Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed with the 350-400 lbs mostly unweaned calves 40.00 lower the better 400-600 lbs mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher with some weaned calves in the offering and the plainer kind 9.00-17.00 lower. Feeder heifers 300-350 lbs 2.00 higher 350-600 lbs mostly steady to 12.00 lower no trend on weights over 600 lbs. Had a group of 40 head guaranteed open heifers weighing 671 lbs sold for 364.00. Supply was light and quality was average to plain. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $329.72/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −71.35 against this barn's trailing median of $401.08.

Average price

$329.72

25 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$20.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.64

vs AR average

−36.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	342.29	1,868	10thin
Medium and Large 2	539	321.35	1,733	15thin

One grade step is worth $20.94/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale25 hd

329.72

—

AR average7 barns · 186 hd

342.37

−12.64

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−36.13

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.08

−71.35

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	1,436	183.53	2,636	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	169.09	2,739	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,276	155.45	1,983	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,075	134.00	1,441	16

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)	1,326	$2,875	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,295	$3,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	250–300	293	599.00/cwt	599.00–599.00	1,755	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,132	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	409.29/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,321	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	447.63/cwt	419.00–461.00	1,294	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	473.59/cwt	460.00–479.00	1,534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	334.06/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,971	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	678	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	450–500	468	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	361.87/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,907	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	316.22/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,999	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	364.11/cwt	330.00–377.00	1,551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	295.52/cwt	291.00–300.00	2,078	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	352.34/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,857	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	386.57/cwt	350.00–403.00	1,287	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	311.15/cwt	299.00–330.00	1,783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	351.08/cwt	335.00–369.00	2,005	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	380.55/cwt	361.00–401.00	1,621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	343.14/cwt	327.00–357.00	1,626	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	328.15/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,697	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	304.93/cwt	275.00–329.00	1,897	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	381.18/cwt	351.00–400.00	1,772	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	411.88/cwt	361.00–435.00	1,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	304.11/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,038	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	274.40/cwt	259.00–290.00	2,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	345.31/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,293	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	494.60/cwt	451.00–520.00	1,627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	361.97/cwt	350.00–369.00	1,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,326	2,874.84/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,875	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,131	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	145.60/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,931	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,600	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	165.60/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,923	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	154.07/cwt	149.00–161.00	2,006	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,621	169.41/cwt	168.00–184.00	2,746	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	151.75/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,507	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	130.36/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,188	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	116.46/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	800	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,712	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	534.60/cwt	530.00–539.00	1,753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	326.14/cwt	315.00–337.00	2,528	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	168.00/cwt	151.00–201.00	1,759	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	391.72/cwt	383.00–417.00	1,665	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	413.85/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,577	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	357.47/cwt	350.00–361.00	1,895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	551.22/cwt	543.00–570.00	1,791	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	433.89/cwt	433.00–437.00	2,061	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	308.99/cwt	307.00–311.00	2,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	378.79/cwt	359.00–405.00	1,811	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	353.80/cwt	341.00–370.00	2,003	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	325.86/cwt	315.00–339.00	2,333	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	475.32/cwt	441.00–501.00	1,816	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	391.37/cwt	371.00–415.00	1,843	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	671	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,442	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	467.55/cwt	459.00–473.00	2,057	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	409.93/cwt	380.00–431.00	2,095	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	323.60/cwt	311.00–330.00	2,162	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	323.83/cwt	315.00–333.00	2,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	350.99/cwt	347.00–355.00	2,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	440.89/cwt	427.00–459.00	1,847	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	338.98/cwt	331.00–350.00	1,885	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,695	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	310	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	442.02/cwt	400.00–453.00	1,414	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	345.94/cwt	337.00–370.00	2,190	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	357.71/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,699	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	526.41/cwt	493.00–543.00	1,900	13
Bulls	—	—	1,537	188.74/cwt	180.00–198.00	2,901	9
Bulls	—	—	1,285	175.72/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,258	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	144.56/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,665	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1

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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