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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 3

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Mar 27Apr 3Apr 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

307 head

▼ 618 vs last sale 925▼ 619 vs year ago 926 · −66.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 116 vs last sale 180▼ 108 vs year ago 172 · −62.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 100▼ 45 vs year ago 60 · −75.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-20.00 lower on a very light test in a few classes with most of them unweaned calves. Feeder heifers mixed with the better heifers under 550 lbs 10.00-20.00 lower and the plainer kind under 500 lbs 3.00-25.00 higher. Supply was light with quality average to plain. Slaughter cows mixed with the average dressing boner cows 2.00 lower and the high dressing 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls about steady on a light test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $289.24/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −91.95 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$289.24

19 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$378

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$95.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.93

vs AR average

−32.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	310.56	1,614	9thin
Medium and Large 2	532	276.16	1,470	9thin
Medium and Large 3	575	215.00	1,236	1thin

One grade step is worth $95.56/cwt here — about $378 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 sale19 hd

289.24

—

AR average8 barns · 157 hd

300.17

−10.93

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−32.14

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

−91.95

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,679	169.25	2,842	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	143.19	1,734	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	138.00	2,160	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	122.34	1,206	8thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$2,247	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	865	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,900	1thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,370	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	490.61/cwt	463.00–520.00	1,570	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	447.32/cwt	432.00–459.00	1,628	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	401.75/cwt	395.00–422.00	1,567	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,900	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	425.04/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,819	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	368.49/cwt	367.00–370.00	1,577	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	392.30/cwt	390.00–397.00	1,828	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	351.71/cwt	330.00–387.00	1,646	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	518	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,772	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	322.90/cwt	305.00–339.00	1,679	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,913	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,480	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	326.96/cwt	325.00–333.00	1,890	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,528	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,045	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,111	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	399.37/cwt	385.00–407.00	1,238	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	355.23/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,151	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	254.36/cwt	250.00–259.00	839	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	351.20/cwt	315.00–372.00	1,285	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	380.94/cwt	377.00–391.00	1,459	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	255.26/cwt	215.00–295.00	990	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,141	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	355.37/cwt	352.00–357.00	1,510	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	331.25/cwt	317.00–353.00	1,408	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	428	306.61/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,312	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	321.68/cwt	301.00–340.00	1,499	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	288.20/cwt	275.00–302.00	1,375	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	329.49/cwt	327.00–332.00	1,624	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	284.45/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,456	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	311.88/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,609	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	259.58/cwt	240.00–273.00	1,487	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,549	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	680	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,707	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,705	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,940	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	314	335.69/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,054	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	428.37/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,444	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	327.45/cwt	301.00–355.00	1,205	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	384.79/cwt	372.00–403.00	1,420	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	425.99/cwt	412.00–432.00	1,602	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	402.43/cwt	381.00–411.00	1,654	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	303.45/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,259	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	338.47/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,557	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	271.95/cwt	252.00–293.00	1,259	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	381.41/cwt	360.00–397.00	1,789	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,480	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	340.35/cwt	317.00–357.00	1,722	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	506	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,518	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	307.50/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,584	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	312.13/cwt	311.00–312.50	1,754	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,666	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	255.10/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,602	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,909	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,754	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,553	151.74/cwt	140.00–158.00	2,357	3
Bulls	—	—	1,685	182.96/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,083	3
Bulls	—	—	1,751	171.53/cwt	168.00–177.00	3,003	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	112.23/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,072	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	125.26/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,258	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,417	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	157.33/cwt	149.00–165.00	1,841	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	127.91/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,548	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	139.45/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,714	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,160	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	2,246.60/head	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,247	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	879	139.86/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,229	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,391	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	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 Apr 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 307Last week 925Year ago 926

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 180Year ago 172

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 100Year ago 60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,103	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,246.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	865	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	879	137.00–141.00	139.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	137.00	137.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	2,900.00	2,900.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	310	385.00–407.00	399.37
6	350–400	383	377.00–391.00	380.94
3	400–450	425	352.00–357.00	355.37
4	450–500	493	327.00–332.00	329.49
8	500–550	516	307.00–315.00	311.88
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	870	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	324	325.00–370.00	355.23
17	350–400	366	315.00–372.00	351.20
8	400–450	425	317.00–353.00	331.25
10	450–500	466	301.00–340.00	321.68
6	500–550	512	250.00–305.00	284.45
3	550–600	573	240.00–273.00	259.58
1	600–650	610	254.00	254.00
1	700–750	735	232.00	232.00
2	750–800	760	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	250.00–259.00	254.36
2	350–400	388	215.00–295.00	255.26
1	400–450	415	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	477	275.00–302.00	288.20
1	550–600	575	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	305.00–310.00	306.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	425.00–430.00	428.37
6	350–400	376	412.00–432.00	425.99
6	400–450	411	381.00–411.00	402.43
17	450–500	469	360.00–397.00	381.41
7	500–550	506	317.00–357.00	340.35
4	550–600	562	311.00–312.50	312.13
1	600–650	635	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	655	265.00	265.00
2	700–750	715	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	314	335.00–337.00	335.69
5	350–400	369	372.00–403.00	384.79
4	450–500	460	320.00–345.00	338.47
2	500–550	515	300.00–315.00	307.50
1	550–600	595	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	628	250.00–260.00	255.10
1	750–800	790	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	506	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	368	301.00–355.00	327.45
2	400–450	415	302.00–305.00	303.45
2	450–500	463	252.00–293.00	271.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	463.00–520.00	490.61
7	350–400	364	432.00–459.00	447.32
7	400–450	428	395.00–440.00	425.04
7	450–500	466	390.00–397.00	392.30
1	500–550	545	351.00	351.00
4	550–600	578	325.00–333.00	326.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	342.00	342.00
1	550–600	590	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	442.00	442.00
4	350–400	390	395.00–422.00	401.75
2	400–450	428	367.00–370.00	368.49
3	450–500	468	330.00–387.00	351.71
7	500–550	520	305.00–339.00	322.90
1	550–600	565	262.00	262.00
2	1000–1050	1,045	202.00	202.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	121.00–132.00	127.91
18	—	1,229	132.00–145.00	139.45
8	—	1,170	149.00–165.00	157.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,004	120.00–130.00	125.26
1	—	1,005	141.00	141.00
3	—	955	106.00–119.00	112.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,553	140.00–158.00	151.74
3	—	1,685	180.00–185.00	182.96
5	—	1,751	168.00–177.00	171.53

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.