Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last week: Feeder steers uneven with the better 300-400 lbs 8.00-25.00 lower over 400 lbs steady to 10.00 lower mostly 2.00-6.00 lower except the better 550-600 lbs 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly 2.00-6.00 lower except the better 400-550 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher. Supply was light with a mix of weaned and unweaned calves. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $293.13/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −107.98 against this barn's trailing median of $401.11.

Average price

$293.13

111 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$498

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

$93.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.22

vs AR average

−5.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	310.04	1,655	70
Medium and Large 1-2	581	275.12	1,598	16thin
Medium and Large 2	550	260.83	1,435	23
Medium and Large 3	533	217.00	1,157	2thin

One grade step is worth $93.04/cwt here — about $498 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 sale111 hd

293.13

—

AR average10 barns · 388 hd

283.91

+9.22

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−5.73

This barn, trailing median25 sales

401.11

−107.98

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	1,655	159.16	2,634	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,539	143.59	2,209	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	134.10	1,639	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	979	109.39	1,071	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)	1,229	$2,365	27
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,258	$2,008	9
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	857	$1,908	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,202	$2,941	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$2,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,520.34/head	1,650.00–3,000.00	2,520	24
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	745	1,120.62/head	950.00–1,200.00	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	253.00/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	224.98/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	327.41/cwt	299.00–345.00	1,555	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	242.74/cwt	232.00–258.00	1,544	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	260.68/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,491	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	309.12/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,005	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	340.70/cwt	311.00–363.00	1,438	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	320.66/cwt	293.00–333.00	1,667	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	288.34/cwt	270.00–299.00	1,620	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	707	218.29/cwt	208.00–227.00	1,543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	214.26/cwt	200.00–234.00	1,442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	323.66/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	267.15/cwt	230.00–300.00	1,419	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	275.12/cwt	273.00–277.00	1,598	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	281.16/cwt	247.00–299.00	1,324	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	302.12/cwt	286.00–317.00	1,870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	319.43/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	533	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,976	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	275.78/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,839	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	351.16/cwt	340.00–381.00	1,812	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	410.08/cwt	389.00–455.00	1,530	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	409.01/cwt	400.00–423.00	1,342	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	266.74/cwt	252.00–275.00	1,816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	323.81/cwt	295.00–361.00	1,852	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	364.15/cwt	345.00–399.00	1,220	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	374.83/cwt	353.00–389.00	1,784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	379.89/cwt	353.00–399.00	1,645	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	280.41/cwt	279.00–283.00	1,783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	334.05/cwt	327.00–343.00	1,587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	339.26/cwt	321.00–359.00	1,483	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	268.12/cwt	261.00–275.00	1,528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	345.24/cwt	321.00–373.00	1,298	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	259.20/cwt	253.00–273.00	990	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	405	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	523	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,464	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	132.43/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,541	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	123.98/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,637	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	143.35/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,846	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	111.18/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,187	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	119.38/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,187	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	91.00/cwt	84.00–100.00	826	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	151.72/cwt	147.00–156.00	2,356	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	141.41/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,182	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,960	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	158.57/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,585	7
Bulls	—	—	1,520	171.05/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,600	3
Bulls	—	—	1,848	148.65/cwt	148.00–149.00	2,747	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	141.80/cwt	126.00–170.00	1,537	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	1,907.78/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,908	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	184.91/cwt	145.00–213.00	1,794	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	2,007.69/head	1,550.00–2,200.00	2,008	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,324	139.94/cwt	122.00–149.00	1,853	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	2,798.43/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,798	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	3,144.89/head	2,075.00–3,400.00	3,145	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	263.30/cwt	249.00–275.00	1,767	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	302.14/cwt	276.00–329.00	1,834	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	314.41/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,666	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	299.43/cwt	280.00–312.00	1,743	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	356.37/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,497	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	346.92/cwt	321.00–375.00	1,676	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	354.88/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,310	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	401.43/cwt	395.00–411.00	1,369	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	253.68/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	230.00/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	344	326.48/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,123	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	282.99/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	283.97/cwt	250.00–327.00	1,247	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	257.10/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	268.12/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,652	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	361.50/cwt	333.00–373.00	1,352	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	377.03/cwt	343.00–399.00	1,229	12

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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