One of the best shooting bows out there at a reasonable price is the PSE Bowmadness XS. You can get this bow in a package that includes a whisker biscuit, fiber optic sight, quiver, peep sight, string loop for $599. The bow by itself is $499.
The PSE Brute LT is a hundred bucks less and though not quite as fast or quiet is still one heck of a bow for the money. It comes with the same package for $499.
Both of these bows have nice straight risers so they settle well in your hand, they have very thin torque reducing grips, and both come with factory installed string stops.
If I were looking for a budget first bow these two would be high on my list. These two bows are very impressive for the money they cost.