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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-13

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 13

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Mar 6Mar 13Mar 20 →

Receipts

1,607 head

▲ 902 vs last sale 705▲ 627 vs year ago 980 · +64.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers under 450 lbs 2.00-11.00 higher 450-750 lbs 7.00-20.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs 10.00-30.00 higher with the full advance on the better 350-400 lbs over 500 lbs 1.00-8.00 higher. Supply was heavy with good demand. The offering included several groups of long weaned calves with some of them being value added that sold for a premium. 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 $371.45/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −65.36 against this barn's trailing median of $436.81.

Average price

$371.45

76 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$69.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.70

vs AR average

+12.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	386.00	2,061	60
Medium and Large 2	572	316.88	1,813	16thin

One grade step is worth $69.12/cwt here — about $249 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 sale76 hd

371.45

—

AR average8 barns · 277 hd

346.75

+24.70

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

+12.78

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.81

−65.36

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

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

91 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	468.43/cwt	457.50–475.00	1,476	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	323	432.23/cwt	427.00–439.00	1,396	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	406.73/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,346	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	348	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,757	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	358	412.11/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,475	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	456.55/cwt	423.00–495.00	1,689	41
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	383.42/cwt	345.00–411.00	1,434	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	432.18/cwt	415.00–451.00	1,798	33
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	372.54/cwt	350.00–401.00	1,557	46
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	430	403.13/cwt	392.00–410.00	1,733	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	395.86/cwt	357.00–427.00	1,861	45
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	346.77/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,640	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	479	424.22/cwt	399.00–445.00	2,032	53
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	381.49/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,972	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	532	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,101	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	319.76/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,704	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	350.75/cwt	350.00–353.00	1,971	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,254	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	315.92/cwt	315.00–326.00	1,848	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	325.69/cwt	305.00–337.00	2,016	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	276.39/cwt	263.00–293.00	1,733	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	631	338.27/cwt	329.00–343.00	2,134	60
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	261.43/cwt	231.00–271.00	1,770	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	295.18/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,007	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	683	316.97/cwt	309.00–319.00	2,165	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,975	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,009	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	254.97/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,887	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	264.97/cwt	255.00–275.00	2,008	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,195	58
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	272.92/cwt	268.00–278.00	2,282	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	838	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,927	2
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,090	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,289	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	319	297.79/cwt	295.00–300.00	950	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	411.41/cwt	383.00–435.00	1,317	35
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	322	362.29/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,167	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	352.35/cwt	309.00–371.00	1,149	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	332.57/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,221	26
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	389.44/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,468	55
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	379	301.06/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,141	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	386	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,351	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	394	423.60/cwt	415.00–443.00	1,669	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	382.95/cwt	351.00–417.00	1,593	43
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	424	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,827	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	329.09/cwt	313.00–353.00	1,395	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	439	342.48/cwt	337.00–347.00	1,503	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	465	378.48/cwt	359.00–385.00	1,760	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	319.80/cwt	280.00–333.00	1,493	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	352.30/cwt	331.00–370.00	1,684	77
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	512	362.27/cwt	361.00–365.00	1,855	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	335.68/cwt	317.00–347.00	1,739	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	293.64/cwt	287.00–305.00	1,556	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	300.89/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,703	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	271.64/cwt	239.00–285.00	1,556	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	611	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,772	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	274.50/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,702	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	255.30/cwt	229.00–279.00	1,626	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,586	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	229.36/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,546	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	226.10/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,635	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	231.48/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,708	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,650	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,200	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	425.35/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,361	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	307.91/cwt	300.00–315.00	995	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	412.68/cwt	370.00–435.00	1,560	20
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	364.22/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,391	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	387	312.85/cwt	297.00–323.00	1,211	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	406.38/cwt	375.00–431.00	1,703	25
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	422	343.61/cwt	331.00–361.00	1,450	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	335.23/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,415	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	425	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,245	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	460	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,532	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	375.76/cwt	357.00–405.00	1,785	35
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	313.14/cwt	301.00–330.00	1,503	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	357.17/cwt	329.00–381.00	1,854	22
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	310.56/cwt	295.00–329.00	1,630	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	322.19/cwt	300.00–353.00	1,856	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	290.49/cwt	290.00–291.00	1,685	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,732	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	311.66/cwt	290.00–331.00	1,907	15
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	286.41/cwt	263.00–293.00	1,922	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,065	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	627	204.69/cwt	191.00–233.00	1,283	6

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.

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Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs, AR

Thu Mar 13, 2025

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

Receipts 1,607Last week 705Year ago 980

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	394	415.00–443.00	423.60
9	400–450	424	431.00	431.00
21	450–500	465	359.00–385.00	378.48
16	500–550	512	361.00–365.00	362.27
6	600–650	611	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	326	309.00–371.00	352.35
26	350–400	367	300.00–350.00	332.57
16	400–450	424	313.00–353.00	329.09
19	450–500	467	280.00–333.00	319.80
8	500–550	530	287.00–305.00	293.64
10	550–600	573	239.00–285.00	271.64
13	600–650	637	229.00–279.00	255.30
8	650–700	674	221.00–240.00	229.36
2	700–750	723	220.00–232.00	226.10
2	800–850	825	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	319	295.00–300.00	297.79
4	350–400	379	290.00–307.00	301.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	322	340.00–375.00	362.29
4	350–400	386	350.00	350.00
13	400–450	439	337.00–347.00	342.48
3	600–650	640	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	650	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	300–350	320	383.00–435.00	411.41
55	350–400	377	360.00–415.00	389.44
43	400–450	416	351.00–417.00	382.95
77	450–500	478	331.00–370.00	352.30
34	500–550	518	317.00–347.00	335.68
24	550–600	566	285.00–320.00	300.89
2	600–650	620	270.00–279.00	274.50
6	700–750	738	230.00–239.00	231.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	505.00	505.00
53	450–500	479	399.00–445.00	424.22
11	500–550	532	395.00	395.00
14	550–600	565	399.00	399.00
60	600–650	631	329.00–343.00	338.27
10	650–700	683	309.00–319.00	316.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	331	350.00–425.00	406.73
15	350–400	374	345.00–411.00	383.42
46	400–450	418	350.00–401.00	372.54
6	450–500	473	330.00–370.00	346.77
4	500–550	533	300.00–335.00	319.76
12	550–600	585	315.00–326.00	315.92
5	600–650	627	263.00–293.00	276.39
5	650–700	677	231.00–271.00	261.43
4	700–750	740	250.00–260.00	254.97
2	800–850	838	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	427.00–439.00	432.23
9	350–400	358	400.00–427.00	412.11
5	400–450	430	392.00–410.00	403.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	315	457.50–475.00	468.43
41	350–400	370	423.00–495.00	456.55
33	400–450	416	415.00–451.00	432.18
45	450–500	470	357.00–427.00	395.86
31	500–550	517	350.00–400.00	381.49
4	550–600	562	350.00–353.00	350.75
20	600–650	619	305.00–337.00	325.69
4	650–700	680	285.00–305.00	295.18
1	700–750	715	281.00	281.00
2	750–800	758	255.00–275.00	264.97
8	800–850	836	268.00–278.00	272.92
1	1050–1100	1,090	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	703	281.00	281.00
58	800–850	825	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	310	387.00	387.00
5	350–400	382	350.00–370.00	364.22
8	400–450	422	300.00–380.00	335.23
4	450–500	480	301.00–330.00	313.14
5	500–550	525	295.00–329.00	310.56
2	550–600	580	290.00–291.00	290.49
2	600–650	610	284.00	284.00
1	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	293.00	293.00
2	450–500	490	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	300.00–315.00	307.91
5	350–400	387	297.00–323.00	312.85
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	370.00	370.00
6	400–450	422	331.00–361.00	343.61
2	450–500	460	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	320	400.00–445.00	425.35
20	350–400	378	370.00–435.00	412.68
25	400–450	419	375.00–431.00	406.38
35	450–500	475	357.00–405.00	375.76
22	500–550	519	329.00–381.00	357.17
20	550–600	576	300.00–353.00	322.19
15	600–650	612	290.00–331.00	311.66
9	650–700	671	263.00–293.00	286.41
1	700–750	735	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	627	191.00–233.00	204.69

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.