Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2025-07-10

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 10
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,179 head
▲ 500 vs last sale 679▲ 5 vs year ago 1,174 · +0.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
▲ 95 vs last sale 85▲ 30 vs year ago 150 · +20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 35▲ 0 vs year ago 40 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend sale closed last week and not reported two weeks ago. Supply was moderate with good demand and a higher undertone. The offering included a mix of weaned and unweaned calves with some value added calves selling for a premium.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.16/cwt on 141 head. That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −46.03 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.
Average price
$335.16
141 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,821
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$586
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$110.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.63
vs AR average
−6.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540349.971,88997
Medium and Large 2552304.001,67743
Medium and Large 3545239.001,3031thin
One grade step is worth $110.97/cwt here — about $586 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 sale141 hd
335.16
—
AR average8 barns · 415 hd
323.53
+11.63
National average157 barns · 9,726 hd
341.53
−6.37
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.19
−46.03
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—Low1,225182.002,2301thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,385162.062,24415
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,213159.041,92931
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,031149.421,54010

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)1,129$2,1388
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)990$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,232$2,6095

Every lot

104 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326488.58/cwt461.00–567.001,59311
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2334438.24/cwt411.00–450.001,4646
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368463.35/cwt450.00–499.001,70519
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380412.45/cwt391.00–435.001,56714
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added415409.00/cwt409.00–409.001,6975
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added428450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9263
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429420.74/cwt411.00–435.001,80517
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433395.38/cwt387.00–409.001,7125
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added448413.00/cwt413.00–413.001,8509
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3450241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,0851
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468403.25/cwt370.00–429.001,88733
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470355.77/cwt330.00–375.001,67210
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added485384.80/cwt380.00–400.001,86612
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added487417.16/cwt411.00–419.002,03217
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added508431.92/cwt421.00–435.002,1949
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520346.81/cwt323.00–365.001,80312
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526390.47/cwt365.00–419.002,05431
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3534300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6023
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added545403.00/cwt403.00–403.002,1965
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3560250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4001
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568342.53/cwt330.00–349.001,9467
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574379.64/cwt367.00–387.002,17928
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added575399.00/cwt399.00–399.002,2942
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577371.77/cwt343.00–387.002,14525
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619363.86/cwt343.00–381.002,25227
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2619333.53/cwt320.00–353.002,0654
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660343.42/cwt343.00–345.002,26710
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2681328.50/cwt326.00–337.002,2375
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2704337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,37235
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,3792
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2709301.35/cwt280.00–320.002,1378
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned728321.94/cwt321.00–325.002,34421
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825307.71/cwt305.00–309.002,5393
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333372.08/cwt350.00–397.001,2393
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335427.11/cwt407.00–463.001,43112
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340270.00/cwt270.00–270.009181
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3355297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,0541
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377394.76/cwt380.00–405.001,48817
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381348.26/cwt330.00–372.001,32711
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added414419.00/cwt419.00–419.001,7358
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419386.15/cwt365.00–403.001,61850
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,5217
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426339.81/cwt300.00–361.001,44822
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435270.11/cwt260.00–280.001,1752
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2421
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471363.31/cwt343.00–379.001,71151
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480315.27/cwt246.00–340.001,51337
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added485403.81/cwt373.00–407.001,95830
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy508395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,00716
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520351.02/cwt327.00–373.001,82544
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528309.47/cwt280.00–330.001,63420
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3545239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,3031
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy560257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,4391
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573301.16/cwt267.00–321.001,72622
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577329.24/cwt317.00–337.001,90037
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1601317.40/cwt290.00–320.001,90815
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635271.32/cwt260.00–283.001,7234
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,9022
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2664257.95/cwt237.00–277.001,7135
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned702284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,9948
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7042
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723280.53/cwt277.00–284.002,0285
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755240.00/cwt230.00–250.001,8122
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1314464.27/cwt450.00–475.001,4587
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328412.14/cwt359.00–449.001,3524
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1364437.23/cwt417.00–453.001,59210
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388391.77/cwt373.00–417.001,52013
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427405.27/cwt392.00–417.001,73125
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2437343.72/cwt327.00–363.001,5025
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479380.39/cwt349.00–403.001,82238
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482339.48/cwt333.00–345.001,6364
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519365.80/cwt355.00–387.001,89925
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2519321.19/cwt300.00–337.001,66711
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3560261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,4621
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564348.05/cwt325.00–363.001,96316
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573317.79/cwt277.00–337.001,8216
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy617319.34/cwt319.00–320.001,9706
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620324.29/cwt317.00–330.002,0116
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627334.09/cwt332.00–339.002,0956
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2688302.96/cwt291.00–315.002,0842
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,0222
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1733258.64/cwt243.00–271.001,8966
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5801
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760281.71/cwt275.00–285.002,1413
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2772244.12/cwt237.00–259.001,8853
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1813261.98/cwt261.00–263.002,1302
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2980200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,225182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,2301
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%990139.52/cwt139.00–140.001,3812
Cows—Lean 85-90%995158.16/cwt155.00–161.001,5743
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,068148.13/cwt145.00–151.001,5825
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,093146.06/cwt145.00–147.001,5962
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211166.17/cwt163.00–169.002,01212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228155.53/cwt149.00–163.001,91017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,364167.07/cwt165.00–169.002,2794
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,392160.24/cwt150.00–164.002,23111
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1292,138.21/head1,675.00–2,600.002,1388
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,228162.11/cwt160.00–164.001,9912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,390161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,2381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,455163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,3721
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,396.25/head2,050.00–2,850.002,3963
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4152,928.45/head2,550.00–3,400.002,9282
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035169.66/cwt163.00–178.001,7563

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.