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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, May 1

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Apr 24May 1May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

260 head

▼ 415 vs last sale 675▼ 391 vs year ago 651 · −60.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

107 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 146▼ 174 vs year ago 281 · −61.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 55▲ 5 vs year ago 40 · +12.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 9.00-11.00 lower on a very light test in a few classes. Feeder heifers uneven on a light test in a few classes near steady. Supply was light due to wet conditions with quality and condition not as good as last week. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 higher with the full advance on the high dressing bulls.

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 $316.34/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −64.85 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$316.34

13 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$61.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.17

vs AR average

−13.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	321.03	1,772	12thin
Medium and Large 3	595	260.00	1,547	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.03/cwt here — about $225 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 sale13 hd

316.34

—

AR average8 barns · 234 hd

315.17

+1.17

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−13.00

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

−64.85

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	1,660	188.60	3,131	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,405	157.79	2,217	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	151.94	1,780	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	136.85	1,432	19

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,120	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,146	$2,108	21
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	915	$2,183	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	903	$1,552	2thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	421.74/cwt	413.00–429.00	1,417	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,564	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	425.20/cwt	415.00–433.00	1,560	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	1,661	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	431.66/cwt	417.00–449.00	1,761	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	413	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,656	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	396.07/cwt	383.00–405.00	1,695	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	418.64/cwt	413.00–427.00	1,989	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,485	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	367.28/cwt	349.00–373.00	1,803	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	385.10/cwt	377.00–393.00	2,068	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	546	331.23/cwt	327.00–343.00	1,809	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	348.04/cwt	327.00–369.00	1,980	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	572	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,830	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	315.78/cwt	309.00–323.00	1,974	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	634	317.81/cwt	307.00–329.00	2,015	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	664	218.48/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,451	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	685	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,891	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	708	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,494	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	421.26/cwt	400.00–431.00	1,365	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,162	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	342.81/cwt	315.00–369.00	1,262	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	395.72/cwt	389.00–399.00	1,531	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	398.32/cwt	351.00–443.00	1,657	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	268.91/cwt	257.00–280.00	1,143	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	323.76/cwt	310.00–333.00	1,386	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	312.74/cwt	291.00–333.00	1,495	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	348.93/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,696	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	487	270.66/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,318	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	328.31/cwt	323.00–337.00	1,737	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	313.75/cwt	307.00–319.00	1,804	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,547	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	261.86/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,592	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	662	213.10/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,411	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	230.66/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,568	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	714	219.31/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,566	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,805	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,976	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	384.94/cwt	377.00–389.00	1,213	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,452	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,588	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	379.05/cwt	371.00–387.00	1,414	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	414.10/cwt	405.00–423.00	1,781	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,337	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,705	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	377.27/cwt	365.00–389.00	1,818	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,872	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Full	558	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,540	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	308.97/cwt	303.00–315.00	1,767	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	304.13/cwt	286.00–319.00	1,843	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,911	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	246.35/cwt	230.00–263.00	1,991	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,572	169.93/cwt	158.00–177.00	2,671	5
Bulls	—	—	1,659	184.76/cwt	177.00–192.00	3,065	4
Bulls	—	—	1,724	204.12/cwt	194.00–210.00	3,519	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	138.11/cwt	129.00–143.00	1,382	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	120.01/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,291	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	149.21/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,616	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,121	148.93/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,670	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	131.58/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,525	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	159.92/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,964	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	152.45/cwt	147.00–156.00	2,104	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	160.46/cwt	155.00–172.00	2,275	16
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	1,552.08/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,552	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	2,120.15/head	1,825.00–2,300.00	2,120	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,146	2,107.78/head	1,650.00–2,375.00	2,108	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	155.89/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,886	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	2,183.23/head	1,975.00–2,275.00	2,183	3

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 May 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 675Year ago 651

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 146Year ago 281

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 55Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	336	413.00–429.00	421.74
3	350–400	367	415.00–433.00	425.20
8	400–450	428	383.00–405.00	396.07
9	450–500	491	349.00–373.00	367.28
8	500–550	546	327.00–343.00	331.23
2	600–650	625	309.00–323.00	315.78
1	700–750	700	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	370	449.00	449.00
11	400–450	408	417.00–449.00	431.66
9	450–500	475	413.00–427.00	418.64
4	500–550	537	377.00–393.00	385.10
4	550–600	569	327.00–369.00	348.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	634	307.00–329.00	317.81
1	650–700	685	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	401.00	401.00
4	550–600	572	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	490	303.00	303.00
4	650–700	664	217.00–220.00	218.48
2	700–750	708	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	558	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	440.00	440.00
3	350–400	365	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	430	405.00–423.00	414.10
10	450–500	482	365.00–389.00	377.27
1	500–550	510	367.00	367.00
3	550–600	572	303.00–315.00	308.97
6	600–650	606	286.00–319.00	304.13
2	800–850	808	230.00–263.00	246.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	377.00–389.00	384.94
2	350–400	373	371.00–387.00	379.05
1	700–750	700	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	324	400.00–431.00	421.26
3	350–400	387	389.00–399.00	395.72
15	400–450	416	351.00–443.00	398.32
8	450–500	486	347.00–355.00	348.93
6	500–550	529	323.00–337.00	328.31
6	550–600	575	307.00–319.00	313.75
2	750–800	775	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	257.00–280.00	268.91
13	450–500	487	260.00–277.00	270.66
1	550–600	595	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	662	200.00–220.00	213.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	347.00	347.00
7	350–400	368	315.00–369.00	342.81
4	400–450	428	310.00–333.00	323.76
5	450–500	478	291.00–333.00	312.74
5	600–650	608	260.00–269.00	261.86
3	650–700	680	230.00–232.00	230.66
3	700–750	714	218.00–220.00	219.31
2	750–800	768	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,076	116.00–124.00	120.01
6	—	1,083	144.00–157.00	149.21
8	—	1,001	129.00–143.00	138.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,418	155.00–172.00	160.46
8	—	1,380	147.00–156.00	152.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,159	130.00–137.00	131.58
17	—	1,228	155.00–167.00	159.92
18	—	1,121	143.00–155.00	148.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,572	158.00–177.00	169.93
7	—	1,724	194.00–210.00	204.12
4	—	1,659	177.00–192.00	184.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,210	155.00–160.00	155.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	1,146	1,650.00–2,375.00	2,107.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,060	1,825.00–2,300.00	2,120.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	855	1,800.00	1,800.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	915	1,975.00–2,275.00	2,183.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	903	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,552.08

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.