Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend sale closed last week and not reported two weeks ago. Supply was moderate with good demand and a higher undertone. The offering included a mix of weaned and unweaned calves with some value added calves selling for a premium.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.16/cwt on 141 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −65.92 against this barn's trailing median of $401.08.

Average price

$335.16

141 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$586

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

$110.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.63

vs AR average

−6.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	349.97	1,889	97
Medium and Large 2	552	304.00	1,677	43
Medium and Large 3	545	239.00	1,303	1thin

One grade step is worth $110.97/cwt here — about $586 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale141 hd

335.16

—

AR average8 barns · 415 hd

323.53

+11.63

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−6.37

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.08

−65.92

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	1,225	182.00	2,230	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	162.06	2,244	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	159.04	1,929	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	149.42	1,540	10

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)	1,129	$2,138	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,232	$2,609	5

Every lot, as filed

104 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 1	700–750	723	280.53/cwt	277.00–284.00	2,028	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	420.74/cwt	411.00–435.00	1,805	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	464.27/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,458	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	363.31/cwt	343.00–379.00	1,711	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	351.02/cwt	327.00–373.00	1,825	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	386.15/cwt	365.00–403.00	1,618	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	329.24/cwt	317.00–337.00	1,900	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	463.35/cwt	450.00–499.00	1,705	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	348.05/cwt	325.00–363.00	1,963	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	363.86/cwt	343.00–381.00	2,252	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	343.42/cwt	343.00–345.00	2,267	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	487	417.16/cwt	411.00–419.00	2,032	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	390.47/cwt	365.00–419.00	2,054	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	307.71/cwt	305.00–309.00	2,539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	403.25/cwt	370.00–429.00	1,887	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	488.58/cwt	461.00–567.00	1,593	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	317.79/cwt	277.00–337.00	1,821	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	508	431.92/cwt	421.00–435.00	2,194	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	371.77/cwt	343.00–387.00	2,145	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	414	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,735	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	412.14/cwt	359.00–449.00	1,352	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	258.64/cwt	243.00–271.00	1,896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	394.76/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,488	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	317.40/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,908	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	427.11/cwt	407.00–463.00	1,431	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	405.27/cwt	392.00–417.00	1,731	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	380.39/cwt	349.00–403.00	1,822	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	281.71/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,141	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	365.80/cwt	355.00–387.00	1,899	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	702	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,994	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	728	321.94/cwt	321.00–325.00	2,344	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	261.98/cwt	261.00–263.00	2,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	617	319.34/cwt	319.00–320.00	1,970	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	508	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,007	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	437.23/cwt	417.00–453.00	1,592	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	334.09/cwt	332.00–339.00	2,095	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	485	403.81/cwt	373.00–407.00	1,958	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	428	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,926	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	160.24/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,231	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	146.06/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,596	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	166.17/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,012	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	155.53/cwt	149.00–163.00	1,910	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	139.52/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,381	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	158.16/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,574	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,396.25/head	2,050.00–2,850.00	2,396	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	169.66/cwt	163.00–178.00	1,756	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	162.11/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,991	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	148.13/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,582	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	167.07/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,279	4
Bulls	—	—	1,225	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,242	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,238	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	2,138.21/head	1,675.00–2,600.00	2,138	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	2,928.45/head	2,550.00–3,400.00	2,928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	709	301.35/cwt	280.00–320.00	2,137	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	346.81/cwt	323.00–365.00	1,803	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	545	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,196	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	342.53/cwt	330.00–349.00	1,946	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	438.24/cwt	411.00–450.00	1,464	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	270.11/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	333.53/cwt	320.00–353.00	2,065	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	271.32/cwt	260.00–283.00	1,723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	315.27/cwt	246.00–340.00	1,513	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	412.45/cwt	391.00–435.00	1,567	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	485	384.80/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,866	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	301.16/cwt	267.00–321.00	1,726	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	372.08/cwt	350.00–397.00	1,239	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	321.19/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,667	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	244.12/cwt	237.00–259.00	1,885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	328.50/cwt	326.00–337.00	2,237	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	395.38/cwt	387.00–409.00	1,712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	348.26/cwt	330.00–372.00	1,327	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	257.95/cwt	237.00–277.00	1,713	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	343.72/cwt	327.00–363.00	1,502	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	339.48/cwt	333.00–345.00	1,636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	309.47/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,634	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	391.77/cwt	373.00–417.00	1,520	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	355.77/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,672	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	415	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	324.29/cwt	317.00–330.00	2,011	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	302.96/cwt	291.00–315.00	2,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	339.81/cwt	300.00–361.00	1,448	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,372	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	448	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,850	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	426	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,521	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	379.64/cwt	367.00–387.00	2,179	28

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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