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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, May 23

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← May 16May 23May 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

610 head

▼ 560 vs last sale 1,170▼ 601 vs year ago 1,211 · −49.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

191 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 249▼ 9 vs year ago 200 · −4.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 120▼ 24 vs year ago 74 · −32.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 14.00 higher not enough over 600 lbs for a trend. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady to 4.00 higher 500-600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower not enough over 600 lbs for a trend. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls about steady on a light test.

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 $256.10/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −125.08 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$256.10

53 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,380

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$408

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

$89.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.98

vs AR average

−20.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	266.37	1,426	35
Medium and Large 1-2	551	243.00	1,339	4thin
Medium and Large 2	542	238.58	1,293	13thin
Medium and Large 3	575	177.00	1,018	1thin

One grade step is worth $89.37/cwt here — about $408 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

256.10

—

AR average10 barns · 434 hd

260.08

−3.98

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−20.36

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

−125.08

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	1,518	152.54	2,316	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,521	141.93	2,159	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	135.00	1,678	111
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	121.91	1,274	15

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)	985	$1,699	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,689	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,236	$2,250	8
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,445	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,410	$2,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$1,252	8

Every lot

95 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	396.67/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,277	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	376.21/cwt	359.00–393.00	1,437	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	331.69/cwt	324.00–357.00	1,280	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,404	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	365.18/cwt	363.00–397.00	1,556	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	321.89/cwt	291.00–352.00	1,394	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,537	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	445	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,291	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	345.26/cwt	322.00–383.00	1,637	38
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	302.59/cwt	297.00–309.00	1,449	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	324.91/cwt	308.00–338.00	1,673	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	306.09/cwt	290.00–314.00	1,589	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	304.72/cwt	304.00–306.00	1,621	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	320.05/cwt	290.00–331.00	1,773	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	268.68/cwt	254.00–276.00	1,540	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	276.64/cwt	274.00–281.00	1,707	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	250.63/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,561	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,754	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,810	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,759	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,879	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	303	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,015	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	282.00/cwt	267.00–297.00	945	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	360	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	738	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	285.86/cwt	261.00–300.00	1,086	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	321.33/cwt	303.00–347.00	1,231	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	888	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	278.03/cwt	260.00–294.00	1,154	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,294	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	288.44/cwt	284.00–293.00	1,269	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	448	285.60/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,279	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	284.44/cwt	270.00–314.00	1,334	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	268.97/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,275	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	253.57/cwt	240.00–279.00	1,204	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,332	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,165	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	240.60/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,261	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	267.81/cwt	256.00–276.00	1,430	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	551	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,339	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	251.50/cwt	249.00–254.00	1,396	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	236.87/cwt	221.00–246.00	1,362	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,018	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,519	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	213.25/cwt	200.00–231.00	1,352	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	215.77/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,437	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,733	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,794	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,616	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	874	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,739	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,283	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	361.25/cwt	339.00–381.00	1,301	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,203	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,201	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	341.25/cwt	339.00–350.00	1,495	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	457	289.68/cwt	289.00–291.00	1,324	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	312.60/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,488	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	306.05/cwt	301.00–316.00	1,555	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	272.71/cwt	269.00–274.00	1,426	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	247.35/cwt	230.00–259.00	1,415	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	290.13/cwt	268.00–311.00	1,668	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	264.68/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,646	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,425	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,729	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	655	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,421	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,327	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	237.18/cwt	226.00–248.00	1,731	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,155	129.01/cwt	120.00–143.00	1,490	2
Bulls	—	—	1,428	152.38/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,176	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	164.38/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,868	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,103	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	119.83/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,251	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	129.99/cwt	122.00–138.00	1,382	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	138.55/cwt	133.00–153.00	1,697	57
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	131.25/cwt	119.00–133.00	1,656	54
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	129.80/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,952	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	147.99/cwt	137.00–153.00	2,264	16
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,236	2,250.28/head	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,250	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,445	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 3	850	1,251.95/head	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,252	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	155.25/cwt	149.00–163.00	1,495	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,698.69/head	1,400.00–2,000.00	1,699	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,727	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	138.29/cwt	110.00–161.00	1,270	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	1,688.55/head	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,689	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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 610Last week 1,170Year ago 1,211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 249Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 120Year ago 74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	440	284.00–293.00	288.44
18	450–500	474	264.00–270.00	268.97
4	550–600	551	243.00	243.00
5	850–900	874	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	335.00	335.00
24	350–400	383	303.00–347.00	321.33
2	400–450	430	301.00	301.00
21	450–500	469	270.00–314.00	284.44
32	500–550	534	256.00–276.00	267.81
2	550–600	555	249.00–254.00	251.50
1	600–650	615	247.00	247.00
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	825	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	850	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	205.00	205.00
2	450–500	475	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	500	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	267.00–297.00	282.00
15	350–400	380	261.00–300.00	285.86
13	400–450	415	260.00–294.00	278.03
23	450–500	475	240.00–279.00	253.57
7	500–550	524	230.00–252.00	240.60
5	550–600	575	221.00–246.00	236.87
4	600–650	634	200.00–231.00	213.25
4	650–700	666	209.00–218.00	215.77
2	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	855	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	222.00	222.00
2	450–500	475	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	575	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	448	282.00–288.00	285.60
2	450–500	495	269.00	269.00
1	500–550	535	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	391	359.00	359.00
5	400–450	438	351.00	351.00
11	500–550	532	304.00–306.00	304.72
7	650–700	680	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	324.00–357.00	331.69
9	400–450	433	291.00–352.00	321.89
10	450–500	479	297.00–309.00	302.59
4	500–550	519	290.00–314.00	306.09
5	550–600	573	254.00–276.00	268.68
2	600–650	623	246.00–255.00	250.63
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	730	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	322	375.00–405.00	396.67
8	350–400	382	359.00–393.00	376.21
15	400–450	426	363.00–397.00	365.18
38	450–500	474	322.00–383.00	345.26
24	500–550	515	308.00–338.00	324.91
10	550–600	554	290.00–331.00	320.05
3	600–650	617	274.00–281.00	276.64
2	700–750	733	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	783	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	310.00	310.00
4	400–450	429	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	457	289.00–291.00	289.68
4	500–550	523	269.00–274.00	272.71
3	550–600	572	230.00–259.00	247.35
1	600–650	625	228.00	228.00
1	650–700	660	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	383.00	383.00
11	350–400	360	339.00–381.00	361.25
13	400–450	438	339.00–350.00	341.25
6	450–500	476	310.00–315.00	312.60
12	500–550	508	301.00–316.00	306.05
8	550–600	575	268.00–311.00	290.13
9	600–650	622	259.00–268.00	264.68
1	650–700	655	264.00	264.00
3	700–750	730	226.00–248.00	237.18
1	800–850	800	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	217.00	217.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,236	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,250.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,445	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,410	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	850	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,251.95

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)	1	—	1,270	136.00	136.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	963	149.00–163.00	155.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	985	1,400.00–2,000.00	1,698.69

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	8	—	918	110.00–161.00	138.29

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	895	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,688.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,745	163.00–165.00	164.38
2	—	1,155	120.00–143.00	129.01
2	—	1,428	150.00–155.00	152.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,044	117.00–125.00	119.83
5	—	1,063	122.00–138.00	129.99
2	—	1,003	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,504	125.00–134.00	129.80
16	—	1,530	137.00–153.00	147.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,225	133.00–153.00	138.55
54	—	1,262	119.00–133.00	131.25

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.