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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-14

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 14

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Nov 7Nov 14Nov 21 →

Receipts

1,428 head

▲ 928 vs last sale 500▼ 377 vs year ago 1,805 · −20.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs 20.00-35.00 higher over 550 lbs 7.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs mostly 20.00-35.00 higher over 550 lbs 6.00-12.00 higher. Supply was heavy with good demand on all classes of feeders including the unweaned calves. The offering included several groups of good quality calves. 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 $297.40/cwt on 177 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −139.42 against this barn's trailing median of $436.81.

Average price

$297.40

177 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$31.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.23

vs AR average

−8.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	303.17	1,651	142
Medium and Large 1-2	506	280.00	1,417	8thin
Medium and Large 2	546	272.18	1,485	27

One grade step is worth $31.00/cwt here — about $165 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 sale177 hd

297.40

—

AR average10 barns · 515 hd

284.17

+13.23

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−8.04

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.81

−139.42

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

92 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	373.84/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,211	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	320.99/cwt	307.00–335.00	1,091	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	345	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,459	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	369.23/cwt	335.00–398.00	1,388	29
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	323.50/cwt	300.00–331.00	1,216	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	350.75/cwt	320.00–381.00	1,473	44
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	304.42/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,315	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	288.24/cwt	277.00–299.00	1,346	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	483	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,608	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	320.77/cwt	303.00–339.00	1,553	43
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,417	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	311.69/cwt	289.00–321.00	1,618	64
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	274.51/cwt	263.00–290.00	1,452	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	530	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,564	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	540	309.32/cwt	309.00–310.00	1,670	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	557	314.32/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,751	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	570	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,773	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	286.81/cwt	270.00–301.00	1,646	49
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	262.06/cwt	246.00–272.00	1,504	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,703	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	619	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,758	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	274.81/cwt	258.00–286.00	1,712	43
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	249.72/cwt	229.00–256.00	1,556	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	262.14/cwt	249.00–271.00	1,743	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	236.68/cwt	231.00–247.00	1,583	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	687	217.30/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,493	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,740	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	238.00/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,709	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,476	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	250.13/cwt	246.00–257.00	1,848	23
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	233.21/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,796	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	242.78/cwt	242.00–243.00	2,025	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	945	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,796	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,134	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,025	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,153	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	314.00/cwt	276.00–333.00	1,008	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	250.23/cwt	240.00–260.00	821	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	300.78/cwt	278.00–379.00	1,119	35
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	242.11/cwt	217.00–260.00	918	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	841	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	251.36/cwt	222.00–267.00	1,063	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	289.52/cwt	268.00–323.00	1,248	63
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	274.02/cwt	260.00–297.00	1,296	50
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	478	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,305	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	249.27/cwt	239.00–261.00	1,211	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	199.38/cwt	197.00–201.00	1,043	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	265.66/cwt	245.00–277.00	1,392	75
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	233.95/cwt	219.00–240.00	1,261	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	547	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,543	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,445	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	232.76/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,327	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	252.80/cwt	241.00–264.00	1,451	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,543	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	209.97/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,308	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	240.05/cwt	224.00–247.00	1,498	45
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	626	247.38/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,549	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	654	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,543	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,015	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	663	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,459	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	223.60/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,507	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,435	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	197.75/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,418	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	834	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,751	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,670	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	281.83/cwt	257.00–319.00	882	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	322.54/cwt	319.00–330.00	1,103	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	290.83/cwt	253.00–318.00	1,082	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	367.72/cwt	330.00–377.00	1,390	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	317.70/cwt	302.00–342.00	1,334	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	272.85/cwt	254.00–292.00	1,168	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	312.49/cwt	280.00–341.00	1,475	44
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,306	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	268.79/cwt	253.00–287.00	1,293	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	294.95/cwt	282.00–309.00	1,569	47
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	260.99/cwt	254.00–272.00	1,388	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	279.51/cwt	255.00–298.00	1,610	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	244.16/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,414	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	229.25/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,431	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	262.38/cwt	248.00–278.00	1,642	29
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	225.02/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,514	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	241.46/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,647	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	227.60/cwt	212.00–237.00	1,621	9
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	209.25/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,607	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,806	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,777	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,540	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	971	176.16/cwt	174.00–185.00	1,711	5

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 14, 2024

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

Receipts 1,428Last week 500Year ago 1,805

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	478	273.00	273.00
5	500–550	547	282.00	282.00
12	600–650	610	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	328	240.00–260.00	250.23
17	350–400	379	217.00–260.00	242.11
21	400–450	423	222.00–267.00	251.36
16	450–500	486	239.00–261.00	249.27
7	500–550	539	219.00–240.00	233.95
23	550–600	570	210.00–237.00	232.76
7	600–650	623	200.00–220.00	209.97
3	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
5	700–750	717	190.00–210.00	197.75
1	800–850	835	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	205.00	205.00
1	450–500	460	200.00	200.00
3	500–550	523	197.00–201.00	199.38
1	650–700	655	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	626	246.00–248.00	247.38
4	650–700	654	236.00	236.00
7	800–850	834	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	730	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	321	276.00–333.00	314.00
35	350–400	372	278.00–379.00	300.78
63	400–450	431	268.00–323.00	289.52
50	450–500	473	260.00–297.00	274.02
75	500–550	524	245.00–277.00	265.66
26	550–600	574	241.00–264.00	252.80
45	600–650	624	224.00–247.00	240.05
5	650–700	674	220.00–228.00	223.60
1	700–750	700	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	663	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	558	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	313	257.00–319.00	281.83
7	350–400	372	253.00–318.00	290.83
5	400–450	428	254.00–292.00	272.85
13	450–500	481	253.00–287.00	268.79
5	500–550	532	254.00–272.00	260.99
11	550–600	579	240.00–250.00	244.16
13	600–650	624	220.00–247.00	229.25
2	650–700	673	220.00–230.00	225.02
1	850–900	870	177.00	177.00
5	950–1000	971	174.00–185.00	176.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	319.00–330.00	322.54
7	350–400	378	330.00–377.00	367.72
12	400–450	420	302.00–342.00	317.70
44	450–500	472	280.00–341.00	312.49
47	500–550	532	282.00–309.00	294.95
18	550–600	576	255.00–298.00	279.51
29	600–650	626	248.00–278.00	262.38
9	650–700	682	235.00–250.00	241.46
9	700–750	712	212.00–237.00	227.60
3	750–800	768	204.00–214.00	209.25
3	800–850	840	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	850	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	340	307.00–335.00	320.99
7	350–400	376	300.00–331.00	323.50
19	400–450	432	280.00–320.00	304.42
6	450–500	467	277.00–299.00	288.24
14	500–550	529	263.00–290.00	274.51
10	550–600	574	246.00–272.00	262.06
14	600–650	623	229.00–256.00	249.72
6	650–700	669	231.00–247.00	236.68
3	700–750	718	236.00–239.00	238.00
6	750–800	770	230.00–240.00	233.21
1	900–950	945	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	506	280.00	280.00
8	700–750	716	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	230.00	230.00
3	650–700	687	212.00–220.00	217.30
2	700–750	720	200.00–210.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	350.00–415.00	373.84
29	350–400	376	335.00–398.00	369.23
44	400–450	420	320.00–381.00	350.75
43	450–500	484	303.00–339.00	320.77
64	500–550	519	289.00–321.00	311.69
49	550–600	574	270.00–301.00	286.81
43	600–650	623	258.00–286.00	274.81
11	650–700	665	249.00–271.00	262.14
23	700–750	739	246.00–257.00	250.13
9	800–850	834	242.00–243.00	242.78
1	950–1000	970	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	423.00	423.00
2	550–600	570	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	483	333.00	333.00
12	500–550	540	309.00–310.00	309.32
15	550–600	557	307.00–317.00	314.32
7	600–650	619	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	617	276.00	276.00

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.