin
One grade step is worth $79.00/cwt here — about $425 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 sale151 hd
270.26
—
AR average9 barns · 444 hd
262.39
+7.86
National average179 barns · 13,329 hd
270.59
−0.33
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.19
−110.93
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—High1,596158.242,52619
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,418133.651,89525
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,160128.841,49565
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,061112.171,19030

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,203$2,0752thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,195$1,9003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$1,6716
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$1,6047
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,3501thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$1,5652thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)890$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,439$2,74912
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,380$2,2723thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,535$2,2251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,391$2,1928
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,120$1,9862thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310395.53/cwt390.00–401.001,2265
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325240.00/cwt240.00–240.007801
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2329368.54/cwt320.00–389.001,2124
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy330389.00/cwt389.00–389.001,2844
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360250.00/cwt250.00–250.009001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375376.84/cwt367.00–389.001,4136
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy383354.11/cwt349.00–360.001,3566
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413362.13/cwt334.00–377.001,49625
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy416341.01/cwt320.00–359.001,4199
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421300.32/cwt273.00–325.001,26410
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2439344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,5109
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472296.52/cwt241.00–310.001,4007
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy480300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481345.85/cwt308.00–367.001,66430
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added509351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,7875
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527322.93/cwt300.00–341.001,70216
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529267.79/cwt263.00–270.001,4173
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3550200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1001
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571260.65/cwt245.00–280.001,4887
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1589290.60/cwt289.00–297.001,7128
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,6041
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added617293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,80831
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622279.68/cwt266.00–287.001,7408
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1679247.43/cwt245.00–250.001,6804
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722244.11/cwt239.00–250.001,7628
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775220.99/cwt220.00–222.001,7132
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,8218
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1833225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8742
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2898200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7962
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3300220.00/cwt220.00–220.006602
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325295.88/cwt280.00–300.009625
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332336.27/cwt317.00–347.001,11613
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369312.42/cwt300.00–341.001,15325
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373273.35/cwt257.00–299.001,02014
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373205.83/cwt200.00–211.007682
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy391296.13/cwt280.00–300.001,15810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416307.73/cwt300.00–315.001,28017
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428209.25/cwt195.00–223.008962
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430265.73/cwt230.00–280.001,14315
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2443300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3296
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470290.63/cwt280.00–299.001,36643
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477283.73/cwt282.00–288.001,35318
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482252.68/cwt225.00–271.001,21827
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added495305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5106
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy498265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3202
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy517249.86/cwt244.00–253.001,2923
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527273.96/cwt251.00–294.001,44434
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528239.11/cwt230.00–256.001,2635
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,0651
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,49083
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added541279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,5098
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563222.97/cwt221.00–225.001,2552
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577246.67/cwt240.00–260.001,4236
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy582235.33/cwt224.00–242.001,3709
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open604263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,5897
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added613252.93/cwt250.00–255.001,55024
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627219.27/cwt203.00–235.001,3756
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630235.36/cwt234.00–239.001,4835
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1654231.38/cwt227.00–235.001,5138
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5011
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735192.50/cwt190.00–195.001,4152
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2764184.45/cwt180.00–193.001,4093
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open803200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6069
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3781
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,015189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,9181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328372.44/cwt330.00–389.001,22219
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3355280.00/cwt280.00–280.009941
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1384353.36/cwt322.00–379.001,35710
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423345.24/cwt320.00–359.001,46021
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2437262.36/cwt259.00–264.001,1473
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy467287.79/cwt280.00–293.001,3445
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483261.34/cwt239.00–283.001,2622
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1490310.36/cwt295.00–325.001,5219
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2632
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512291.38/cwt280.00–304.001,49219
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2569245.64/cwt230.00–256.001,3985
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576265.14/cwt255.00–280.001,52716
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618250.45/cwt238.00–259.001,5484
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4411
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665244.98/cwt243.00–247.001,6292
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,5913
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1773208.97/cwt207.00–211.001,6152
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2830176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,4611
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1915190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7391
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,491151.77/cwt137.00–156.002,2637
Bulls——1,658162.02/cwt156.00–170.002,68612
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%966109.29/cwt103.00–114.001,0565
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06389.31/cwt85.00–96.009498
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,088123.78/cwt116.00–133.001,34717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,147135.39/cwt129.00–149.001,55336
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177120.70/cwt112.00–129.001,42129
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,275112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,4281
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,386141.76/cwt130.00–152.001,96515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488122.53/cwt116.00–130.001,8239
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,985.77/head1,975.00–2,000.001,9862
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,065.17/head1,950.00–2,250.002,0653
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3802,272.01/head1,950.00–2,475.002,2723
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4392,749.15/head2,275.00–3,225.002,74912
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4552,347.28/head2,225.00–2,500.002,3473
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4632,149.27/head1,900.00–2,375.002,1492
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5352,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,142128.23/cwt126.00–131.001,4647
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,604.05/head1,300.00–1,975.001,6047
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2032,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,671.05/head1,500.00–2,075.001,6716
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28901,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29051,565.19/head1,400.00–1,725.001,5652

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.