Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs steady to 7.00 higher except the better 400-450 lbs 23.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300-400 lbs 10.00-23.00 higher 400-700 lbs steady to 6.00 higher. Supply was light with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher than the small amount observed last week. No trend on bulls last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $369.33/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −85.70 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$369.33

81 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$57.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.31

vs AR average

−3.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	386.04	2,053	37
Medium and Large 1-2	594	362.78	2,155	23
Medium and Large 2	546	347.95	1,899	20
Medium and Large 3	595	329.00	1,958	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.04/cwt here — about $96 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

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 sale81 hd

369.33

—

AR average6 barns · 306 hd

382.63

−13.31

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

−3.10

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−85.70

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	1,552	186.52	2,895	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,454	167.07	2,430	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	157.30	1,894	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	145.59	1,451	52

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)	1,252	$2,535	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,613	4thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 2	400–450	422	398.02/cwt	357.00–421.00	1,680	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	346.01/cwt	339.00–357.00	2,003	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	361.57/cwt	350.00–373.00	1,595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	832	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,148	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	298.94/cwt	287.00–302.00	1,979	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	335.63/cwt	320.00–351.00	1,896	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	371.47/cwt	347.00–379.00	2,288	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	328.13/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,399	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,308	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	335.85/cwt	327.00–343.00	2,086	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	350.31/cwt	339.00–373.00	1,801	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	444.46/cwt	417.00–465.00	1,876	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	386.13/cwt	357.00–417.00	1,637	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	469.84/cwt	450.00–499.00	1,804	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	373.46/cwt	365.00–391.00	2,106	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	362.78/cwt	350.00–366.00	2,155	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	276.01/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	345.60/cwt	329.00–365.00	2,015	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	472.63/cwt	443.00–509.00	1,536	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	366.62/cwt	349.00–371.00	1,910	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	417.82/cwt	401.00–429.00	1,517	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	411.33/cwt	389.00–439.00	1,789	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	446.81/cwt	419.00–465.00	1,680	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	386.88/cwt	359.00–411.00	1,795	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	445.26/cwt	420.00–453.00	1,416	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	318.92/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,996	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	410.36/cwt	393.00–429.00	1,920	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	493.62/cwt	471.00–531.00	1,624	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	368.29/cwt	341.00–387.00	1,727	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	171.82/cwt	167.00–175.00	2,524	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	159.94/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,290	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	166.49/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,078	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	137.77/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,309	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	145.53/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,722	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,213	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	177.34/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,687	4
Bulls	—	—	1,578	205.31/cwt	199.00–210.00	3,240	2
Bulls	—	—	1,558	186.46/cwt	179.00–198.00	2,905	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,532	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	149.80/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,532	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	157.03/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,869	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	390.70/cwt	381.00–415.00	2,032	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,417	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	2,535.15/head	1,700.00–2,800.00	2,535	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,312	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	2,734.51/head	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,735	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	335.88/cwt	309.00–370.00	1,092	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	354.99/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,313	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	328.33/cwt	327.00–329.00	2,265	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	361.96/cwt	355.00–369.00	1,694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	349.00/cwt	331.00–369.00	1,843	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	422.56/cwt	373.00–439.00	1,635	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	301.68/cwt	285.00–319.00	2,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	384.90/cwt	350.00–401.00	1,262	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	306.00/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	365.66/cwt	350.00–373.00	1,320	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	339.76/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	343.53/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,470	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	335.65/cwt	320.00–341.00	1,598	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	438.89/cwt	385.00–475.00	1,448	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	341.60/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,756	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	390.75/cwt	373.00–431.00	1,278	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	313.40/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,630	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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