Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2024-08-22

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 22
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
728 head
▼ 331 vs last sale 1,059▲ 345 vs year ago 383 · +90.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
225 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 192▲ 115 vs year ago 110 · +104.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 50▼ 40 vs year ago 80 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 300-400 lbs steady to 9.00 higher over 550 lbs 6.00-15.00 lower with some groups of fancy 300-500 lb black calves selling for a 15.00-25.00 premium. Feeder heifers 2.00-11.00 lower mostly 3.00-8.00 lower with some fancy 300-400 lb black heifers selling for a 15.00-25.00 premium. Slaughter cows mixed with boner cows 1.00-2.00 higher and lean cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.55/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −142.63 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.
Average price
$238.55
69 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,291
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$64
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$9.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.96
vs AR average
−5.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543242.011,31544
Medium and Large 2538232.461,25125
One grade step is worth $9.55/cwt here — about $64 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale69 hd
238.55
—
AR average10 barns · 365 hd
235.59
+2.96
National average171 barns · 9,778 hd
244.41
−5.86
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.19
−142.63
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—Low1,659162.792,70127
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,478147.932,18625
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,225137.471,68485
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,039127.301,32355

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)1,186$1,8436
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,315$1,8251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)949$1,6235
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,325$2,0751thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)920$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,552$2,8103thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,255$1,8751thin

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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy317419.00/cwt419.00–419.001,32810
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320393.35/cwt350.00–401.001,25911
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375355.54/cwt330.00–377.001,33311
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2386318.39/cwt302.00–326.001,22911
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy409345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,41118
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3410230.00/cwt230.00–230.009433
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426311.43/cwt300.00–320.001,32711
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2434276.04/cwt264.00–297.001,1985
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009101
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467305.86/cwt298.00–310.001,4289
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy470327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,53718
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2471276.19/cwt252.00–293.001,30111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3500230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1504
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1507288.95/cwt280.00–299.001,4657
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2514257.43/cwt240.00–280.001,32319
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy521267.47/cwt266.00–272.001,3944
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1561278.92/cwt278.00–280.001,56512
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2562255.59/cwt240.00–260.001,43613
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3595220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3092
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2632249.16/cwt220.00–261.001,57510
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy633256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,6203
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3635138.00/cwt138.00–138.008761
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1638261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,6653
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy660220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4522
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2662232.67/cwt220.00–240.001,5403
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6662
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1714244.24/cwt240.00–246.001,7447
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2736220.25/cwt220.00–221.001,6214
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7112
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2810223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,8061
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy810214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,7331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1309305.91/cwt294.00–312.009456
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy319338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,07810
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2319275.13/cwt250.00–289.008784
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325225.00/cwt225.00–225.007311
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy366308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,12710
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368240.74/cwt230.00–269.008864
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy386260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0044
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390287.18/cwt278.00–290.001,12011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413278.28/cwt260.00–292.001,14925
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2416236.96/cwt230.00–255.0098623
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3433200.00/cwt200.00–200.008662
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy437260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1363
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy445230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0241
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463262.66/cwt257.00–273.001,21617
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479239.19/cwt230.00–250.001,14621
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy495207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,0251
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy498240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1954
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy500240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2004
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519246.51/cwt240.00–250.001,27918
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524233.68/cwt220.00–240.001,22418
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571238.70/cwt230.00–248.001,36322
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574229.32/cwt211.00–240.001,3167
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619222.62/cwt218.00–226.001,3785
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625231.98/cwt230.00–234.001,4502
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned685220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5072
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1704216.67/cwt210.00–220.001,5256
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2714195.91/cwt188.00–210.001,39911
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy730206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5041
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5951
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2860161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3851
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2910164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,4921
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1965189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,8241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1202
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2339293.60/cwt251.00–312.009954
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375282.65/cwt250.00–301.001,0604
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381307.90/cwt300.00–330.001,17318
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410307.75/cwt301.00–311.001,2623
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426266.02/cwt247.00–277.001,1338
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470291.91/cwt280.00–305.001,37211
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476261.46/cwt241.00–276.001,24514
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy505200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0101
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3505196.00/cwt196.00–196.009901
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513271.20/cwt269.00–274.001,3915
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526248.82/cwt231.00–259.001,30913
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571255.65/cwt252.00–269.001,46014
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571228.79/cwt219.00–254.001,3067
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610263.60/cwt263.00–264.001,6085
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy630238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,4991
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2634226.30/cwt220.00–240.001,43516
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy650200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3001
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670234.43/cwt223.00–248.001,57111
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4921
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1721219.02/cwt216.00–223.001,5796
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1783212.94/cwt209.00–227.001,6676
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1807196.65/cwt190.00–210.001,5873
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1855211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,8041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,481152.02/cwt144.00–157.002,2517
Bulls——1,687164.39/cwt159.00–168.002,77314
Bulls——1,803171.62/cwt169.00–177.003,0946
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%900114.97/cwt113.00–120.001,0358
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,1061
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050125.42/cwt122.00–131.001,31727
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084136.14/cwt132.00–146.001,47619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,092127.46/cwt120.00–141.001,39212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241136.22/cwt132.00–142.001,69048
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258144.67/cwt142.00–155.001,82025
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445140.64/cwt138.00–143.002,0326
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488150.23/cwt143.00–157.002,23519
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29201,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,3252,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29491,622.97/head1,300.00–1,950.001,6235
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,7213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1861,842.67/head1,475.00–2,275.001,8436
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,244139.33/cwt124.00–161.001,7337
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,560147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,2932
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5802,964.95/head2,775.00–3,125.002,9652
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2825139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1471
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,113136.93/cwt133.00–146.001,5245

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.