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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-21

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 21

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Nov 14Nov 21Dec 5 →

Receipts

1,381 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 1,428▼ 424 vs year ago 1,805 · −23.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 5.00-8.00 higher instances 13.00 higher. Had 107 head of 805 lb yearlings that sold well. Feeder heifers mostly 2.00-8.00 higher instances 11.00-15.00 higher on the lighter weights and 3.00-9.00 lower on the plainer kind over 500 lbs. The supply was moderate with good demand. Cows and bulls not reported today.

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 $299.13/cwt on 207 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −137.69 against this barn's trailing median of $436.81.

Average price

$299.13

207 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$345

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

$84.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.09

vs AR average

−10.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	308.10	1,678	159
Medium and Large 2	540	270.36	1,459	47
Medium and Large 3	595	224.00	1,333	1thin

One grade step is worth $84.10/cwt here — about $345 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 sale207 hd

299.13

—

AR average10 barns · 447 hd

283.04

+16.09

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−10.13

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.81

−137.69

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

94 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	387.20/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,266	16
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	328.74/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,082	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	340.73/cwt	317.00–350.00	1,250	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	374.93/cwt	350.00–407.00	1,428	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	306.57/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,285	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	362.31/cwt	272.00–389.00	1,547	63
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	428	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,656	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	454	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,684	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	285.79/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,355	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	328.92/cwt	317.00–355.00	1,572	91
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	319.04/cwt	300.00–333.00	1,672	92
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	277.59/cwt	262.00–299.00	1,460	32
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	548	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,332	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	259.00/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,479	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	293.08/cwt	266.00–297.00	1,679	67
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,333	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	274.33/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,687	39
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	251.09/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,549	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	257.96/cwt	248.00–263.00	1,599	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	694	253.58/cwt	253.00–254.00	1,760	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,650	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,790	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	740	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,695	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,865	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,069	107
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,771	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	317.33/cwt	290.00–350.00	1,057	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	265.87/cwt	240.00–281.00	888	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	343	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	960	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	215.10/cwt	200.00–229.00	785	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	258.01/cwt	245.00–280.00	973	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	314.60/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,192	39
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	398	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,317	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	417	323.68/cwt	320.00–331.00	1,350	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	251.12/cwt	205.00–270.00	1,055	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	423	273.47/cwt	271.00–276.00	1,157	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	291.69/cwt	266.00–317.00	1,237	43
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	460	217.69/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,001	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	251.69/cwt	239.00–271.00	1,190	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	201.50/cwt	200.00–203.00	957	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	280.75/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,348	54
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	483	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,575	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	493	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,282	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	503	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,459	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	508	201.52/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,024	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	511	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,364	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	272.56/cwt	255.00–282.00	1,423	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	226.30/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,197	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,026	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	255.19/cwt	243.00–265.00	1,452	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	229.78/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,328	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	619	233.83/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,447	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	630	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,266	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	201.34/cwt	199.00–220.00	1,276	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,051	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	225.56/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,516	26
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	200.99/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,353	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	674	173.91/cwt	139.00–185.00	1,172	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	199.25/cwt	194.00–205.00	1,415	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	216.98/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,551	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	212.50/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,604	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	868	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,580	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,856	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	355.12/cwt	350.00–361.00	1,147	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	294.12/cwt	260.00–317.00	968	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	341.56/cwt	330.00–361.00	1,226	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,005	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	268.44/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,047	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	320.48/cwt	300.00–341.00	1,333	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	271.91/cwt	256.00–288.00	1,142	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	313.04/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,484	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	264.88/cwt	251.00–283.00	1,271	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	289.22/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,521	23
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	255.95/cwt	233.00–267.00	1,346	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	568	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,250	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	276.28/cwt	260.00–289.00	1,578	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	240.11/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,378	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	607	245.67/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,491	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	253.35/cwt	249.00–269.00	1,566	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	228.55/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,419	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	243.02/cwt	239.00–247.00	1,611	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	221.92/cwt	219.00–231.00	1,494	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	229.16/cwt	218.00–239.00	1,652	9
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	223.99/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,725	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	785	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,609	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	905	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,448	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 Nov 21, 2024

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

Receipts 1,381Last week 1,428Year ago 1,805

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	329	300.00–355.00	328.74
7	350–400	367	317.00–350.00	340.73
13	400–450	419	280.00–335.00	306.57
10	450–500	474	270.00–302.00	285.79
32	500–550	526	262.00–299.00	277.59
12	550–600	571	249.00–265.00	259.00
9	600–650	617	240.00–261.00	251.09
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	705	234.00	234.00
1	800–850	805	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	548	243.00	243.00
1	550–600	585	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	185.00	185.00
1	550–600	595	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	620	248.00–263.00	257.96
4	650–700	660	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	327	350.00–425.00	387.20
14	350–400	381	350.00–407.00	374.93
63	400–450	427	272.00–389.00	362.31
91	450–500	478	317.00–355.00	328.92
92	500–550	524	300.00–333.00	319.04
67	550–600	573	266.00–297.00	293.08
39	600–650	615	262.00–280.00	274.33
7	650–700	694	253.00–254.00	253.58
4	700–750	716	250.00	250.00
4	750–800	758	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	387.00	387.00
4	450–500	454	371.00	371.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
107	800–850	805	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	240.00–281.00	265.87
10	350–400	377	245.00–280.00	258.01
11	400–450	420	205.00–270.00	251.12
14	450–500	473	239.00–271.00	251.69
4	500–550	529	220.00–230.00	226.30
10	550–600	578	220.00–240.00	229.78
13	600–650	634	199.00–220.00	201.34
4	650–700	673	190.00–207.00	200.99
9	700–750	710	194.00–205.00	199.25
2	850–900	868	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	200.00–235.00	217.69
2	500–550	508	200.00–203.00	201.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	271.00–276.00	273.47
4	500–550	511	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	200.00–229.00	215.10
2	450–500	475	200.00–203.00	201.50
1	500–550	540	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	645	163.00	163.00
4	650–700	674	139.00–185.00	173.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	445	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	493	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	555	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	333	290.00–350.00	317.33
39	350–400	379	280.00–335.00	314.60
43	400–450	424	266.00–317.00	291.69
54	450–500	480	265.00–300.00	280.75
37	500–550	522	255.00–282.00	272.56
21	550–600	569	243.00–265.00	255.19
26	650–700	672	222.00–229.00	225.56
7	700–750	715	209.00–220.00	216.98
2	750–800	755	212.00–213.00	212.50
4	850–900	884	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	331.00	331.00
6	450–500	483	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	600–650	619	220.00–240.00	233.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	417	320.00–331.00	323.68
2	500–550	503	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	568	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	260.00–317.00	294.12
3	350–400	390	250.00–280.00	268.44
8	400–450	420	256.00–288.00	271.91
9	450–500	480	251.00–283.00	264.88
11	500–550	526	233.00–267.00	255.95
6	550–600	574	233.00–250.00	240.11
4	600–650	621	220.00–240.00	228.55
5	650–700	673	219.00–231.00	221.92
1	900–950	905	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	350.00–361.00	355.12
8	350–400	359	330.00–361.00	341.56
13	400–450	416	300.00–341.00	320.48
8	450–500	474	280.00–325.00	313.04
23	500–550	526	280.00–305.00	289.22
7	550–600	571	260.00–289.00	276.28
9	600–650	618	249.00–269.00	253.35
2	650–700	663	239.00–247.00	243.02
9	700–750	721	218.00–239.00	229.16
3	750–800	770	223.00–226.00	223.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	607	245.00–246.00	245.67
1	750–800	785	205.00	205.00

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.