Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago sale not reported last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs 4.00-20.00 higher than two weeks ago. Supply was moderate with good demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $355.99/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −45.12 against this barn's trailing median of $401.11.

Average price

$355.99

74 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$52.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.98

vs AR average

+5.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	361.32	1,959	64
Medium and Large 2	554	323.25	1,791	9thin
Medium and Large 3	585	309.00	1,808	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.32/cwt here — about $152 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 sale74 hd

355.99

—

AR average7 barns · 313 hd

349.01

+6.98

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

+5.18

This barn, trailing median25 sales

401.11

−45.12

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	—	Average	1,745	192.05	3,351	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	169.94	2,465	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	162.85	1,970	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	144.93	1,531	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)	1,283	$2,572	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,144	$2,830	5

Every lot, as filed

82 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	350–400	375	418.98/cwt	417.00–421.00	1,571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	436.64/cwt	409.00–471.00	2,109	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	389.26/cwt	367.00–411.00	2,230	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	329.26/cwt	321.00–333.00	1,992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	300.00/cwt	291.00–307.00	2,274	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	405.81/cwt	383.00–449.00	1,721	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	377.19/cwt	363.00–391.00	2,497	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	458.25/cwt	425.00–509.00	1,943	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	393.81/cwt	367.00–423.00	1,867	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	455.56/cwt	415.00–489.00	1,731	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	359.68/cwt	331.00–395.00	2,029	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	419.98/cwt	419.00–422.00	1,331	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	367.38/cwt	340.00–387.00	2,274	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,438	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	433.79/cwt	410.00–475.00	1,865	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	421.67/cwt	383.00–447.00	1,569	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	381.35/cwt	367.00–399.00	2,361	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	480.54/cwt	429.00–517.00	1,778	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	397.48/cwt	385.00–445.00	2,063	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	311.70/cwt	300.00–329.00	2,138	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	263.43/cwt	250.00–270.00	2,537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	369.48/cwt	345.00–392.00	2,102	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,389	169.82/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,359	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	172.46/cwt	157.00–187.00	2,109	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	2,572.26/head	1,850.00–2,850.00	2,572	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	508.12/cwt	475.00–570.00	1,697	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	408.40/cwt	393.00–461.00	1,944	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,015	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	383.86/cwt	359.00–393.00	2,011	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	447	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	150.95/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,796	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	172.17/cwt	167.00–186.00	2,066	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	134.49/cwt	127.00–145.00	1,420	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	161.42/cwt	154.00–168.00	1,858	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	149.95/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,508	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	116.94/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,079	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	176.23/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,457	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	161.34/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,964	24
Bulls	—	—	1,729	191.33/cwt	183.00–199.00	3,308	8
Bulls	—	—	1,610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,576	1
Bulls	—	—	1,833	204.66/cwt	204.00–205.00	3,751	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,261	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,879	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	197.19/cwt	186.00–209.00	2,027	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	162.88/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	383.22/cwt	360.00–403.00	1,452	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	422.43/cwt	419.00–425.00	1,745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	390.79/cwt	369.00–401.00	1,888	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	309.90/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,503	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	370.72/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,416	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	353.70/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	392.34/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,860	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	373.88/cwt	361.00–379.00	1,623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	360.74/cwt	345.00–371.00	1,876	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	364.98/cwt	349.00–379.00	1,949	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	447.34/cwt	425.00–477.00	1,485	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	372.97/cwt	337.00–425.00	1,604	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	383.55/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,270	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	324.88/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,745	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	523.78/cwt	490.00–590.00	1,666	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	363.31/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,875	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	369.41/cwt	369.00–370.00	2,157	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	367.70/cwt	359.00–372.00	2,272	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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