Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2024-08-08

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 8
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,010 head
▲ 730 vs last sale 280▼ 355 vs year ago 1,365 · −26.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
245 head
▲ 150 vs last sale 95▲ 45 vs year ago 200 · +22.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 10▲ 9 vs year ago 51 · +17.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs mostly 1.00-10.00 lower than last weeks light test not enough over 600 lbs last week for a trend. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly 1.00-6.00 lower. Had some Value Added cattle that sold mostly 8.00-15.00 more than like classes. Supply was moderate with active bidding on most classes of feeders. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00-4.00 higher than last weeks light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.42/cwt on 184 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −123.77 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.
Average price
$257.42
184 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,408
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$158
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$29.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.32
vs AR average
+12.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540264.661,430127
Medium and Large 1-2585247.851,45028
Medium and Large 2541234.911,27129
One grade step is worth $29.75/cwt here — about $158 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 sale184 hd
257.42
—
AR average10 barns · 421 hd
249.10
+8.32
National average152 barns · 6,273 hd
245.07
+12.35
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.19
−123.77
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
455408362316median 381.1903/0504/2307/0908/2710/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,704171.252,91817
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,413142.102,00929
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,237138.661,716109
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,036129.111,33839

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,201$2,54024
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,165$2,0563thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$1,8794thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,034$3,0004thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)951$2,46711
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,180$2,4001thin

Every lot

113 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327392.54/cwt353.00–400.001,2847
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,1011
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380243.00/cwt243.00–243.009231
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2382327.43/cwt320.00–329.001,2518
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419332.17/cwt320.00–345.001,3924
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2426300.27/cwt285.00–311.001,27911
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3435247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,0741
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added443298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,3204
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473318.65/cwt294.00–330.001,50718
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474285.92/cwt252.00–295.001,35520
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added482326.24/cwt324.00–328.001,57214
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517314.28/cwt290.00–316.001,62534
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523273.69/cwt254.00–289.001,43116
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added538314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,68915
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,62411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,7213
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572257.78/cwt240.00–272.001,4758
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,6766
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added596275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6394
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,6101
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613250.07/cwt229.00–260.001,53310
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6354
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added637279.96/cwt277.00–282.001,78324
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,7562
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2672244.28/cwt240.00–250.001,6427
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715246.04/cwt240.00–250.001,7595
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,7787
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2723232.32/cwt225.00–240.001,6802
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy740210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5541
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,7371
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8602
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808232.74/cwt230.00–234.001,88116
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2815219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,7851
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,9841
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2870229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,9921
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2319285.36/cwt277.00–297.009105
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326308.81/cwt297.00–315.001,0077
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363268.69/cwt261.00–273.009753
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364305.87/cwt289.00–316.001,1136
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added400314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,2566
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420255.98/cwt245.00–277.001,0757
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425287.24/cwt284.00–292.001,22111
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425210.00/cwt210.00–210.008931
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470251.28/cwt220.00–264.001,18112
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added471288.07/cwt278.00–297.001,35715
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481273.82/cwt259.00–286.001,31731
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2613
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526237.68/cwt216.00–251.001,25019
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added528273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,44113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530264.49/cwt250.00–274.001,40286
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2544257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,3984
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570229.65/cwt211.00–239.001,30910
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added573269.81/cwt268.00–272.001,54617
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583248.22/cwt238.00–253.001,44711
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2592246.32/cwt240.00–250.001,45824
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added625259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,61918
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627241.69/cwt232.00–248.001,51512
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630228.36/cwt225.00–230.001,4393
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned645227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4641
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1664243.20/cwt230.00–251.001,61510
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665205.11/cwt188.00–223.001,3642
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added668249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,6633
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open674253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,7059
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open703245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7224
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1714235.35/cwt225.00–239.001,6804
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open722220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5885
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723195.12/cwt190.00–200.001,4112
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3501
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open762229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,7458
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open792210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6633
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2805196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,5781
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open860200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7203
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2915160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2300291.00/cwt291.00–291.008731
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320348.27/cwt339.00–353.001,1143
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2367298.60/cwt290.00–309.001,0967
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378322.08/cwt306.00–361.001,2176
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417315.83/cwt313.00–318.001,3177
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2436262.67/cwt250.00–280.001,1458
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474301.68/cwt280.00–319.001,43015
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2481272.06/cwt244.00–291.001,3096
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514293.59/cwt269.00–309.001,50919
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2532248.45/cwt233.00–280.001,32224
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573269.32/cwt241.00–280.001,54329
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575237.42/cwt236.00–240.001,3657
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610230.25/cwt230.00–231.001,4054
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy615223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,3713
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1641263.04/cwt262.00–276.001,68636
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665222.05/cwt210.00–228.001,4773
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1695252.80/cwt230.00–254.501,75734
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2747200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4943
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5751
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,8071
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,608165.03/cwt159.00–169.002,6546
Bulls——1,725173.10/cwt170.00–177.002,98610
Bulls——2,065190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,9241
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%928109.43/cwt109.00–110.001,0162
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005118.08/cwt115.00–123.001,1876
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,049132.51/cwt127.00–137.001,39031
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228139.15/cwt135.00–145.001,70958
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232131.38/cwt124.00–134.001,61933
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,277150.44/cwt146.00–156.001,92118
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,303133.53/cwt130.00–134.001,7408
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425141.62/cwt138.00–148.002,01815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,532154.71/cwt150.00–159.002,3706
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,055.69/head1,775.00–2,325.002,0563
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,879.46/head1,700.00–1,950.001,8794
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2012,539.81/head1,775.00–2,975.002,54024
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29512,466.72/head1,600.00–2,725.002,46711
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0343,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0004
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2966154.41/cwt139.00–190.001,4926

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.