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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-27

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 27

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Feb 13Feb 27Mar 6 →

Receipts

1,384 head

▲ 1,346 vs last sale 38▲ 432 vs year ago 952 · +45.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend sale closed last week due to weather and not enough on offer two weeks ago for a trend. Supply was moderate with very good demand with prices sharply higher than three weeks ago. Quality and condition was average to good. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

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 $353.78/cwt on 145 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −83.04 against this barn's trailing median of $436.81.

Average price

$353.78

145 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$53.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.36

vs AR average

+5.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	359.91	1,965	104
Medium and Large 1-2	549	351.20	1,927	29
Medium and Large 2	547	306.85	1,679	12thin

One grade step is worth $53.05/cwt here — about $286 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 sale145 hd

353.78

—

AR average9 barns · 575 hd

339.42

+14.36

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

+5.54

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.81

−83.04

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.

Every lot

94 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	308	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	1,531	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	435.54/cwt	420.00–463.00	1,394	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	405.19/cwt	392.00–420.00	1,357	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	378	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,637	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	382.38/cwt	351.00–413.00	1,449	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	431.80/cwt	419.00–455.00	1,649	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	414	392.76/cwt	389.00–405.00	1,626	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	419.19/cwt	375.00–439.00	1,752	60
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	348.18/cwt	320.00–387.00	1,483	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	445	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,865	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	465	401.45/cwt	373.00–413.00	1,867	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	390.97/cwt	343.00–415.00	1,845	38
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,857	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	332.25/cwt	332.00–333.00	1,601	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	513	378.63/cwt	363.00–387.00	1,942	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	365.06/cwt	339.00–395.00	1,898	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	327.41/cwt	327.00–329.00	1,706	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,947	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	292.17/cwt	272.00–303.00	1,654	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	351.62/cwt	330.00–357.00	1,997	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	577	349.21/cwt	340.00–367.00	2,015	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	327.85/cwt	327.00–329.00	1,892	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	604	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,023	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	275.99/cwt	273.00–279.00	1,706	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	306.55/cwt	300.00–323.00	1,925	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	267.49/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,800	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	289.22/cwt	284.00–291.00	1,955	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	281.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,923	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	238.88/cwt	228.00–250.00	1,703	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	281.40/cwt	275.00–289.00	2,043	27
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,990	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	758	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,895	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	793	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,173	68
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	819	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,048	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	241.85/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,995	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,035	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	307	269.97/cwt	265.00–275.00	829	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	308.73/cwt	280.00–335.00	991	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	377.94/cwt	350.00–399.00	1,236	31
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	330	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,356	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	364.91/cwt	337.00–393.00	1,368	24
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	324.51/cwt	300.00–343.00	1,220	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	314.18/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,310	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	430	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,561	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	360.72/cwt	335.00–377.00	1,558	39
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	435	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,553	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	460	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,624	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	344.35/cwt	321.00–369.00	1,615	54
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	293.35/cwt	250.00–321.00	1,414	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	492	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,688	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	328.31/cwt	303.00–345.00	1,717	89
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	289.61/cwt	260.00–305.00	1,520	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	528	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,790	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	287.26/cwt	277.00–310.00	1,652	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	249.74/cwt	230.00–266.00	1,443	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	274.40/cwt	258.00–283.00	1,696	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,646	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	243.88/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,514	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	263.64/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,753	27
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	667	270.54/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,805	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	234.51/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,592	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	727	222.31/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,616	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	744	251.48/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,871	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	815	245.60/cwt	240.00–247.00	2,002	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	825	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,898	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	426.72/cwt	385.00–447.00	1,412	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	375.25/cwt	353.00–385.00	1,253	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	324.22/cwt	309.00–340.00	1,180	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	402.22/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,484	25
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	271.50/cwt	260.00–283.00	1,018	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	383	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,149	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	400.16/cwt	360.00–425.00	1,693	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	465	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,344	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	371.48/cwt	339.00–397.00	1,761	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	346.67/cwt	323.00–362.00	1,803	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	290.43/cwt	271.00–307.00	1,528	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	311.38/cwt	302.00–351.00	1,756	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	282.32/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,643	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	301.39/cwt	279.00–323.00	1,851	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	272.48/cwt	259.00–280.00	1,738	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	283.14/cwt	274.00–301.00	1,852	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	261.66/cwt	261.00–263.00	1,785	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	253.20/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,798	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	240.23/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,857	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	216.98/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,779	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 Feb 27, 2025

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

Receipts 1,384Last week 38Year ago 952

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	300–350	327	350.00–399.00	377.94
24	350–400	375	337.00–393.00	364.91
39	400–450	432	335.00–377.00	360.72
54	450–500	469	321.00–369.00	344.35
89	500–550	523	303.00–345.00	328.31
16	550–600	575	277.00–310.00	287.26
26	600–650	618	258.00–283.00	274.40
27	650–700	665	240.00–275.00	263.64
1	700–750	700	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	667	250.00–277.00	270.54
10	700–750	744	240.00–259.00	251.48
5	800–850	815	240.00–247.00	245.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	321	280.00–335.00	308.73
16	350–400	376	300.00–343.00	324.51
6	400–450	417	295.00–330.00	314.18
10	450–500	482	250.00–321.00	293.35
13	500–550	525	260.00–305.00	289.61
4	550–600	578	230.00–266.00	249.74
4	600–650	621	220.00–257.00	243.88
12	650–700	679	220.00–252.00	234.51
3	700–750	727	210.00–237.00	222.31
1	750–800	750	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	345.00	345.00
7	600–650	621	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	435	357.00	357.00
30	450–500	492	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	411.00	411.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	800–850	825	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	430	363.00	363.00
9	450–500	460	353.00	353.00
7	500–550	528	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	265.00–275.00	269.97
1	400–450	440	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	320	420.00–463.00	435.54
12	350–400	382	419.00–455.00	431.80
60	400–450	418	375.00–439.00	419.19
38	450–500	472	343.00–415.00	390.97
29	500–550	520	339.00–395.00	365.06
39	550–600	568	330.00–357.00	351.62
23	600–650	628	300.00–323.00	306.55
8	650–700	676	284.00–291.00	289.22
27	700–750	726	275.00–289.00	281.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	335	392.00–420.00	405.19
11	350–400	379	351.00–413.00	382.38
8	400–450	426	320.00–387.00	348.18
4	450–500	482	332.00–333.00	332.25
5	500–550	521	327.00–329.00	327.41
7	550–600	566	272.00–303.00	292.17
2	600–650	618	273.00–279.00	275.99
9	650–700	673	260.00–270.00	267.49
2	700–750	713	228.00–250.00	238.88
6	750–800	758	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	825	234.00–250.00	241.85
1	850–900	855	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	414	389.00–405.00	392.76
5	600–650	640	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	683	280.00–285.00	281.48
7	700–750	737	270.00	270.00
68	750–800	793	274.00	274.00
7	800–850	819	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	445	419.00	419.00
10	450–500	475	391.00	391.00
15	500–550	522	373.00	373.00
14	550–600	577	327.00–329.00	327.85
22	600–650	604	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	460	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	378	433.00	433.00
26	450–500	465	373.00–413.00	401.45
19	500–550	513	363.00–387.00	378.63
17	550–600	577	340.00–367.00	349.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	308	497.00	497.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	331	385.00–447.00	426.72
25	350–400	369	380.00–420.00	402.22
15	400–450	423	360.00–425.00	400.16
17	450–500	474	339.00–397.00	371.48
8	500–550	520	323.00–362.00	346.67
10	550–600	564	302.00–351.00	311.38
5	600–650	614	279.00–323.00	301.39
5	650–700	654	274.00–301.00	283.14
6	700–750	710	230.00–270.00	253.20
2	750–800	773	230.00–250.00	240.23
2	800–850	820	216.00–218.00	216.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	334	353.00–385.00	375.25
5	350–400	364	309.00–340.00	324.22
1	400–450	400	330.00	330.00
7	500–550	526	271.00–307.00	290.43
10	550–600	582	270.00–291.00	282.32
5	600–650	638	259.00–280.00	272.48
3	650–700	682	261.00–263.00	261.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	260.00–283.00	271.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	289.00	289.00
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00

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.