Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers under 600 lbs 1.00-12.00 higher with the better 400-450 lbs 20.00 higher than last weeks light test. Heifers under 600 lbs 5.00-12.00 higher except the better 400-450 lbs 15.00 lower. Not enough over 600 lbs last week for a trend. Supply was moderate with good demand. Quality and condition was average to good. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mixed with the average dressing 3.00 higher and the high dressing 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $372.69/cwt on 121 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −82.34 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$372.69

121 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$811

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

$150.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.29

vs AR average

−6.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	380.92	2,042	102
Medium and Large 2	543	333.96	1,815	18thin
Medium and Large 3	535	230.00	1,231	1thin

One grade step is worth $150.92/cwt here — about $811 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.38, low $409.13, median $455.03 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 sale121 hd

372.69

—

AR average8 barns · 406 hd

364.40

+8.29

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

−6.10

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−82.34

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	1,604	194.02	3,112	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,283	159.08	2,040	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,129	151.45	1,711	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	961	135.62	1,303	64

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)	1,122	$2,348	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$1,875	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,200	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,147	$2,639	4thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	338	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	1,592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	346.81/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,994	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	275.02/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	408.73/cwt	379.00–433.00	1,484	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	354.04/cwt	330.00–383.00	1,668	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	502.05/cwt	461.00–540.00	1,667	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	319.00–322.00	2,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,068	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	295.49/cwt	271.00–323.00	1,856	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	791	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,365	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,524	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	333.24/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,753	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	452.71/cwt	415.00–475.00	1,951	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	419.47/cwt	407.00–450.00	1,984	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	411	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	2,018	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	451.46/cwt	437.00–483.00	1,729	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	383.16/cwt	369.00–421.00	1,644	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	322.72/cwt	306.00–329.00	2,175	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	319.92/cwt	287.00–329.00	1,820	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	361.14/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,087	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	419	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	390.27/cwt	371.00–407.00	2,022	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	349.48/cwt	337.00–367.00	2,219	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	401.77/cwt	393.00–427.00	1,695	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	427.25/cwt	400.00–451.00	1,418	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	416.85/cwt	389.00–429.00	1,547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1000–1050	1,039	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,182	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	282.64/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,060	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	455.28/cwt	440.00–477.00	1,512	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	388.69/cwt	350.00–409.00	1,846	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	348.05/cwt	332.00–377.00	1,873	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	322.64/cwt	309.00–337.00	1,971	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	312.87/cwt	291.00–329.00	1,774	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	360	377.97/cwt	377.00–379.00	1,361	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	493	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	503	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	265.16/cwt	260.00–279.00	2,034	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	354.68/cwt	350.00–361.00	1,490	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	348	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,347	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	170.51/cwt	149.00–197.00	1,451	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	126.17/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,206	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	149.80/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,479	3
Bulls	—	—	1,680	200.23/cwt	195.00–213.00	3,364	14
Bulls	—	—	1,521	188.03/cwt	180.00–193.00	2,860	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,192	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,296	164.26/cwt	158.00–174.00	2,129	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,203	152.40/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,833	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	133.99/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,594	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	160.02/cwt	154.00–169.00	1,859	17
Bulls	—	—	1,200	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,860	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	137.63/cwt	132.00–144.00	1,323	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	148.24/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,637	29
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	157.29/cwt	149.00–161.00	1,516	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	153.22/cwt	143.00–167.00	1,911	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	2,348.15/head	1,900.00–2,625.00	2,348	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	327.87/cwt	319.00–330.00	2,049	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	287.26/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	274.15/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	309.64/cwt	300.00–331.00	1,013	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	2,659.71/head	2,175.00–2,950.00	2,660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	302.72/cwt	280.00–319.00	1,547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	288.27/cwt	250.00–327.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	395.42/cwt	362.00–413.00	1,720	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	379.47/cwt	352.00–399.00	1,814	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	341.55/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,469	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	342.90/cwt	325.00–367.00	1,807	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	350.56/cwt	335.00–359.00	1,662	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	318	549.76/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	269.50/cwt	266.00–273.00	2,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	490	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	347.18/cwt	335.00–361.00	1,295	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	469	463.00/cwt	463.00–463.00	2,171	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	850–900	885	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,947	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	358.01/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,561	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	316.35/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	255.26/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	284.70/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,593	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	375.46/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,382	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	421.14/cwt	371.00–431.00	1,575	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	298.70/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,992	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	448.26/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,443	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	863	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	336.00/cwt	320.00–352.00	1,243	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	217.55/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	313.84/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,484	10

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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