Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs mostly 3.00-15.00 lower instances 30.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly 10.00-20.00 lower except the better 450-500 lbs 2.00 higher and a few 600-650 lbs 8.00 higher. Supply was moderate with less demand. Quality of most cattle not as good as last week. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $323.98/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −77.10 against this barn's trailing median of $401.08.

Average price

$323.98

56 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

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

$80.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.87

vs AR average

−32.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	351.56	1,888	26
Medium and Large 2	531	301.08	1,599	29
Medium and Large 3	545	271.00	1,477	1thin

One grade step is worth $80.56/cwt here — about $411 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

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 sale56 hd

323.98

—

AR average9 barns · 308 hd

330.85

−6.87

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−32.91

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.08

−77.10

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	—	Average	1,553	179.96	2,794	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,384	161.95	2,242	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	148.18	1,776	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	127.16	1,325	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$2,426	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	981	$1,954	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	937	$1,450	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$2,332	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$1,353	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$1,000	1thin

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 1-2	450–500	474	385.72/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,828	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	350.15/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,173	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	349.03/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,483	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	339.04/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,248	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	289.55/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	440.99/cwt	425.00–451.00	1,848	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	600–650	643	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	330.61/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,534	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	349.91/cwt	340.00–359.00	1,994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	321.58/cwt	309.00–327.00	1,836	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	398.55/cwt	389.00–409.00	2,088	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,272	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	389.29/cwt	380.00–407.00	1,226	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	332.57/cwt	305.00–347.00	1,763	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	471.67/cwt	449.00–505.00	1,712	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	361.83/cwt	349.00–387.00	1,860	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	355.03/cwt	325.00–369.00	1,857	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	357.90/cwt	349.00–371.00	2,194	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	415.01/cwt	400.00–439.00	1,548	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	377.08/cwt	347.00–393.00	1,769	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	399.49/cwt	365.00–409.00	1,506	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	339.69/cwt	327.00–375.00	1,957	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	381.65/cwt	371.00–389.00	2,217	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	392.92/cwt	371.00–417.00	1,670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	283.98/cwt	283.00–285.00	2,763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	364.88/cwt	350.00–391.00	1,740	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	652	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	314.12/cwt	305.00–323.00	1,970	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	449.75/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	397.60/cwt	389.00–407.00	1,881	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	512	341.31/cwt	331.00–345.00	1,748	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	2,425.62/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,426	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	2,332.39/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	365.63/cwt	345.00–403.00	1,561	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	532	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,144	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	378	356.52/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,348	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	628	953.78/head	900.00–1,000.00	954	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	706	1,290.70/head	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,291	6
Bulls	—	—	1,531	179.33/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,746	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	151.31/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,736	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	112.36/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,149	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	138.80/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,607	13
Bulls	—	—	1,697	192.38/cwt	187.00–201.00	3,265	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	149.48/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,770	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,352.71/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,353	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	142.68/cwt	134.00–153.00	1,380	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	151.29/cwt	129.00–175.00	1,710	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,780.03/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,780	3
Bulls	—	—	1,335	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	354	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,168	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	275.80/cwt	251.00–281.00	1,142	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	268.06/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	292.52/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,062	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	220.49/cwt	143.00–275.00	1,914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	354.77/cwt	329.00–387.00	1,699	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	301.18/cwt	291.00–311.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	312.79/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,361	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	305.30/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,603	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	405.60/cwt	380.00–427.00	1,472	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	344.28/cwt	339.00–350.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	320.22/cwt	297.00–347.00	1,374	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	434.86/cwt	350.00–465.00	1,435	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	318.62/cwt	300.00–347.00	1,488	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	268.01/cwt	267.00–269.00	1,755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	369.14/cwt	327.00–397.00	1,565	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	274.70/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	383.10/cwt	367.00–400.00	1,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	355.52/cwt	321.00–383.00	1,827	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	850–900	870	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	355.67/cwt	350.00–361.00	1,689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	320.26/cwt	309.00–329.00	1,950	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	2,452.05/head	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,452	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	165.29/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,278	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	133.33/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,864	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	150.52/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,172	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	124.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,232	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	160.52/cwt	156.00–169.00	2,084	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	137.11/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,603	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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