Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 300-400 lbs steady to 16.00 lower over 400 lbs steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300-350 lbs 8.00-30.00 lower 350-600 lbs mostly 1.00-7.00 higher with the better 350-400 lbs 19.00 higher and the better 500-550 lbs 25.00 higher and a few 600-650 lbs 1.00 lower. Supply was heavy with good demand on most classes of cattle. The offering included some reputation consignments of weaned and unweaned calves. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $396.44/cwt on 225 head. That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits −57.65 against this barn's trailing median of $454.09.

Average price

$396.44

225 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,170

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$47.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.72

vs AR average

−28.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	404.26	2,216	181
Medium and Large 1-2	535	379.75	2,032	15thin
Medium and Large 2	548	356.30	1,951	29

One grade step is worth $47.96/cwt here — about $265 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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.38, low $374.53, median $454.09 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 sale225 hd

396.44

—

AR average9 barns · 708 hd

387.72

+8.72

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

−28.43

This barn, trailing median26 sales

454.09

−57.65

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2Fleshy	400–450	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	662	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,118	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	363.59/cwt	361.00–369.00	1,763	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	302	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,217	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	387.61/cwt	369.00–399.00	2,240	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	457.80/cwt	441.00–469.00	1,914	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	413.58/cwt	399.00–421.00	1,956	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	379.75/cwt	379.00–383.00	2,032	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	1,770	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	424.58/cwt	403.00–440.00	1,418	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	374.26/cwt	349.00–390.00	1,729	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	517	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,249	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	599	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,414	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	513	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,026	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	333.54/cwt	323.00–351.00	1,908	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	425.75/cwt	397.00–451.00	1,809	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	372.15/cwt	325.00–391.00	2,132	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,584	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	410.90/cwt	385.00–423.00	2,174	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	373.80/cwt	353.00–385.00	2,325	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	392.87/cwt	365.00–450.00	1,681	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	850–900	890	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	346.24/cwt	343.00–351.00	2,178	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	378.11/cwt	350.00–397.00	1,974	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	305.54/cwt	303.00–311.00	1,907	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	438.51/cwt	419.00–465.00	1,666	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	368.14/cwt	335.00–381.00	1,925	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	748	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,364	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	516.21/cwt	475.00–527.00	1,657	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	415.10/cwt	360.00–437.00	1,552	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	307.84/cwt	300.00–317.00	2,072	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	397.08/cwt	349.00–443.00	1,918	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	393	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	430.21/cwt	400.00–453.00	2,026	105
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	492	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	548	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	648	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	521.75/cwt	487.00–540.00	1,670	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	474.52/cwt	443.00–499.00	1,808	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	308.56/cwt	303.00–320.00	2,228	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	411.87/cwt	389.00–441.00	1,569	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	358.30/cwt	320.00–389.00	1,688	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	358.69/cwt	330.00–381.00	1,392	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,839	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	381.59/cwt	377.00–385.00	1,633	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	303.67/cwt	301.00–309.00	1,910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	350.91/cwt	330.00–357.00	1,983	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	750–800	778	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,178	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	338.59/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,598	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	589	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,649	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	347.26/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,834	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	319.24/cwt	300.00–371.00	1,478	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	787	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,440	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	320.02/cwt	317.00–321.00	1,853	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	335.80/cwt	329.00–350.00	1,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	310.63/cwt	286.00–320.00	1,634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	354.24/cwt	335.00–395.00	1,169	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	357.99/cwt	321.00–371.00	1,303	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	320.96/cwt	317.00–327.00	2,128	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	290.04/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	431.71/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,351	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	308.33/cwt	270.00–323.00	1,794	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	346.33/cwt	317.00–375.00	1,468	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	340.05/cwt	305.00–363.00	2,105	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	401.33/cwt	380.00–433.00	1,710	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	706	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	291.84/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	325.67/cwt	323.00–327.00	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	469.05/cwt	445.00–483.00	1,548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	362.07/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,915	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	511	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,431	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,112	2

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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