Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2024-08-29

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 29
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
760 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 728▼ 476 vs year ago 1,236 · −38.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 225▼ 105 vs year ago 280 · −37.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
315 head
▲ 275 vs last sale 40▲ 195 vs year ago 120 · +162.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-10.00 higher. Quality was average to good. Slaughter cows mostly 1.00-5.00 lower except a few high dressing cows 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Had about 300 cows and bred heifers in a special replacement cow sale along with regular sale.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.75/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −135.43 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.
Average price
$245.75
71 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,346
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.37
vs AR average
+3.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547248.021,35662
Medium and Large 2554230.131,2759thin
One grade step is worth $17.90/cwt here — about $81 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 sale71 hd
245.75
—
AR average8 barns · 286 hd
238.39
+7.37
National average160 barns · 7,566 hd
241.88
+3.87
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.19
−135.43
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—Low1,601154.882,48010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,444137.291,98226
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,248131.001,63592
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,105121.561,34423

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 (2-4 yrs)1,118$2,61325
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,49472
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,083$2,4555
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,298$1,9298
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$1,6153thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,027$2,54380
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,004$2,3145
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)893$2,2253thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$1,3502thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,095$2,5252thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy308427.80/cwt423.00–435.001,31810
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328345.40/cwt337.00–350.001,1334
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373359.30/cwt339.00–377.001,34014
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378316.48/cwt295.00–331.001,1967
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy384395.10/cwt391.00–403.001,51711
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2411282.09/cwt264.00–293.001,1597
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1432316.24/cwt307.00–331.001,36622
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471308.38/cwt297.00–321.001,45228
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475278.20/cwt254.00–295.001,32117
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3498234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,1652
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3510221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,1272
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513294.67/cwt280.00–313.001,51226
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531276.38/cwt270.00–279.001,46810
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535258.71/cwt258.00–261.001,3848
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571259.46/cwt240.00–270.001,48213
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573280.35/cwt275.00–287.001,60618
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2607245.47/cwt237.00–250.001,4908
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned614247.44/cwt246.00–250.001,51911
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663258.23/cwt249.00–264.001,71212
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2677237.02/cwt233.00–239.001,6053
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2693240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6638
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8205
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8242
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2838204.96/cwt200.00–210.001,7182
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2893220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9653
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2945180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy322341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,0983
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329314.58/cwt295.00–327.001,03518
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345281.00/cwt281.00–281.009691
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3353169.00/cwt159.00–179.005974
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy369327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,2074
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371293.64/cwt280.00–308.001,0898
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371259.70/cwt234.00–279.0096313
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3405206.63/cwt200.00–210.008373
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy420210.00/cwt210.00–210.008821
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422242.22/cwt230.00–260.001,02217
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423280.16/cwt267.00–292.001,18522
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2441265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1694
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy445260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1571
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy455253.48/cwt252.00–254.001,1534
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468268.49/cwt253.00–292.001,25729
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478243.35/cwt230.00–254.001,16319
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522247.94/cwt238.00–255.001,29432
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529232.86/cwt224.00–240.001,2324
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy550231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2711
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574248.70/cwt232.00–264.001,42829
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574227.94/cwt220.00–230.001,3085
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3982
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3615178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0951
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625233.83/cwt230.00–238.001,46117
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added632256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,61821
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3655160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0481
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5125
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678218.00/cwt210.00–220.001,4785
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy680180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2241
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2672
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2763173.04/cwt160.00–186.001,3202
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2820170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3941
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1823200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6462
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1885198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,7522
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1943195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8392
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,145177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,0274
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335293.60/cwt287.00–300.009842
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1387317.54/cwt303.00–339.001,2296
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2393282.68/cwt279.00–289.001,1113
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418210.76/cwt200.00–225.008817
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425302.91/cwt289.00–319.001,28712
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472291.32/cwt280.00–299.001,3759
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474251.71/cwt240.00–263.001,19311
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy500206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,0302
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530232.97/cwt209.00–248.001,2354
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1536264.12/cwt255.00–280.001,41611
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy548240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3152
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy560240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3442
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565247.03/cwt239.00–265.001,39612
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576237.42/cwt230.00–244.001,36811
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy610216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3182
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2619217.92/cwt210.00–220.001,3495
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5931
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy670213.91/cwt208.00–220.001,4334
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685217.52/cwt216.00–219.001,4902
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,6861
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1840160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3441
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1885150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,571144.97/cwt135.00–150.002,2774
Bulls——1,573158.59/cwt154.00–163.002,4955
Bulls——1,865176.00/cwt176.00–176.003,2821
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,068124.85/cwt122.00–128.001,33311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095100.13/cwt94.00–106.001,0963
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125111.36/cwt107.00–117.001,2533
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,169131.33/cwt129.00–135.001,5356
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238145.40/cwt139.00–155.001,8005
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240131.50/cwt125.00–137.001,63176
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303122.10/cwt120.00–125.001,59110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4631
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,414134.15/cwt130.00–138.001,89722
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,607154.59/cwt142.00–159.002,4844
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28932,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2253
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29051,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0042,313.98/head2,150.00–2,525.002,3145
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0272,542.78/head1,950.00–2,900.002,54380
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2944140.42/cwt130.00–161.001,3265
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29601,615.41/head1,600.00–1,625.001,6153
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0832,455.00/head2,200.00–2,625.002,4555
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1182,613.28/head1,825.00–3,225.002,61325
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,493.68/head1,700.00–3,025.002,49472
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2981,928.95/head1,750.00–2,125.001,9298
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5252

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.