Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 3.00-15.00 higher with the better 300-350 lbs 25.00 higher. Feeder heifers mixed under 550 lbs steady to 10.00 higher except the better 300-400 lbs 10.00 lower and 550-650 lbs 1.00-7.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand on most classes of feeders. Slaughter cows breaker and boner cows steady to 5.00 higher lean cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.06/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −65.02 against this barn's trailing median of $401.08.

Average price

$336.06

61 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$490

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

$81.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.70

vs AR average

−4.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	341.28	1,868	44
Medium and Large 1-2	542	332.00	1,799	5thin
Medium and Large 2	534	323.95	1,730	11thin
Medium and Large 3	530	260.00	1,378	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.28/cwt here — about $490 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 sale61 hd

336.06

—

AR average6 barns · 169 hd

331.36

+4.70

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−4.12

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.08

−65.02

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	1,684	196.31	3,306	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,294	166.02	2,148	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	155.34	1,830	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	144.60	1,553	25

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,236	$2,515	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	870	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$1,624	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	953	$2,000	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	334.70/cwt	319.00–345.00	1,898	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	394.01/cwt	380.00–422.00	2,053	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	518.44/cwt	475.00–535.00	1,602	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	429.66/cwt	397.00–455.00	1,805	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	274.37/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,986	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	425.46/cwt	385.00–482.00	1,991	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	380	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	1,870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	384.24/cwt	377.00–397.00	2,328	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	395.33/cwt	365.00–430.00	1,649	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	267.51/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	419	485.91/cwt	470.00–502.00	2,036	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	583	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	449.95/cwt	425.00–482.00	1,912	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	425.10/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	484.33/cwt	467.00–505.00	1,831	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	458	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,084	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	444	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,820	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,799	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,898	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	378.83/cwt	370.00–387.00	2,148	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	294.55/cwt	277.00–307.00	2,150	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	377.02/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,330	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	353.38/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,838	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	311.52/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,975	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	375.96/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,748	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	406.90/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,546	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	394	388.59/cwt	380.00–397.00	1,531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	456.27/cwt	415.00–470.00	1,706	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	382.28/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,996	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	475.71/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	424.75/cwt	379.00–455.00	1,979	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	494	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,927	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	468	333.62/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,561	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	356.49/cwt	342.00–370.00	2,032	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,148	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	953	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,908	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	166.92/cwt	163.00–185.00	2,075	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	148.05/cwt	138.00–151.00	1,738	27
Bulls	—	—	1,777	205.15/cwt	199.00–216.00	3,646	10
Bulls	—	—	1,656	191.37/cwt	182.00–199.00	3,169	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,114	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	152.86/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,746	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	156.60/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,821	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	114.69/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,181	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	147.72/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,489	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	177.66/cwt	165.00–185.00	2,310	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	159.56/cwt	153.00–165.00	2,058	9
Bulls	—	—	1,358	176.78/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,401	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	2,514.85/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,515	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,991	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	1,624.19/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,624	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	191.16/cwt	170.00–207.00	1,923	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	182.31/cwt	163.00–195.00	2,210	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	324.87/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	318.29/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	874	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	283.16/cwt	262.00–310.00	1,362	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	398.75/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	341.15/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	408.59/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	350.68/cwt	345.00–362.00	2,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	342.57/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,121	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	351.82/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,837	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	442.77/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,386	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	400	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,227	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	289.85/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	398.16/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	342	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	395.16/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,324	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	368.34/cwt	322.00–400.00	1,367	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	313.09/cwt	302.00–330.00	1,641	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	312.78/cwt	297.00–327.00	1,958	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	283.65/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	351.46/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,469	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	265.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	313.01/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	335.67/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,598	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	358.12/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,690	8

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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