Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs 1.00-10.00 lower on a light test 450-600 lbs 1.00-7.00 higher. Had 5 loads of yearling steers 118 head 850 lbs at 310.00 , 220 head 876 lbs at 305.00 and 60 head 909 lbs at 298.00. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs mostly 6.00-11.00 lower the better 400-550 lbs 17.00-18.00 higher and the plainer 400-550 lbs and 550-650 lbs 1.00-5.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand on most cattle. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mixed about steady on a light comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $360.88/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −93.21 against this barn's trailing median of $454.09.

Average price

$360.88

54 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$628

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

$85.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.21

vs AR average

−17.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	376.10	2,083	37
Medium and Large 2	564	330.05	1,863	16thin
Medium and Large 3	500	291.00	1,455	1thin

One grade step is worth $85.10/cwt here — about $628 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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.38, low $374.53, median $454.09 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 sale54 hd

360.88

—

AR average7 barns · 422 hd

361.09

−0.21

National average158 barns · 13,435 hd

378.58

−17.70

This barn, trailing median26 sales

454.09

−93.21

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	1,597	198.88	3,175	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,390	165.62	2,303	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,229	155.34	1,909	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,043	135.72	1,416	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)	1,160	$2,270	18
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	947	$2,050	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	675	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	675	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,580	$3,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,276	$3,213	7
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,425	$3,000	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	288.35/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,805	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	344.94/cwt	341.00–349.00	1,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,135	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	185.62/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	339.45/cwt	335.00–343.00	2,220	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	428.07/cwt	419.00–443.00	1,798	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,409	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	386.21/cwt	353.00–399.00	1,850	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	381.76/cwt	350.00–399.00	1,634	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	399.18/cwt	371.00–419.00	2,052	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	335.86/cwt	323.00–339.00	1,918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	408.97/cwt	391.00–423.00	1,288	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	362.95/cwt	339.00–381.00	1,898	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	330.04/cwt	319.00–331.00	1,894	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	431.53/cwt	409.00–443.00	1,653	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	408.48/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,548	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	323.72/cwt	321.00–325.00	2,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	750	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	341.70/cwt	311.00–371.00	1,773	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	292.81/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	307.44/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,653	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	909	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,709	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	419.12/cwt	395.00–443.00	1,970	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	349.96/cwt	343.00–351.00	2,131	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	332.58/cwt	315.00–336.00	2,049	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	414.78/cwt	385.00–429.00	1,763	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,549	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	148.36/cwt	136.00–160.00	1,629	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	622	273.38/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	397.32/cwt	357.00–417.00	1,875	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,989	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,269.53/head	1,575.00–2,650.00	2,270	18
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	131.10/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,586	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	141.01/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,734	7
Bulls	—	—	1,340	189.50/cwt	185.00–194.00	2,539	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	160.11/cwt	151.00–164.00	1,670	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,760	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	168.60/cwt	163.00–188.00	2,360	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	158.01/cwt	155.00–163.00	2,166	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	155.15/cwt	148.00–161.00	1,913	21
Bulls	—	—	1,789	205.92/cwt	199.00–213.00	3,684	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	128.41/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,389	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	110.84/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,084	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	167.08/cwt	162.00–171.00	2,045	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	3,290.61/head	3,200.00–3,450.00	3,291	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	143.36/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	360.61/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,197	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	345.41/cwt	335.00–351.00	1,817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	437.97/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,524	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	391.40/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,667	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	295.92/cwt	280.00–309.00	1,702	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	315.65/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,354	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	330.83/cwt	300.00–341.00	1,906	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	272.13/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	360.70/cwt	330.00–373.00	1,713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	479.65/cwt	473.00–483.00	1,530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	307.54/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	300.34/cwt	287.00–307.00	1,559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	378.18/cwt	330.00–411.00	1,607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	360.36/cwt	350.00–367.00	2,094	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	452.69/cwt	427.00–467.00	1,643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	353.89/cwt	331.00–371.00	1,324	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	265.06/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	610	290.16/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	488	299.32/cwt	299.00–300.00	1,461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	323.63/cwt	307.00–343.00	1,537	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	395.94/cwt	350.00–419.00	1,512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	322.61/cwt	311.00–333.00	2,042	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	297.53/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	274.22/cwt	260.00–288.00	1,747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	538	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	300.65/cwt	291.00–311.00	1,729	3

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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