Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2024-08-15

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 15
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,059 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 1,010▼ 168 vs year ago 1,227 · −13.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
192 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 245▼ 78 vs year ago 270 · −28.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 60▼ 77 vs year ago 127 · −60.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 1.00-9.00 lower mostly 2.00-5.00 lower over 600 lbs 1.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300-350 lbs 2.00 higher 350-600 lbs mostly 4.00-6.00 lower 600-650 lbs 1.00 higher. Quality and condition of most cattle under 600 lbs not as good as last week. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00-9.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $281.61/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −155.20 against this barn's trailing median of $436.81.
Average price
$281.61
92 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,550
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.07
vs AR average
+1.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552291.961,61134
Medium and Large 1-2552287.641,58925
Medium and Large 2548266.391,45933
One grade step is worth $25.57/cwt here — about $152 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 sale92 hd
281.61
—
AR average9 barns · 349 hd
281.54
+0.07
National average153 barns · 6,707 hd
280.34
+1.27
This barn, trailing median30 sales
436.81
−155.20
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
511460408357median 436.8103/0504/2307/0908/2710/29
Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.38, low $370.63, median $436.81 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—Average1,698163.392,77526
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,560138.332,1583thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,173131.721,54541
CowsLean 85-90%High1,119125.281,40139

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,206$2,0099
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,162$1,8239
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$1,5422thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,0501thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)952$1,8756
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)818$1,6183thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)850$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,287$2,4063thin

Every lot

121 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3307245.00/cwt245.00–245.007523
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1319383.59/cwt361.00–397.001,2244
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2343320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0982
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366353.42/cwt335.00–375.001,29412
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379318.01/cwt311.00–331.001,2059
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,1051
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419327.21/cwt312.00–335.001,3719
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423297.81/cwt291.00–306.001,2608
Steers400–450Small and Medium 2440171.00/cwt171.00–171.007522
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2441308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,3587
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1452316.71/cwt309.00–323.001,4327
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472284.54/cwt250.00–300.001,34327
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy475247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,1731
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486298.45/cwt284.00–305.001,45022
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517304.52/cwt293.00–306.001,5749
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,5009
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523272.83/cwt246.00–290.001,42716
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy545289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,5751
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565287.37/cwt280.00–295.001,62424
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571286.88/cwt286.00–288.001,63816
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571260.32/cwt248.00–273.001,48617
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615283.73/cwt267.00–291.001,74524
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2634255.87/cwt250.00–263.001,62210
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3635209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3271
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,6512
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2696246.00/cwt240.00–253.001,7126
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2718221.53/cwt220.00–223.001,5912
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722253.28/cwt244.00–265.001,82920
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,87411
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8521
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2818220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8002
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2837242.50/cwt232.00–243.002,03064
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2893209.16/cwt209.00–210.001,8686
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2913211.98/cwt210.00–214.001,9354
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2918232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,13057
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316311.48/cwt300.00–326.0098410
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320200.00/cwt200.00–200.006401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322290.62/cwt280.00–298.009363
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369288.66/cwt280.00–310.001,0658
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377260.34/cwt230.00–280.0098119
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,1701
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy395279.50/cwt274.00–285.001,1044
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418213.19/cwt203.00–224.008912
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423250.54/cwt230.00–267.001,06022
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424282.64/cwt272.00–290.001,19825
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463267.00/cwt255.00–284.001,23613
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,2154
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473246.95/cwt230.00–255.001,16825
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy478230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0992
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3490182.00/cwt182.00–182.008921
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1512258.19/cwt243.00–264.001,32219
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy514247.83/cwt241.00–253.001,2747
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527237.51/cwt230.00–242.001,25216
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,35211
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2558240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3397
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566242.50/cwt240.00–245.001,37314
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open579258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,49412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1481
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583219.56/cwt204.00–230.001,2803
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605233.18/cwt230.00–239.001,4116
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy610233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,4211
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614243.12/cwt238.00–247.001,4939
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open664243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,6148
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy675180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2152
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678210.61/cwt201.00–224.001,4287
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710218.66/cwt218.00–220.001,5523
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,4841
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open862200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7249
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2870186.67/cwt180.00–190.001,6243
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open903216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,95059
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open980201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,9703
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320241.00/cwt241.00–241.007711
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335366.15/cwt350.00–377.001,2277
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340320.47/cwt303.00–329.001,0903
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3353280.00/cwt280.00–280.009882
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0651
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383322.81/cwt319.00–328.001,2368
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425284.92/cwt260.00–300.001,21111
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426312.76/cwt306.00–320.001,33213
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455311.10/cwt298.00–321.001,41610
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473265.92/cwt240.00–285.001,25814
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy505260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3132
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514289.26/cwt270.00–299.001,48718
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526261.99/cwt230.00–269.001,37812
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565229.97/cwt220.00–240.001,2993
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575268.95/cwt260.00–278.001,54610
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,4821
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620262.73/cwt249.00–269.001,62910
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy635256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,6262
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2662233.13/cwt224.00–240.001,5435
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy667226.96/cwt224.00–230.001,5144
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678236.98/cwt229.00–253.001,6077
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy710210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4911
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1726224.28/cwt220.00–230.001,6287
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765220.44/cwt216.00–225.001,6862
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,6592
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,028164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,6864
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3478167.00/cwt167.00–167.007983
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,645164.02/cwt159.00–170.002,69817
Bulls——1,711152.33/cwt146.00–157.002,6065
Bulls——1,908174.56/cwt170.00–178.003,3314
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000116.92/cwt114.00–120.001,1697
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,3831
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,148126.92/cwt122.00–133.001,45731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168124.89/cwt120.00–129.001,45912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,176134.35/cwt129.00–140.001,58028
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,443136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,9622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,795143.00/cwt143.00–143.002,5671
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2836168.42/cwt139.00–188.001,4084
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3481
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28181,618.13/head1,200.00–2,000.001,6183
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28501,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29521,875.33/head1,300.00–2,150.001,8756
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,509.59/head2,275.00–2,725.002,5102
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,542.20/head1,350.00–1,750.001,5422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1621,822.67/head1,350.00–2,000.001,8239
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2062,008.84/head1,225.00–2,475.002,0099
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,247133.39/cwt129.00–141.001,6635

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.