Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2024-10-31

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 31
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
675 head
▼ 821 vs last sale 1,496▼ 304 vs year ago 979 · −31.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
280 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 282▲ 131 vs year ago 149 · +87.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 75▼ 5 vs year ago 45 · −11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 6.00 lower except the better 450-550 lbs 1.00-5.00 higher on a light or no test in some classes. Feeder heifers mostly 1.00-8.00 lower except the 450-500 lbs 7.00-9.00 higher. Quality of most feeders not as good as last week. Supply was light with less demand than past few weeks. 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 $235.97/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −145.22 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.
Average price
$235.97
73 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,284
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$417
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$64.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.43
vs AR average
−24.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546244.961,33750
Medium and Large 2547226.851,24013thin
Medium and Large 1-2557225.001,2535thin
Medium and Large 3509180.759205thin
One grade step is worth $64.21/cwt here — about $417 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 sale73 hd
235.97
—
AR average10 barns · 478 hd
229.54
+6.43
National average194 barns · 26,693 hd
260.46
−24.49
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.19
−145.22
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—Average1,742142.782,48712
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,466116.781,71231
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,237112.211,38889
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08598.881,07378

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,128$1,6264thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$1,5652thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,5582thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,139$1,4709
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$1,9751thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)885$1,4751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)770$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,098$1,7002thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)910$1,6751thin

Every lot

112 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333322.67/cwt300.00–345.001,0742
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340316.75/cwt312.00–330.001,0775
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380282.32/cwt270.00–309.001,0736
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,2521
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405310.54/cwt302.00–327.001,2583
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405227.64/cwt216.00–239.009222
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2444273.31/cwt260.00–280.001,2133
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy475272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,2921
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475252.81/cwt240.00–268.001,2013
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483301.08/cwt276.00–315.001,45417
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518259.97/cwt249.00–265.001,3475
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519288.86/cwt275.00–300.001,49921
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4084
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy565254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,4351
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568265.62/cwt259.00–279.001,50917
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2574234.53/cwt220.00–244.001,34613
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3588190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1172
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,5202
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2639245.72/cwt245.00–247.001,57011
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3645166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0711
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7034
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685234.09/cwt230.00–240.001,6046
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735224.93/cwt220.00–230.001,6533
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2890229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,0381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3313210.00/cwt210.00–210.006572
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320238.68/cwt225.00–256.007645
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1338295.19/cwt280.00–300.009984
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy340218.67/cwt207.00–230.007432
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366240.37/cwt223.00–265.0088012
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3378197.45/cwt195.00–200.007462
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381275.17/cwt270.00–279.001,0486
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy395200.00/cwt200.00–200.007901
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy405200.00/cwt200.00–200.008101
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418193.37/cwt180.00–200.008084
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420266.82/cwt250.00–281.001,12115
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0606
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426247.09/cwt221.00–259.001,05329
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468264.82/cwt239.00–273.001,23932
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy468229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,0722
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475233.91/cwt220.00–247.001,1118
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3481189.52/cwt180.00–210.009125
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3509180.75/cwt150.00–200.009205
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy514229.31/cwt220.00–234.001,1794
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526247.10/cwt232.00–259.001,30029
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526230.81/cwt228.00–235.001,2148
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2557225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2535
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578224.40/cwt214.00–228.001,2974
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy585205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1991
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1587247.78/cwt239.00–251.001,45415
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy588224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,3172
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1603248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,4952
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned622209.67/cwt209.00–210.001,3043
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625168.00/cwt160.00–176.001,0502
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2543
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Unweaned638189.88/cwt180.00–200.001,2112
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned657201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3213
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690198.01/cwt196.00–200.001,3662
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3745168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2521
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Full763200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5263
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,023197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,0156
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325230.00/cwt230.00–230.007481
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2326283.68/cwt259.00–300.009256
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0441
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3365239.00/cwt239.00–239.008721
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374273.48/cwt261.00–285.001,02314
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3400185.00/cwt185.00–185.007401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415244.55/cwt240.00–249.001,0154
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420284.08/cwt265.00–302.001,1937
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469253.85/cwt219.00–270.001,19113
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy475220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0451
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1483273.68/cwt270.00–280.001,3228
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2517242.34/cwt230.00–252.001,2537
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522270.97/cwt266.00–276.001,4144
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0151
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575241.73/cwt239.00–247.001,3903
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575222.96/cwt217.00–238.001,2824
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,5132
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Unweaned633219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3862
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,4381
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665209.04/cwt200.00–217.001,3903
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5283
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718222.29/cwt219.00–224.001,5966
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,5321
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2840195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6381
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3340143.00/cwt143.00–143.004862
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3350143.00/cwt143.00–143.005011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,553133.74/cwt130.00–138.002,0774
Bulls——1,818145.29/cwt139.00–149.002,6415
Bulls——1,868150.64/cwt150.00–151.002,8143
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00877.60/cwt73.00–88.0078212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1881
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04594.95/cwt92.00–98.0099216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09288.10/cwt87.00–90.009623
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,118105.00/cwt102.00–110.001,17449
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239105.52/cwt100.00–108.001,30714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240113.71/cwt108.00–119.001,41065
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,266121.96/cwt119.00–125.001,5447
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,457125.79/cwt122.00–134.001,8337
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,458114.64/cwt108.00–119.001,67123
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,705103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,7561
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27701,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28851,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2891134.34/cwt120.00–157.001,1974
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29101,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,565.38/head1,375.00–1,775.001,5652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1281,626.22/head1,425.00–1,800.001,6264
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,558.43/head1,300.00–1,775.001,5582
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1391,470.45/head1,200.00–1,800.001,4709
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,228118.05/cwt109.00–127.001,4502

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.