Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 650 lbs 10.00-40.00 higher with the better 450-500 lbs 59.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs 20.00-50.00 higher with the better 400-450 lbs 75.00 higher. Had some value added cattle that sold for a premium. Quality and condition of feeders was good with good demand. 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 $419.60/cwt on 223 head. That ranks 4 of 25 comparable sales and sits −35.42 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$419.60

223 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,301

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$525

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

$103.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.79

vs AR average

−9.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	426.64	2,350	188
Medium and Large 2	535	383.52	2,053	34
Medium and Large 3	565	323.00	1,825	1thin

One grade step is worth $103.64/cwt here — about $525 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

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 sale223 hd

419.60

—

AR average7 barns · 640 hd

403.82

+15.79

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−9.55

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−35.42

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

82 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	365.94/cwt	357.00–381.00	2,265	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	548	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	531	416.02/cwt	405.00–437.00	2,209	31
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	292.53/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,174	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	393.08/cwt	361.00–421.00	1,832	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	352.07/cwt	350.00–363.00	2,215	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	863	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	419	502.35/cwt	501.00–503.00	2,105	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	743	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,378	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	358.86/cwt	349.00–370.00	2,056	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	453.38/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	391.79/cwt	370.00–401.00	2,253	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	523.19/cwt	480.00–585.00	1,669	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	396.04/cwt	369.00–429.00	1,679	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	438.79/cwt	419.00–450.00	1,663	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	363.68/cwt	340.00–385.00	2,448	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	485.21/cwt	463.00–505.00	2,256	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	502	480.13/cwt	479.00–481.00	2,410	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	331.96/cwt	327.00–349.00	2,188	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	479.32/cwt	430.00–509.00	2,013	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	456.68/cwt	420.00–493.00	2,146	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	374	538.97/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,016	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	494.92/cwt	465.00–550.00	1,891	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	378.29/cwt	349.00–401.00	1,963	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	376.54/cwt	363.00–411.00	2,380	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	358.36/cwt	335.00–362.00	2,534	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	318	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	425.63/cwt	400.00–452.00	2,209	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	545	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,240	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	578	428.73/cwt	419.00–435.00	2,478	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	326.38/cwt	319.00–330.00	2,232	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	407.50/cwt	381.00–423.00	2,115	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	309.72/cwt	301.00–317.00	2,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	369.57/cwt	330.00–391.00	1,386	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	325.56/cwt	320.00–333.00	2,289	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	386.54/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	349.02/cwt	327.00–370.00	1,661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	330	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	577	389.07/cwt	357.00–417.00	2,245	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	302.81/cwt	291.00–315.00	1,877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	441.29/cwt	399.00–480.00	1,867	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	438.52/cwt	400.00–485.00	1,653	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	310.50/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	342.38/cwt	311.00–373.00	1,441	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	411.33/cwt	371.00–435.00	1,954	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	284.57/cwt	280.00–289.00	2,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	419	499.00/cwt	499.00–499.00	2,091	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	337.23/cwt	303.00–353.00	1,797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	356.26/cwt	341.00–385.00	2,038	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	398.86/cwt	361.00–420.00	2,042	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	450.13/cwt	443.00–470.00	1,697	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	435.94/cwt	417.00–463.00	1,870	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	550–600	553	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	367.98/cwt	335.00–390.00	1,748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,229	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	685	326.79/cwt	324.00–329.00	2,239	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	449.49/cwt	407.00–490.00	1,479	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	328.63/cwt	300.00–357.00	1,752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	432.27/cwt	400.00–469.00	2,053	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	359.01/cwt	333.00–379.00	2,229	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	365.70/cwt	349.00–387.00	2,070	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	305.85/cwt	300.00–317.00	2,245	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	304.06/cwt	301.00–307.00	2,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	1

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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