Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2025-04-24

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 24
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
675 head
▼ 357 vs last sale 1,032▼ 203 vs year ago 878 · −23.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▼ 99 vs last sale 245▼ 4 vs year ago 150 · −2.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 100▲ 25 vs year ago 30 · +83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sharply higher with the 300-400 lbs 40.00-50.00 higher and 400-600 lbs 15.00- 40.00 higher with quality and condition much better than last week. Heifers under 700 lbs mostly 6.00-13.00 higher with the better 550-600 lbs 23.00 higher. Supply was light with very good demand. Quality and condition of most cattle was good. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. No trend on bulls 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 $327.24/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −53.95 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.
Average price
$327.24
61 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,776
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$36.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+21.10
vs AR average
−2.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542328.451,78159
Medium and Large 2553291.501,6112thin
One grade step is worth $36.95/cwt here — about $171 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 sale61 hd
327.24
—
AR average9 barns · 299 hd
306.14
+21.10
National average175 barns · 11,256 hd
329.95
−2.71
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.19
−53.95
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
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—High1,536178.912,74829
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,411151.072,13125
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,206149.881,80849
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,008127.451,28416

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)1,137$2,37813
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$2,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)860$1,7501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$2,3501thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)846$2,1525
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)893$2,1327
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,399$3,2786

Every lot

99 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed312550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7163
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318423.94/cwt411.00–437.501,3482
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320508.23/cwt467.50–535.001,62621
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed355500.91/cwt490.00–525.001,7784
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364476.70/cwt425.00–517.001,73515
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed418487.00/cwt487.00–487.002,0363
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427442.66/cwt402.00–465.001,89017
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428381.67/cwt365.00–400.001,6344
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy455335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5242
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4101
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474427.82/cwt390.00–471.002,02820
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474377.21/cwt359.00–393.001,7886
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy487380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8513
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517394.35/cwt355.00–417.002,03920
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added533403.00/cwt403.00–403.002,1483
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,6041
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added564401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,2624
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573365.33/cwt345.00–385.002,09311
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623355.12/cwt349.00–361.002,2122
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added662350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3176
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722285.63/cwt281.00–290.002,0624
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added737320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3588
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,2061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322422.36/cwt400.00–445.001,36014
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3323300.19/cwt295.00–305.009702
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy325395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2841
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326358.70/cwt347.50–373.001,1698
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy340351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,1931
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376400.42/cwt369.00–430.001,50623
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy376362.00/cwt350.00–380.001,36110
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376340.30/cwt311.00–375.001,28014
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421339.77/cwt329.00–357.001,43014
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429388.62/cwt363.00–413.001,66719
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy474333.27/cwt331.00–337.001,5807
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477308.48/cwt299.00–333.001,47114
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478364.98/cwt340.00–379.001,74531
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added480315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5123
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523326.31/cwt307.00–355.001,70728
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added529354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,87311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy530299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,5851
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,6701
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577317.58/cwt297.00–338.001,83217
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open598325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9442
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627309.24/cwt271.00–332.001,9399
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673273.35/cwt261.00–293.001,8408
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7342
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1742270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0033
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,9441
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6561
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open785255.90/cwt250.00–262.002,0096
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1930200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2308425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,3092
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325460.84/cwt440.00–483.001,4982
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy340420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4281
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3354360.23/cwt340.00–380.001,2754
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373367.77/cwt350.00–395.001,3726
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381418.43/cwt390.00–441.001,59416
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy419374.89/cwt370.00–380.001,5714
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427405.31/cwt323.00–465.001,73110
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2434363.69/cwt357.00–377.001,5783
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6451
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471390.31/cwt350.00–403.001,83826
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6832
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1537354.41/cwt315.00–375.001,90317
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570334.71/cwt300.00–358.001,90816
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628308.02/cwt300.00–333.001,9344
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1674289.33/cwt267.00–305.001,9508
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy700247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,7291
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710281.38/cwt274.00–289.001,9983
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770250.58/cwt235.00–267.001,9292
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1907224.32/cwt219.00–227.002,0353
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,030219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,2564
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,374166.86/cwt150.00–176.002,29314
Bulls——1,653198.42/cwt190.00–212.003,2806
Bulls——1,709184.65/cwt175.00–189.003,1569
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%973117.94/cwt114.00–120.001,1485
Cows—Lean 85-90%980102.75/cwt100.00–105.001,0073
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,000110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1001
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,022139.09/cwt134.00–145.001,4215
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070148.62/cwt146.00–152.001,5903
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,188157.89/cwt152.00–176.001,87621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219146.27/cwt140.00–151.001,78324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303136.06/cwt135.00–138.001,7733
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,354157.59/cwt153.00–163.002,1347
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,433148.54/cwt144.00–153.002,12918
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28601,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1372,377.87/head2,000.00–2,875.002,37813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,163155.38/cwt144.00–171.001,8073
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,171167.81/cwt146.00–213.001,9655
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28462,151.57/head1,250.00–2,400.002,1525
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28932,132.10/head1,500.00–2,675.002,1327
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29152,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3102,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4003,475.00/head3,475.00–3,475.003,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4213,372.87/head3,075.00–3,600.003,3734
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2815141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1491
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2918190.46/cwt185.00–205.001,7484

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.