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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 7

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Oct 31Nov 7Nov 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

500 head

▼ 175 vs last sale 675▼ 1,410 vs year ago 1,910 · −73.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

210 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 280▼ 85 vs year ago 295 · −28.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 40▼ 20 vs year ago 100 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed from 10.00 higher to 6.00 lower generally steady on a light test in most classes. Feeder heifers mostly 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Supply was light with less demand than last week. Quality of most feeders was average to plain. Had a few Value Added feeders that sold for a premium. Slaughter cows were mixed with the breaker and boner cows steady to 2.00 higher and the lean cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls about steady on a light test.

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 $234.13/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −147.06 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$234.13

40 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$16.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.43

vs AR average

−24.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	240.32	1,306	25
Medium and Large 2	540	223.81	1,208	15thin

One grade step is worth $16.50/cwt here — about $99 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 sale40 hd

234.13

—

AR average10 barns · 485 hd

238.56

−4.43

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−24.26

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

−147.06

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.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,743	149.78	2,610	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,529	124.24	1,900	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	114.27	1,430	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,081	100.62	1,087	62

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,129	$1,532	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,559	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,627	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,650	1thin

Every lot

86 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 1	309	354.55/cwt	333.00–365.00	1,096	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	334	232.03/cwt	212.00–249.00	775	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	805	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	339.86/cwt	313.00–361.00	1,240	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	281.05/cwt	260.00–303.00	1,065	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	315.47/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,300	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	239.05/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,002	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	456	214.90/cwt	195.00–220.00	980	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	299.95/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,389	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	266.55/cwt	261.00–278.00	1,293	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	489	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,589	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	282.61/cwt	278.00–291.00	1,506	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,450	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	276.06/cwt	268.00–281.00	1,579	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	240.71/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,377	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	573	287.36/cwt	284.00–294.00	1,647	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,328	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	255.25/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,687	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,714	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	242.26/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,739	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,698	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	243.28/cwt	234.00–250.00	781	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	197.67/cwt	175.00–220.00	668	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	235.28/cwt	220.00–259.00	859	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	264.15/cwt	250.00–279.00	998	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	381	211.86/cwt	185.00–220.00	807	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	414	194.02/cwt	160.00–220.00	803	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	235.71/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,009	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	258.27/cwt	253.00–264.00	1,111	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	448	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,102	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	230.12/cwt	221.00–250.00	1,059	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	254.68/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,202	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	478	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,243	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	207.03/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,025	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	239.84/cwt	233.00–244.00	1,252	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	224.83/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,183	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	240.83/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,366	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	221.78/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,257	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	179.50/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,077	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	203.34/cwt	180.00–224.00	1,263	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,455	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	193.29/cwt	180.00–213.00	1,295	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,288	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	264.97/cwt	241.00–291.00	848	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	352	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,056	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	267.32/cwt	255.00–281.00	992	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	251.56/cwt	235.00–267.00	1,069	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	294.18/cwt	291.00–299.00	1,277	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	276.93/cwt	268.00–293.00	1,318	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,143	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	273.75/cwt	265.00–284.00	1,421	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,328	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	252.01/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,414	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	221.48/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,274	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,456	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	222.98/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,411	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	693	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,483	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,632	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	915	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,464	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	335	181.33/cwt	166.00–189.00	607	3
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	391	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	590	4
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	2
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	463	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	801	2
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	569	149.92/cwt	147.00–153.00	853	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,692	156.01/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,640	3
Bulls	—	—	1,793	143.54/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,574	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	103.97/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,105	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	115.60/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,264	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	83.43/cwt	80.00–85.00	918	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	95.81/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,055	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	113.75/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,409	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	124.72/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,566	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	105.91/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,355	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	127.46/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,916	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	115.66/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,848	3
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,627.43/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,627	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,559.20/head	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,559	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	861	160.50/cwt	130.00–185.00	1,382	26
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	131.06/cwt	119.00–151.00	1,301	35
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,129	1,532.14/head	1,325.00–1,825.00	1,532	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 Nov 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 675Year ago 1,910

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 280Year ago 295

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 40Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	175.00–220.00	197.67
8	350–400	381	185.00–220.00	211.86
11	400–450	414	160.00–220.00	194.02
3	450–500	495	201.00–210.00	207.03
2	600–650	600	178.00–181.00	179.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	478	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	250.00–279.00	264.15
12	400–450	430	253.00–264.00	258.27
4	450–500	472	250.00–269.00	254.68
13	500–550	522	233.00–244.00	239.84
12	550–600	567	234.00–250.00	240.83
2	600–650	638	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	234.00–250.00	243.28
15	350–400	365	220.00–259.00	235.28
8	400–450	428	220.00–244.00	235.71
14	450–500	460	221.00–250.00	230.12
10	500–550	526	220.00–237.00	224.83
5	550–600	567	214.00–226.00	221.78
5	600–650	621	180.00–224.00	203.34
6	650–700	670	180.00–213.00	193.29
1	800–850	805	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	212.00–249.00	232.03
3	350–400	350	230.00	230.00
9	400–450	419	220.00–255.00	239.05
5	450–500	456	195.00–220.00	214.90
2	600–650	615	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	489	325.00	325.00
26	550–600	573	284.00–294.00	287.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	650	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	309	333.00–365.00	354.55
6	350–400	365	313.00–361.00	339.86
8	400–450	412	300.00–335.00	315.47
2	450–500	463	290.00–310.00	299.95
13	500–550	533	278.00–291.00	282.61
9	550–600	572	268.00–281.00	276.06
8	650–700	661	255.00–256.00	255.25
4	700–750	718	240.00–243.00	242.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
12	350–400	379	260.00–303.00	281.05
3	450–500	485	261.00–278.00	266.55
1	500–550	545	266.00	266.00
3	550–600	572	232.00–250.00	240.71
1	650–700	680	252.00	252.00
1	700–750	735	231.00	231.00
1	750–800	760	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	166.00–189.00	181.33
4	350–400	391	151.00	151.00
2	400–450	400	180.00	180.00
2	450–500	463	173.00	173.00
4	550–600	569	147.00–153.00	149.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	352	300.00	300.00
6	400–450	434	291.00–299.00	294.18
16	450–500	476	268.00–293.00	276.93
6	500–550	519	265.00–284.00	273.75
11	550–600	561	240.00–259.00	252.01
1	700–750	735	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	625	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	241.00–291.00	264.97
4	350–400	371	255.00–281.00	267.32
2	400–450	425	235.00–267.00	251.56
1	450–500	495	231.00	231.00
1	500–550	525	253.00	253.00
4	550–600	575	220.00–222.00	221.48
2	600–650	633	219.00–227.00	222.98
1	900–950	915	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	693	214.00	214.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,627.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,005	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,559.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	35	—	993	119.00–151.00	131.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	—	861	130.00–185.00	160.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,129	1,325.00–1,825.00	1,532.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,279	103.00–114.00	105.91
40	—	1,239	110.00–119.00	113.75
14	—	1,256	120.00–139.00	124.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,503	120.00–132.00	127.46
3	—	1,598	113.00–120.00	115.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,093	114.00–119.00	115.60
20	—	1,101	87.00–100.00	95.81
5	—	1,100	80.00–85.00	83.43
32	—	1,063	100.00–111.00	103.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,793	140.00–147.00	143.54
3	—	1,692	153.00–159.00	156.01

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.