Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs 25.00-69.00 lower than last weeks light test 400-650 lbs mostly 20.00-25.00 lower except the better 500-550 lbs 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs mostly 6.00-12.00 lower except the better 450-500 lbs 2.00 higher 500-600 lbs 15.00-24.00 lower with some groups of fancy heifers selling for a premium 25 head 442 lb 427.00 per cwt and 25 head 507 lbs 411.00 per cwt. Quality of feeders average to good with good demand on the better quality cattle. Slaughter cows 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $371.13/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 6 of 26 comparable sales and sits −29.94 against this barn's trailing median of $401.08.

Average price

$371.13

45 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$681

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

$137.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+36.19

vs AR average

−3.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	382.94	1,992	39
Medium and Large 2	574	304.30	1,746	5thin
Medium and Large 3	535	245.00	1,311	1thin

One grade step is worth $137.94/cwt here — about $681 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale45 hd

371.13

—

AR average8 barns · 246 hd

334.95

+36.19

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−3.76

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.08

−29.94

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	1,579	177.06	2,797	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	167.48	2,417	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	148.08	1,837	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	127.07	1,350	17

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)	1,234	$2,438	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$3,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	690	$1,780	2thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	473	413.29/cwt	403.00–445.00	1,955	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	383.35/cwt	379.00–389.00	1,208	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	433.58/cwt	397.00–443.00	1,466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	406.92/cwt	381.00–417.00	1,530	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	359.33/cwt	343.00–365.00	1,725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	448.16/cwt	393.00–461.00	1,936	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	369.12/cwt	351.00–400.00	1,930	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	390.30/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,698	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	428.88/cwt	399.00–451.00	1,390	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	370.55/cwt	343.00–393.00	1,712	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	536.94/cwt	520.00–539.00	1,707	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,337	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	419.90/cwt	383.00–423.00	2,171	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	403.11/cwt	399.00–411.00	1,689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	380.80/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,039	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	523	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	336.34/cwt	331.00–345.00	1,762	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	355.34/cwt	330.00–381.00	2,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	329.30/cwt	321.00–335.00	1,854	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	325.32/cwt	319.00–331.00	2,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	507	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,084	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	126.25/cwt	118.00–132.00	1,366	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	170.85/cwt	165.00–178.00	2,440	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,318	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	103.80/cwt	90.00–114.00	1,048	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	151.63/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,780	10
Bulls	—	—	1,656	183.90/cwt	180.00–189.00	3,045	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	404	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,555	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	296.43/cwt	280.00–313.00	1,865	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	333.72/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,402	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	342.56/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	1,503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	388.14/cwt	350.00–417.00	1,463	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	353.42/cwt	321.00–393.00	1,527	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	528	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	318.56/cwt	300.00–333.00	1,672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	335.04/cwt	329.00–339.00	2,030	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	289.97/cwt	289.00–291.00	2,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	356.23/cwt	333.00–373.00	1,867	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	404.36/cwt	350.00–423.00	1,694	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	419.55/cwt	401.00–425.00	1,598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	321.79/cwt	313.00–330.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	498	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	442	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,887	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	2,438.49/head	2,000.00–2,950.00	2,438	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	1,780.43/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	478.27/cwt	450.00–481.00	1,784	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	303.13/cwt	280.00–311.00	1,776	4
Bulls	—	—	1,813	196.25/cwt	194.00–198.00	3,558	2
Bulls	—	—	1,425	163.82/cwt	150.00–172.00	2,334	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	139.81/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,485	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	162.72/cwt	158.00–173.00	2,198	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	139.71/cwt	125.00–144.00	1,746	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	221.50/cwt	209.00–260.00	2,007	5

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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