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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, May 29

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← May 22May 29Jun 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

672 head

▼ 692 vs last sale 1,364▼ 477 vs year ago 1,149 · −41.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

160 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 225▼ 65 vs year ago 225 · −28.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 40▼ 25 vs year ago 75 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed with the better kind under 550 lbs mostly steady to 3.00 higher with the 400-450 lbs 12.00 higher 550-600 lbs and the plainer kind mostly 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly 1.00-8.00 higher except the better 400-450 lbs 13.00 lower. No trend on weights over 600 lbs. Supply was light with a light or no test in some classes. Quality not as good as last week with good demand on the light offering. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $373.74/cwt on 123 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −63.07 against this barn's trailing median of $436.81.

Average price

$373.74

123 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$552

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

$91.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.83

vs AR average

−0.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	391.32	2,104	88
Medium and Large 2	548	335.65	1,841	29
Medium and Large 3	517	300.14	1,552	6thin

One grade step is worth $91.18/cwt here — about $552 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 sale123 hd

373.74

—

AR average6 barns · 521 hd

370.91

+2.83

National average120 barns · 5,578 hd

374.14

−0.40

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.81

−63.07

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.38, low $370.63, median $436.81 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	1,532	193.70	2,968	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	162.74	2,260	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	158.73	1,865	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	145.03	1,527	20

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)	1,198	$2,353	16
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	680	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$3,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,271	$2,822	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	880	$2,050	1thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	481.21/cwt	451.00–493.00	1,521	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	343	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,029	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	417.39/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,523	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,444	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	454.96/cwt	447.00–463.00	1,747	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,575	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	438.30/cwt	405.00–459.00	1,854	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	448	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,029	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	416.87/cwt	391.00–447.00	1,968	29
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	353.23/cwt	330.00–383.00	1,692	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	391.38/cwt	369.00–405.00	2,008	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	300.14/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,552	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	339.43/cwt	307.00–365.00	1,762	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	523	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,129	35
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	358.94/cwt	349.00–375.00	2,014	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	332.12/cwt	320.00–341.00	1,913	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	588	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,287	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,129	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	317.20/cwt	300.00–333.00	1,998	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	289.68/cwt	285.00–292.00	2,051	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,116	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,271	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	263.42/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,042	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	841	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,397	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	415.01/cwt	400.00–441.00	1,320	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	357.33/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,168	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	295.52/cwt	281.00–320.00	975	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,354	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	361.88/cwt	350.00–383.00	1,368	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	384	302.12/cwt	277.00–311.00	1,160	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	419.54/cwt	381.00–431.00	1,645	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,349	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	282.27/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,180	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	363.94/cwt	343.00–381.00	1,529	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	422	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,393	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	367.91/cwt	353.00–379.00	1,759	34
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,291	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	328.78/cwt	231.00–353.00	1,575	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	322.96/cwt	313.00–329.00	1,663	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	528	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,684	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	301.36/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,612	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	334.96/cwt	319.00–343.00	1,856	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	572	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,750	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	306.83/cwt	306.00–308.00	1,780	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	297.36/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,746	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	296.13/cwt	291.00–303.00	1,824	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	266.26/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,669	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,828	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,643	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	224.62/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,748	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	442.24/cwt	423.00–457.00	1,424	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	339	385.48/cwt	350.00–411.00	1,307	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	372.33/cwt	367.00–379.00	1,348	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,565	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	389	308.66/cwt	285.00–319.00	1,201	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,594	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,335	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	367.73/cwt	350.00–387.00	1,695	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	321.60/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,518	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	340.65/cwt	330.00–367.00	1,748	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	311.99/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,625	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	556	305.41/cwt	285.00–317.00	1,698	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	327.17/cwt	319.00–333.00	1,884	20
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	313.35/cwt	307.00–321.00	1,905	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,011	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	277.47/cwt	273.00–279.00	1,998	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,152	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,950	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,160	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,740	1
Bulls	—	—	1,494	186.43/cwt	179.00–191.00	2,785	7
Bulls	—	—	1,624	207.22/cwt	194.00–217.00	3,365	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	151.92/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,478	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	127.70/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,370	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	142.62/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,652	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	162.72/cwt	158.00–174.00	1,905	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	154.10/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,817	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	155.44/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,158	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,389	164.28/cwt	159.00–176.00	2,282	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,066	154.20/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,644	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	2,352.67/head	1,650.00–2,900.00	2,353	16
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	880	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	2,360.04/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,360	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,277	2,902.59/head	2,000.00–3,350.00	2,903	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	896	177.38/cwt	160.00–197.00	1,589	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	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 May 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 672Last week 1,364Year ago 1,149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 225Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 40Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	448	453.00	453.00
35	500–550	523	407.00	407.00
14	550–600	588	389.00	389.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	365	400.00–427.00	417.39
1	400–450	420	375.00	375.00
19	450–500	479	330.00–383.00	353.23
14	500–550	519	307.00–365.00	339.43
15	550–600	576	320.00–341.00	332.12
15	600–650	630	300.00–333.00	317.20
3	700–750	708	285.00–292.00	289.68
3	750–800	775	260.00–270.00	263.42
6	800–850	841	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	316	451.00–493.00	481.21
9	350–400	384	447.00–463.00	454.96
18	400–450	423	405.00–459.00	438.30
29	450–500	472	391.00–447.00	416.87
23	500–550	513	369.00–405.00	391.38
16	550–600	561	349.00–375.00	358.94
4	700–750	740	286.00	286.00
3	750–800	757	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	383	377.00	377.00
1	450–500	475	315.00	315.00
6	500–550	517	280.00–310.00	300.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	628	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	318	400.00–441.00	415.01
8	350–400	392	381.00–431.00	419.54
18	400–450	420	343.00–381.00	363.94
34	450–500	478	353.00–379.00	367.91
4	500–550	515	313.00–329.00	322.96
9	550–600	554	319.00–343.00	334.96
4	600–650	616	291.00–303.00	296.13
2	650–700	653	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	348	389.00	389.00
7	550–600	580	306.00–308.00	306.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	528	319.00	319.00
3	550–600	572	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	281.00–320.00	295.52
5	350–400	384	277.00–311.00	302.12
3	400–450	418	250.00–300.00	282.27
2	450–500	478	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	330.00–375.00	357.33
12	350–400	378	350.00–383.00	361.88
1	400–450	410	329.00	329.00
24	450–500	479	231.00–353.00	328.78
6	500–550	535	270.00–320.00	301.36
3	550–600	587	292.00–300.00	297.36
3	600–650	627	255.00–290.00	266.26
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	705	233.00	233.00
2	750–800	778	219.00–230.00	224.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	423.00–457.00	442.24
2	350–400	363	431.00	431.00
2	400–450	425	375.00	375.00
11	450–500	461	350.00–387.00	367.73
8	500–550	513	330.00–367.00	340.65
20	550–600	576	319.00–333.00	327.17
6	600–650	608	307.00–321.00	313.35
1	650–700	655	307.00	307.00
4	700–750	720	273.00–279.00	277.47
1	750–800	755	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	389	285.00–319.00	308.66
1	450–500	485	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	339	350.00–411.00	385.48
7	350–400	362	367.00–379.00	372.33
3	400–450	435	307.00	307.00
10	450–500	472	300.00–350.00	321.60
5	500–550	521	300.00–321.00	311.99
4	550–600	556	285.00–317.00	305.41
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	780	250.00	250.00

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)	16	—	1,198	1,650.00–2,900.00	2,352.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,066	150.00–158.00	154.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	925	154.00	154.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	163.00	163.00

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	8	—	1,277	2,000.00–3,350.00	2,902.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,158	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,360.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	3,450.00	3,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	896	160.00–197.00	177.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	680	1,475.00	1,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	123.00–132.00	127.70
10	—	973	150.00–154.00	151.92
7	—	1,158	136.00–146.00	142.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,388	153.00–158.00	155.44
19	—	1,389	159.00–176.00	164.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,171	158.00–174.00	162.72
31	—	1,179	147.00–158.00	154.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	150.00	150.00
7	—	1,624	194.00–217.00	207.22
7	—	1,494	179.00–191.00	186.43

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.