Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers very uneven from 10.00 higher to 10.00 lower generally steady. Quality was average to good with a few groups of unweaned reputation calves in the offering. Supply was moderate with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 lower than last weeks light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.30/cwt on 177 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −74.77 against this barn's trailing median of $401.08.

Average price

$326.30

177 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$32.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.04

vs AR average

−14.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	337.25	1,822	101
Medium and Large 1-2	554	316.94	1,754	44
Medium and Large 2	546	304.63	1,662	32

One grade step is worth $32.62/cwt here — about $160 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $440.79, low $350.40, median $401.08 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 sale177 hd

326.30

—

AR average7 barns · 425 hd

324.27

+2.04

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−14.62

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.08

−74.77

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	1,546	193.99	2,998	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	162.13	2,436	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	160.18	1,917	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	993	143.61	1,426	27

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)	1,116	$2,162	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	997	$1,575	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$1,921	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,380	$2,675	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	905	$2,975	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,002	$2,738	3thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	114.81/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,003	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	419.61/cwt	395.00–439.00	1,796	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	339.94/cwt	320.00–349.00	2,254	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	415.62/cwt	385.00–439.00	1,342	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	433.06/cwt	411.00–460.00	1,797	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	449.09/cwt	405.00–461.00	1,684	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,916	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,094	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	769	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,307	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	475.43/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,593	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	383.20/cwt	359.00–415.00	1,801	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	391.43/cwt	360.00–411.00	1,648	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,929	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	326.15/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,709	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	326.66/cwt	310.00–329.00	1,878	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	448.46/cwt	439.00–460.00	1,605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,051	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,122	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	352.54/cwt	333.00–369.00	1,706	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	418.68/cwt	399.00–445.00	1,993	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,365	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	403.34/cwt	377.00–409.00	2,053	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	506	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,908	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	328.44/cwt	319.00–335.00	2,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	303.78/cwt	281.00–310.00	1,850	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	318.33/cwt	309.00–329.00	1,983	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	344.25/cwt	319.00–357.00	1,807	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	294.76/cwt	266.00–296.00	1,945	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	324.78/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	552	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,656	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	491	339.86/cwt	331.00–349.00	1,669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	382.00/cwt	375.00–397.00	1,795	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	264.42/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,888	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	935	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,338	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,254	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	2,162.22/head	1,650.00–2,600.00	2,162	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	361.38/cwt	345.00–373.00	1,861	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	708	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,954	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	900–950	916	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,382	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	174.69/cwt	160.00–195.00	1,640	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	1,921.43/head	1,600.00–2,200.00	1,921	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	160.09/cwt	156.00–169.00	1,603	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	146.57/cwt	137.00–153.00	1,441	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	158.70/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,287	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	168.79/cwt	166.00–178.00	2,068	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	157.59/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,871	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	147.34/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,727	3
Bulls	—	—	910	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,583	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	171.69/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,505	12
Bulls	—	—	1,684	201.89/cwt	198.00–208.00	3,400	9
Bulls	—	—	1,490	189.35/cwt	183.00–198.00	2,821	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	131.28/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,474	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,692	144.01/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,437	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,608	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	156.08/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,864	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	347	439.20/cwt	439.00–440.00	1,524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	276.55/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,142	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	302.34/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,158	7
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	2,737.52/head	1,950.00–3,100.00	2,738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	310.53/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,087	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	303.86/cwt	272.00–320.00	1,583	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	234.49/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,152	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	273.55/cwt	250.00–300.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	247.51/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	589	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,826	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	396.66/cwt	387.00–407.00	1,472	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,153	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	777	277.33/cwt	230.00–300.00	2,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	320.70/cwt	277.00–379.00	1,369	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	326.22/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,690	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	338.21/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,610	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	364.90/cwt	350.00–381.00	2,098	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	461	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	320.68/cwt	311.00–331.00	1,337	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	299.52/cwt	275.00–309.00	2,022	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	298.01/cwt	250.00–320.00	1,752	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	470	373.17/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,754	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	377.14/cwt	373.00–381.00	1,388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	398.82/cwt	391.00–400.00	1,571	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	371.21/cwt	361.00–379.00	1,429	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	328.60/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,564	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	361.84/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,712	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	535	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,733	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	326.26/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,856	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	398.24/cwt	397.00–400.00	1,740	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	255.38/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	349.73/cwt	323.00–363.00	1,861	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	289.63/cwt	257.00–307.00	1,683	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	332.90/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,388	4

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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