Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 300-400 lbs 40.00 higher 400-700 lbs 5.00-30.00 higher mostly 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs 16.00-22.00 higher over 400 lbs steady to15.00 lower instances 25.00 lower with quality not as good as last week. Supply heavy with good demand on most cattle. The offering included a mix 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 $412.66/cwt on 203 head. That ranks 4 of 26 comparable sales and sits −41.43 against this barn's trailing median of $454.09.

Average price

$412.66

203 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,247

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$847

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

$171.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.77

vs AR average

−17.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	421.99	2,297	164
Medium and Large 2	544	376.65	2,051	38
Medium and Large 3	580	250.00	1,450	1thin

One grade step is worth $171.99/cwt here — about $847 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

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 sale203 hd

412.66

—

AR average8 barns · 550 hd

407.89

+4.77

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−17.97

This barn, trailing median26 sales

454.09

−41.43

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

84 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	615	349.01/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,146	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	373.31/cwt	350.00–393.00	1,960	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	382.99/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,241	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	316.28/cwt	300.00–341.00	1,806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	287.55/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	353.98/cwt	311.00–383.00	1,653	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	603	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	360.85/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,902	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	400.38/cwt	400.00–401.00	1,698	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	442.04/cwt	395.00–485.00	1,843	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	472.36/cwt	435.00–515.00	1,507	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	340.30/cwt	333.00–344.00	2,511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	407.24/cwt	377.00–443.00	2,305	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	460.57/cwt	431.00–495.00	2,206	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	493	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	649	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,272	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	785	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	305.13/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	447	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,685	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	562.87/cwt	523.00–600.00	1,852	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	337.39/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,105	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	335.81/cwt	333.00–347.00	2,193	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	317.39/cwt	300.00–333.00	2,279	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	427.54/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	496.59/cwt	465.00–525.00	1,589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	432.38/cwt	400.00–444.00	2,292	98
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	394.71/cwt	373.00–403.00	2,041	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	356.58/cwt	347.00–365.00	2,050	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	422.77/cwt	400.00–457.00	1,784	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	412.93/cwt	383.00–427.00	1,990	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	340.46/cwt	300.00–353.00	1,770	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	380.27/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,426	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	350.67/cwt	339.00–363.00	2,006	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	357.80/cwt	350.00–373.00	1,742	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	324.84/cwt	317.00–340.00	1,982	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	371.14/cwt	350.00–393.00	1,600	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	404.12/cwt	360.00–495.00	1,895	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	455.37/cwt	415.00–480.00	1,712	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	285.08/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	285.20/cwt	260.00–309.00	1,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	377.88/cwt	339.00–400.00	2,135	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	489.85/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	317.17/cwt	312.00–325.00	2,290	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	424.98/cwt	401.00–447.00	2,027	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	352.01/cwt	350.00–359.00	1,693	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	553	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	354.60/cwt	330.00–369.00	1,862	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	321.61/cwt	311.00–340.00	2,023	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	451.25/cwt	430.00–479.00	1,945	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,087	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	411.84/cwt	371.00–427.00	1,536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	307.38/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	330.89/cwt	307.00–341.00	1,939	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	585	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	409.76/cwt	381.00–419.00	2,512	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	374.35/cwt	359.00–381.00	2,482	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	725	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,530	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	536.54/cwt	480.00–585.00	2,039	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	490.81/cwt	461.00–525.00	2,081	74
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	406.93/cwt	365.00–425.00	2,124	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	346.08/cwt	337.00–357.00	2,177	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	482.31/cwt	475.00–497.00	1,828	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	285.52/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,453	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,903	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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