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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 9

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Dec 19Jan 9Jan 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

274 head

▼ 539 vs last sale 813▼ 621 vs year ago 895 · −69.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 130▼ 60 vs year ago 125 · −48.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 110▲ 5 vs year ago 25 · +20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend sale was closed last two weeks. The supply was light due to winter weather moving into the area this after noon. Demand was good on the light offering with a higher undertone on most classes of cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $345.94/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −90.87 against this barn's trailing median of $436.81.

Average price

$345.94

21 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+29.84

vs AR average

+3.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	345.94	1,814	21

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale21 hd

345.94

—

AR average7 barns · 476 hd

316.11

+29.84

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

+3.86

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.81

−90.87

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.38, low $370.63, median $436.81 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,437	143.94	2,068	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,671	122.20	2,042	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	120.19	1,494	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,130	102.16	1,155	11

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)	1,311	$2,001	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$1,529	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,191	3thin

Every lot

73 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	353.49/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,174	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,482	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	389.40/cwt	351.00–413.00	1,643	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,762	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	522	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,843	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	343.74/cwt	311.00–356.00	1,805	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,748	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	613	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,949	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	282.40/cwt	274.00–286.00	1,875	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	683	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,947	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,841	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,639	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,938	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	848	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,942	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	895	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,790	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,070	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	945	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,985	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	350.99/cwt	349.00–353.00	1,179	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,205	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	291.50/cwt	280.00–303.00	1,122	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	303.13/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,300	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	299.16/cwt	285.00–313.00	1,427	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	269.48/cwt	248.00–280.00	1,285	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	290.31/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,524	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	528	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,605	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	256.04/cwt	253.00–259.00	1,365	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	576	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,590	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	649	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,661	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,470	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,604	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,559	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	360.75/cwt	350.00–381.00	1,299	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	323.76/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,214	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	311.02/cwt	310.00–313.00	1,313	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	323.43/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,423	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	331.07/cwt	329.00–339.00	1,533	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	304.70/cwt	290.00–323.00	1,600	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	267.26/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,443	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,653	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	300.32/cwt	282.00–309.00	1,757	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	288.08/cwt	277.00–295.00	1,780	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,459	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	260.23/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,744	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,793	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	236.03/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,782	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,628	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,050	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,785	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,055	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,730	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,118	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,699	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,283	134.40/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,724	4
Bulls	—	—	1,400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,170	1
Bulls	—	—	1,502	146.65/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,203	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,221	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	94.43/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,075	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	108.29/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,251	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	114.70/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,343	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	124.90/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,629	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,836	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,683	122.38/cwt	121.00–127.00	2,060	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,471	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	102.20/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,226	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,529.49/head	1,225.00–1,750.00	1,529	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,311	2,001.07/head	1,700.00–2,325.00	2,001	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	141.44/cwt	120.00–171.00	1,315	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	2,190.58/head	2,075.00–2,300.00	2,191	3

This sale against other markets

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs, AR

Thu Jan 9, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 813Year ago 895

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 130Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 110Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	350.00–381.00	360.75
2	400–450	440	317.00–330.00	323.43
13	450–500	463	329.00–339.00	331.07
8	500–550	525	290.00–323.00	304.70
13	550–600	585	282.00–309.00	300.32
10	600–650	618	277.00–295.00	288.08
3	650–700	670	240.00–270.00	260.23
2	700–750	735	244.00	244.00
2	750–800	755	232.00–240.00	236.03
1	850–900	875	186.00	186.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	170.00	170.00
2	1100–1150	1,118	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	300.00–345.00	323.76
3	400–450	422	310.00–313.00	311.02
3	500–550	540	250.00–276.00	267.26
1	550–600	580	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	660	221.00	221.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	455	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	406.00	406.00
9	400–450	422	351.00–413.00	389.40
5	450–500	460	383.00	383.00
16	500–550	525	311.00–356.00	343.74
1	600–650	605	289.00	289.00
5	650–700	664	274.00–286.00	282.40
2	700–750	700	263.00	263.00
2	750–800	763	254.00	254.00
1	900–950	900	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	350.00–355.00	353.49
1	700–750	735	223.00	223.00
2	800–850	848	229.00	229.00
3	850–900	895	200.00	200.00
2	900–950	945	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	522	353.00	353.00
13	600–650	613	318.00	318.00
10	650–700	683	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	528	304.00	304.00
7	550–600	576	276.00	276.00
4	600–650	649	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	336	349.00–353.00	350.99
3	350–400	362	333.00	333.00
12	400–450	429	300.00–307.00	303.13
8	450–500	477	285.00–313.00	299.16
15	500–550	525	265.00–305.00	290.31
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
4	650–700	668	220.00	220.00
4	700–750	716	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	280.00–303.00	291.50
3	450–500	477	248.00–280.00	269.48
2	500–550	533	253.00–259.00	256.04
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	730	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	825	189.00	189.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	95.00–109.00	102.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	129.00	129.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,311	1,700.00–2,325.00	2,001.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,275	1,225.00–1,750.00	1,529.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	865	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	930	120.00–171.00	141.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,260	2,075.00–2,300.00	2,190.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,304	121.00–129.00	124.90
6	—	1,171	108.00–119.00	114.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,138	90.00–100.00	94.43
4	—	1,155	104.00–111.00	108.29
1	—	985	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	120.00	120.00
12	—	1,683	121.00–127.00	122.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,502	140.00–154.00	146.65
1	—	1,400	155.00	155.00
4	—	1,283	130.00–136.00	134.40

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.