Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to 4.00 higher with the better 600-650 lb yearlings 11.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 7.00 higher except the better 500-550 lbs 13.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand. Quality was average to good with several new crop calves in the offering. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $311.95/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −89.12 against this barn's trailing median of $401.08.

Average price

$311.95

61 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$15.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.85

vs AR average

−9.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	315.62	1,713	47
Medium and Large 2	533	299.63	1,598	14thin

One grade step is worth $15.99/cwt here — about $115 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 sale61 hd

311.95

—

AR average9 barns · 336 hd

307.10

+4.85

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−9.79

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.08

−89.12

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	—	High	1,458	175.98	2,566	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,303	154.04	2,007	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	146.29	1,670	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	138.15	1,408	14

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 (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,331	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,723	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,022	$1,722	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,008	$2,702	10
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	854	$2,396	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,454	$3,961	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,142	$3,583	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$3,150	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,038	$2,839	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$1,875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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	—	—	1,673	187.31/cwt	178.00–197.00	3,134	9
Bulls	—	—	1,018	162.62/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,655	2
Bulls	—	—	1,392	171.27/cwt	146.00–178.00	2,384	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	147.93/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,879	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	161.03/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,159	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	129.56/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,268	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	129.16/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,253	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	1,721.74/head	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	351.36/cwt	332.00–385.00	1,827	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	390.89/cwt	380.00–417.00	1,485	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	332.98/cwt	325.00–343.00	1,718	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	844	227.26/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,352	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,370	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	363.44/cwt	343.00–373.00	1,683	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	295.61/cwt	295.00–299.00	1,797	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	457.42/cwt	429.00–477.00	1,660	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	403.30/cwt	350.00–453.00	1,710	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	318.39/cwt	301.00–335.00	1,993	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	378.56/cwt	343.00–477.00	1,783	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	352.66/cwt	330.00–369.00	1,971	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	471.71/cwt	443.00–485.00	1,528	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	303.21/cwt	284.00–315.00	1,719	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	271.00/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,905	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	285.47/cwt	275.00–317.00	1,933	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	900–950	915	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	763	242.99/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	835	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	268.54/cwt	247.00–281.00	1,775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	387	348.81/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,350	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	397	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	426	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	339.88/cwt	319.00–366.00	2,128	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	372.76/cwt	350.00–401.00	1,592	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	489	330.89/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	332.59/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	533	306.77/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	665	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	415.50/cwt	387.00–439.00	1,330	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	308.64/cwt	279.00–310.00	2,231	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	795	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	518	341.34/cwt	327.00–355.00	1,768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	320	434.13/cwt	413.00–449.00	1,389	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	427.64/cwt	411.00–453.00	1,830	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	414.15/cwt	389.00–425.00	1,905	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	255.49/cwt	229.00–283.00	1,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	342.25/cwt	315.00–363.00	1,318	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	266.25/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,012	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	278.05/cwt	275.00–281.00	1,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	329.22/cwt	327.00–333.00	1,597	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	382.91/cwt	359.00–415.00	1,968	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	141.58/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,465	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	141.46/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,574	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	149.33/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,729	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1150–1200	1,180	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,817	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	263.76/cwt	240.00–281.00	1,654	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	990	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	376.70/cwt	350.00–397.00	1,605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	333.42/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,440	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	317.96/cwt	287.00–331.00	1,513	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	270.93/cwt	235.00–300.00	867	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	353.10/cwt	349.00–357.00	1,483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	293.58/cwt	281.00–301.00	1,697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	330.02/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,059	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	750–800	758	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	437.47/cwt	395.00–455.00	1,431	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	387.62/cwt	361.00–400.00	1,508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	326.17/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	438	408.87/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	428	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	303.45/cwt	271.00–317.00	1,605	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	341.21/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,658	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,330.64/head	1,800.00–2,950.00	2,331	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	2,395.75/head	1,775.00–2,775.00	2,396	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	2,701.57/head	1,875.00–3,000.00	2,702	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	377.67/cwt	341.00–397.00	1,416	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	311.43/cwt	281.00–329.00	1,669	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	3,582.98/head	3,550.00–3,650.00	3,583	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	2,767.49/head	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,767	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,454	3,960.80/head	2,950.00–4,250.00	3,961	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	306.33/cwt	301.00–308.00	1,933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	891	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,317	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	2,859.23/head	1,850.00–3,250.00	2,859	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	3,005.97/head	2,650.00–3,400.00	3,006	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	338.74/cwt	309.00–355.00	1,589	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	364.94/cwt	350.00–379.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	523	395.76/cwt	395.00–397.00	2,070	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	455	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	2,088	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,422	3,535.72/head	2,850.00–3,900.00	3,536	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,723.25/head	1,200.00–2,175.00	1,723	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	170.67/cwt	149.00–195.00	1,476	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	432.14/cwt	421.00–449.00	1,422	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	331.83/cwt	300.00–357.00	1,915	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	428.23/cwt	400.00–469.00	1,627	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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