Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2025-03-20

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 20
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
956 head
▼ 651 vs last sale 1,607▲ 237 vs year ago 719 · +33.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▼ 175 vs last sale 315▼ 2 vs year ago 142 · −1.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 100▲ 50 vs year ago 45 · +111.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed from 5.00 higher to 7.00 lower generally steady with more unweaned calves in the offering. Feeder heifers steady to 7.00 lower except the 450-550 lbs 6.00-10.00 higher. Had some groups of value added cattle that sold for a premium. Supply was moderate with good demand on most classes of cattle. 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 $334.03/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −47.16 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.
Average price
$334.03
86 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,758
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$598
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$106.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+21.25
vs AR average
+19.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522346.361,81071
Medium and Large 2547278.211,52014thin
Medium and Large 3505240.001,2121thin
One grade step is worth $106.36/cwt here — about $598 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale86 hd
334.03
—
AR average8 barns · 347 hd
312.78
+21.25
National average174 barns · 12,680 hd
314.58
+19.45
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.19
−47.16
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—Average1,590171.242,72318
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,424152.632,1739thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,218141.961,73047
CowsLean 85-90%Low921125.951,16031

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)1,142$2,15424
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,028$1,9765
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)992$1,5385
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)863$1,9133thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,215$2,74819
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)945$2,6372thin

Every lot

120 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1267503.53/cwt485.00–517.001,3443
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2317412.80/cwt365.00–433.001,30912
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335471.87/cwt437.00–515.001,58120
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy349437.00/cwt437.00–437.001,5258
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367453.44/cwt429.00–480.001,66421
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375386.78/cwt353.00–420.001,45014
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1551
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1342
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added413457.00/cwt457.00–457.001,8879
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421362.74/cwt340.00–410.001,5276
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427427.91/cwt419.00–451.001,82712
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy430355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5271
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2561
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added468406.75/cwt400.00–451.001,90415
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469401.70/cwt371.00–433.001,88418
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473341.39/cwt300.00–350.001,6158
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517378.90/cwt350.00–407.001,95913
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521325.60/cwt312.00–331.001,6965
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added551395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1764
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,13714
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573315.58/cwt303.00–325.001,8085
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,9022
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy580313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,8154
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619328.53/cwt321.00–350.002,03422
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy627287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,7993
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added637334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,12811
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668308.93/cwt282.00–320.002,0648
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added671320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,14731
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy675255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7213
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690270.00/cwt260.00–280.001,8632
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,9301
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1793271.00/cwt271.00–271.002,14912
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1806265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1367
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 3985200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9701
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,019232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,3645
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273449.46/cwt409.00–487.001,22718
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added310417.70/cwt417.00–419.001,2956
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,0171
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed321391.00/cwt391.00–391.001,2554
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2321367.07/cwt350.00–375.001,1788
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy325339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,1021
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328407.65/cwt377.00–440.001,33724
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed355439.00/cwt439.00–439.001,5584
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added363405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,4703
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373390.74/cwt365.00–411.001,45731
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373276.06/cwt237.00–300.001,0305
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381338.68/cwt300.00–371.001,29019
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added382381.00/cwt381.00–381.001,4553
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added403411.00/cwt411.00–411.001,6563
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed410363.00/cwt363.00–363.001,4884
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy415353.66/cwt340.00–361.001,4683
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419324.61/cwt260.00–345.001,3605
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429375.37/cwt350.00–399.001,61037
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added434367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,5939
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added464389.00/cwt389.00–389.001,8057
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465362.25/cwt341.00–373.001,68419
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy472288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,3593
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476321.71/cwt294.00–333.001,53121
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3483239.45/cwt230.00–249.001,1572
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2121
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added512351.96/cwt332.00–355.001,80240
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520299.83/cwt275.00–313.001,5597
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531346.28/cwt323.00–351.001,83927
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569290.94/cwt285.00–293.001,6554
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573256.59/cwt243.00–281.001,4707
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1606294.96/cwt277.00–300.001,78712
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added622289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,7989
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,5931
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660248.86/cwt231.00–267.001,6422
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy663220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4592
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2683228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5573
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2728224.52/cwt220.00–229.001,6352
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7011
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1900200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8002
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320301.41/cwt270.00–319.009653
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1333427.21/cwt400.00–451.001,4239
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335363.00/cwt363.00–363.001,2161
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy355337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,1961
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373420.92/cwt389.00–433.001,5709
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375359.09/cwt350.00–389.001,3477
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3378287.62/cwt271.00–320.001,0873
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3415271.08/cwt240.00–300.001,1252
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424357.17/cwt320.00–369.001,51416
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428400.00/cwt380.00–413.001,71221
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474332.29/cwt320.00–340.001,5754
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy481280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3475
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1487376.25/cwt369.00–383.001,8327
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513360.05/cwt331.00–379.001,8478
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527311.81/cwt295.00–335.001,6435
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563318.96/cwt305.00–329.001,7966
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2579280.00/cwt275.00–285.001,6215
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy593263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,5602
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623305.31/cwt296.00–315.001,9022
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,8642
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1722266.71/cwt260.00–269.001,9264
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6072
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1925200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8502
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,311155.27/cwt147.00–159.002,0364
Bulls——1,658183.97/cwt178.00–192.003,0507
Bulls——1,682167.63/cwt159.00–173.002,8207
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%832115.95/cwt106.00–118.009659
Cows—Lean 85-90%937126.23/cwt118.00–133.001,18316
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013140.20/cwt134.00–149.001,4206
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201137.51/cwt130.00–142.001,65119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223126.13/cwt120.00–130.001,5433
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,231147.25/cwt143.00–155.001,81325
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,384160.35/cwt155.00–169.002,2195
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,473142.97/cwt140.00–144.002,1064
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1612,513.08/head2,300.00–2,625.002,5134
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1982,759.62/head2,000.00–3,050.002,76012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3533,016.29/head2,725.00–3,300.003,0163
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29921,537.85/head1,375.00–1,700.001,5385
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0281,976.08/head1,750.00–2,200.001,9765
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,104138.79/cwt125.00–147.001,53215
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,8621
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1422,154.16/head1,600.00–2,575.002,15424
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28631,912.84/head1,675.00–2,075.001,9133
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2952154.96/cwt145.00–171.001,4757
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,002162.22/cwt154.00–170.001,6256
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29452,636.51/head2,575.00–2,700.002,6372

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.