Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 14.00 lower mostly 3.00-9.00 lower however a few value added steers sold good with the 500-520 lb at 411.00-421.00. Feeder heifers mostly 10.00-20.00 lower on a light test in some classes. Supply was light and demand was weaker with the beginning of the summer heat. Quality was average to plain with the offering being mostly unweaned calves. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mixed from 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.49/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −93.62 against this barn's trailing median of $401.11.

Average price

$307.49

65 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$31.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.91

vs AR average

−26.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	320.90	1,726	28
Medium and Large 1-2	563	308.71	1,738	15thin
Medium and Large 2	536	289.59	1,553	22

One grade step is worth $31.31/cwt here — about $172 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

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 sale65 hd

307.49

—

AR average7 barns · 291 hd

313.40

−5.91

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−26.62

This barn, trailing median25 sales

401.11

−93.62

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	1,587	191.98	3,046	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	166.62	2,342	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,086	158.38	1,719	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	145.01	1,551	21

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)	1,059	$2,069	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,225	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,775	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	852	$1,914	15
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,500	3thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 3	500–550	520	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	306.17/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	288.05/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	557	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	388.21/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,475	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	326.56/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,874	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	394.13/cwt	331.00–425.00	1,305	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	358.80/cwt	330.00–389.00	1,536	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	512	416.06/cwt	411.00–421.00	2,130	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	376.89/cwt	343.00–411.00	1,398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	321.37/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,366	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	376.81/cwt	369.00–385.00	1,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	380.43/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	331.98/cwt	328.00–335.00	2,052	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	360.05/cwt	357.00–373.00	2,095	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	309.86/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,506	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	327.21/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,567	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	385	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	323.98/cwt	319.00–331.00	1,694	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	324.73/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	454	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,930	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	292.69/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,528	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	285.71/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	296.84/cwt	250.00–321.00	1,149	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	343.69/cwt	250.00–373.00	1,299	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	263.65/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	435.31/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,410	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	357.92/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,836	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,282	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	295.56/cwt	280.00–311.00	2,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	316.55/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,516	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	297.95/cwt	281.00–303.00	1,153	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,316	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	2,068.72/head	2,000.00–2,225.00	2,069	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	159.61/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,851	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,629	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	158.25/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,689	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	131.46/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,571	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,026	1
Bulls	—	—	1,568	204.34/cwt	197.00–213.00	3,204	6
Bulls	—	—	1,608	187.76/cwt	183.00–196.00	3,019	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	146.86/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,555	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	167.39/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,855	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,774	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,065	160.41/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,708	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	169.11/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,608	5
Bulls	—	—	1,535	176.00/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,702	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	154.49/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,648	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	493	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	295.07/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	410.34/cwt	367.00–429.00	1,715	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	1,913.74/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,914	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	184.62/cwt	175.00–201.00	1,730	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	543	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	375.80/cwt	350.00–417.00	1,759	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	423	463.00/cwt	463.00–463.00	1,958	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	419.03/cwt	415.00–423.00	1,840	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	456.17/cwt	453.00–461.00	1,510	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	369.32/cwt	350.00–377.00	1,573	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	613	284.50/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	325.71/cwt	325.00–326.00	2,016	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	375.56/cwt	369.00–400.00	1,408	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	411.06/cwt	395.00–421.00	1,944	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	645	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	278.71/cwt	260.00–288.00	1,959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	374.54/cwt	337.00–387.00	1,996	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	320.49/cwt	319.00–327.00	1,785	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	345.82/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,608	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	449.70/cwt	411.00–463.00	1,610	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	457.50/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	275.75/cwt	273.00–278.00	1,853	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	320.46/cwt	313.00–330.00	1,817	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	428.42/cwt	411.00–451.00	1,615	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	394.05/cwt	381.00–401.00	2,025	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	308.71/cwt	306.00–311.00	1,738	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	301.18/cwt	284.00–308.00	1,843	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	414.93/cwt	401.00–427.00	1,353	7

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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