Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend sale not reported last week. Supply was moderate with good demand. The weaned and higher quality calves with good condition were in high demand and the plainer kind and fleshy calves had less demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $362.01/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −39.10 against this barn's trailing median of $401.11.

Average price

$362.01

60 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$51.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.74

vs AR average

−22.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	373.24	1,965	47
Medium and Large 2	532	321.41	1,709	13thin

One grade step is worth $51.83/cwt here — about $256 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 sale60 hd

362.01

—

AR average7 barns · 322 hd

356.27

+5.74

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−22.38

This barn, trailing median25 sales

401.11

−39.10

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	—	High	1,526	187.76	2,865	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	171.03	2,591	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	159.20	2,013	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	138.28	1,490	29

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)	1,198	$2,628	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,545	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,161	$2,293	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,092	$1,550	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,285	$2,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	968	$2,064	3thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	450–500	472	448.31/cwt	397.00–489.00	2,116	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,378	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	499.93/cwt	439.00–550.00	2,070	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	391.01/cwt	361.00–421.00	2,225	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	343.23/cwt	317.00–363.00	1,658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	384.96/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,636	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	434.31/cwt	350.00–475.00	1,416	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	372.12/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	339.85/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	506.21/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	307.34/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	340.75/cwt	340.00–341.00	1,993	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	400.77/cwt	377.00–425.00	1,543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	328.54/cwt	319.00–335.00	1,699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	334.50/cwt	330.00–339.00	2,084	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	376.03/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,207	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	383.33/cwt	340.00–489.00	2,020	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	428.51/cwt	380.00–445.00	1,774	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	314.56/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	3,138	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	340.54/cwt	329.00–349.00	2,118	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	372.01/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,421	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	329.92/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,709	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	357.26/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,533	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,154	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,075	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	2,063.94/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,064	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	2,628.45/head	2,200.00–3,300.00	2,628	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	2,293.15/head	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,293	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,760	1
Bulls	—	—	1,581	204.63/cwt	199.00–208.00	3,235	4
Bulls	—	—	1,374	170.44/cwt	140.00–184.00	2,342	5
Bulls	—	—	1,634	191.59/cwt	186.00–197.00	3,131	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	169.42/cwt	164.00–180.00	2,052	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	145.23/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,881	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	157.31/cwt	149.00–162.00	2,036	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	134.41/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,484	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,080	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	142.33/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,522	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	175.65/cwt	169.00–181.00	2,120	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,544.74/head	2,250.00–2,950.00	2,545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	900–950	903	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	3,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	531	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,490	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	625	358.08/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,238	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	365.54/cwt	349.00–393.00	2,102	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	764	343.71/cwt	339.00–347.00	2,626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	436	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	805	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	473.77/cwt	427.00–511.00	1,507	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	387.91/cwt	351.00–415.00	1,843	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	444.23/cwt	400.00–485.00	1,857	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	330.35/cwt	321.00–335.00	2,567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	336.14/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,225	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	434.24/cwt	391.00–459.00	2,210	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	424.00/cwt	400.00–443.00	1,624	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	405.55/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,732	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	382.01/cwt	349.00–405.00	2,009	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	581.46/cwt	541.00–595.00	1,919	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	548.07/cwt	495.00–570.00	2,072	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	494.81/cwt	443.00–545.00	1,831	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	400.67/cwt	371.00–437.00	1,919	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	3,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	376.83/cwt	337.00–419.00	1,963	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	355.75/cwt	347.00–369.00	2,181	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	338.32/cwt	330.00–341.00	2,108	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	555	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	1050–1100	1,088	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	318.89/cwt	309.00–337.00	2,130	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	348.68/cwt	333.00–359.00	1,963	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	157.43/cwt	152.00–164.00	2,410	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	176.73/cwt	164.00–182.00	2,690	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,890	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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