Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2025-04-10

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 10
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,090 head
▲ 783 vs last sale 307▲ 379 vs year ago 711 · +53.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
173 head
▲ 109 vs last sale 64▼ 27 vs year ago 200 · −13.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 15▲ 5 vs year ago 60 · +8.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 3.00-10.00 higher than last weeks light test in a few classes not enough over 600 lbs for a trend last week. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 3.00-15.00 higher not enough over 600 lbs last week for a trend. Quality was average to good with some fancy reputation calves that sold for a premium. Slaughter cows mostly 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00-19.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $297.57/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −83.62 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.
Average price
$297.57
59 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,615
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$610
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$99.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.14
vs AR average
−18.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547306.261,67642
Medium and Large 2532280.421,49216thin
Medium and Large 3515207.001,0661thin
One grade step is worth $99.26/cwt here — about $610 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 sale59 hd
297.57
—
AR average10 barns · 205 hd
297.71
−0.14
National average178 barns · 10,561 hd
316.55
−18.98
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.19
−83.62
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—Average1,577194.273,06416
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,277156.772,00231
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,128150.001,69261
CowsLean 85-90%Low985133.651,31631

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,167$2,2053thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$2,11017
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,078$1,7012thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)940$2,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,158$2,72715

Every lot

101 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed303515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,5604
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325463.64/cwt437.50–495.001,50721
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2327417.37/cwt400.00–437.001,36518
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370443.12/cwt429.00–449.001,64011
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy371380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4105
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375379.19/cwt320.00–423.001,42217
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy410300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2301
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415428.84/cwt399.00–455.001,78040
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423366.80/cwt343.00–397.001,5529
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy424397.29/cwt397.00–398.001,6857
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy469437.00/cwt437.00–437.002,05043
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470350.57/cwt339.00–352.001,6489
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471403.02/cwt361.00–433.001,89841
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481358.51/cwt343.00–377.001,72418
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3510249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,2701
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6801
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526343.80/cwt324.00–357.001,80830
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563339.40/cwt317.00–359.001,91128
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572311.16/cwt300.00–317.001,7803
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy620309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,9161
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,9944
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,8151
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0151
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2815230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy323350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1313
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327402.94/cwt379.00–415.001,31814
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3337284.18/cwt260.00–300.009583
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2343339.93/cwt330.00–350.001,1662
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374390.47/cwt363.00–409.001,46046
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3374296.03/cwt261.00–321.001,1074
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378342.91/cwt320.00–351.001,29612
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy380419.00/cwt419.00–419.001,59231
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418367.70/cwt347.00–389.001,53783
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy421342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,4404
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423338.37/cwt313.00–355.001,4319
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3424283.66/cwt270.00–301.001,2037
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy426393.00/cwt393.00–393.001,67425
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3457267.99/cwt230.00–290.001,2253
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477344.55/cwt310.00–367.001,64478
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2487283.24/cwt269.00–300.001,3793
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,0661
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519316.56/cwt300.00–346.001,64317
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523284.47/cwt262.00–300.001,48813
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy545291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,5861
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy550271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,4911
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568300.84/cwt277.00–317.001,70923
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572262.87/cwt259.00–270.001,5043
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628271.12/cwt270.00–273.001,7038
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open650260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6903
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,7231
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open662280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,85411
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5641
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7141
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open760258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,9617
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open933200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8662
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open975209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,0384
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323371.74/cwt355.00–391.001,2012
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1336431.09/cwt421.00–450.001,44810
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy368359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,3213
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381417.07/cwt400.00–433.001,58914
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2384357.83/cwt350.00–375.001,3746
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy400335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420356.76/cwt341.00–365.001,4985
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423403.49/cwt385.00–415.001,70742
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471374.03/cwt350.00–399.001,76222
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474324.91/cwt299.00–343.001,5407
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy480300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4401
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485324.53/cwt317.00–349.001,5746
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2612
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513338.73/cwt330.00–349.001,7389
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524288.59/cwt250.00–309.001,5125
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,6471
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy573277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,5872
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577306.95/cwt301.00–313.001,77110
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610297.37/cwt270.00–315.001,81413
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy623248.82/cwt237.00–260.001,5502
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625255.78/cwt230.00–275.001,5995
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2662250.98/cwt250.00–253.001,6613
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1674275.78/cwt260.00–281.001,8594
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1703266.78/cwt256.00–272.001,8755
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1778245.44/cwt239.00–252.001,9102
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,8051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,362176.96/cwt166.00–185.002,4105
Bulls——1,675202.14/cwt190.00–214.003,38611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%900145.56/cwt139.00–152.001,31011
Cows—Lean 85-90%970104.80/cwt102.00–107.001,0172
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1932
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,041131.15/cwt120.00–137.001,36516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,115145.82/cwt133.00–149.001,62634
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145155.26/cwt149.00–173.001,77827
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,277156.77/cwt153.00–163.002,00231
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,109.54/head1,525.00–2,475.002,11017
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,701.04/head1,650.00–1,750.001,7012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,083140.42/cwt133.00–150.001,5212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1672,205.32/head1,825.00–2,475.002,2053
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,273156.85/cwt149.00–158.001,9977
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,427.64/head2,200.00–2,700.002,4284
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1962,836.41/head2,400.00–3,200.002,83611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29402,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2872197.33/cwt173.00–210.001,7216
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,093154.70/cwt149.00–175.001,6915

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.