Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-25.00 higher mostly 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly 8.00-28.00 higher except the better 300-350 lbs 45.00 higher and 600-650 lbs 5.00 lower. The supply was moderate with good demand. Quality and condition of most cattle was good. 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 $369.32/cwt on 149 head. That ranks 5 of 26 comparable sales and sits −31.76 against this barn's trailing median of $401.08.

Average price

$369.32

149 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$654

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

$110.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.60

vs AR average

−20.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	375.26	2,092	135
Medium and Large 2	542	319.89	1,733	12thin
Medium and Large 3	543	265.00	1,438	2thin

One grade step is worth $110.26/cwt here — about $654 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

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 sale149 hd

369.32

—

AR average8 barns · 422 hd

365.72

+3.60

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−20.59

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.08

−31.76

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	1,624	182.72	2,968	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	168.64	2,578	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	153.77	1,855	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	129.97	1,271	15

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)	1,097	$2,276	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,994	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,005	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	917	$1,339	5

Every lot, as filed

103 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 2Fleshy	400–450	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	650–700	680	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	318.15/cwt	311.00–330.00	2,265	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	523.06/cwt	470.00–555.00	1,674	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	484.05/cwt	425.00–531.00	2,067	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	531.50/cwt	485.00–590.00	1,972	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	418.71/cwt	355.00–453.00	1,976	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	414.58/cwt	400.00–429.00	1,920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	368.01/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,571	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	451.93/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,192	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	398.93/cwt	359.00–417.00	2,449	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	418.60/cwt	350.00–433.00	2,198	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	412.55/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	444.45/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,418	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,368	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	163.37/cwt	151.00–205.00	1,851	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	189.55/cwt	145.00–250.00	1,566	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	2,394.27/head	1,700.00–3,000.00	2,394	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,994.34/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,994	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	1,339.48/head	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,339	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	840	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,517	184.58/cwt	178.00–187.00	2,800	6
Bulls	—	—	1,968	191.03/cwt	189.00–195.00	3,759	3
Bulls	—	—	1,430	164.65/cwt	156.00–173.00	2,354	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	168.39/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,607	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	154.97/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,844	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	129.90/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,680	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	143.17/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,397	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	164.58/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,995	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	146.28/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,817	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	158.45/cwt	158.00–159.00	2,282	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	176.03/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,714	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	118.66/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,138	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	132.99/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,333	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	412.60/cwt	375.00–429.00	2,546	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	411.67/cwt	400.00–423.00	2,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	400.67/cwt	351.00–432.00	1,943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	478.01/cwt	430.00–531.00	1,573	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	391.30/cwt	359.00–401.00	2,630	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	462.36/cwt	423.00–495.00	2,196	45
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	431.61/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,015	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	321	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	424	482.43/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,046	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	373.50/cwt	351.00–400.00	1,983	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	305.13/cwt	299.00–313.00	2,676	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	470.17/cwt	420.00–497.00	1,989	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	517.82/cwt	470.00–540.00	1,735	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	343.66/cwt	301.00–350.00	2,254	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	359.47/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,027	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,208	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	361.09/cwt	300.00–383.00	1,726	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	310.93/cwt	299.00–323.00	1,956	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	374.97/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	389.16/cwt	345.00–430.00	1,249	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	316.31/cwt	299.00–350.00	1,809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	389.46/cwt	350.00–413.00	1,644	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	259.05/cwt	220.00–300.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	463.58/cwt	425.00–505.00	1,771	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	343.86/cwt	336.00–357.00	2,156	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	322.45/cwt	300.00–351.00	1,677	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	703	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	432.23/cwt	381.00–447.00	2,468	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	515.41/cwt	461.00–550.00	2,185	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	447.14/cwt	410.00–467.00	2,298	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	558.39/cwt	515.00–590.00	2,044	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	351.83/cwt	341.00–353.00	2,589	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	582.24/cwt	525.00–615.00	1,916	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	3,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	337.96/cwt	335.00–341.00	2,785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	334.81/cwt	325.00–338.00	2,575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,976	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	399.16/cwt	365.00–422.00	2,347	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	365.06/cwt	350.00–403.00	2,446	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	458	583.00/cwt	583.00–583.00	2,670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	328	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,935	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	523.00/cwt	523.00–523.00	2,275	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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