Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed with the 300-400 lbs 8.00-10.00 higher and the better kind over 400 lbs mostly steady to 4.00 lower and some plainer kind 2.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly 2.00 to 7.00 higher with the better 350-450 lbs 13.00-17.00 higher. Supply was light with fewer large groups in the offering. Demand was good. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $282.04/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −119.07 against this barn's trailing median of $401.11.

Average price

$282.04

64 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$504

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

$92.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.94

vs AR average

−22.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	287.38	1,584	57
Medium and Large 2	553	256.08	1,417	5thin
Medium and Large 3	555	194.50	1,079	2thin

One grade step is worth $92.88/cwt here — about $504 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $440.79, low $366.96, median $401.11 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 sale64 hd

282.04

—

AR average10 barns · 347 hd

276.09

+5.94

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−22.38

This barn, trailing median25 sales

401.11

−119.07

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	1,689	151.60	2,560	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,487	131.54	1,956	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	126.60	1,574	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	115.97	1,294	17

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)	1,159	$2,013	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	753	$1,600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	133.84/cwt	128.00–143.00	1,637	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	108.00/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,450	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	114.87/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,293	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	124.78/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,366	7
Bulls	—	—	1,811	152.99/cwt	146.00–157.00	2,771	8
Bulls	—	—	1,538	166.52/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	774	248.76/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,925	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	353	219.48/cwt	200.00–259.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	338.49/cwt	320.00–359.00	1,449	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	277.08/cwt	271.00–283.00	997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	336.92/cwt	309.00–363.00	1,594	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	299.61/cwt	293.00–303.00	1,444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	310.91/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,626	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	243.92/cwt	238.00–256.00	1,681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	252.80/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	275.47/cwt	261.00–289.00	1,295	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	337.18/cwt	321.00–347.00	1,264	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	236.13/cwt	220.00–258.00	1,717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,622	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	132.89/cwt	126.00–141.00	1,612	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	137.89/cwt	120.00–169.00	1,707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	266.20/cwt	254.00–285.00	1,642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	273.15/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,404	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	272.02/cwt	230.00–286.00	1,597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	347.84/cwt	319.00–377.00	1,496	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	152.59/cwt	128.00–193.00	1,508	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	268.40/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,173	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	2,013.23/head	1,425.00–2,650.00	2,013	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	289.33/cwt	287.00–311.00	1,667	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	453	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,518	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,906	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	134.40/cwt	129.00–144.00	2,039	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	123.54/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,735	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	122.07/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,527	19
Bulls	—	—	1,519	141.36/cwt	137.00–144.00	2,147	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	735	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,320	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	922	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	385	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	302.94/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	324.59/cwt	253.00–349.00	1,363	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	256.79/cwt	241.00–268.00	1,851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	548	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,967	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	313.24/cwt	280.00–343.00	1,024	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	667	282.29/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,883	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	277.61/cwt	276.00–278.00	1,860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	426.95/cwt	401.00–445.00	1,392	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	266.35/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,689	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	286.80/cwt	286.00–288.00	1,755	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	316.93/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,835	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,728	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	327.62/cwt	297.00–345.00	1,700	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	330.59/cwt	309.00–357.00	1,567	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	344.37/cwt	329.00–353.00	1,798	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	359.32/cwt	349.00–371.00	1,333	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	268.93/cwt	253.00–273.00	1,805	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	310.63/cwt	297.00–331.00	1,485	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	355.29/cwt	253.00–387.00	1,336	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	284.08/cwt	269.00–307.00	1,628	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	387.33/cwt	363.00–397.00	1,615	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	364.12/cwt	300.00–403.00	1,162	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	290.06/cwt	274.00–307.00	1,497	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,150	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	248.73/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	414.64/cwt	401.00–423.00	1,501	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	371.74/cwt	353.00–379.00	1,758	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,876	1

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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