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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-11

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 11

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Jun 27Jul 11Jul 18 →

Receipts

1,174 head

▼ 106 vs last sale 1,280▼ 177 vs year ago 1,351 · −13.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 700 lbs1.00-10.00 higher mostly 2.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly 3.00-5.00 lower except 500-600 lbs 7.00-15.00 higher. The offering included several groups of weaned calves. Supply was moderate with good demand. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

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 $265.12/cwt on 238 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −116.07 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$265.12

238 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

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

$84.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.70

vs AR average

−3.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	271.45	1,503	188
Medium and Large 2	534	243.58	1,300	48
Medium and Large 3	583	187.34	1,092	2thin

One grade step is worth $84.11/cwt here — about $411 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 sale238 hd

265.12

—

AR average11 barns · 751 hd

259.42

+5.70

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−3.74

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

−116.07

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.

Every lot

82 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	351.31/cwt	335.00–373.00	1,107	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	267.63/cwt	265.00–275.00	864	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	404.02/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,345	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	364.30/cwt	361.00–377.00	1,315	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	341.93/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,272	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	338.55/cwt	315.00–356.00	1,422	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	312.20/cwt	291.00–329.00	1,330	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	332.92/cwt	315.00–349.00	1,588	36
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	299.06/cwt	280.00–311.00	1,447	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	498	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,091	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	331.98/cwt	313.00–347.00	1,753	53
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	300.94/cwt	294.00–305.00	1,598	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	306.74/cwt	281.00–330.00	1,758	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	594	252.30/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,499	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	283.54/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,747	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	277.15/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,718	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	255.36/cwt	249.00–268.00	1,622	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	654	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,740	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	279.09/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,828	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	255.53/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,730	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	231.47/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,639	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,906	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	758	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,668	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	241.97/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,839	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	221.50/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,927	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	288.12/cwt	260.00–311.00	942	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	333.98/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,109	19
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	343	224.54/cwt	219.00–230.00	770	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	280.92/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,051	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	276.43/cwt	220.00–330.00	1,064	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	311.86/cwt	295.00–339.00	1,204	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	416	219.39/cwt	200.00–231.00	913	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	303.82/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,282	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	272.98/cwt	240.00–293.00	1,152	39
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	228.02/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,056	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	258.05/cwt	245.00–272.00	1,226	42
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	281.89/cwt	270.00–296.00	1,347	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	282.82/cwt	263.00–294.00	1,468	66
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	247.94/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,297	38
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	265.68/cwt	240.00–276.00	1,525	119
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	227.01/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,303	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	187.34/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,092	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	248.19/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,526	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	627	245.84/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,541	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	227.72/cwt	200.00–237.00	1,435	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	658	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,520	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	235.45/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,554	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	224.05/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,503	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	719	206.88/cwt	196.00–225.00	1,487	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	148.52/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,069	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	227.29/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,655	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	203.39/cwt	198.00–209.00	1,556	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	218.61/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,688	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,691	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,577	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	875	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,488	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	296.99/cwt	265.00–330.00	950	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	363.33/cwt	343.00–370.00	1,246	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	337.45/cwt	319.00–349.00	1,259	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	306.59/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,165	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	232.98/cwt	229.00–237.00	974	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	321.83/cwt	296.00–341.00	1,365	27
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	283.66/cwt	265.00–301.00	1,206	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	268.99/cwt	247.00–291.00	1,270	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	310.47/cwt	297.00–329.00	1,478	22
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	258.14/cwt	243.00–283.00	1,345	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	298.40/cwt	276.00–317.00	1,564	33
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	274.68/cwt	249.00–298.00	1,555	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	240.36/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,401	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	229.44/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,427	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	247.77/cwt	239.00–257.00	1,549	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,683	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	223.71/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,517	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	697	228.00/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,589	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	229.21/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,689	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,633	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,718	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 Jul 11, 2024

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

Receipts 1,174Last week 1,280Year ago 1,351

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	333	395.00–415.00	404.02
5	350–400	361	361.00–377.00	364.30
19	400–450	420	315.00–356.00	338.55
36	450–500	477	315.00–349.00	332.92
53	500–550	528	313.00–347.00	331.98
32	550–600	573	281.00–330.00	306.74
30	600–650	616	278.00–288.00	283.54
9	650–700	655	270.00–281.00	279.09
4	700–750	733	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	620	274.00–280.00	277.15
6	650–700	654	266.00	266.00
2	750–800	758	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	265.00–275.00	267.63
2	450–500	498	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	315	335.00–373.00	351.31
9	350–400	372	340.00–350.00	341.93
11	400–450	426	291.00–329.00	312.20
5	450–500	484	280.00–311.00	299.06
9	500–550	531	294.00–305.00	300.94
3	550–600	594	250.00–257.00	252.30
6	600–650	635	249.00–268.00	255.36
5	650–700	677	240.00–260.00	255.53
2	700–750	708	229.00–234.00	231.47
7	750–800	760	234.00–244.00	241.97
2	850–900	870	220.00–223.00	221.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	332	325.00–345.00	333.98
31	350–400	386	295.00–339.00	311.86
14	400–450	422	290.00–320.00	303.82
35	450–500	478	270.00–296.00	281.89
66	500–550	519	263.00–294.00	282.82
119	550–600	574	240.00–276.00	265.68
11	600–650	615	240.00–257.00	248.19
8	650–700	660	230.00–238.00	235.45
7	700–750	728	227.00–229.00	227.29
3	750–800	772	215.00–226.00	218.61
1	800–850	805	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	850	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	327	260.00–311.00	288.12
12	350–400	374	240.00–290.00	280.92
39	400–450	422	240.00–293.00	272.98
42	450–500	475	245.00–272.00	258.05
38	500–550	523	230.00–260.00	247.94
10	550–600	574	210.00–240.00	227.01
8	600–650	630	200.00–237.00	227.72
8	650–700	671	200.00–230.00	224.05
8	700–750	719	196.00–225.00	206.88
2	750–800	765	198.00–209.00	203.39
4	800–850	830	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	219.00–230.00	224.54
2	350–400	385	220.00–330.00	276.43
5	400–450	416	200.00–231.00	219.39
2	450–500	463	225.00–231.00	228.02
2	550–600	583	175.00–200.00	187.34
2	700–750	720	147.00–150.00	148.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	875	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	600–650	627	240.00–250.00	245.84
2	650–700	658	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	343	343.00–370.00	363.33
15	350–400	373	319.00–349.00	337.45
27	400–450	424	296.00–341.00	321.83
22	450–500	476	297.00–329.00	310.47
33	500–550	524	276.00–317.00	298.40
15	550–600	566	249.00–298.00	274.68
5	600–650	625	239.00–257.00	247.77
1	650–700	655	257.00	257.00
3	700–750	737	224.00–240.00	229.21
1	750–800	755	220.00	220.00
3	800–850	818	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	229.00–237.00	232.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	265.00–330.00	296.99
2	350–400	380	300.00–313.00	306.59
6	400–450	425	265.00–301.00	283.66
10	450–500	472	247.00–291.00	268.99
8	500–550	521	243.00–283.00	258.14
5	550–600	583	230.00–250.00	240.36
3	600–650	622	225.00–235.00	229.44
4	650–700	678	220.00–235.00	223.71
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	785	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	697	226.00–230.00	228.00

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.