Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs 10.00-45.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs 10.00-40.00 higher and a few 750-800 lbs 5.00 higher. Had 80 hd 802 Value Added heifers that sold for 391.00 per cwt. Supply was moderate with very good demand. Quality was average to good with a mix of weaned and unweaned calves. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower on the small amount observed. Slaughter bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.57/cwt on 118 head. That ranks 11 of 26 comparable sales and sits −9.51 against this barn's trailing median of $401.08.

Average price

$391.57

118 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$71.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.05

vs AR average

−6.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	396.45	2,117	110
Medium and Large 2	552	324.52	1,791	8thin

One grade step is worth $71.92/cwt here — about $327 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale118 hd

391.57

—

AR average8 barns · 490 hd

367.52

+24.05

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−6.29

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.08

−9.51

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	164.92	2,472	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	151.69	1,797	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	138.19	1,379	13

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	893	$2,925	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,046	$2,869	30
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,104	$1,992	9
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	720	$2,239	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,068	$3,110	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	862	$2,264	7
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,190	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	500–550	516	445.84/cwt	415.00–471.00	2,301	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	381.37/cwt	369.00–391.00	2,586	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	451.81/cwt	350.00–490.00	1,898	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	401.17/cwt	361.00–430.00	2,134	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	622.54/cwt	595.00–650.00	2,005	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	535.78/cwt	487.00–595.00	2,304	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	578	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	2,653	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	504	438.56/cwt	433.00–449.00	2,210	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	445.58/cwt	415.00–500.00	1,907	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	343.64/cwt	309.00–355.00	2,478	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	455.33/cwt	400.00–493.00	2,154	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	451.25/cwt	411.00–491.00	1,688	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,916	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	566.81/cwt	535.00–625.00	2,092	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	385.89/cwt	367.00–417.00	2,196	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	562.32/cwt	505.00–590.00	2,120	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	353.93/cwt	341.00–365.00	2,212	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	343.56/cwt	337.00–347.00	2,257	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	535.87/cwt	525.00–570.00	1,441	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	613.31/cwt	590.00–645.00	1,613	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	3,121.39/head	2,450.00–3,750.00	3,121	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	593.53/cwt	565.00–620.00	1,852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	327.43/cwt	317.00–330.00	2,482	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	294	579.95/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	486.71/cwt	457.00–565.00	1,548	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	492.88/cwt	471.00–550.00	2,129	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	155.78/cwt	141.00–187.00	1,681	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	2,238.96/head	1,950.00–2,700.00	2,239	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	401.99/cwt	363.00–443.00	2,110	68
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	2,869.27/head	2,200.00–3,250.00	2,869	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	3,081.03/head	2,850.00–3,350.00	3,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	791	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,761	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	187.69/cwt	156.00–238.00	2,188	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	2,264.36/head	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,264	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,153	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	133.38/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,244	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,945	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	157.22/cwt	153.00–161.00	2,421	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	154.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,914	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	143.34/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,531	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	147.00/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,627	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	2,924.51/head	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,925	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,874	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	174.12/cwt	167.00–182.00	2,629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	355.68/cwt	350.00–361.00	2,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	338.00/cwt	329.00–347.00	2,653	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	162.64/cwt	134.00–181.00	2,049	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	341.23/cwt	311.00–357.00	1,791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	358.43/cwt	321.00–400.00	1,724	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	406.92/cwt	389.00–445.00	1,351	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	383.76/cwt	350.00–423.00	1,447	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	492.95/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	390.17/cwt	353.00–417.00	1,689	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	410.80/cwt	390.00–423.00	2,190	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	535.18/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	314.50/cwt	299.00–337.00	1,786	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	528.33/cwt	515.00–555.00	1,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	300.89/cwt	281.00–327.00	2,166	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	384.77/cwt	371.00–415.00	2,393	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	321.98/cwt	321.00–323.00	1,884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	313.72/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,136	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	489.39/cwt	455.00–530.00	1,840	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	480.47/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	412.77/cwt	381.00–457.00	1,952	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	414.66/cwt	393.00–450.00	2,015	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	399.15/cwt	350.00–445.00	1,696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	473.33/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	366.83/cwt	357.00–380.00	2,106	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	364.57/cwt	347.00–381.00	2,074	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	602	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,354	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	494.24/cwt	457.00–605.00	2,318	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	369.94/cwt	351.00–385.00	1,739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	419.08/cwt	410.00–423.00	1,182	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	423.54/cwt	365.00–475.00	2,427	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	363.58/cwt	351.00–371.00	2,269	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,413	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	1,992.30/head	1,500.00–2,500.00	1,992	9

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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