Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend sale closed last week due to weather and not enough on offer two weeks ago for a trend. Supply was moderate with very good demand with prices sharply higher than three weeks ago. Quality and condition was average to good. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $353.78/cwt on 145 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −100.31 against this barn's trailing median of $454.09.

Average price

$353.78

145 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$53.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.36

vs AR average

+5.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	359.91	1,965	104
Medium and Large 1-2	549	351.20	1,927	29
Medium and Large 2	547	306.85	1,679	12thin

One grade step is worth $53.05/cwt here — about $286 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.38, low $374.53, median $454.09 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 sale145 hd

353.78

—

AR average9 barns · 575 hd

339.42

+14.36

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

+5.54

This barn, trailing median26 sales

454.09

−100.31

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

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	377.94/cwt	350.00–399.00	1,236	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	364.91/cwt	337.00–393.00	1,368	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	281.40/cwt	275.00–289.00	2,043	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	390.97/cwt	343.00–415.00	1,845	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	365.06/cwt	339.00–395.00	1,898	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	435.54/cwt	420.00–463.00	1,394	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	402.22/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,484	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	344.35/cwt	321.00–369.00	1,615	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	744	251.48/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,871	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	667	270.54/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	351.62/cwt	330.00–357.00	1,997	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	328.31/cwt	303.00–345.00	1,717	89
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	253.20/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,798	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	263.64/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,753	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	306.55/cwt	300.00–323.00	1,925	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	289.22/cwt	284.00–291.00	1,955	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	216.98/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	348.18/cwt	320.00–387.00	1,483	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	222.31/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	382.38/cwt	351.00–413.00	1,449	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	375.25/cwt	353.00–385.00	1,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	324.22/cwt	309.00–340.00	1,180	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	289.61/cwt	260.00–305.00	1,520	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	327.41/cwt	327.00–329.00	1,706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	290.43/cwt	271.00–307.00	1,528	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	282.32/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,643	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,990	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	267.49/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,800	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	383	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	261.66/cwt	261.00–263.00	1,785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,023	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	435	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,553	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	414	392.76/cwt	389.00–405.00	1,626	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	492	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,688	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	346.67/cwt	323.00–362.00	1,803	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,048	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	281.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,923	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	327.85/cwt	327.00–329.00	1,892	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,947	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	283.14/cwt	274.00–301.00	1,852	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	274.40/cwt	258.00–283.00	1,696	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,173	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	825	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,898	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	513	378.63/cwt	363.00–387.00	1,942	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	378	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,637	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	371.48/cwt	339.00–397.00	1,761	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	360.72/cwt	335.00–377.00	1,558	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	475	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,857	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	445	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,865	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	430	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,561	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	301.39/cwt	279.00–323.00	1,851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	287.26/cwt	277.00–310.00	1,652	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	528	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,790	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	577	349.21/cwt	340.00–367.00	2,015	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	426.72/cwt	385.00–447.00	1,412	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	400.16/cwt	360.00–425.00	1,693	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	419.19/cwt	375.00–439.00	1,752	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	431.80/cwt	419.00–455.00	1,649	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	311.38/cwt	302.00–351.00	1,756	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,624	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	240.23/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	241.85/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,895	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	234.51/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,592	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	293.35/cwt	250.00–321.00	1,414	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	405.19/cwt	392.00–420.00	1,357	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	272.48/cwt	259.00–280.00	1,738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	314.18/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,310	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	249.74/cwt	230.00–266.00	1,443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	275.99/cwt	273.00–279.00	1,706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	238.88/cwt	228.00–250.00	1,703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	332.25/cwt	332.00–333.00	1,601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	308.73/cwt	280.00–335.00	991	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	243.88/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	324.51/cwt	300.00–343.00	1,220	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	292.17/cwt	272.00–303.00	1,654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	271.50/cwt	260.00–283.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	307	269.97/cwt	265.00–275.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	401.45/cwt	373.00–413.00	1,867	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	815	245.60/cwt	240.00–247.00	2,002	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	308	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	1,531	4

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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