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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 18

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Jul 11Jul 18Jul 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

565 head

▼ 609 vs last sale 1,174▼ 143 vs year ago 708 · −20.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

162 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 150▼ 63 vs year ago 225 · −28.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 40▼ 25 vs year ago 75 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs mostly steady to 9.00 lower except the better 600-650 lb yearlings 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 9.00 lower except the better 500-600 lbs 18.00-19.00 lower. Quality of most feeders not as good as last week. No trend on cows and bulls not reported 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 $246.88/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −134.31 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$246.88

78 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,356

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$441

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

$84.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.86

vs AR average

−10.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	257.10	1,409	36
Medium and Large 1-2	562	244.20	1,373	10thin
Medium and Large 2	546	238.25	1,302	31
Medium and Large 3	560	173.00	969	1thin

One grade step is worth $84.10/cwt here — about $441 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 sale78 hd

246.88

—

AR average9 barns · 425 hd

252.74

−5.86

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−10.92

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

−134.31

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	1,542	161.17	2,485	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,533	139.88	2,145	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	136.74	1,694	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	123.81	1,320	46

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	855	$1,425	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,982	2thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	379.40/cwt	369.00–389.00	1,188	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,098	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	360.26/cwt	347.00–381.00	1,329	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	331.69/cwt	311.00–351.00	1,227	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	338.95/cwt	331.00–351.00	1,410	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	306.95/cwt	293.00–320.00	1,305	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	267.00/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,175	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	295.50/cwt	270.00–309.00	1,427	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	313.56/cwt	311.00–321.00	1,530	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	282.14/cwt	267.00–305.00	1,484	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	322.38/cwt	313.00–335.00	1,734	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	256.08/cwt	239.00–278.00	1,467	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,328	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,670	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	297.80/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,736	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	585	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,281	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	292.21/cwt	278.00–298.00	1,777	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	253.41/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,594	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	277.02/cwt	276.00–278.00	1,845	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	243.18/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,654	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,743	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	847	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,999	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	905	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,901	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	303	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,118	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	299.31/cwt	299.00–300.00	988	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	310.86/cwt	305.00–319.00	1,150	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	265.21/cwt	250.00–293.00	1,005	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	295.02/cwt	293.00–303.00	1,233	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	268.92/cwt	250.00–291.00	1,167	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,014	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	282.55/cwt	273.00–296.00	1,336	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	254.71/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,207	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	264.65/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,400	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	244.90/cwt	231.00–262.00	1,303	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,358	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	969	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	227.73/cwt	202.00–250.00	1,296	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	246.54/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,418	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	240.34/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,382	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	243.04/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,526	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	227.69/cwt	219.00–238.00	1,434	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,591	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	228.50/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,611	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	778	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,735	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	315.07/cwt	311.00–317.00	1,062	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,235	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	354.40/cwt	345.00–357.00	1,308	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	278.02/cwt	260.00–297.00	1,070	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	319.74/cwt	299.00–331.00	1,343	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,371	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	277.74/cwt	250.00–297.00	1,303	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	306.43/cwt	299.00–319.00	1,474	31
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	283.59/cwt	274.00–313.00	1,463	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	253.87/cwt	240.00–279.00	1,340	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	267.80/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,532	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	251.79/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,448	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	245.68/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,422	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	250.59/cwt	242.00–278.00	1,556	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	226.19/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,405	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	242.31/cwt	234.00–251.00	1,611	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,714	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,685	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,739	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,409	152.22/cwt	148.00–156.00	2,145	8
Bulls	—	—	1,619	164.44/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,662	8
Bulls	—	—	1,692	176.34/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,984	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	853	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	853	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	109.64/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,081	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	124.02/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,267	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,174	131.35/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,542	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	142.69/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,725	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	134.31/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,643	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	125.11/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,724	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	133.37/cwt	129.00–139.00	2,031	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,542	145.21/cwt	141.00–155.00	2,239	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	735	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	926	135.60/cwt	129.00–154.00	1,256	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	146.36/cwt	120.00–167.00	1,442	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	150.52/cwt	140.00–167.00	1,894	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	203.84/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,488	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	129.55/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,091	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	141.53/cwt	120.00–169.00	1,196	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,981.60/head	1,810.00–2,150.00	1,982	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 Jul 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 565Last week 1,174Year ago 708

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 150Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 40Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	299.00–300.00	299.31
7	350–400	379	250.00–293.00	265.21
16	400–450	434	250.00–291.00	268.92
14	450–500	474	240.00–270.00	254.71
19	500–550	532	231.00–262.00	244.90
12	550–600	569	202.00–250.00	227.73
7	600–650	630	219.00–238.00	227.69
4	750–800	765	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	219.00	219.00
1	550–600	560	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	369.00	369.00
13	350–400	370	305.00–319.00	310.86
9	400–450	418	293.00–303.00	295.02
21	450–500	473	273.00–296.00	282.55
21	500–550	529	259.00–269.00	264.65
15	550–600	575	242.00–250.00	246.54
11	600–650	628	238.00–247.00	243.04
3	650–700	683	233.00	233.00
2	700–750	705	221.00–236.00	228.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	543	250.00	250.00
6	550–600	575	240.00–241.00	240.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	778	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	323.00	323.00
7	350–400	370	311.00–351.00	331.69
4	400–450	425	293.00–320.00	306.95
6	450–500	483	270.00–309.00	295.50
12	500–550	526	267.00–305.00	282.14
6	550–600	573	239.00–278.00	256.08
4	600–650	629	240.00–260.00	253.41
5	650–700	680	240.00–254.00	243.18
1	900–950	905	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	313	369.00–389.00	379.40
13	350–400	369	347.00–381.00	360.26
16	400–450	416	331.00–351.00	338.95
6	450–500	488	311.00–321.00	313.56
7	500–550	538	313.00–335.00	322.38
7	550–600	583	292.00–300.00	297.80
13	600–650	608	278.00–298.00	292.21
10	650–700	666	276.00–278.00	277.02
2	700–750	703	248.00	248.00
3	800–850	847	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	440	255.00–273.00	267.00
1	550–600	575	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	582	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	311.00–317.00	315.07
2	350–400	385	260.00–297.00	278.02
2	400–450	448	306.00	306.00
4	450–500	469	250.00–297.00	277.74
10	500–550	528	240.00–279.00	253.87
7	550–600	579	239.00–250.00	245.68
7	600–650	621	210.00–237.00	226.19
1	650–700	690	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	780	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	355.00	355.00
6	350–400	369	345.00–357.00	354.40
10	400–450	420	299.00–331.00	319.74
31	450–500	481	299.00–319.00	306.43
8	500–550	516	274.00–313.00	283.59
5	550–600	572	260.00–280.00	267.80
7	600–650	621	242.00–278.00	250.59
2	650–700	665	234.00–251.00	242.31
3	700–750	715	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	755	227.00	227.00
2	800–850	805	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	244.00–260.00	251.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	986	106.00–116.00	109.64
17	—	1,174	128.00–134.00	131.35
2	—	853	100.00	100.00
21	—	1,022	117.00–127.00	124.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,542	141.00–155.00	145.21
9	—	1,523	129.00–139.00	133.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,223	129.00–138.00	134.31
8	—	1,378	122.00–127.00	125.11
25	—	1,209	138.00–148.00	142.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,692	170.00–179.00	176.34
8	—	1,619	160.00–168.00	164.44
8	—	1,409	148.00–156.00	152.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	8	—	926	129.00–154.00	135.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,258	140.00–167.00	150.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	985	120.00–167.00	146.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	735	1,125.00	1,125.00

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	5	—	845	120.00–169.00	141.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	842	127.00–130.00	129.55
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	730	195.00–215.00	203.84

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	1	—	1,240	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	1,810.00–2,150.00	1,981.60

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.