Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2024-09-19

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 19
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,158 head
▼ 254 vs last sale 1,412▲ 17 vs year ago 1,141 · +1.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
230 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 160▲ 42 vs year ago 188 · +22.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 40▼ 5 vs year ago 55 · −9.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to 5.00 higher with the better400-450 lbs 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 3.00 higher except the better450-500 lbs 5.00 lower. Quality was average to good with good demand on most classes of cattle. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.01/cwt on 141 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −146.17 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.
Average price
$235.01
141 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,269
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$292
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$48.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.32
vs AR average
−2.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537241.501,29695
Medium and Large 2548222.901,22144
Medium and Large 3520193.201,0052thin
One grade step is worth $48.30/cwt here — about $292 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale141 hd
235.01
—
AR average10 barns · 481 hd
226.70
+8.32
National average181 barns · 11,482 hd
237.01
−2.00
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.19
−146.17
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—Average1,732152.452,6404thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,277123.351,57537
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,428120.911,7272thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,012103.111,04418

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 Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,018$1,8054thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,142$1,7973thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,240$2,3015
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,345$1,9752thin

Every lot

116 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 1303379.59/cwt373.00–383.001,1503
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2327310.93/cwt287.00–333.001,01713
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1384346.52/cwt341.00–351.001,3319
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2387298.95/cwt285.00–320.001,1576
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410333.96/cwt308.00–353.001,36921
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422274.33/cwt264.00–287.001,1587
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469295.05/cwt278.00–303.001,38427
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478260.01/cwt230.00–275.001,24316
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,3199
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525272.41/cwt255.00–291.001,43050
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531246.53/cwt220.00–264.001,30917
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535185.00/cwt185.00–185.009901
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,55723
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy543243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,3192
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy565210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1871
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570234.30/cwt225.00–242.001,33617
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574248.96/cwt247.00–251.001,4296
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579257.86/cwt250.00–264.001,49318
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy579245.38/cwt230.00–252.001,4214
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3595210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2501
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned615243.66/cwt240.00–252.001,49911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2626234.21/cwt220.00–244.001,4669
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2644244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,5715
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Unweaned661228.97/cwt222.00–236.001,5134
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5969
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2667232.71/cwt225.00–245.001,55211
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned675230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5531
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned700227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,5891
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705227.23/cwt219.00–230.001,6024
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7473
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2763225.57/cwt225.00–227.001,7217
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,7635
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2820224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,8371
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2888220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9542
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2950200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1317294.27/cwt286.00–303.009338
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2319269.30/cwt251.00–278.0085911
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381271.57/cwt257.00–302.001,03526
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381239.38/cwt210.00–255.0091223
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3405193.35/cwt185.00–200.007833
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415271.13/cwt239.00–305.001,12527
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431237.37/cwt218.00–258.001,02317
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,1484
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467255.23/cwt246.00–270.001,19228
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470200.00/cwt200.00–200.009401
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485235.29/cwt200.00–253.001,14132
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518241.35/cwt230.00–258.001,25058
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520193.20/cwt186.00–200.001,0052
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531226.24/cwt210.00–231.001,20126
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565242.41/cwt225.00–256.001,37035
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy570200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1401
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572219.15/cwt199.00–230.001,25417
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy585230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3462
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,52611
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621233.29/cwt224.00–253.001,4498
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624204.60/cwt185.00–216.001,2774
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640176.45/cwt170.00–183.001,1292
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned658210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3823
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Unweaned658195.02/cwt190.00–200.001,2832
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2671206.11/cwt185.00–216.001,38317
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,4661
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned714210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4994
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2714210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4997
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2Unweaned755177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3362
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3760160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2161
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3601
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2855190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,1362
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2336279.16/cwt257.00–290.009384
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2369272.02/cwt250.00–293.001,00419
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385319.69/cwt319.00–320.001,2313
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3413212.65/cwt210.00–218.008783
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416249.62/cwt233.00–262.001,03810
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423304.19/cwt294.00–315.001,2875
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2466238.40/cwt222.00–257.001,1119
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471271.02/cwt255.00–299.001,27729
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3473208.51/cwt196.00–214.009865
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530222.60/cwt219.00–234.001,1805
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1531249.11/cwt243.00–259.001,32319
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572241.88/cwt236.00–249.001,38419
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,2881
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2587213.72/cwt210.00–223.001,2554
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3595191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,1361
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619237.97/cwt236.00–240.001,4736
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned620223.20/cwt210.00–230.001,3848
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628207.38/cwt200.00–221.001,3024
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Unweaned665204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3572
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670214.87/cwt210.00–218.001,4406
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned673210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4132
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1681226.14/cwt222.00–228.001,54014
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1717217.80/cwt210.00–225.001,5629
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770219.67/cwt215.00–224.001,6916
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2830170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4111
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1848216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,8322
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2853178.94/cwt160.00–198.001,5262
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1875190.35/cwt187.00–197.001,6663
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1925194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,7951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,630166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,7061
Bulls——1,718151.41/cwt147.00–157.002,6012
Bulls——1,860141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,6231
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%963102.17/cwt98.00–104.009848
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,051108.60/cwt105.00–116.001,1418
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05384.92/cwt80.00–90.008942
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260122.24/cwt113.00–125.001,54028
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,329126.79/cwt126.00–128.001,6859
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,428120.91/cwt118.00–124.001,7272
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0181,804.91/head1,450.00–1,900.001,8054
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1421,796.72/head1,600.00–2,150.001,7973
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,285130.50/cwt127.00–134.001,6772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,308120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,388128.77/cwt123.00–134.001,7872
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105125.32/cwt125.00–126.001,3853
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,6052
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1882,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2742,502.02/head1,925.00–2,725.002,5023
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3451,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9752

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.