Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2024-09-05

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 5
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
999 head
▲ 239 vs last sale 760▲ 130 vs year ago 869 · +15.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 175▼ 2 vs year ago 167 · −1.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 265 vs last sale 315▲ 5 vs year ago 45 · +11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00-10.00 lower except a package of 736 lb yearlings 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 5.00 lower with a few better 600-700 lbs 1.00-7.00 higher. Quality of most feeders average to plain and mostly unweaned. Slaughter cows mostly 3.00-5.00 lower on the small amount observed due to time limits. Not enough bulls observed for a trend.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.37/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −142.82 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.
Average price
$238.37
95 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,317
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$381
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$82.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.88
vs AR average
−2.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537247.271,32750
Medium and Large 1-2586234.911,37722
Medium and Large 2553227.761,26021
Medium and Large 3573165.219472thin
One grade step is worth $82.06/cwt here — about $381 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 sale95 hd
238.37
—
AR average9 barns · 520 hd
244.25
−5.88
National average148 barns · 7,025 hd
240.69
−2.32
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.19
−142.82
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—Average1,165144.501,6832thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,415129.471,83210
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,258127.761,60829
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,064121.661,29518

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)1,056$2,03813
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)895$1,2501thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)907$1,8995
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,207$2,2056

Every lot

106 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320391.55/cwt375.00–401.001,2534
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325215.00/cwt215.00–215.006991
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2332340.20/cwt320.00–350.001,1293
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364350.85/cwt341.00–363.001,27711
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395320.00/cwt301.00–339.001,2642
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418314.14/cwt294.00–331.001,31314
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427280.15/cwt260.00–292.001,19615
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1456302.06/cwt290.00–329.001,3778
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481268.89/cwt245.00–285.001,29338
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3723
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3498240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1952
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3500226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,1301
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1512283.91/cwt270.00–290.001,45424
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513278.51/cwt270.00–285.001,4297
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy523265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3862
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524255.51/cwt230.00–265.001,33917
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558268.58/cwt260.00–273.001,49912
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,4579
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579248.27/cwt239.00–260.001,43726
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615262.58/cwt253.00–266.001,61518
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned621246.07/cwt240.00–250.001,52810
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Unweaned659228.27/cwt221.00–232.001,5043
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned667239.25/cwt229.00–245.001,59611
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6221
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned717240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7216
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1736251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,84755
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2900210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1300315.00/cwt315.00–315.009451
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3328202.90/cwt185.00–220.006662
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334282.57/cwt260.00–290.0094411
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380260.64/cwt250.00–276.0099013
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy382249.00/cwt249.00–249.009513
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383281.64/cwt275.00–300.001,0799
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0598
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421274.61/cwt265.00–285.001,15614
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424244.63/cwt215.00–269.001,03717
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464264.80/cwt251.00–274.001,22927
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473239.88/cwt230.00–250.001,13524
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3479188.43/cwt160.00–208.009038
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2132
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2493258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,2724
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522247.76/cwt238.00–254.001,29334
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2537232.40/cwt222.00–240.001,24812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy545200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0901
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568246.24/cwt238.00–254.001,39916
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3573165.21/cwt146.00–186.009472
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579224.27/cwt209.00–234.001,2998
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586234.91/cwt230.00–239.001,37722
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616241.19/cwt230.00–247.001,48621
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620185.27/cwt171.00–200.001,1492
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open623255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,58912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623221.60/cwt210.00–233.001,3818
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668225.68/cwt224.00–229.001,5083
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3680163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1081
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2683203.71/cwt200.00–210.001,3914
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned694215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4924
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open709235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,66642
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open735221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,6241
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4131
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320281.16/cwt263.00–300.009004
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324343.43/cwt317.00–358.001,11310
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370322.31/cwt308.00–329.001,1935
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375282.40/cwt270.00–293.001,0599
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423296.41/cwt286.00–306.001,25422
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438267.32/cwt255.00–289.001,1716
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471247.67/cwt221.00–261.001,16715
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1484268.76/cwt258.00–279.001,3015
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy498230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1453
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526244.08/cwt229.00–255.001,28412
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527260.01/cwt246.00–270.001,37016
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3563172.00/cwt172.00–172.009682
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1578249.71/cwt244.00–255.001,4439
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583218.74/cwt200.00–228.001,2756
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625242.77/cwt236.00–251.001,51710
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2629211.50/cwt206.00–220.001,3305
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned638230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4672
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,5331
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned685233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,5961
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685226.73/cwt226.00–229.001,5534
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2732206.74/cwt200.00–221.001,5133
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1745232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,7284
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2840193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,6211
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1895186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,6652
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1900193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,7372
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2913180.99/cwt176.00–186.001,6522
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,070138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,4771
Bulls——1,260151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,9031
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%775113.00/cwt113.00–113.008761
Cows—Lean 85-90%89590.00/cwt90.00–90.008061
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033130.12/cwt127.00–133.001,3446
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,129120.62/cwt115.00–125.001,36210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241126.48/cwt122.00–131.001,57023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323135.20/cwt133.00–139.001,7895
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,6021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365130.81/cwt129.00–133.001,7867
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,498118.50/cwt118.00–119.001,7752
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600142.00/cwt142.00–142.002,2721
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29071,898.63/head1,475.00–2,525.001,8995
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,764.66/head1,325.00–2,100.001,7652
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,425.65/head2,300.00–2,775.002,4264
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2880174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,5311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28951,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0562,037.69/head1,450.00–2,450.002,03813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,315123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,6171
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2953136.22/cwt127.00–160.001,2985

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.