Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sharply higher with the 300-400 lbs 40.00-50.00 higher and 400-600 lbs 15.00- 40.00 higher with quality and condition much better than last week. Heifers under 700 lbs mostly 6.00-13.00 higher with the better 550-600 lbs 23.00 higher. Supply was light with very good demand. Quality and condition of most cattle was good. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. No trend on bulls last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.24/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −73.87 against this barn's trailing median of $401.11.

Average price

$327.24

61 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$36.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.10

vs AR average

−2.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	328.45	1,781	59
Medium and Large 2	553	291.50	1,611	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.95/cwt here — about $171 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 sale61 hd

327.24

—

AR average9 barns · 299 hd

306.14

+21.10

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−2.71

This barn, trailing median25 sales

401.11

−73.87

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	1,536	178.91	2,748	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	151.07	2,131	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	149.88	1,808	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,008	127.45	1,284	16

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)	1,137	$2,378	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	860	$1,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$2,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	846	$2,152	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$2,132	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,399	$3,278	6

Every lot, as filed

99 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 1Fleshy	500–550	530	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	309.24/cwt	271.00–332.00	1,939	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	460.84/cwt	440.00–483.00	1,498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	250.58/cwt	235.00–267.00	1,929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	550–600	598	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	289.33/cwt	267.00–305.00	1,950	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	364.98/cwt	340.00–379.00	1,745	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	508.23/cwt	467.50–535.00	1,626	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	418.43/cwt	390.00–441.00	1,594	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	354.41/cwt	315.00–375.00	1,903	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	340	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	785	255.90/cwt	250.00–262.00	2,009	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	273.35/cwt	261.00–293.00	1,840	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	427.82/cwt	390.00–471.00	2,028	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	422.36/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,360	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	317.58/cwt	297.00–338.00	1,832	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	281.38/cwt	274.00–289.00	1,998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	308.02/cwt	300.00–333.00	1,934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	476.70/cwt	425.00–517.00	1,735	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	662	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,317	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	388.62/cwt	363.00–413.00	1,667	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	390.31/cwt	350.00–403.00	1,838	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	487	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	334.71/cwt	300.00–358.00	1,908	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	376	362.00/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,361	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	474	333.27/cwt	331.00–337.00	1,580	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	167.81/cwt	146.00–213.00	1,965	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	419	374.89/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	529	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,873	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	224.32/cwt	219.00–227.00	2,035	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	2,151.57/head	1,250.00–2,400.00	2,152	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	325	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	405.31/cwt	323.00–465.00	1,731	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	700	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,729	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	2,377.87/head	2,000.00–2,875.00	2,378	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,421	3,372.87/head	3,075.00–3,600.00	3,373	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	136.06/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,773	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	157.89/cwt	152.00–176.00	1,876	21
Bulls	—	—	1,653	198.42/cwt	190.00–212.00	3,280	6
Bulls	—	—	1,709	184.65/cwt	175.00–189.00	3,156	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	102.75/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,007	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	148.62/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,590	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	139.09/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,421	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	148.54/cwt	144.00–153.00	2,129	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	157.59/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,134	7
Bulls	—	—	1,374	166.86/cwt	150.00–176.00	2,293	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,100	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	146.27/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,783	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	190.46/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,748	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,475.00/head	3,475.00–3,475.00	3,475	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,149	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	155.38/cwt	144.00–171.00	1,807	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	117.94/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,148	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	363.69/cwt	357.00–377.00	1,578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	308.48/cwt	299.00–333.00	1,471	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	2,132.10/head	1,500.00–2,675.00	2,132	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	381.67/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	377.21/cwt	359.00–393.00	1,788	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	339.77/cwt	329.00–357.00	1,430	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	340.30/cwt	311.00–375.00	1,280	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	354	360.23/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,275	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	340	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	418	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,036	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	442.66/cwt	402.00–465.00	1,890	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	367.77/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,372	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	358.70/cwt	347.50–373.00	1,169	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	300.19/cwt	295.00–305.00	970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	564	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,262	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	500.91/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	423.94/cwt	411.00–437.50	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	455	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	365.33/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,093	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	355.12/cwt	349.00–361.00	2,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	737	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,358	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	312	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	326.31/cwt	307.00–355.00	1,707	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	400.42/cwt	369.00–430.00	1,506	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	285.63/cwt	281.00–290.00	2,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	394.35/cwt	355.00–417.00	2,039	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	533	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,148	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,944	1

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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