Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2024-12-19

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 19
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
813 head
▼ 752 vs last sale 1,565▼ 236 vs year ago 1,049 · −22.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▼ 140 vs last sale 270▼ 105 vs year ago 235 · −44.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 100▲ 70 vs year ago 40 · +175.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 6.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers mixed with the 300-350 lbs 9.00 higher 350-600 lbs 6.00-12.00 lower and 600-650 lbs 6.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand. Quality was good with several weaned calves in the offering and some Value Added calves that sold for a premium. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week. There was a special consignment of bred heifers that sold good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.53/cwt on 124 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −110.66 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.
Average price
$270.53
124 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,471
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.24
vs AR average
−14.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545273.301,490105
Medium and Large 2536255.191,36719thin
One grade step is worth $18.12/cwt here — about $123 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 sale124 hd
270.53
—
AR average10 barns · 338 hd
265.29
+5.24
National average180 barns · 17,940 hd
284.95
−14.42
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.19
−110.66
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—High1,588142.762,26715
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,420126.571,79715
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,198119.461,43148
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,003104.941,05324

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,184$2,0486
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$1,9501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)839$2,60521
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)913$2,32137
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)929$1,9154thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)795$1,8109

Every lot

103 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1181
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1317417.44/cwt397.00–439.001,3234
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368350.56/cwt337.00–361.001,2907
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379385.73/cwt373.00–401.001,46216
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added424409.58/cwt407.00–411.001,7378
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426384.53/cwt345.00–399.001,63841
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429328.85/cwt281.00–367.001,41110
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440227.00/cwt227.00–227.009991
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479364.14/cwt339.00–381.001,74432
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added487373.00/cwt373.00–373.001,8173
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488295.57/cwt281.00–325.001,4423
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added493347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,7112
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added515373.00/cwt373.00–373.001,92110
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522351.49/cwt335.00–369.001,83533
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2961
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2542305.56/cwt271.00–323.001,6563
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added565332.19/cwt324.00–350.001,87728
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570277.50/cwt258.00–295.001,5827
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572312.86/cwt282.00–333.001,79034
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,7361
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618269.48/cwt245.00–284.001,66514
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned627278.06/cwt258.00–283.001,7435
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,7491
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7377
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2683252.49/cwt249.00–256.001,7252
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715245.55/cwt231.00–256.001,7565
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765244.95/cwt240.00–250.001,8746
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1845230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9441
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2870220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318275.79/cwt240.00–299.008774
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added324383.00/cwt383.00–383.001,2414
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325351.53/cwt315.00–369.001,14223
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3350225.00/cwt225.00–225.007881
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370326.42/cwt310.00–347.001,20813
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371259.54/cwt231.00–300.009637
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,3195
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420214.82/cwt210.00–225.009023
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422271.72/cwt265.00–276.001,1473
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427312.38/cwt287.00–326.001,33431
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy445301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,3391
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added455318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,4475
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy463260.05/cwt250.00–270.001,2042
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added472275.55/cwt274.00–280.001,3018
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475266.30/cwt240.00–279.001,26518
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477288.81/cwt276.00–301.001,37831
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added504280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4115
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528246.29/cwt235.00–260.001,3009
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530275.77/cwt261.00–287.001,46254
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added545286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,5597
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added559274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,53228
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573258.21/cwt248.00–267.001,48016
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added575259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,4892
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585237.99/cwt230.00–244.001,3923
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627255.71/cwt244.00–259.001,60316
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5601
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open657242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,5903
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1707223.31/cwt210.00–228.001,57910
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7552
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2791210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6616
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1803220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7672
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1883220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9432
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2900180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1551
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370346.45/cwt331.00–380.001,2823
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,2521
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1414348.57/cwt319.00–379.001,4434
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435289.55/cwt285.00–291.001,2604
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465253.15/cwt246.00–260.001,1772
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477353.59/cwt315.00–379.001,68715
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4441
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1539329.31/cwt319.00–351.001,77510
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568277.16/cwt260.00–287.001,5743
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585245.00/cwt240.00–250.001,4332
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624269.21/cwt255.00–293.001,68014
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2642255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6373
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5201
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1677251.31/cwt250.00–253.001,7013
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned690228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5731
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715238.99/cwt238.00–240.001,7092
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1830216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,7931
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1850224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,9041
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2905197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,7831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,535131.78/cwt120.00–138.002,0237
Bulls——1,616148.48/cwt146.00–154.002,3996
Bulls——1,690164.03/cwt159.00–170.002,7722
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90899.76/cwt95.00–105.009064
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00982.91/cwt70.00–90.008376
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023108.97/cwt104.00–112.001,1154
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030118.62/cwt113.00–128.001,22210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173114.62/cwt108.00–120.001,34427
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230125.69/cwt120.00–135.001,54621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380118.22/cwt114.00–120.001,6316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,447132.13/cwt123.00–136.001,9129
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2771
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,072117.67/cwt106.00–129.001,2619
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1842,047.91/head1,775.00–2,275.002,0486
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,370135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27951,809.55/head1,000.00–2,050.001,8109
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28392,604.79/head1,400.00–3,050.002,60521
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29132,320.79/head1,025.00–3,225.002,32137
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29291,915.21/head1,450.00–2,250.001,9154
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985129.75/cwt118.00–157.001,27811

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.