Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs mostly 15.00-30.00 lower instances over 50.00 lower than last weeks sharp price increases and the better 600-650 lbs 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly 20.00-40.00 lower instances 49.00 lower. Quality and condition of most feeders not as good as last week. Slaughter cows mixed with breaker cows 1.00-2.00 higher with boner and lean cows steady to 2.00 lower. No trend on slaughter bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $399.48/cwt on 161 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −55.55 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$399.48

161 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,176

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$32.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.06

vs AR average

−58.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	406.83	2,217	124
Medium and Large 1-2	560	377.00	2,111	10thin
Medium and Large 2	537	374.02	2,009	27

One grade step is worth $32.81/cwt here — about $209 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.38, low $409.13, median $455.03 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 sale161 hd

399.48

—

AR average7 barns · 396 hd

398.41

+1.06

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−58.66

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−55.55

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	1,646	186.99	3,077	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	166.59	2,458	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	157.23	1,832	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	138.90	1,383	26

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,505	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$2,584	45
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,079	$2,162	28
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,745	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$2,436	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,266	7
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	858	$3,800	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$2,403	9
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$2,095	2thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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	650–700	663	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	535.84/cwt	493.00–550.00	1,886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	402.32/cwt	385.00–417.00	1,674	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	394.07/cwt	361.00–449.00	2,057	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	647	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	437.43/cwt	423.00–485.00	1,448	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	467.41/cwt	457.00–485.00	2,019	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	456.02/cwt	437.00–485.00	1,934	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	546	344.01/cwt	341.00–347.00	1,878	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	723	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	323.00/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	344.63/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,944	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	310	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	423	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,637	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,744.92/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,745	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	417.94/cwt	407.00–425.00	1,985	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	440.34/cwt	413.00–465.00	2,074	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,589	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	2,435.98/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	349.06/cwt	330.00–375.00	2,192	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	606	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,000	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	391.57/cwt	371.00–407.00	2,412	51
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	3,588.81/head	3,100.00–4,000.00	3,589	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	2,459.12/head	1,750.00–3,100.00	2,459	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	2,402.57/head	1,600.00–2,550.00	2,403	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	2,584.37/head	1,500.00–3,050.00	2,584	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	163.37/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,952	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	132.41/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,230	11
Bulls	—	—	1,612	186.50/cwt	182.00–193.00	3,006	8
Bulls	—	—	1,433	157.21/cwt	142.00–174.00	2,253	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,001	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	159.39/cwt	152.00–164.00	2,389	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	281.50/cwt	280.00–283.00	2,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	384.30/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	312.96/cwt	311.00–315.00	1,152	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	312.54/cwt	297.00–325.00	1,463	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	366.55/cwt	350.00–377.00	2,049	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	337.67/cwt	320.00–367.00	2,286	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	359.93/cwt	327.00–377.00	1,476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	307.76/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	377.76/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,987	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	436.12/cwt	405.00–462.00	1,827	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	372.83/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,406	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	370.85/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,769	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	331.46/cwt	297.00–373.00	1,415	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	798	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	442.46/cwt	423.00–480.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	295.86/cwt	277.00–311.00	1,991	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	364.21/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	361.78/cwt	341.00–380.00	1,545	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	314.01/cwt	313.00–315.00	1,963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	464.86/cwt	430.00–510.00	1,474	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	324.09/cwt	309.00–330.00	1,847	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	385.77/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,265	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	335.23/cwt	300.00–361.00	1,589	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	333.13/cwt	317.00–350.00	1,762	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	442.39/cwt	400.00–469.00	1,632	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	320.44/cwt	311.00–330.00	1,827	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	396.93/cwt	373.00–417.00	2,251	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	416.73/cwt	401.00–437.00	2,179	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	290.15/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	309.87/cwt	291.00–329.00	1,927	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	413.00/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,549	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	311.97/cwt	309.00–315.00	2,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	408.82/cwt	361.00–435.00	1,713	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,019	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	360.83/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,884	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	321.79/cwt	300.00–341.00	2,288	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	324.25/cwt	307.00–330.00	2,140	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	335.46/cwt	330.00–341.00	2,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	349.69/cwt	330.00–363.00	2,165	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	606.00/cwt	580.00–635.00	1,982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	368.45/cwt	357.00–385.00	1,750	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	313.37/cwt	300.00–327.00	2,422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	560.15/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,826	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	372.21/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,653	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,111	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,703	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	354.92/cwt	330.00–389.00	2,034	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	444	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,470	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	402.51/cwt	350.00–475.00	1,932	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,439	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	162.96/cwt	130.00–195.00	1,149	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	2,161.50/head	1,150.00–2,900.00	2,162	28
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,094.51/head	1,450.00–2,600.00	2,095	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,881	1
Bulls	—	—	1,806	204.57/cwt	197.00–212.00	3,695	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	140.68/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,432	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	155.56/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,812	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	175.00/cwt	169.00–185.00	2,534	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	142.76/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,476	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	158.14/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,784	3

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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