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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 17

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24 →

Receipts

1,543 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 1,562▲ 530 vs year ago 1,013 · +52.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 2.00-10.00 lower with the better steers under 500 lbs 15.00-25.00 lower. Feeder heifers mostly 2.00-10.00 lower except the better 450-550 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher and the better 600-650 lb yearlings 6.00 higher. Quality of most feeders not as good as last week except some groups of weaned yearling heifers in the 450-550 lb weight classes. Moderate supply with less demand than last week. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.06/cwt on 182 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −139.13 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$242.06

182 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$51.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.62

vs AR average

−15.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	257.15	1,399	101
Medium and Large 1-2	539	227.09	1,223	41
Medium and Large 2	548	219.65	1,204	39
Medium and Large 3	520	206.00	1,071	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.15/cwt here — about $328 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 sale182 hd

242.06

—

AR average7 barns · 481 hd

230.44

+11.62

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−15.75

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

−139.13

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

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.

Every lot

93 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	304	361.83/cwt	357.00–371.00	1,100	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	317.20/cwt	308.00–329.00	1,059	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,285	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	308.24/cwt	282.00–323.00	1,168	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,273	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	316.67/cwt	298.00–331.00	1,349	41
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	273.91/cwt	254.00–290.00	1,170	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	294.81/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,262	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	269.06/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,278	41
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	205.69/cwt	201.00–210.00	977	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	480	229.90/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,104	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	296.46/cwt	292.00–301.00	1,432	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	513	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,129	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	287.00/cwt	268.00–300.00	1,490	52
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	242.72/cwt	230.00–271.00	1,284	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	261.72/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,484	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	236.69/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,361	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	252.78/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,466	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	611	247.15/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,510	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	622	232.77/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,448	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	251.96/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,585	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	239.26/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,515	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	236.60/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,585	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	258.20/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,743	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	703	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,645	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	753	226.02/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,702	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,964	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	834	218.25/cwt	201.00–230.00	1,820	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	847	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	2,062	113
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	910	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,729	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	213.39/cwt	201.00–225.00	662	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	297.33/cwt	278.00–311.00	963	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	251.79/cwt	240.00–281.00	841	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	277.61/cwt	259.00–299.00	1,033	33
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	241.85/cwt	221.00–256.00	912	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	405	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,008	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	411	193.90/cwt	187.00–200.00	797	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	266.80/cwt	253.00–282.00	1,131	43
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	237.83/cwt	218.00–250.00	1,013	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	260.97/cwt	240.00–288.00	1,240	96
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	196.26/cwt	180.00–209.00	932	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	476	231.33/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,101	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	225.73/cwt	218.00–240.00	1,074	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,071	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	229.42/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,198	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	531	225.19/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,196	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	223.33/cwt	204.00–230.00	1,186	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	267.12/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,440	77
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	210.50/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,137	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	558	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,144	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	222.59/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,271	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	217.54/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,249	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	577	220.79/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,274	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	233.76/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,356	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	242.20/cwt	224.00–248.00	1,499	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	203.06/cwt	193.00–222.00	1,257	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	218.76/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,361	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	648	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,678	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	201.00/cwt	175.00–209.00	1,327	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	727	238.57/cwt	225.00–246.00	1,734	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,308	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	856	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,798	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	346.16/cwt	331.00–355.00	1,132	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	252.37/cwt	230.00–299.00	825	17
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	266.30/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,001	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	308.47/cwt	303.00–329.00	1,166	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	398	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	868	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	257.33/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,081	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	285.85/cwt	276.00–302.00	1,241	21
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	277.76/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,317	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	194.50/cwt	191.00–200.00	932	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	230.43/cwt	220.00–264.00	1,118	35
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	485	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,038	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	238.24/cwt	217.00–250.00	1,220	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	264.57/cwt	259.00–267.00	1,370	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	538	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,184	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	243.90/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,398	23
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,327	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	583	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,341	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	238.91/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,467	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	221.78/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,377	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	227.67/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,423	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	216.04/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,432	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	224.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,500	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	223.70/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,584	13
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	200.09/cwt	187.00–213.00	1,431	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	223.64/cwt	219.00–226.00	1,733	3

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 17, 2024

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

Receipts 1,543Last week 1,562Year ago 1,013

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	334	240.00–281.00	251.79
11	350–400	377	221.00–256.00	241.85
10	400–450	426	218.00–250.00	237.83
13	450–500	476	218.00–240.00	225.73
21	500–550	531	204.00–230.00	223.33
14	550–600	574	211.00–227.00	217.54
7	600–650	619	193.00–222.00	203.06
11	650–700	660	175.00–209.00	201.00
1	700–750	735	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	324	278.00–311.00	297.33
33	350–400	372	259.00–299.00	277.61
43	400–450	424	253.00–282.00	266.80
96	450–500	475	240.00–288.00	260.97
77	500–550	539	235.00–275.00	267.12
5	550–600	580	229.00–240.00	233.76
13	600–650	619	224.00–248.00	242.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	201.00–225.00	213.39
12	400–450	411	187.00–200.00	193.90
4	450–500	475	180.00–209.00	196.26
1	500–550	520	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	249.00	249.00
12	450–500	476	230.00–240.00	231.33
9	500–550	531	220.00–230.00	225.19
10	550–600	577	220.00–224.00	220.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	648	259.00	259.00
14	700–750	727	225.00–246.00	238.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	205.00–216.00	210.50
2	550–600	558	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	500–550	522	226.00–230.00	229.42
14	550–600	571	220.00–225.00	222.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	856	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	622	214.00–220.00	218.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	304	357.00–371.00	361.83
3	350–400	378	340.00	340.00
41	400–450	426	298.00–331.00	316.67
17	450–500	483	292.00–301.00	296.46
52	500–550	519	268.00–300.00	287.00
15	550–600	567	255.00–269.00	261.72
7	600–650	629	250.00–258.00	251.96
11	650–700	675	250.00–265.00	258.20
5	750–800	770	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	308.00–329.00	317.20
7	350–400	379	282.00–323.00	308.24
14	400–450	427	254.00–290.00	273.91
41	450–500	475	250.00–287.00	269.06
32	500–550	529	230.00–271.00	242.72
28	550–600	575	220.00–250.00	236.69
9	600–650	633	230.00–250.00	239.26
8	650–700	670	230.00–245.00	236.60
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
3	750–800	753	218.00–230.00	226.02
5	800–850	834	201.00–230.00	218.25
1	900–950	910	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	210.00–240.00	229.90
4	500–550	513	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	393	324.00	324.00
8	400–450	428	290.00–300.00	294.81
30	550–600	580	245.00–260.00	252.78
113	800–850	847	243.50	243.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	611	240.00–249.00	247.15
2	700–750	703	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	440	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	475	201.00–210.00	205.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	622	220.00–244.00	232.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	327	230.00–299.00	252.37
12	350–400	376	250.00–300.00	266.30
13	400–450	420	220.00–270.00	257.33
35	450–500	485	220.00–264.00	230.43
14	500–550	512	217.00–250.00	238.24
4	550–600	577	230.00	230.00
5	600–650	621	220.00–223.00	221.78
6	650–700	663	200.00–224.00	216.04
3	700–750	715	187.00–213.00	200.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	200.00	200.00
4	350–400	398	218.00	218.00
10	450–500	479	191.00–200.00	194.50
1	500–550	500	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	625	220.00–232.00	227.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	331.00–355.00	346.16
8	350–400	378	303.00–329.00	308.47
21	400–450	434	276.00–302.00	285.85
17	450–500	474	270.00–283.00	277.76
10	500–550	518	259.00–267.00	264.57
23	550–600	573	239.00–250.00	243.90
10	600–650	614	230.00–245.00	238.91
4	650–700	667	220.00–230.00	224.94
13	700–750	708	222.00–226.00	223.70
3	750–800	775	219.00–226.00	223.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	220.00	220.00
3	550–600	583	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	214.00	214.00
1	550–600	590	210.00	210.00

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.