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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 6

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← May 30Jun 6Jun 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

670 head

▼ 479 vs last sale 1,149▼ 646 vs year ago 1,316 · −49.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

180 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 225▼ 113 vs year ago 293 · −38.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 75▼ 85 vs year ago 100 · −85.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs 1.00-12.00 lower mostly 3.00-9.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 18.00 lower mostly 3.00-9.00 lower. The offering was mostly unweaned calves in average to fleshy condition. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 higher. No trend on slaughter bulls last week.

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 $246.89/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −134.29 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$246.89

63 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$56.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.70

vs AR average

−26.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	256.30	1,392	27
Medium and Large 1-2	568	246.67	1,401	9thin
Medium and Large 2	543	239.00	1,297	26
Medium and Large 3	570	200.00	1,140	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.30/cwt here — about $252 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale63 hd

246.89

—

AR average10 barns · 601 hd

251.59

−4.70

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−26.14

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

−134.29

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	—	Average	1,636	157.55	2,577	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,387	141.03	1,956	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,152	137.31	1,582	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	991	123.33	1,222	29

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)	1,069	$1,664	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,700	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	810	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,113	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	324.45/cwt	321.00–335.00	1,103	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	367.42/cwt	351.00–383.00	1,400	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	324.37/cwt	323.00–325.00	1,239	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	344.38/cwt	338.00–349.00	1,433	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	295.21/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,278	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	291.98/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,378	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	329.99/cwt	322.00–361.00	1,584	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	290.55/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,520	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	312.17/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,667	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Full	548	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,397	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	305.56/cwt	285.00–313.00	1,723	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	271.13/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,570	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	611	267.63/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,635	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,744	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	261.56/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,664	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,762	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	248.61/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,681	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,859	16
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	918	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,928	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	336.78/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,111	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	894	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	308.21/cwt	300.00–323.00	1,140	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	271.86/cwt	230.00–300.00	1,014	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	416	208.77/cwt	165.00–229.00	868	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	262.04/cwt	230.00–280.00	1,111	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	287.53/cwt	279.00–300.00	1,242	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	869	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	251.90/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,189	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	476	259.02/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,233	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	273.59/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,310	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	265.67/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,368	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	244.81/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,302	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,381	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	247.60/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,409	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,410	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	219.65/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,270	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,408	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,435	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	658	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,467	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	216.43/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,459	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,566	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,539	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	838	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,760	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	921	177.53/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,635	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,119	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	315.23/cwt	300.00–347.00	1,163	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	354.16/cwt	350.00–363.00	1,328	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	281.81/cwt	270.00–303.00	1,201	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	310.69/cwt	300.00–341.00	1,336	21
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	277.32/cwt	254.00–295.00	1,320	21
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	293.20/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,401	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	491	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,385	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	288.47/cwt	282.00–298.00	1,486	23
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	261.82/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,348	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,399	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	270.78/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,508	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,455	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	607	246.36/cwt	244.00–252.00	1,495	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,476	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	244.49/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,540	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,536	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,637	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	231.04/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,652	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	228.25/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,744	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	177.87/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,366	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,368	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,421	134.06/cwt	127.00–148.00	1,905	4
Bulls	—	—	1,697	158.28/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,686	6
Bulls	—	—	1,717	172.47/cwt	165.00–188.00	2,961	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	841	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	109.12/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,043	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	124.09/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,212	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	995	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,194	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	135.63/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,406	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	142.37/cwt	138.00–156.00	1,633	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,160	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,380	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	131.33/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,529	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,338	145.67/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,949	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,546	133.09/cwt	125.00–137.00	2,058	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,069	1,663.54/head	1,250.00–1,900.00	1,664	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	139.95/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,714	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	977	139.31/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,361	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1

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 Jun 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 670Last week 1,149Year ago 1,316

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 225Year ago 293

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 75Year ago 100

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	95.00	95.00
9	—	977	119.00–129.00	124.09
8	—	956	104.00–115.00	109.12
11	—	1,037	133.00–141.00	135.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,147	138.00–156.00	142.37
31	—	1,164	125.00–138.00	131.33
1	—	995	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,338	140.00–154.00	145.67
1	—	1,160	119.00	119.00
6	—	1,546	125.00–137.00	133.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,697	150.00–164.00	158.28
6	—	1,717	165.00–188.00	172.47
4	—	1,421	127.00–148.00	134.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	369	300.00–347.00	315.23
5	400–450	426	270.00–303.00	281.81
21	450–500	476	254.00–295.00	277.32
6	500–550	515	250.00–274.00	261.82
1	550–600	575	253.00	253.00
2	600–650	628	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	668	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	768	170.00–186.00	177.87
1	850–900	855	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	373.00	373.00
3	350–400	375	350.00–363.00	354.16
21	400–450	430	300.00–341.00	310.69
5	450–500	478	290.00–300.00	293.20
23	500–550	515	282.00–298.00	288.47
17	550–600	557	255.00–285.00	270.78
2	600–650	630	244.00–245.00	244.49
1	650–700	685	239.00	239.00
4	700–750	715	220.00–236.00	231.04
4	750–800	764	226.00–235.00	228.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	491	282.00	282.00
1	500–550	540	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	607	244.00–252.00	246.36
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	321.00–335.00	324.45
3	350–400	382	323.00–325.00	324.37
8	400–450	433	280.00–320.00	295.21
11	450–500	472	260.00–300.00	291.98
7	500–550	523	280.00–301.00	290.55
15	550–600	579	260.00–280.00	271.13
5	600–650	636	250.00–270.00	261.56
19	650–700	676	246.00–255.00	248.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	612	285.00	285.00
16	700–750	729	255.00	255.00
13	900–950	918	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	548	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	365.00	365.00
13	350–400	381	351.00–383.00	367.42
16	400–450	416	338.00–349.00	344.38
22	450–500	480	322.00–361.00	329.99
21	500–550	534	300.00–317.00	312.17
9	550–600	564	285.00–313.00	305.56
1	650–700	660	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	611	262.00–270.00	267.63
1	700–750	720	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	271.00	271.00
17	350–400	373	230.00–300.00	271.86
19	400–450	424	230.00–280.00	262.04
20	450–500	472	240.00–260.00	251.90
20	500–550	532	220.00–252.00	244.81
6	550–600	578	210.00–230.00	219.65
1	600–650	635	226.00	226.00
13	650–700	674	200.00–230.00	216.43
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	770	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	810	190.00	190.00
4	900–950	921	170.00–180.00	177.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	548	252.00	252.00
6	550–600	578	244.00	244.00
4	750–800	783	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	416	165.00–229.00	208.77
1	450–500	460	189.00	189.00
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	838	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	476	257.00–260.00	259.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	612	230.00	230.00
3	650–700	658	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	330	320.00–347.00	336.78
19	350–400	370	300.00–323.00	308.21
25	400–450	432	279.00–300.00	287.53
5	450–500	479	269.00–280.00	273.59
13	500–550	515	250.00–267.00	265.67
14	550–600	569	242.00–255.00	247.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,069	1,250.00–1,900.00	1,663.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,225	136.00–144.00	139.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	3	—	977	139.00–140.00	139.31

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	—	1,040	1,700.00	1,700.00

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.