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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 23

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Jan 16Jan 23Jan 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

720 head

▼ 1,570 vs last sale 2,290▼ 130 vs year ago 850 · −15.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

113 head

▼ 192 vs last sale 305▲ 8 vs year ago 105 · +7.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 100▲ 30 vs year ago 20 · +150.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed with the 300-400 lbs 8.00-10.00 higher and the better kind over 400 lbs mostly steady to 4.00 lower and some plainer kind 2.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly 2.00 to 7.00 higher with the better 350-450 lbs 13.00-17.00 higher. Supply was light with fewer large groups in the offering. Demand was good. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $282.04/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −99.15 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$282.04

64 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$504

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

$92.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.94

vs AR average

−22.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	287.38	1,584	57
Medium and Large 2	553	256.08	1,417	5thin
Medium and Large 3	555	194.50	1,079	2thin

One grade step is worth $92.88/cwt here — about $504 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale64 hd

282.04

—

AR average10 barns · 347 hd

276.09

+5.94

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−22.38

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

−99.15

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $440.79, low $329.77, median $381.19 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	1,689	151.60	2,560	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,487	131.54	1,956	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	126.60	1,574	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	115.97	1,294	17

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)	1,159	$2,013	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	753	$1,600	2thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	426.95/cwt	401.00–445.00	1,392	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	414.64/cwt	401.00–423.00	1,501	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	337.18/cwt	321.00–347.00	1,264	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	387.33/cwt	363.00–397.00	1,615	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	338.49/cwt	320.00–359.00	1,449	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,079	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	371.74/cwt	353.00–379.00	1,758	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	336.92/cwt	309.00–363.00	1,594	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	344.37/cwt	329.00–353.00	1,798	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	310.91/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,626	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	548	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,967	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,622	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	316.93/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,835	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,906	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	266.20/cwt	254.00–285.00	1,642	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	302.94/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,915	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	277.61/cwt	276.00–278.00	1,860	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	689	243.92/cwt	238.00–256.00	1,681	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,876	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	727	236.13/cwt	220.00–258.00	1,717	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	774	248.76/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,925	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	645	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	364.12/cwt	300.00–403.00	1,162	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	313.24/cwt	280.00–343.00	1,024	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	353	219.48/cwt	200.00–259.00	775	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	277.08/cwt	271.00–283.00	997	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	355.29/cwt	253.00–387.00	1,336	58
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	324.59/cwt	253.00–349.00	1,363	39
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	980	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	268.40/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,173	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	453	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,518	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	275.47/cwt	261.00–289.00	1,295	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	310.63/cwt	297.00–331.00	1,485	39
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	922	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	290.06/cwt	274.00–307.00	1,497	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,370	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,693	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	252.80/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,446	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	284.08/cwt	269.00–307.00	1,628	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,338	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,714	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	266.35/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,689	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	667	282.29/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,883	35
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	248.73/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,699	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,980	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,035	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,142	1
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,150	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,955	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	359.32/cwt	349.00–371.00	1,333	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,264	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	347.84/cwt	319.00–377.00	1,496	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	330.59/cwt	309.00–357.00	1,567	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	299.61/cwt	293.00–303.00	1,444	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	273.15/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,404	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	327.62/cwt	297.00–345.00	1,700	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	289.33/cwt	287.00–311.00	1,667	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	272.02/cwt	230.00–286.00	1,597	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	286.80/cwt	286.00–288.00	1,755	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	268.93/cwt	253.00–273.00	1,805	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	256.79/cwt	241.00–268.00	1,851	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,591	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,728	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	895	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,718	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	910	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,492	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,850	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,026	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	385	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	612	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,519	141.36/cwt	137.00–144.00	2,147	4
Bulls	—	—	1,538	166.52/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,561	2
Bulls	—	—	1,811	152.99/cwt	146.00–157.00	2,771	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	735	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	124.78/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,366	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	114.87/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,293	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	133.84/cwt	128.00–143.00	1,637	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	122.07/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,527	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,320	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,373	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	108.00/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,450	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,404	123.54/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,735	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,517	134.40/cwt	129.00–144.00	2,039	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,159	2,013.23/head	1,425.00–2,650.00	2,013	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	132.89/cwt	126.00–141.00	1,612	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,580	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,244	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	152.59/cwt	128.00–193.00	1,508	22
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	137.89/cwt	120.00–169.00	1,707	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2

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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 720Last week 2,290Year ago 850

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 305Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 100Year ago 20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,223	128.00–143.00	133.84
2	—	1,343	105.00–110.00	108.00
19	—	1,251	117.00–127.00	122.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,126	109.00–119.00	114.87
7	—	1,095	120.00–132.00	124.78
1	—	980	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,320	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,517	129.00–144.00	134.40
5	—	1,404	120.00–128.00	123.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,811	146.00–157.00	152.99
2	—	1,538	165.00–168.00	166.52
4	—	1,519	137.00–144.00	141.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	375	321.00–347.00	337.18
12	400–450	428	320.00–359.00	338.49
10	450–500	473	309.00–363.00	336.92
12	500–550	523	270.00–325.00	310.91
1	550–600	565	287.00	287.00
3	600–650	617	254.00–285.00	266.20
3	650–700	689	238.00–256.00	243.92
3	700–750	727	220.00–258.00	236.13
8	750–800	774	240.00–250.00	248.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	607	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	326	401.00–445.00	426.95
16	350–400	362	401.00–423.00	414.64
22	400–450	417	363.00–397.00	387.33
12	450–500	473	353.00–379.00	371.74
15	500–550	522	329.00–353.00	344.37
25	550–600	579	300.00–329.00	316.93
3	600–650	632	300.00–309.00	302.94
5	650–700	670	276.00–278.00	277.61
1	700–750	700	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	548	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	645	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	215.00	215.00
3	350–400	353	200.00–259.00	219.48
2	400–450	428	229.00	229.00
1	500–550	515	179.00	179.00
1	550–600	595	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	327	280.00–343.00	313.24
2	350–400	360	271.00–283.00	277.08
3	400–450	437	260.00–285.00	268.40
4	450–500	470	261.00–289.00	275.47
2	500–550	525	261.00	261.00
3	550–600	572	240.00–263.00	252.80
1	600–650	600	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	685	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	453	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	555	305.00	305.00
2	600–650	610	281.00	281.00
35	650–700	667	281.00–290.00	282.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	319	300.00–403.00	364.12
58	350–400	376	253.00–387.00	355.29
39	400–450	420	253.00–349.00	324.59
39	450–500	478	297.00–331.00	310.63
21	500–550	516	274.00–307.00	290.06
33	550–600	573	269.00–307.00	284.08
19	600–650	634	255.00–273.00	266.35
4	650–700	683	245.00–250.00	248.73
1	950–1000	980	202.00	202.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	207.00	207.00
1	1150–1200	1,150	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	482	293.00–303.00	299.61
4	500–550	514	263.00–280.00	273.15
5	550–600	587	230.00–286.00	272.02
1	600–650	605	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	765	208.00	208.00
1	850–900	895	192.00	192.00
1	900–950	910	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	371	349.00–371.00	359.32
13	400–450	430	319.00–377.00	347.84
16	450–500	474	309.00–357.00	330.59
14	500–550	519	297.00–345.00	327.62
16	550–600	576	287.00–311.00	289.33
10	600–650	612	286.00–288.00	286.80
9	650–700	671	253.00–273.00	268.93
6	700–750	721	241.00–268.00	256.79
1	800–850	800	216.00	216.00
1	900–950	925	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	960	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	159.00	159.00

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)	3	—	1,213	126.00–141.00	132.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,159	1,425.00–2,650.00	2,013.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,580	142.00	142.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,238	120.00–169.00	137.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	—	988	128.00–193.00	152.59

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)	2	—	753	1,600.00	1,600.00

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.