Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend sale was closed last two weeks. The supply was light due to winter weather moving into the area this after noon. Demand was good on the light offering with a higher undertone on most classes of cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $345.94/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −109.08 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$345.94

21 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+29.84

vs AR average

+3.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	345.94	1,814	21

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.38, low $409.13, median $455.03 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale21 hd

345.94

—

AR average7 barns · 476 hd

316.11

+29.84

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

+3.86

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−109.08

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,437	143.94	2,068	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,671	122.20	2,042	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	120.19	1,494	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,130	102.16	1,155	11

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)	1,311	$2,001	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$1,529	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,191	3thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	304.70/cwt	290.00–323.00	1,600	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	528	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,605	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	102.20/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,205	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	300.32/cwt	282.00–309.00	1,757	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	331.07/cwt	329.00–339.00	1,533	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	288.08/cwt	277.00–295.00	1,780	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	260.23/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,744	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,311	2,001.07/head	1,700.00–2,325.00	2,001	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	141.44/cwt	120.00–171.00	1,315	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	353.49/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,174	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,529.49/head	1,225.00–1,750.00	1,529	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	267.26/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,443	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	311.02/cwt	310.00–313.00	1,313	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	323.76/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,214	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,055	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,559	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,190.58/head	2,075.00–2,300.00	2,191	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	848	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	124.90/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,629	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	114.70/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,343	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	94.43/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,075	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	108.29/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,251	4
Bulls	—	—	1,502	146.65/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,203	10
Bulls	—	—	1,400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,118	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	303.13/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,300	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	649	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,050	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	290.31/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,524	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	323.43/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	236.03/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	282.40/cwt	274.00–286.00	1,875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	299.16/cwt	285.00–313.00	1,427	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	389.40/cwt	351.00–413.00	1,643	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	350.99/cwt	349.00–353.00	1,179	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	343.74/cwt	311.00–356.00	1,805	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	522	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,843	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	683	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,947	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	360.75/cwt	350.00–381.00	1,299	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	613	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,949	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	256.04/cwt	253.00–259.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	269.48/cwt	248.00–280.00	1,285	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	576	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,590	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,836	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,683	122.38/cwt	121.00–127.00	2,060	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,221	1
Bulls	—	—	1,283	134.40/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	291.50/cwt	280.00–303.00	1,122	2

How this sale compares

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.

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