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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 25

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Apr 18Apr 25May 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

878 head

▲ 121 vs last sale 757▲ 41 vs year ago 837 · +4.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 176▼ 30 vs year ago 180 · −16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 50▼ 20 vs year ago 50 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 2.00-17.00 higher mostly 6.00-12.00 higher except the better 300-350 lbs 3.00 lower not enough over 600 lbs for a trend. Feeder heifers mixed with the 300-350 lbs 6.00-10.00 lower 350-550 lbs steady to 6.00 higher and 550-650 lbs 1.00-8.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand on most classes of feeders. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.43/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −125.75 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$255.43

49 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$65.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.22

vs AR average

−14.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	257.56	1,377	45
Medium and Large 2	525	244.66	1,284	3thin
Medium and Large 3	535	192.00	1,027	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.56/cwt here — about $349 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 sale49 hd

255.43

—

AR average7 barns · 196 hd

249.22

+6.22

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−14.76

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

−125.75

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,507	143.83	2,168	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	127.76	1,822	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	123.58	1,457	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,055	108.66	1,146	21

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)	1,135	$1,557	6
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,653	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	798	$1,426	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,075	1thin

Every lot

90 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	842	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	383.88/cwt	381.00–401.00	1,271	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	340.65/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,158	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	312.85/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,161	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	378.69/cwt	345.00–399.00	1,420	24
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	303.40/cwt	299.00–325.00	1,268	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,062	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	350.45/cwt	313.00–365.00	1,521	45
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	296.69/cwt	271.00–303.00	1,386	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	330.89/cwt	315.00–349.00	1,568	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	262.71/cwt	247.00–273.00	1,361	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	203.28/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,053	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	326.41/cwt	301.00–345.00	1,714	37
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,518	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	259.69/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,457	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	300.67/cwt	276.00–328.00	1,690	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	269.48/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,609	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	237.98/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,447	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,677	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,697	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	325.35/cwt	319.00–347.00	1,054	24
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	277.12/cwt	250.00–314.00	906	26
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	313.99/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,074	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	208.63/cwt	200.00–218.00	761	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	320.31/cwt	305.00–331.00	1,185	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	265.16/cwt	240.00–306.00	1,021	39
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,217	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	391	294.46/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,151	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	303.28/cwt	297.00–317.00	1,283	37
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	267.69/cwt	250.00–283.00	1,132	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,210	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	281.59/cwt	270.00–301.00	1,321	45
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	254.86/cwt	230.00–269.00	1,228	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	491	258.78/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,271	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	496	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,285	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	265.11/cwt	249.00–274.00	1,363	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	244.66/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,284	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,027	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	243.87/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,405	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	587	235.41/cwt	233.00–236.00	1,382	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,402	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,512	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	221.50/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,604	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,531	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,625	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	816	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	919	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	6
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	970	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,455	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	1,016	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	365.85/cwt	358.00–377.00	1,174	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	309.57/cwt	277.00–320.00	1,006	25
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	283.02/cwt	267.00–290.00	1,078	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	327.82/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,285	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	410	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,279	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	311.81/cwt	235.00–331.00	1,300	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	286.93/cwt	260.00–306.00	1,222	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	325.48/cwt	300.00–363.00	1,533	20
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	267.34/cwt	239.00–291.00	1,283	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,258	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	298.31/cwt	286.00–323.00	1,542	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	240.55/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,342	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	283.20/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,634	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	269.31/cwt	259.00–279.00	1,645	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	238.73/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,611	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	224.84/cwt	217.00–233.00	1,731	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,427	131.29/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,874	5
Bulls	—	—	1,432	144.28/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,066	8
Bulls	—	—	1,707	155.65/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,657	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	83.95/cwt	82.00–85.00	747	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	95.47/cwt	94.00–99.00	991	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	121.50/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,310	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	110.23/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,219	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	119.98/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,399	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	130.04/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,540	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	110.73/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,376	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	137.68/cwt	128.00–151.00	1,870	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,685	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	120.80/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,791	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	1,425.78/head	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,426	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,652.85/head	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,653	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,089	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,296	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,556.63/head	1,400.00–1,725.00	1,557	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,041	131.20/cwt	119.00–141.00	1,366	10

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs, AR

Thu Apr 25, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 878Last week 757Year ago 837

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 176Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 50Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	300–350	324	319.00–347.00	325.35
17	350–400	370	305.00–331.00	320.31
37	400–450	423	297.00–317.00	303.28
45	450–500	469	270.00–301.00	281.59
31	500–550	514	249.00–274.00	265.11
9	550–600	576	238.00–250.00	243.87
9	600–650	630	240.00	240.00
4	700–750	724	218.00–224.00	221.50
1	750–800	785	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
6	800–850	816	1,600.00	1,600.00
6	900–950	919	1,700.00	1,700.00
4	1000–1050	1,016	1,700.00	1,700.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	342	312.00–317.00	313.99
10	350–400	390	312.00	312.00
10	400–450	437	277.00	277.00
5	450–500	496	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	300–350	327	250.00–314.00	277.12
39	350–400	385	240.00–306.00	265.16
12	400–450	423	250.00–283.00	267.69
18	450–500	482	230.00–269.00	254.86
3	500–550	525	244.00–245.00	244.66
1	600–650	615	228.00	228.00
1	650–700	670	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	773	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	200.00–218.00	208.63
1	500–550	535	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	391	290.00–301.00	294.46
5	450–500	491	257.00–260.00	258.78
5	550–600	587	233.00–236.00	235.41
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
2	950–1000	970	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	321	358.00–377.00	365.85
5	350–400	392	310.00–340.00	327.82
9	400–450	417	235.00–331.00	311.81
20	450–500	471	300.00–363.00	325.48
18	500–550	517	286.00–323.00	298.31
5	550–600	577	270.00–291.00	283.20
4	600–650	611	259.00–279.00	269.31
2	650–700	675	230.00–248.00	238.73
2	750–800	770	217.00–233.00	224.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	300–350	325	277.00–320.00	309.57
5	350–400	381	267.00–290.00	283.02
9	400–450	426	260.00–306.00	286.93
14	450–500	480	239.00–291.00	267.34
2	500–550	503	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	558	230.00–251.00	240.55
1	700–750	740	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	312.00	312.00
1	550–600	590	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	527	288.00	288.00
23	550–600	597	269.00–270.00	269.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	330.00–351.00	340.65
10	350–400	371	300.00–328.00	312.85
7	400–450	418	299.00–325.00	303.40
22	450–500	467	271.00–303.00	296.69
12	500–550	518	247.00–273.00	262.71
4	550–600	561	250.00–270.00	259.69
2	600–650	608	236.00–240.00	237.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	263.00	263.00
2	400–450	423	251.00	251.00
2	500–550	518	197.00–210.00	203.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	331	381.00–401.00	383.88
24	350–400	375	345.00–399.00	378.69
45	400–450	434	313.00–365.00	350.45
31	450–500	474	315.00–349.00	330.89
37	500–550	525	301.00–345.00	326.41
27	550–600	562	276.00–328.00	300.67
6	600–650	633	265.00	265.00
3	650–700	663	256.00	256.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,652.85
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	798	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,425.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	2,075.00	2,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,135	1,400.00–1,725.00	1,556.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,089	119.00	119.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,041	119.00–141.00	131.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,707	154.00–157.00	155.65
8	—	1,432	140.00–149.00	144.28
5	—	1,427	130.00–134.00	131.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,078	118.00–124.00	121.50
3	—	890	82.00–85.00	83.95
7	—	1,106	104.00–116.00	110.23
3	—	1,038	94.00–99.00	95.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,483	118.00–128.00	120.80
1	—	1,440	117.00	117.00
6	—	1,358	128.00–151.00	137.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,184	125.00–136.00	130.04
27	—	1,166	110.00–125.00	119.98
4	—	1,243	109.00–112.00	110.73

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.