Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 3.00-10.00 higher than last weeks light test in a few classes not enough over 600 lbs for a trend last week. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 3.00-15.00 higher not enough over 600 lbs last week for a trend. Quality was average to good with some fancy reputation calves that sold for a premium. Slaughter cows mostly 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00-19.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $297.57/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −103.54 against this barn's trailing median of $401.11.

Average price

$297.57

59 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$610

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

$99.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.14

vs AR average

−18.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	306.26	1,676	42
Medium and Large 2	532	280.42	1,492	16thin
Medium and Large 3	515	207.00	1,066	1thin

One grade step is worth $99.26/cwt here — about $610 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 sale59 hd

297.57

—

AR average10 barns · 205 hd

297.71

−0.14

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−18.98

This barn, trailing median25 sales

401.11

−103.54

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	1,577	194.27	3,064	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,277	156.77	2,002	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,128	150.00	1,692	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	133.65	1,316	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,167	$2,205	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,110	17
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,078	$1,701	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	940	$2,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,158	$2,727	15

Every lot, as filed

101 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	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	417.07/cwt	400.00–433.00	1,589	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	374.03/cwt	350.00–399.00	1,762	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	338.73/cwt	330.00–349.00	1,738	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	297.37/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,814	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	2,205.32/head	1,825.00–2,475.00	2,205	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	271.12/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,703	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,427.64/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,428	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	431.09/cwt	421.00–450.00	1,448	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	344.55/cwt	310.00–367.00	1,644	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	245.44/cwt	239.00–252.00	1,910	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	266.78/cwt	256.00–272.00	1,875	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,701.04/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,701	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	140.42/cwt	133.00–150.00	1,521	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	156.85/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,997	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,109.54/head	1,525.00–2,475.00	2,110	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	357.83/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,374	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	2,836.41/head	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,836	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	197.33/cwt	173.00–210.00	1,721	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	250.98/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,661	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	154.70/cwt	149.00–175.00	1,691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	324.91/cwt	299.00–343.00	1,540	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	900–950	933	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	288.59/cwt	250.00–309.00	1,512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	338.37/cwt	313.00–355.00	1,431	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	358.51/cwt	343.00–377.00	1,724	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	650–700	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	371.74/cwt	355.00–391.00	1,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	417.37/cwt	400.00–437.00	1,365	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	311.16/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	255.78/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	339.93/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	356.76/cwt	341.00–365.00	1,498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	296.03/cwt	261.00–321.00	1,107	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	457	267.99/cwt	230.00–290.00	1,225	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,277	156.77/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,002	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	155.26/cwt	149.00–173.00	1,778	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	145.82/cwt	133.00–149.00	1,626	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	368	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	469	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,050	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	426	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,674	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	342.91/cwt	320.00–351.00	1,296	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	284.18/cwt	260.00–300.00	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,592	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	760	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,961	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	573	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	324.53/cwt	317.00–349.00	1,574	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	275.78/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	421	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	623	248.82/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	323	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,131	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	371	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	424	397.29/cwt	397.00–398.00	1,685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	950–1000	975	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	350.57/cwt	339.00–352.00	1,648	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	343.80/cwt	324.00–357.00	1,808	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	390.47/cwt	363.00–409.00	1,460	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	662	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,854	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	402.94/cwt	379.00–415.00	1,318	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	339.40/cwt	317.00–359.00	1,911	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	403.02/cwt	361.00–433.00	1,898	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	428.84/cwt	399.00–455.00	1,780	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	306.95/cwt	301.00–313.00	1,771	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	300.84/cwt	277.00–317.00	1,709	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	403.49/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,707	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	463.64/cwt	437.50–495.00	1,507	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	443.12/cwt	429.00–449.00	1,640	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	367.70/cwt	347.00–389.00	1,537	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	303	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	316.56/cwt	300.00–346.00	1,643	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	366.80/cwt	343.00–397.00	1,552	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	379.19/cwt	320.00–423.00	1,422	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	284.47/cwt	262.00–300.00	1,488	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	283.66/cwt	270.00–301.00	1,203	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	262.87/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	283.24/cwt	269.00–300.00	1,379	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,193	2
Bulls	—	—	1,362	176.96/cwt	166.00–185.00	2,410	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	104.80/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,017	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	145.56/cwt	139.00–152.00	1,310	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	131.15/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,365	16
Bulls	—	—	1,675	202.14/cwt	190.00–214.00	3,386	11

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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