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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-24

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 24

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Oct 17Oct 24Oct 31 →

Receipts

1,496 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 1,543▲ 772 vs year ago 724 · +106.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 3.00-8.00 higher except the better 500-550 lbs 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers mixed with the better 300-350 lbs 17.00 higher weights over 350lbs mostly 1.00-8.00 higher except the better 450-550 lbs 3.00-8.00 lower with more unweaned calves in those two classes than last week. The offering included some large groups of good quality unweaned reputation calves. Supply was heavy with good demand on most classes of calves.

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 $246.45/cwt on 212 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −134.73 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$246.45

212 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$404

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

$69.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.75

vs AR average

−13.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	255.44	1,391	151
Medium and Large 1-2	530	251.22	1,331	9thin
Medium and Large 2	542	221.61	1,202	49
Medium and Large 3	532	185.62	987	3thin

One grade step is worth $69.82/cwt here — about $404 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 sale212 hd

246.45

—

AR average10 barns · 728 hd

230.71

+15.75

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−13.18

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

−134.73

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

90 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	320.50/cwt	319.00–322.00	1,038	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	312.76/cwt	309.00–319.00	1,163	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	351.87/cwt	324.00–361.00	1,362	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	257.98/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,102	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	324.06/cwt	317.00–333.00	1,400	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	269.92/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,282	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	299.65/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,450	116
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	260.06/cwt	242.00–271.00	1,337	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	283.12/cwt	276.00–291.00	1,489	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	275.91/cwt	268.00–279.00	1,490	45
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	560	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,652	38
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	270.14/cwt	250.00–288.00	1,559	95
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	240.52/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,390	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	610	260.44/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,589	56
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	259.39/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,608	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	641	238.31/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,528	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	678	238.47/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,617	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	682	226.58/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,545	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,701	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	724	232.42/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,683	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Full	750	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,575	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,845	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	314.60/cwt	290.00–329.00	1,000	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	245.54/cwt	226.00–260.00	791	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	698	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	242.72/cwt	220.00–265.00	917	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	281.64/cwt	260.00–313.00	1,067	27
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	267.73/cwt	253.00–287.00	1,146	38
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	250.09/cwt	212.00–263.00	1,070	33
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	437	255.64/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,117	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	204.00/cwt	198.00–210.00	908	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	448	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,241	42
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	465	239.37/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,113	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	202.50/cwt	194.00–211.00	962	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	224.28/cwt	210.00–252.00	1,068	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	257.22/cwt	251.00–263.00	1,227	40
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,217	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	518	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,036	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	527	238.49/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,257	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	251.22/cwt	249.00–253.00	1,331	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	224.75/cwt	210.00–234.00	1,196	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	185.62/cwt	171.00–193.00	987	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	258.42/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,388	95
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	253.27/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,426	47
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	216.06/cwt	206.00–226.00	1,247	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	251.56/cwt	237.00–258.00	1,527	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	206.41/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,265	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	220.01/cwt	216.00–235.00	1,368	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650	207.00/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,346	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	665	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,510	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,482	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	702	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,565	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	707	187.01/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,322	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	214.21/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,551	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	783	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,331	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,495	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	829	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,782	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,099	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	304.44/cwt	273.00–320.00	1,011	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	345.36/cwt	329.00–354.00	1,267	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	264.50/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,000	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	257.88/cwt	237.00–280.00	1,078	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	286.74/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,227	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	239.17/cwt	229.00–242.00	1,141	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	282.49/cwt	263.00–301.00	1,350	32
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,110	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	276.28/cwt	271.00–284.00	1,439	26
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	963	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	253.01/cwt	236.00–272.00	1,460	29
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	222.63/cwt	206.00–230.00	1,289	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	610	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,415	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	214.45/cwt	207.00–226.00	1,351	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	239.35/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,522	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	670	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,394	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	227.13/cwt	216.00–236.00	1,533	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	697	218.75/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,525	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	218.45/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,603	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	735	199.33/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,465	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	209.00/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,586	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	197.01/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,533	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	189.33/cwt	170.00–199.00	1,562	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	873	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,615	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,730	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	950	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,520	1

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 24, 2024

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

Receipts 1,496Last week 1,543Year ago 724

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	625	230.00	230.00
7	650–700	682	220.00–230.00	226.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	500–550	540	268.00–279.00	275.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	319.00–322.00	320.50
7	350–400	372	309.00–319.00	312.76
3	400–450	427	250.00–270.00	257.98
3	450–500	475	261.00–280.00	269.92
7	500–550	514	242.00–271.00	260.06
5	550–600	578	238.00–245.00	240.52
4	600–650	641	233.00–240.00	238.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	550–600	560	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	387	324.00–361.00	351.87
25	400–450	432	317.00–333.00	324.06
116	450–500	484	285.00–310.00	299.65
33	500–550	526	276.00–291.00	283.12
95	550–600	577	250.00–288.00	270.14
10	600–650	620	240.00–265.00	259.39
1	700–750	700	243.00	243.00
1	800–850	820	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
56	600–650	610	240.00–265.00	260.44
16	650–700	678	236.00–240.00	238.47
4	700–750	724	230.00–235.00	232.42
3	750–800	770	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	479	254.00	254.00
9	500–550	530	249.00–253.00	251.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	783	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	322	226.00–260.00	245.54
7	350–400	378	220.00–265.00	242.72
33	400–450	428	212.00–263.00	250.09
16	450–500	476	210.00–252.00	224.28
35	500–550	532	210.00–234.00	224.75
12	550–600	577	206.00–226.00	216.06
8	600–650	613	200.00–211.00	206.41
1	650–700	680	218.00	218.00
4	700–750	707	180.00–200.00	187.01
1	750–800	795	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	194.00	194.00
2	400–450	445	198.00–210.00	204.00
2	450–500	475	194.00–211.00	202.50
3	500–550	532	171.00–193.00	185.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	255.00–257.00	255.64
6	450–500	465	236.00–243.00	239.37
8	500–550	527	238.00–239.00	238.49
1	550–600	550	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
42	400–450	448	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	620	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	665	227.00	227.00
3	700–750	702	223.00	223.00
7	800–850	829	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	318	290.00–329.00	314.60
27	350–400	379	260.00–313.00	281.64
38	400–450	428	253.00–287.00	267.73
40	450–500	477	251.00–263.00	257.22
95	500–550	537	240.00–270.00	258.42
47	550–600	563	240.00–260.00	253.27
16	600–650	607	237.00–258.00	251.56
9	700–750	724	207.00–220.00	214.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	622	216.00–235.00	220.01
2	650–700	650	200.00–214.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	273.00–320.00	304.44
10	350–400	378	250.00–280.00	264.50
14	400–450	418	237.00–280.00	257.88
6	450–500	477	229.00–242.00	239.17
2	500–550	500	222.00	222.00
17	550–600	579	206.00–230.00	222.63
5	600–650	630	207.00–226.00	214.45
4	650–700	697	215.00–220.00	218.75
2	750–800	778	194.00–200.00	197.01
3	800–850	825	170.00–199.00	189.33
2	850–900	873	185.00	185.00
1	950–1000	950	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	338.00	338.00
3	350–400	367	329.00–354.00	345.36
10	400–450	428	275.00–292.00	286.74
32	450–500	478	263.00–301.00	282.49
26	500–550	521	271.00–284.00	276.28
29	550–600	577	236.00–272.00	253.01
6	600–650	636	234.00–244.00	239.35
8	650–700	675	216.00–236.00	227.13
4	700–750	734	215.00–222.00	218.45
4	750–800	759	208.00–210.00	209.00
1	900–950	940	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	232.00	232.00
1	650–700	670	208.00	208.00
3	700–750	735	199.00–200.00	199.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	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.