Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2025-03-06

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 6
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
705 head
▼ 679 vs last sale 1,384▼ 372 vs year ago 1,077 · −34.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 144 vs last sale 250▼ 39 vs year ago 145 · −26.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 51▼ 15 vs year ago 45 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs 5.00-29.00 higher mostly 5.00-12.00 higher over 450 lbs mostly 2.00-7.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs mostly 2.00-5.00 higher with the better 300-350 lbs 20.00 higher 450-550 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower and the 550-700 lbs 9.00-12.00 higher. Supply was light with good demand on most classes. The offering included more new crop calves than last week. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.27/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −73.92 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.
Average price
$307.27
65 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,660
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$425
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$76.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.53
vs AR average
+2.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540316.351,70952
Medium and Large 2542273.531,48112thin
Medium and Large 3535240.001,2841thin
One grade step is worth $76.35/cwt here — about $425 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 sale65 hd
307.27
—
AR average10 barns · 360 hd
295.74
+11.53
National average185 barns · 16,988 hd
305.02
+2.25
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.19
−73.92
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—Low1,614159.172,56921
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,171139.271,63132
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,464138.152,0235thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,057114.561,21122

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)951$1,7167
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)853$1,7412thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,288$2,3962thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)810$1,9501thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325464.66/cwt443.00–487.001,5108
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2343393.67/cwt385.00–403.001,3503
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360269.00/cwt251.00–287.009682
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366444.80/cwt431.00–475.001,62813
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380386.06/cwt373.00–401.001,4679
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy383389.00/cwt389.00–389.001,4903
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy405350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4181
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414429.94/cwt363.00–453.001,7808
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2434353.38/cwt339.00–359.001,5346
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466374.04/cwt359.00–397.001,74313
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,1141
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476322.25/cwt300.00–343.001,5346
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy500320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6003
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518361.78/cwt343.00–375.001,87417
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532323.84/cwt300.00–333.001,7237
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1553353.00/cwt351.00–355.001,9524
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573296.10/cwt280.00–315.001,6976
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580316.24/cwt311.00–324.001,8345
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5381
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added621320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9877
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629303.76/cwt289.00–315.001,9116
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9143
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1729273.86/cwt265.00–280.001,99610
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2733243.30/cwt220.00–260.001,7833
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1783278.45/cwt270.00–279.002,18064
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2789260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0514
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1451
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2913240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1914
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329399.70/cwt377.00–419.001,31511
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed330431.00/cwt431.00–431.001,4222
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3355213.00/cwt213.00–213.007562
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380333.23/cwt320.00–341.001,2665
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383357.43/cwt349.00–365.001,3699
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy387337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,3043
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3413260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0742
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415362.68/cwt329.00–383.001,50518
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423319.43/cwt300.00–329.001,3514
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy427339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,4483
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,45915
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470342.00/cwt320.00–359.001,60730
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,2341
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2492308.92/cwt300.00–321.001,5207
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519326.88/cwt317.00–337.001,69732
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527282.93/cwt264.00–303.001,4919
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2841
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574299.50/cwt253.00–331.001,71920
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585245.32/cwt245.00–246.001,4353
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2632
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open611307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,8766
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615256.13/cwt230.00–270.001,5753
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625283.91/cwt264.00–304.001,77423
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open654283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,85129
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3665199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,3231
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy685240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6441
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2686225.22/cwt219.00–246.001,5458
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Full700230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6101
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2731218.08/cwt207.00–230.001,59410
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825214.00/cwt212.00–216.001,7662
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2848200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6962
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open885245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1681
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2933200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8663
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open950190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8052
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,008186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,8752
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315317.00/cwt317.00–317.009991
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328399.52/cwt399.00–400.001,3102
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2822
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1359405.48/cwt400.00–411.001,4564
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4151
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428400.35/cwt350.00–423.001,71324
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,3621
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464361.61/cwt350.00–379.001,6788
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,3822
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,4191
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1535340.70/cwt300.00–351.001,82320
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571275.61/cwt267.00–284.001,5745
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574307.27/cwt280.00–338.001,76410
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,7041
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622307.61/cwt297.00–313.001,9137
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1686261.62/cwt251.00–269.001,7955
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6791
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1803230.99/cwt228.00–234.001,8552
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9031
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2935180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,552159.47/cwt154.00–168.002,47511
Bulls——1,635175.14/cwt173.00–179.002,8645
Bulls——1,729142.56/cwt132.00–152.002,4655
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93287.29/cwt84.00–90.008144
Cows—Lean 85-90%998104.36/cwt95.00–113.001,0424
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103141.21/cwt139.00–145.001,5583
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,112120.91/cwt115.00–127.001,34511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,163143.52/cwt138.00–150.001,66922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190129.92/cwt125.00–137.001,54610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410131.09/cwt125.00–136.001,8482
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500142.86/cwt140.00–148.002,1433
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,014152.34/cwt128.00–187.001,5458
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28531,741.35/head1,475.00–2,000.001,7412
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29201,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2882,395.83/head2,000.00–2,675.002,3962
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 38321,524.10/head1,475.00–1,550.001,5245
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,4811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2482,195.64/head1,900.00–2,425.002,1962
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28101,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501

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.