Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders sale not reported last week however there was a weaker undertone from two weeks ago. Supply was moderate with good demand on most classes of cattle. Cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.01/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −49.10 against this barn's trailing median of $401.11.

Average price

$352.01

84 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$453

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

$83.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.36

vs AR average

−7.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	359.02	1,936	70
Medium and Large 2	565	328.37	1,855	11thin
Medium and Large 3	539	275.09	1,483	3thin

One grade step is worth $83.93/cwt here — about $453 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

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 sale84 hd

352.01

—

AR average8 barns · 329 hd

340.65

+11.36

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−7.65

This barn, trailing median25 sales

401.11

−49.10

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	1,653	190.80	3,154	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	166.25	2,442	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	155.71	1,798	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,034	142.82	1,477	45

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)	1,111	$2,521	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	947	$2,290	13
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	842	$1,901	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,341	$3,501	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$2,500	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	830	$3,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	984	$1,871	7

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1	800–850	810	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	332.63/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,212	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	413.98/cwt	393.00–429.00	1,743	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	352.27/cwt	337.00–379.00	2,008	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	347.83/cwt	335.00–357.00	2,170	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	439.58/cwt	417.00–457.00	2,075	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	439.88/cwt	411.00–455.00	1,386	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	384.28/cwt	357.00–395.00	1,983	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	378.87/cwt	359.00–409.00	1,815	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	361.91/cwt	349.00–379.00	1,904	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	443.18/cwt	421.00–467.00	1,830	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	399.02/cwt	385.00–439.00	1,708	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	566.62/cwt	500.00–590.00	2,023	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	417.47/cwt	401.00–431.00	1,561	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	515.00/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	369.28/cwt	357.00–393.00	2,112	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	394.00/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,852	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	364.64/cwt	345.00–395.00	2,246	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	318.77/cwt	307.00–327.00	2,286	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	451.41/cwt	431.00–485.00	1,724	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	638	330.93/cwt	313.00–349.00	2,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	319.85/cwt	319.00–320.00	2,421	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	404.58/cwt	387.00–423.00	2,075	30
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	1,870.69/head	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,871	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	2,289.61/head	1,600.00–2,650.00	2,290	13
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	171.76/cwt	166.00–193.00	2,540	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	158.91/cwt	152.00–164.00	2,312	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	167.40/cwt	163.00–179.00	1,984	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	157.44/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,700	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	154.36/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,732	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	131.15/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,351	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	155.31/cwt	140.00–188.00	1,701	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	1,900.99/head	1,700.00–2,400.00	1,901	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	163.99/cwt	150.00–171.00	1,546	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	3,417.97/head	3,000.00–3,950.00	3,418	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	2,520.64/head	1,450.00–3,550.00	2,521	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	274.88/cwt	271.00–279.00	1,864	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	752	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	609	282.37/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	539	275.09/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	299.94/cwt	297.00–303.00	1,395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,189	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	361	335.91/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,213	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	352.79/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	363.66/cwt	330.00–387.00	1,716	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	310.06/cwt	291.00–330.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	309.18/cwt	297.00–320.00	1,447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	392	382.80/cwt	335.00–407.00	1,501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	307	367.60/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,129	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	296.42/cwt	280.00–315.00	2,025	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	433.99/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,410	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	364.78/cwt	325.00–383.00	1,364	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	458.41/cwt	437.00–479.00	1,705	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	368.58/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,097	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	391.07/cwt	359.00–413.00	1,658	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	370.13/cwt	350.00–377.00	2,324	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	353.70/cwt	323.00–380.00	1,521	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	340.47/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,617	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	387.68/cwt	337.00–425.00	1,272	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	354.94/cwt	343.00–361.00	1,881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,340	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	341.88/cwt	333.00–353.00	1,829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	399.96/cwt	369.00–419.00	1,564	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	323.31/cwt	300.00–339.00	1,862	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	403.67/cwt	397.00–407.00	2,248	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	370.69/cwt	350.00–389.00	1,950	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	766	328.41/cwt	319.00–330.00	2,516	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	390.82/cwt	377.00–400.00	1,895	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,929	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	378.72/cwt	377.00–381.00	2,473	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	351.46/cwt	333.00–357.00	2,014	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	463.76/cwt	443.00–497.00	1,980	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	396.17/cwt	389.00–399.00	2,409	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	147.35/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,745	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	136.90/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,368	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	145.37/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,515	21
Bulls	—	—	1,563	178.60/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,792	3
Bulls	—	—	1,835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	4,037	1
Bulls	—	—	1,664	191.73/cwt	185.00–197.00	3,190	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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