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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, May 2

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Apr 25May 2May 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

651 head

▼ 227 vs last sale 878▼ 572 vs year ago 1,223 · −46.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

281 head

▲ 131 vs last sale 150▲ 31 vs year ago 250 · +12.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 30▼ 40 vs year ago 80 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 4.00-16.00 higher mostly 5.00-8.00 higher 600-650 lbs 30.00 higher than last weeks light test. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady to 4.00 lower 500-650 lbs 1.00-14.00 higher. Slaughter cows uneven generally steady except the high dressing breaker cows 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

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 $258.72/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −122.47 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$258.72

67 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$356

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

$62.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.07

vs AR average

−9.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	262.24	1,446	59
Medium and Large 2	532	237.45	1,263	7thin
Medium and Large 3	545	200.00	1,090	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.24/cwt here — about $356 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 sale67 hd

258.72

—

AR average9 barns · 268 hd

248.65

+10.07

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−9.66

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

−122.47

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	1,618	152.13	2,462	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,405	125.87	1,769	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	124.83	1,488	143
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,034	111.92	1,157	43

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,253	$1,900	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,701	8
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	972	$1,436	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	912	$1,678	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,365	$1,788	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	410.42/cwt	400.00–421.00	1,305	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	387.09/cwt	351.00–403.00	1,436	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,347	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	354.44/cwt	345.00–386.00	1,517	33
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	302.44/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,403	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	340.22/cwt	325.00–349.00	1,623	39
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	520	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,492	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	331.72/cwt	309.00–350.00	1,738	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,528	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	317.16/cwt	292.00–337.00	1,798	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	247.30/cwt	238.00–257.00	1,442	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	295.90/cwt	284.00–307.00	1,826	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	270.42/cwt	257.00–280.00	1,806	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,650	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	221.22/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,821	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,946	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,859	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,011	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	990	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,782	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,072	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,822	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	717	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	325.95/cwt	309.00–341.00	1,027	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	274.27/cwt	267.00–301.00	897	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	316.06/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,182	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	292.14/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,110	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	298.56/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,257	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	268.37/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,149	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	436	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,264	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	260.54/cwt	248.00–266.00	1,227	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	278.32/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,339	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	241.52/cwt	229.00–252.00	1,261	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	266.34/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,414	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	258.27/cwt	238.00–282.00	1,475	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,257	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	254.16/cwt	239.00–261.00	1,563	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	219.50/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,405	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	207.84/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,409	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	240.16/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,631	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,342	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,373	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	890	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,638	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	942	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,601	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,019	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,692	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,180	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	353.38/cwt	342.00–371.00	1,300	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	335.53/cwt	318.00–351.00	1,423	18
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	276.80/cwt	250.00–303.00	1,218	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	441	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,610	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	334.40/cwt	315.00–347.00	1,585	23
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,310	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,383	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	299.15/cwt	281.00–314.00	1,600	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	282.46/cwt	269.00–291.00	1,585	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,501	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	263.83/cwt	251.00–287.00	1,638	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	228.58/cwt	207.00–250.00	1,447	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,663	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,652	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,260	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	963	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,445	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	480	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	840	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,491	145.69/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,172	6
Bulls	—	—	1,714	156.96/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,690	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	815	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	611	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	936	99.10/cwt	89.00–103.00	928	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,008	107.13/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,080	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	110.77/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,152	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	120.94/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,322	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	120.97/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,395	58
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	128.20/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,572	82
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	128.22/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,795	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	121.68/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,722	14
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	989	128.48/cwt	110.00–140.00	1,271	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,505	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	972	1,435.53/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,436	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,701.05/head	1,275.00–2,175.00	1,701	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	137.87/cwt	125.00–149.00	1,479	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,777	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	912	1,677.51/head	1,325.00–2,000.00	1,678	3

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 May 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 651Last week 878Year ago 1,223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 281Last week 150Year ago 250

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 30Year ago 80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	989	110.00–140.00	128.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,505	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,073	125.00–149.00	137.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	126.00	126.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,253	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	972	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,435.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,070	1,275.00–2,175.00	1,701.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	3	—	912	1,325.00–2,000.00	1,677.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	350.00	350.00
8	350–400	368	342.00–371.00	353.38
18	400–450	424	318.00–351.00	335.53
23	450–500	474	315.00–347.00	334.40
10	500–550	535	281.00–314.00	299.15
12	550–600	561	269.00–291.00	282.46
10	600–650	621	251.00–287.00	263.83
1	650–700	690	241.00	241.00
1	700–750	700	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	250.00–303.00	276.80
1	450–500	480	273.00	273.00
1	500–550	530	261.00	261.00
1	550–600	575	261.00	261.00
2	600–650	633	207.00–250.00	228.58
1	800–850	840	150.00	150.00
2	950–1000	963	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	267.00–301.00	274.27
12	350–400	380	280.00–300.00	292.14
18	400–450	428	245.00–285.00	268.37
11	450–500	471	248.00–266.00	260.54
6	500–550	522	229.00–252.00	241.52
1	550–600	590	213.00	213.00
2	600–650	640	219.00–220.00	219.50
4	650–700	678	204.00–220.00	207.84
1	700–750	710	189.00	189.00
3	750–800	763	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	890	184.00	184.00
3	900–950	942	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	315	309.00–341.00	325.95
6	350–400	374	305.00–330.00	316.06
18	400–450	421	290.00–304.00	298.56
17	450–500	481	276.00–280.00	278.32
29	500–550	531	260.00–273.00	266.34
30	550–600	571	238.00–282.00	258.27
14	600–650	615	239.00–261.00	254.16
10	650–700	679	225.00–244.00	240.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,019	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	545	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	436	290.00	290.00
4	450–500	465	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	341.00	341.00
10	450–500	464	290.00–325.00	302.44
3	500–550	527	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	583	238.00–257.00	247.30
1	700–750	740	223.00	223.00
1	850–900	885	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	990	180.00	180.00
3	1050–1100	1,072	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	400.00–421.00	410.42
9	350–400	371	351.00–403.00	387.09
33	400–450	428	345.00–386.00	354.44
39	450–500	477	325.00–349.00	340.22
26	500–550	524	309.00–350.00	331.72
32	550–600	567	292.00–337.00	317.16
16	600–650	617	284.00–307.00	295.90
11	650–700	668	257.00–280.00	270.42
4	800–850	823	220.00–225.00	221.22
1	850–900	865	225.00	225.00
1	900–950	910	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	520	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,093	117.00–125.00	120.94
10	—	1,040	105.00–114.00	110.77
1	—	815	75.00	75.00
11	—	936	89.00–103.00	99.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,400	125.00–136.00	128.22
14	—	1,415	116.00–125.00	121.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	101.00–110.00	107.13
82	—	1,226	124.00–133.00	128.20
58	—	1,153	112.00–124.00	120.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,714	153.00–160.00	156.96
6	—	1,491	140.00–150.00	145.69

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.