Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed with the better kind under 550 lbs mostly steady to 3.00 higher with the 400-450 lbs 12.00 higher 550-600 lbs and the plainer kind mostly 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly 1.00-8.00 higher except the better 400-450 lbs 13.00 lower. No trend on weights over 600 lbs. Supply was light with a light or no test in some classes. Quality not as good as last week with good demand on the light offering. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $373.74/cwt on 123 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −81.28 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$373.74

123 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$552

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

$91.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.83

vs AR average

−0.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	391.32	2,104	88
Medium and Large 2	548	335.65	1,841	29
Medium and Large 3	517	300.14	1,552	6thin

One grade step is worth $91.18/cwt here — about $552 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 sale123 hd

373.74

—

AR average6 barns · 521 hd

370.91

+2.83

National average120 barns · 5,578 hd

374.14

−0.40

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−81.28

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	—	Low	1,532	193.70	2,968	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	162.74	2,260	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	158.73	1,865	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	145.03	1,527	20

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)	1,198	$2,353	16
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	680	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$3,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,271	$2,822	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	880	$2,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	588	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,287	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	523	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,129	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	263.42/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	422	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	391.38/cwt	369.00–405.00	2,008	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	367.91/cwt	353.00–379.00	1,759	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	306.83/cwt	306.00–308.00	1,780	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	416.87/cwt	391.00–447.00	1,968	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	454.96/cwt	447.00–463.00	1,747	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	419.54/cwt	381.00–431.00	1,645	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	296.13/cwt	291.00–303.00	1,824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	448	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,029	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	322.96/cwt	313.00–329.00	1,663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	367.73/cwt	350.00–387.00	1,695	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	481.21/cwt	451.00–493.00	1,521	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	313.35/cwt	307.00–321.00	1,905	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	277.47/cwt	273.00–279.00	1,998	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	415.01/cwt	400.00–441.00	1,320	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	334.96/cwt	319.00–343.00	1,856	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	442.24/cwt	423.00–457.00	1,424	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	363.94/cwt	343.00–381.00	1,529	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,565	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	2,352.67/head	1,650.00–2,900.00	2,353	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	2,902.59/head	2,000.00–3,350.00	2,903	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	340.65/cwt	330.00–367.00	1,748	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	327.17/cwt	319.00–333.00	1,884	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	438.30/cwt	405.00–459.00	1,854	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	358.94/cwt	349.00–375.00	2,014	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	880	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	572	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	154.20/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,644	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,425	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	127.70/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,370	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	151.92/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,478	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	142.62/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,652	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	155.44/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,158	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	164.28/cwt	159.00–176.00	2,282	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	162.72/cwt	158.00–174.00	1,905	36
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	177.38/cwt	160.00–197.00	1,589	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	154.10/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,817	31
Bulls	—	—	1,160	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,740	1
Bulls	—	—	1,624	207.22/cwt	194.00–217.00	3,365	7
Bulls	—	—	1,494	186.43/cwt	179.00–191.00	2,785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	282.27/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,180	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	2,360.04/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,360	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	301.36/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,612	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	389	308.66/cwt	285.00–319.00	1,201	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	339.43/cwt	307.00–365.00	1,762	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	302.12/cwt	277.00–311.00	1,160	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	295.52/cwt	281.00–320.00	975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	300.14/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,552	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,444	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	305.41/cwt	285.00–317.00	1,698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	372.33/cwt	367.00–379.00	1,348	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	321.60/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,518	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,129	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,354	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	297.36/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	266.26/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	332.12/cwt	320.00–341.00	1,913	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	311.99/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	289.68/cwt	285.00–292.00	2,051	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	317.20/cwt	300.00–333.00	1,998	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	361.88/cwt	350.00–383.00	1,368	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	328.78/cwt	231.00–353.00	1,575	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	224.62/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,335	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	385.48/cwt	350.00–411.00	1,307	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	417.39/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	353.23/cwt	330.00–383.00	1,692	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	841	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,397	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	357.33/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,168	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	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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