Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2025-01-30

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 30
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,039 head
▲ 319 vs last sale 720▼ 1,415 vs year ago 2,454 · −57.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 113▼ 102 vs year ago 200 · −51.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 50▼ 45 vs year ago 80 · −56.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 2.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 10.00-20.00 higher 600-700 lbs 4.00-7.00 higher. The supply was moderate with very good demand. The offering was a mix of unweaned calves to thin weaned cattle. Slaughter cows mostly 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.82/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −80.36 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.
Average price
$300.82
103 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,627
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$427
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$100.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.29
vs AR average
−3.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538305.891,64792
Medium and Large 2560263.741,47610thin
Medium and Large 3595205.001,2201thin
One grade step is worth $100.89/cwt here — about $427 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 sale103 hd
300.82
—
AR average9 barns · 539 hd
291.53
+9.29
National average182 barns · 24,858 hd
304.64
−3.82
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.19
−80.36
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
455408362316median 381.1903/0504/2307/0908/2710/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,451153.672,2306thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,491138.722,0689thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,278130.821,67121
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,055114.991,21313

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,045$1,80715
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)823$1,6332thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)713$1,5673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,271$2,6055

Every lot

110 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325435.16/cwt400.00–475.001,41414
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2329349.97/cwt339.00–370.001,15110
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372418.08/cwt385.00–450.001,55521
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378341.20/cwt301.00–361.001,29017
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415383.54/cwt380.00–390.001,5924
Steers400–450Small 1Fleshy418162.00/cwt162.00–162.006772
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425342.98/cwt335.00–360.001,45814
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470378.03/cwt352.00–390.001,77719
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480333.34/cwt319.00–357.001,6006
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added506344.16/cwt342.00–347.001,7417
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519352.60/cwt337.00–369.001,83031
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527314.82/cwt299.00–330.001,6593
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy530280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4841
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added540390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1063
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added566370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0949
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573318.24/cwt307.00–345.001,8249
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579284.20/cwt260.00–300.001,64617
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8105
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy600294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,7641
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added612313.63/cwt310.00–316.001,91915
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623283.88/cwt275.00–293.001,7697
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1632303.19/cwt297.00–320.001,91617
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660286.03/cwt275.00–300.001,88815
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2663266.23/cwt260.00–273.001,7655
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1707277.95/cwt263.00–286.001,96514
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1758260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9715
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2773246.70/cwt240.00–250.001,9073
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0381
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2827228.89/cwt210.00–242.001,8933
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2319315.57/cwt260.00–337.001,0076
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325224.69/cwt215.00–235.007302
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333381.22/cwt352.00–395.001,26917
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed336411.97/cwt400.00–417.001,3847
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3371211.80/cwt191.00–245.007865
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376366.44/cwt330.00–405.001,37838
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed383375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4369
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2386308.64/cwt300.00–325.001,1915
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added413350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4463
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425210.00/cwt210.00–210.008932
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428334.49/cwt316.00–345.001,43255
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433292.02/cwt289.00–295.001,2642
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added443377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,6703
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4424
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added469367.03/cwt360.00–375.001,72110
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478322.48/cwt305.00–347.001,54143
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482295.31/cwt270.00–320.001,4236
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523312.50/cwt280.00–325.001,63448
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4642
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added528316.71/cwt311.00–325.001,6727
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560295.28/cwt269.00–315.001,65437
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569259.67/cwt231.00–277.001,4788
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3595205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2201
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added605278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,68213
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open616286.80/cwt285.00–294.001,7675
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618245.71/cwt235.00–256.001,5182
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625270.67/cwt250.00–281.001,69237
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669255.82/cwt245.00–263.001,7115
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2671227.76/cwt224.00–233.001,5284
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy675230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5531
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open681262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,78415
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open713260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8546
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718241.01/cwt240.00–243.001,7303
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2782222.03/cwt220.00–223.001,7363
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,7981
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2865199.61/cwt180.00–219.001,7272
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1975229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,2331
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2985185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8222
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323333.30/cwt325.00–342.001,0772
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327417.74/cwt410.00–432.001,3663
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378374.47/cwt350.00–390.001,41510
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378324.91/cwt310.00–355.001,2286
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3412227.38/cwt222.00–230.009373
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429346.79/cwt322.00–382.001,48824
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438321.92/cwt312.00–327.001,4106
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4335
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy465290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3491
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474345.27/cwt320.00–375.001,63728
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480296.81/cwt280.00–307.001,4257
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520317.72/cwt290.00–345.001,65228
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528273.75/cwt252.00–297.001,4452
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571290.72/cwt280.00–310.001,66020
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2594265.59/cwt250.00–270.001,5787
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620284.73/cwt267.00–296.001,76515
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678269.52/cwt258.00–277.001,8276
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1728250.21/cwt236.00–260.001,8224
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1758244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,8502
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1818234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,9143
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2845210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,413146.35/cwt146.00–147.002,0682
Bulls——1,420167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,3711
Bulls——1,487154.11/cwt151.00–156.002,2923
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01081.00/cwt81.00–81.008181
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033109.27/cwt108.00–110.001,1293
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,051118.77/cwt115.00–124.001,2487
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,090116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2641
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,123127.32/cwt125.00–129.001,4302
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234125.75/cwt121.00–130.001,55210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340137.37/cwt133.00–148.001,84110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,481131.70/cwt127.00–135.001,9505
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,503147.49/cwt140.00–153.002,2174
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-38001,502.84/head1,250.00–1,600.001,5035
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1671,958.98/head1,700.00–2,200.001,95910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,238136.06/cwt130.00–142.001,6842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,340143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,9161
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1732,423.86/head2,250.00–2,700.002,4243
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4182,877.51/head2,800.00–2,950.002,8782
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,5011
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,132135.32/cwt132.00–138.001,5323
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27131,566.82/head1,550.00–1,575.001,5673
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28231,632.52/head1,400.00–1,850.001,6332

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.