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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, May 16

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← May 2May 16May 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,170 head

▲ 519 vs last sale 651▼ 264 vs year ago 1,434 · −18.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

249 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 281▲ 19 vs year ago 230 · +8.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 40▲ 40 vs year ago 80 · +50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend sale not reported last week. Supply heavy with good demand including 3 loads of green 840 lb yearling steers that sold well. Slaughter cows and bulls were in high demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $308.13/cwt on 132 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −128.68 against this barn's trailing median of $436.81.

Average price

$308.13

132 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$34.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.80

vs AR average

−2.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	315.76	1,703	100
Medium and Large 2	537	285.22	1,533	25
Medium and Large 1-2	571	281.00	1,605	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.76/cwt here — about $99 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale132 hd

308.13

—

AR average10 barns · 477 hd

295.33

+12.80

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

−2.64

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.81

−128.68

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.38, low $370.63, median $436.81 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	—	Low	1,617	157.41	2,545	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	136.21	1,987	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	134.28	1,651	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	124.46	1,223	41

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)	1,189	$2,779	36
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,149	$2,363	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,072	$1,774	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	978	$2,700	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,618	$3,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,216	$2,371	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,304	$2,223	9
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,191	$3,415	14
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,275	$3,200	1thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	319.17/cwt	300.00–336.00	1,034	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	386.56/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,280	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	375.08/cwt	347.00–401.00	1,425	38
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	322.56/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,229	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	365.09/cwt	339.00–393.00	1,533	44
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	321.82/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,361	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	277.49/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,229	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	345.02/cwt	325.00–373.00	1,635	49
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	299.23/cwt	285.00–311.00	1,421	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	325.35/cwt	306.00–343.00	1,672	51
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	290.84/cwt	268.00–301.00	1,536	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	305.77/cwt	290.00–326.00	1,731	49
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	267.44/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,516	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,605	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	249.82/cwt	231.00–265.00	1,536	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	290.23/cwt	264.00–296.00	1,788	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	655	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,585	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	267.02/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,762	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	247.98/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,681	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,853	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	813	215.50/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,752	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,058	180
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	285.56/cwt	254.00–305.00	948	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	315.39/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,063	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	227.24/cwt	220.00–235.00	836	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	285.40/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,065	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	317.33/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,215	28
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	383	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,149	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	314.75/cwt	297.00–331.00	1,306	53
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	274.75/cwt	240.00–286.00	1,170	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,009	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	262.11/cwt	248.00–276.00	1,245	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	195.40/cwt	152.00–220.00	928	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	281.72/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,344	45
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	270.18/cwt	257.00–281.00	1,402	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	243.84/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,266	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,087	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	859	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	254.13/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,443	48
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	236.53/cwt	227.00–243.00	1,355	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,255	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	242.60/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,502	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,503	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,546	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,305	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	978	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	302.11/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,133	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	353.89/cwt	347.00–357.00	1,362	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,252	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	340.98/cwt	320.00–358.00	1,466	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	315.92/cwt	300.00–343.00	1,494	25
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	300.39/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,556	27
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	266.19/cwt	250.00–283.00	1,397	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,079	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	278.86/cwt	266.00–289.00	1,601	18
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	260.47/cwt	240.00–276.00	1,610	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,523	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	252.93/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,682	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,729	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,315	135.51/cwt	129.00–143.00	1,782	3
Bulls	—	—	1,593	150.63/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,400	4
Bulls	—	—	1,708	165.85/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,833	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	904	121.58/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,099	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	128.65/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,341	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	106.47/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,132	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	138.69/cwt	134.00–150.00	1,668	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	129.61/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,630	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,356	129.79/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,760	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	143.71/cwt	137.00–154.00	2,268	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,194	1,812.11/head	1,575.00–1,925.00	1,812	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,206	2,397.94/head	1,575.00–2,900.00	2,398	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,268	2,236.54/head	1,725.00–2,675.00	2,237	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,369	2,459.96/head	2,450.00–2,475.00	2,460	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,618	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,172	3,011.81/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	3,012	3
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,196	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	11
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,072	1,774.22/head	1,400.00–2,275.00	1,774	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	133.47/cwt	129.00–141.00	1,468	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,616	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,149	2,362.79/head	1,550.00–2,650.00	2,363	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,189	2,779.49/head	1,450.00–3,050.00	2,779	36
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	139.70/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,572	4

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,170Last week 651Year ago 1,434

Slaughter CattleReceipts 249Last week 281Year ago 230

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 40Year ago 80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	10	—	1,206	1,575.00–2,900.00	2,397.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,194	1,575.00–1,925.00	1,812.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,268	1,725.00–2,675.00	2,236.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,369	2,450.00–2,475.00	2,459.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,618	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	2,275.00	2,275.00

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	3	—	1,172	2,500.00–3,200.00	3,011.81
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,196	3,525.00	3,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	978	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,100	129.00–141.00	133.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,072	1,400.00–2,275.00	1,774.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	143.00	143.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	—	1,189	1,450.00–3,050.00	2,779.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,149	1,550.00–2,650.00	2,362.79

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	4	—	1,125	137.00–150.00	139.70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	332	254.00–305.00	285.56
9	350–400	373	260.00–300.00	285.40
12	400–450	426	240.00–286.00	274.75
16	450–500	475	248.00–276.00	262.11
5	500–550	519	235.00–250.00	243.84
6	550–600	573	227.00–243.00	236.53
1	600–650	615	204.00	204.00
1	650–700	665	226.00	226.00
1	700–750	725	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	220.00–235.00	227.24
1	400–450	435	232.00	232.00
3	450–500	475	152.00–220.00	195.40
1	500–550	530	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	565	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	337	305.00–330.00	315.39
28	350–400	383	300.00–325.00	317.33
53	400–450	415	297.00–331.00	314.75
45	450–500	477	270.00–291.00	281.72
34	500–550	519	257.00–281.00	270.18
48	550–600	568	245.00–262.00	254.13
13	600–650	619	236.00–249.00	242.60
3	650–700	675	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	571	281.00	281.00
10	700–750	741	250.00	250.00
180	800–850	840	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	300.00–336.00	319.17
11	350–400	381	300.00–345.00	322.56
6	400–450	423	290.00–335.00	321.82
9	450–500	475	285.00–311.00	299.23
19	500–550	528	268.00–301.00	290.84
6	550–600	567	260.00–280.00	267.44
7	600–650	615	231.00–265.00	249.82
2	650–700	678	246.00–250.00	247.98
2	800–850	813	215.00–216.00	215.50
1	850–900	855	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	275.00–280.00	277.49
1	600–650	605	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	331	355.00–400.00	386.56
38	350–400	380	347.00–401.00	375.08
44	400–450	420	339.00–393.00	365.09
49	450–500	474	325.00–373.00	345.02
51	500–550	514	306.00–343.00	325.35
49	550–600	566	290.00–326.00	305.77
11	600–650	616	264.00–296.00	290.23
2	650–700	660	265.00–269.00	267.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	301.00	301.00
2	350–400	375	300.00–304.00	302.11
1	400–450	400	313.00	313.00
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	525	250.00–283.00	266.19
1	600–650	640	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	385	347.00–357.00	353.89
19	400–450	430	320.00–358.00	340.98
25	450–500	473	300.00–343.00	315.92
27	500–550	518	280.00–310.00	300.39
18	550–600	574	266.00–289.00	278.86
12	600–650	618	240.00–276.00	260.47
2	650–700	665	250.00–256.00	252.93
1	750–800	765	226.00	226.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,315	129.00–143.00	135.51
11	—	1,708	160.00–174.00	165.85
4	—	1,593	145.00–155.00	150.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	904	116.00–124.00	121.58
2	—	1,063	106.00–107.00	106.47
21	—	1,042	124.00–137.00	128.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,578	137.00–154.00	143.71
7	—	1,356	121.00–135.00	129.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,203	134.00–150.00	138.69
34	—	1,258	121.00–134.00	129.61

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.