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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 13

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Feb 6Feb 13Feb 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 710 vs last sale 748▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 109 vs last sale 134▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 90▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend not enough feeders or slaughter cattle in any class for a trend. Very light run due to inclement weather.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $290.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −111.37 against this barn's trailing median of $401.37.

Average price

$290.00

3 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$60.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.95

vs AR average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	310.00	1,628	2thin
Medium and Large 2	575	250.00	1,438	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $190 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale3 hd

290.00

—

AR average8 barns · 61 hd

297.95

−7.95

This barn, trailing median27 sales

401.37

−111.37

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

27 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $477.09, low $337.09, median $401.37 across 27 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	—	High	1,443	163.10	2,353	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	137.00	2,182	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	135.59	1,571	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	928	121.94	1,132	5thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	414.56/cwt	397.00–423.00	1,364	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,427	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,605	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	896	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	255.05/cwt	239.00–270.00	1,084	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,555	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,259	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	351.06/cwt	350.00–353.00	1,450	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	295.00/cwt	258.00–332.00	1,372	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,268	153.55/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,947	2
Bulls	—	—	1,468	171.80/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,522	6
Bulls	—	—	1,640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,132	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	843	103.67/cwt	101.00–106.00	874	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	134.12/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,321	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	123.43/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,392	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	141.67/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,663	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,095	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,249	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,980	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,582	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,715	1

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 Feb 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 38Last week 748Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 134Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 90Year ago 0

Compared to last week: No trend not enough feeders or slaughter cattle in any class for a trend. Very light run due to inclement weather.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,468	169.00–180.00	171.80
1	—	1,640	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,268	153.00–154.00	153.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,455	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	122.00–125.00	123.43
4	—	1,174	138.00–149.00	141.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	985	130.00–137.00	134.12
2	—	843	101.00–106.00	103.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	575	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	365.00	365.00
3	400–450	413	350.00–353.00	351.06
2	450–500	465	258.00–332.00	295.00
2	500–550	525	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	239.00–270.00	255.05
1	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	595	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	289.00	289.00
1	350–400	385	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	329	397.00–423.00	414.56
2	350–400	365	391.00	391.00
1	700–750	710	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	590	272.00	272.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	200.00	200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	137.00	137.00

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	1	—	1,065	161.00	161.00

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.