Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed from 5.00 higher to 7.00 lower generally steady with more unweaned calves in the offering. Feeder heifers steady to 7.00 lower except the 450-550 lbs 6.00-10.00 higher. Had some groups of value added cattle that sold for a premium. Supply was moderate with good demand on most classes of cattle. 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 $334.03/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −67.08 against this barn's trailing median of $401.11.

Average price

$334.03

86 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$598

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

$106.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.25

vs AR average

+19.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	346.36	1,810	71
Medium and Large 2	547	278.21	1,520	14thin
Medium and Large 3	505	240.00	1,212	1thin

One grade step is worth $106.36/cwt here — about $598 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale86 hd

334.03

—

AR average8 barns · 347 hd

312.78

+21.25

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

+19.45

This barn, trailing median25 sales

401.11

−67.08

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	1,590	171.24	2,723	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,424	152.63	2,173	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	141.96	1,730	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	921	125.95	1,160	31

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)	1,142	$2,154	24
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,028	$1,976	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	992	$1,538	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	863	$1,913	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,748	19
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,637	2thin

Every lot, as filed

120 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	—	—	1,682	167.63/cwt	159.00–173.00	2,820	7
Bulls	—	—	1,658	183.97/cwt	178.00–192.00	3,050	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	137.51/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,651	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	147.25/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,813	25
Bulls	—	—	1,311	155.27/cwt	147.00–159.00	2,036	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	126.13/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	305.31/cwt	296.00–315.00	1,902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	376.25/cwt	369.00–383.00	1,832	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	318.96/cwt	305.00–329.00	1,796	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	363	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	310	417.70/cwt	417.00–419.00	1,295	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	403	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	671	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,147	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	512	351.96/cwt	332.00–355.00	1,802	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	622	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,798	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	3,016.29/head	2,725.00–3,300.00	3,016	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	1,976.08/head	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,976	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	2,154.16/head	1,600.00–2,575.00	2,154	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,862	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	1,912.84/head	1,675.00–2,075.00	1,913	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	162.22/cwt	154.00–170.00	1,625	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	1,537.85/head	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,538	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	2,759.62/head	2,000.00–3,050.00	2,760	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	2,513.08/head	2,300.00–2,625.00	2,513	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,636.51/head	2,575.00–2,700.00	2,637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	434	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,593	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,137	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	663	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	593	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	355	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	481	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,347	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	154.96/cwt	145.00–171.00	1,475	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	138.79/cwt	125.00–147.00	1,532	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	386.78/cwt	353.00–420.00	1,450	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	357.17/cwt	320.00–369.00	1,514	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	382	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	472	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,359	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	675	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	341.39/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,615	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	412.80/cwt	365.00–433.00	1,309	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	315.58/cwt	303.00–325.00	1,808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	362.74/cwt	340.00–410.00	1,527	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	359.09/cwt	350.00–389.00	1,347	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	325.60/cwt	312.00–331.00	1,696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	224.52/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	324.61/cwt	260.00–345.00	1,360	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	256.59/cwt	243.00–281.00	1,470	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	338.68/cwt	300.00–371.00	1,290	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	299.83/cwt	275.00–313.00	1,559	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	280.00/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	367.07/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,178	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	321.71/cwt	294.00–333.00	1,531	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	311.81/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	332.29/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	276.06/cwt	237.00–300.00	1,030	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	239.45/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,157	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	321	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,255	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	950–1000	985	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,970	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	832	115.95/cwt	106.00–118.00	965	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	126.23/cwt	118.00–133.00	1,183	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	140.20/cwt	134.00–149.00	1,420	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	160.35/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,219	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	142.97/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	325	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	287.62/cwt	271.00–320.00	1,087	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	271.08/cwt	240.00–300.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	301.41/cwt	270.00–319.00	965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	349	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	464	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	468	406.75/cwt	400.00–451.00	1,904	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	637	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,128	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	413	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,887	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	551	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,176	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	627	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	353.66/cwt	340.00–361.00	1,468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	471.87/cwt	437.00–515.00	1,581	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,136	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	328.53/cwt	321.00–350.00	2,034	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	503.53/cwt	485.00–517.00	1,344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	401.70/cwt	371.00–433.00	1,884	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	378.90/cwt	350.00–407.00	1,959	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,149	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	308.93/cwt	282.00–320.00	2,064	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,019	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,364	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	453.44/cwt	429.00–480.00	1,664	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	427.91/cwt	419.00–451.00	1,827	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	449.46/cwt	409.00–487.00	1,227	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	248.86/cwt	231.00–267.00	1,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	375.37/cwt	350.00–399.00	1,610	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	390.74/cwt	365.00–411.00	1,457	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	346.28/cwt	323.00–351.00	1,839	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	362.25/cwt	341.00–373.00	1,684	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	420.92/cwt	389.00–433.00	1,570	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	294.96/cwt	277.00–300.00	1,787	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	290.94/cwt	285.00–293.00	1,655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	407.65/cwt	377.00–440.00	1,337	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	360.05/cwt	331.00–379.00	1,847	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	266.71/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,926	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	400.00/cwt	380.00–413.00	1,712	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	427.21/cwt	400.00–451.00	1,423	9

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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