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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-03

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 3

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10 →

Receipts

1,634 head

▲ 825 vs last sale 809▲ 1,051 vs year ago 583 · +180.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs 1.00-10.00 lower over 450 lbs mostly 1.00-5.00 higher with the better 500-550 lbs 14.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly 1.00-5.00 lower except the better 300-400 lbs 1.00-4.00 higher. The offering included 150 fancy reputation calves that sold for a premium and 3 loads of yearlings that sold well. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $270.67/cwt on 137 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −166.15 against this barn's trailing median of $436.81.

Average price

$270.67

137 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,493

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$67.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.15

vs AR average

−16.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	277.87	1,534	104
Medium and Large 2	548	250.41	1,373	31
Medium and Large 3	583	210.00	1,224	2thin

One grade step is worth $67.87/cwt here — about $310 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 sale137 hd

270.67

—

AR average10 barns · 464 hd

263.52

+7.15

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−16.15

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.81

−166.15

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

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.

Every lot

104 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	325.98/cwt	313.00–331.00	1,040	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	381.34/cwt	367.00–390.00	1,285	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	357	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,396	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	350.80/cwt	350.00–353.00	1,344	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	305.62/cwt	300.00–323.00	1,174	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	403	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	846	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	278.59/cwt	263.00–300.00	1,145	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	325.55/cwt	305.00–351.00	1,367	33
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	421	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,541	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	268.46/cwt	258.00–280.00	1,259	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	298.36/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,411	31
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	235.50/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,119	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	492	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,594	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	289.71/cwt	272.00–299.00	1,492	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	257.06/cwt	234.00–272.00	1,352	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	527	233.85/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,232	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	555	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,615	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	264.34/cwt	254.00–276.00	1,504	50
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,224	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	244.66/cwt	228.00–252.00	1,439	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	248.22/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,524	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	249.34/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,543	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	241.37/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,496	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	640	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,459	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,627	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	674	240.94/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,624	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,769	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	230.98/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,580	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,421	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	724	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,448	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	215.05/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,566	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	252.75/cwt	252.75–252.75	1,946	70
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	773	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,391	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	783	224.68/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,759	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	847	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,058	117
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	189.00/cwt	160.00–218.00	1,644	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	920	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,932	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	970	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,940	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	255.14/cwt	240.00–280.00	814	19
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	290.79/cwt	270.00–322.00	951	18
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	347	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,072	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	240.72/cwt	220.00–260.00	895	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	277.05/cwt	249.00–305.00	1,033	41
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	253.89/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,069	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	422	243.30/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,027	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	236.41/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,002	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	271.01/cwt	256.00–292.00	1,168	74
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	439	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,326	47
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	256.23/cwt	243.00–265.00	1,186	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	200.16/cwt	190.00–211.00	941	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	231.84/cwt	213.00–240.00	1,104	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	485	210.39/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,020	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	515	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	984	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	241.47/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,258	53
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	186.68/cwt	173.00–209.00	976	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	524	230.39/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,207	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	528	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,320	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	224.45/cwt	211.00–234.00	1,187	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	567	218.38/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,238	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	233.70/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,332	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	215.94/cwt	208.00–225.00	1,239	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	575	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,156	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	589	198.81/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,171	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	230.25/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,398	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	228.99/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,406	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	209.84/cwt	190.00–229.00	1,307	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	217.42/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,368	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,353	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	215.66/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,449	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	201.58/cwt	199.00–208.00	1,379	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	209.25/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,517	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	197.33/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,437	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	818	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,472	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	272.69/cwt	250.00–280.00	864	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	344.12/cwt	328.00–362.00	1,149	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	269.85/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,015	28
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	326.26/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,243	21
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	270.34/cwt	241.00–292.00	1,135	22
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	306.72/cwt	297.00–312.00	1,294	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	225.47/cwt	221.00–230.00	999	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	981	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	247.35/cwt	220.00–268.00	1,163	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	292.83/cwt	270.00–337.00	1,403	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	264.00/cwt	235.00–271.00	1,394	38
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	231.94/cwt	219.00–249.00	1,232	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	548	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,381	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	221.39/cwt	214.00–234.00	1,269	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	242.43/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,413	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	609	218.83/cwt	212.00–226.00	1,333	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	224.49/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,403	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	650	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,313	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	659	213.24/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,405	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	225.40/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,501	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	219.65/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,560	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	753	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,446	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	218.21/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,691	4

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs, AR

Thu Oct 3, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Receipts 1,634Last week 809Year ago 583

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	347	309.00	309.00
47	400–450	439	302.00	302.00
10	500–550	528	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	210.00	210.00
2	450–500	470	190.00–211.00	200.16
6	500–550	523	173.00–209.00	186.68
4	550–600	589	195.00–200.00	198.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	200.00–221.00	210.39
1	500–550	515	191.00	191.00
1	550–600	575	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	629	214.00–221.00	217.42
1	650–700	660	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	421	251.00–257.00	253.89
21	600–650	614	228.00–231.00	228.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	327	270.00–322.00	290.79
41	350–400	373	249.00–305.00	277.05
74	400–450	431	256.00–292.00	271.01
29	450–500	463	243.00–265.00	256.23
53	500–550	521	235.00–245.00	241.47
34	550–600	570	220.00–238.00	233.70
4	600–650	607	229.00–234.00	230.25
3	650–700	672	215.00–216.00	215.66
9	700–750	725	200.00–216.00	209.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	319	240.00–280.00	255.14
21	350–400	372	220.00–260.00	240.72
15	400–450	424	230.00–252.00	236.41
17	450–500	476	213.00–240.00	231.84
25	500–550	529	211.00–234.00	224.45
19	550–600	574	208.00–225.00	215.94
16	600–650	623	190.00–229.00	209.84
13	650–700	684	199.00–208.00	201.58
6	700–750	728	190.00–200.00	197.33
1	750–800	760	180.00	180.00
3	800–850	818	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	240.00–245.00	243.30
4	500–550	524	220.00–234.00	230.39
6	550–600	567	215.00–220.00	218.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	357	391.00	391.00
20	400–450	421	366.00	366.00
23	450–500	492	324.00	324.00
29	550–600	555	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	667	244.00	244.00
117	800–850	847	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	313.00–331.00	325.98
4	350–400	384	300.00–323.00	305.62
10	400–450	411	263.00–300.00	278.59
19	450–500	469	258.00–280.00	268.46
17	500–550	526	234.00–272.00	257.06
11	550–600	588	228.00–252.00	244.66
6	600–650	620	230.00–245.00	241.37
12	650–700	684	230.00–236.00	230.98
2	700–750	728	210.00–220.00	215.05
3	750–800	783	224.00–225.00	224.68
2	850–900	870	160.00–218.00	189.00
1	900–950	920	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	970	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	614	246.00–250.00	248.22
25	650–700	674	236.00–244.00	240.94
3	700–750	710	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	337	367.00–390.00	381.34
6	350–400	383	350.00–353.00	350.80
33	400–450	420	305.00–351.00	325.55
31	450–500	473	290.00–309.00	298.36
25	500–550	515	272.00–299.00	289.71
50	550–600	569	254.00–276.00	264.34
3	600–650	619	248.00–250.00	249.34
17	650–700	683	259.00	259.00
70	750–800	770	252.75	252.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	210.00	210.00
2	450–500	475	230.00–241.00	235.50
2	550–600	583	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	690	206.00	206.00
2	700–750	724	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	773	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	527	231.00–240.00	233.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	317	250.00–280.00	272.69
28	350–400	376	250.00–285.00	269.85
22	400–450	420	241.00–292.00	270.34
16	450–500	470	220.00–268.00	247.35
9	500–550	531	219.00–249.00	231.94
11	550–600	573	214.00–234.00	221.39
7	600–650	609	212.00–226.00	218.83
4	650–700	659	210.00–221.00	213.24
2	750–800	753	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	334	328.00–362.00	344.12
21	350–400	381	300.00–340.00	326.26
14	400–450	422	297.00–312.00	306.72
18	450–500	479	270.00–337.00	292.83
38	500–550	528	235.00–271.00	264.00
12	550–600	583	240.00–252.00	242.43
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
5	650–700	666	225.00–226.00	225.40
6	700–750	710	213.00–221.00	219.65
4	750–800	775	216.00–221.00	218.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	210.00	210.00
13	600–650	625	215.00–232.00	224.49
2	650–700	655	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	548	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	443	221.00–230.00	225.47
1	450–500	450	218.00	218.00
1	500–550	505	200.00	200.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.