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Benton County Sale Barn

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

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 10

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17 →

Receipts

1,562 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 1,634▲ 608 vs year ago 954 · +63.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-8.00 higher instances up to 25.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-10.00 higher with the better 500-550 lbs 15.00 higher. Quality of feeders average to good with several groups of good black calves with a round of shots. Demand was good on most classes of cattle. 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 $277.35/cwt on 242 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −159.46 against this barn's trailing median of $436.81.

Average price

$277.35

242 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$65.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.80

vs AR average

−16.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	285.07	1,546	167
Medium and Large 1-2	529	279.28	1,477	26
Medium and Large 2	543	250.67	1,362	48
Medium and Large 3	560	220.00	1,232	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.07/cwt here — about $314 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 sale242 hd

277.35

—

AR average10 barns · 545 hd

269.56

+7.80

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

−16.96

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.81

−159.46

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

95 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	388.00/cwt	355.00–420.00	1,214	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	325.62/cwt	300.00–347.00	1,048	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	238.91/cwt	220.00–260.00	772	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	375.92/cwt	337.00–382.00	1,391	24
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	240.45/cwt	220.00–250.00	894	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	313.23/cwt	289.00–335.00	1,171	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	245.13/cwt	227.00–250.00	1,017	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	279.16/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,178	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	334.38/cwt	304.00–352.00	1,448	66
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	322.90/cwt	280.00–337.00	1,521	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	273.33/cwt	264.00–280.00	1,290	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	974	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Full	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	256.71/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,327	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	293.71/cwt	280.00–319.00	1,527	105
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	525	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,202	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	279.28/cwt	266.00–290.00	1,477	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	270.43/cwt	253.00–284.00	1,568	62
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	243.60/cwt	238.00–261.00	1,413	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	609	267.15/cwt	256.00–271.00	1,627	39
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	242.15/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,511	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	264.30/cwt	256.00–274.00	1,660	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,369	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,783	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,555	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	689	243.16/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,675	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,663	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	708	238.87/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,691	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	714	227.07/cwt	201.00–238.00	1,621	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	764	228.43/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,745	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	818	228.34/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,868	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	251.93/cwt	230.00–280.00	816	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	324	205.43/cwt	180.00–230.00	666	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	301.23/cwt	279.00–312.00	1,003	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	721	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	283.80/cwt	261.00–309.00	1,061	25
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	242.80/cwt	225.00–267.00	927	28
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	391	257.01/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,005	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	410	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,070	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	206.26/cwt	195.00–210.00	870	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	273.29/cwt	254.00–286.00	1,161	44
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	236.74/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,009	37
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	440	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	937	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	233.84/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,101	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	255.15/cwt	241.00–281.00	1,217	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	484	236.33/cwt	234.00–241.00	1,144	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	796	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	258.29/cwt	234.00–271.00	1,328	98
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	224.52/cwt	212.00–236.00	1,179	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,058	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	221.06/cwt	211.00–231.00	1,249	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	244.63/cwt	234.00–257.00	1,402	105
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	235.43/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,446	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	205.32/cwt	190.00–214.00	1,289	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	638	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,378	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	207.45/cwt	203.00–212.00	1,386	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	219.35/cwt	213.00–222.00	1,476	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	678	216.31/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,467	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	702	183.32/cwt	179.00–192.00	1,287	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	745	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,572	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,610	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,521	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	960	174.48/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,675	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,040	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,550	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	713	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	314	280.35/cwt	250.00–319.00	880	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	248.64/cwt	215.00–280.00	915	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	316.89/cwt	295.00–338.00	1,182	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	283.27/cwt	279.00–300.00	1,215	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	254.74/cwt	238.00–270.00	1,108	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	946	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	253.26/cwt	241.00–275.00	1,200	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	279.37/cwt	277.00–284.00	1,363	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	268.23/cwt	259.00–273.00	1,397	21
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	250.64/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,331	23
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,019	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	222.44/cwt	216.00–229.00	1,257	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	252.95/cwt	236.00–262.00	1,447	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,206	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	244.50/cwt	239.00–258.00	1,506	19
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	215.04/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,434	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	234.46/cwt	224.00–241.00	1,576	15
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	226.00/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,650	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	202.84/cwt	195.00–211.00	1,562	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	221.50/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,739	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	223.51/cwt	223.00–224.00	1,822	2

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 10, 2024

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

Receipts 1,562Last week 1,634Year ago 954

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	322	300.00–347.00	325.62
6	350–400	374	289.00–335.00	313.23
22	400–450	422	260.00–300.00	279.16
21	450–500	472	264.00–280.00	273.33
27	500–550	517	230.00–265.00	256.71
20	550–600	580	238.00–261.00	243.60
4	600–650	624	230.00–246.00	242.15
1	650–700	685	227.00	227.00
4	700–750	714	201.00–238.00	227.07
5	750–800	764	226.00–230.00	228.43
6	800–850	818	228.00–229.00	228.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	220.00–260.00	238.91
3	350–400	372	220.00–250.00	240.45
5	400–450	415	227.00–250.00	245.13
1	450–500	475	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	560	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	628	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
39	600–650	609	256.00–271.00	267.15
15	650–700	689	240.00–246.00	243.16
8	700–750	708	236.00–240.00	238.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	313	355.00–420.00	388.00
24	350–400	370	337.00–382.00	375.92
66	400–450	433	304.00–352.00	334.38
27	450–500	471	280.00–337.00	322.90
105	500–550	520	280.00–319.00	293.71
62	550–600	580	253.00–284.00	270.43
19	600–650	628	256.00–274.00	264.30
2	650–700	663	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	529	266.00–290.00	279.28
10	650–700	693	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	480	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	324	230.00–280.00	251.93
28	350–400	382	225.00–267.00	242.80
37	400–450	426	220.00–252.00	236.74
36	450–500	471	220.00–244.00	233.84
20	500–550	525	212.00–236.00	224.52
7	550–600	565	211.00–231.00	221.06
6	600–650	628	190.00–214.00	205.32
2	650–700	668	203.00–212.00	207.45
3	700–750	702	179.00–192.00	183.32
1	750–800	770	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	855	170.00	170.00
2	950–1000	960	171.00–178.00	174.48
1	1000–1050	1,040	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	180.00–230.00	205.43
1	350–400	355	203.00	203.00
4	400–450	422	195.00–210.00	206.26
1	450–500	455	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	510	156.00	156.00
1	550–600	560	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	391	255.00–259.00	257.01
1	400–450	410	261.00	261.00
8	450–500	484	234.00–241.00	236.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	333	279.00–312.00	301.23
25	350–400	374	261.00–309.00	283.80
44	400–450	425	254.00–286.00	273.29
10	450–500	477	241.00–281.00	255.15
98	500–550	514	234.00–271.00	258.29
105	550–600	573	234.00–257.00	244.63
8	600–650	614	225.00–244.00	235.43
8	650–700	673	213.00–222.00	219.35
2	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
3	750–800	763	211.00	211.00
1	800–850	805	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	638	216.00	216.00
11	650–700	678	212.00–220.00	216.31
1	700–750	745	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	213.00	213.00
1	450–500	475	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	250.00–319.00	280.35
5	350–400	368	215.00–280.00	248.64
16	400–450	435	238.00–270.00	254.74
17	450–500	474	241.00–275.00	253.26
23	500–550	531	230.00–260.00	250.64
2	550–600	565	216.00–229.00	222.44
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
4	650–700	667	214.00–218.00	215.04
2	750–800	770	195.00–211.00	202.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	230.00	230.00
2	350–400	390	210.00	210.00
2	450–500	473	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	545	187.00	187.00
1	550–600	580	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
12	350–400	373	295.00–338.00	316.89
7	400–450	429	279.00–300.00	283.27
8	450–500	488	277.00–284.00	279.37
21	500–550	521	259.00–273.00	268.23
15	550–600	572	236.00–262.00	252.95
19	600–650	616	239.00–258.00	244.50
15	650–700	672	224.00–241.00	234.46
3	700–750	730	225.00–227.00	226.00
2	750–800	785	218.00–225.00	221.50
2	800–850	815	223.00–224.00	223.51

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.