Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 2.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 10.00-20.00 higher 600-700 lbs 4.00-7.00 higher. The supply was moderate with very good demand. The offering was a mix of unweaned calves to thin weaned cattle. Slaughter cows mostly 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.82/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −100.26 against this barn's trailing median of $401.08.

Average price

$300.82

103 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$427

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

$100.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.29

vs AR average

−3.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	305.89	1,647	92
Medium and Large 2	560	263.74	1,476	10thin
Medium and Large 3	595	205.00	1,220	1thin

One grade step is worth $100.89/cwt here — about $427 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

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $440.79, low $350.40, median $401.08 across 26 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 sale103 hd

300.82

—

AR average9 barns · 539 hd

291.53

+9.29

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−3.82

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.08

−100.26

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	1,451	153.67	2,230	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,491	138.72	2,068	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	130.82	1,671	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,055	114.99	1,213	13

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)	1,045	$1,807	15
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	823	$1,633	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	713	$1,567	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,271	$2,605	5

Every lot, as filed

110 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	818	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	109.27/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,129	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	125.75/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,552	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	118.77/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,248	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	341.20/cwt	301.00–361.00	1,290	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	308.64/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,191	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	284.20/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,646	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	349.97/cwt	339.00–370.00	1,151	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	413	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	506	344.16/cwt	342.00–347.00	1,741	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	273.75/cwt	252.00–297.00	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	321.92/cwt	312.00–327.00	1,410	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	314.82/cwt	299.00–330.00	1,659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	283.88/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,769	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,958.98/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,959	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,423.86/head	2,250.00–2,700.00	2,424	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,418	2,877.51/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	584	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,810	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,916	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	136.06/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,684	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	135.32/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,532	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	1,632.52/head	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,633	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,501	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	1,566.82/head	1,550.00–1,575.00	1,567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	443	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,682	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	540	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	346.79/cwt	322.00–382.00	1,488	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	345.27/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,637	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	566	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,094	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	313.63/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,919	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	528	316.71/cwt	311.00–325.00	1,672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	469	367.03/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,721	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	284.73/cwt	267.00–296.00	1,765	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	290.72/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,660	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	312.50/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,634	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	334.49/cwt	316.00–345.00	1,432	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	269.52/cwt	258.00–277.00	1,827	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	374.47/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,415	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	366.44/cwt	330.00–405.00	1,378	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	270.67/cwt	250.00–281.00	1,692	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	317.72/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,652	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	381.22/cwt	352.00–395.00	1,269	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	322.48/cwt	305.00–347.00	1,541	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	295.28/cwt	269.00–315.00	1,654	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	255.82/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	318.24/cwt	307.00–345.00	1,824	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	352.60/cwt	337.00–369.00	1,830	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,971	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	241.01/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	378.03/cwt	352.00–390.00	1,777	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	418.08/cwt	385.00–450.00	1,555	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	417.74/cwt	410.00–432.00	1,366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	286.03/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,888	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	383.54/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	435.16/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,414	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	277.95/cwt	263.00–286.00	1,965	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	303.19/cwt	297.00–320.00	1,916	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	713	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,854	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	681	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,784	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	250.21/cwt	236.00–260.00	1,822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	616	286.80/cwt	285.00–294.00	1,767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	383	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,436	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	336	411.97/cwt	400.00–417.00	1,384	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	211.80/cwt	191.00–245.00	786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,220	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	127.32/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,430	2
Bulls	—	—	1,487	154.11/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,292	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	147.49/cwt	140.00–153.00	2,217	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	131.70/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	224.69/cwt	215.00–235.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	412	227.38/cwt	222.00–230.00	937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	333.30/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	227.76/cwt	224.00–233.00	1,528	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	137.37/cwt	133.00–148.00	1,841	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,264	1
Bulls	—	—	1,420	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,371	1
Bulls	—	—	1,413	146.35/cwt	146.00–147.00	2,068	2
Steers	Small 1Fleshy	400–450	418	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	677	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	800	1,502.84/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	222.03/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	296.81/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,425	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	259.67/cwt	231.00–277.00	1,478	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	245.71/cwt	235.00–256.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	199.61/cwt	180.00–219.00	1,727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	315.57/cwt	260.00–337.00	1,007	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	324.91/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,228	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	295.31/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,423	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	266.23/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	342.98/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,458	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	265.59/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	292.02/cwt	289.00–295.00	1,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	827	228.89/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	246.70/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	333.34/cwt	319.00–357.00	1,600	6

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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