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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 24

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

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Feeder Cattle receipts

657 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 642▼ 73 vs year ago 730 · −10.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

170 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 180▼ 231 vs year ago 401 · −57.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 20▼ 40 vs year ago 130 · −30.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 3.00-15.00 higher with the better 300-350 lbs 25.00 higher. Feeder heifers mixed under 550 lbs steady to 10.00 higher except the better 300-400 lbs 10.00 lower and 550-650 lbs 1.00-7.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand on most classes of feeders. Slaughter cows breaker and boner cows steady to 5.00 higher lean cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher.

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 $336.06/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −45.13 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$336.06

61 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$490

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

$81.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.70

vs AR average

−4.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	341.28	1,868	44
Medium and Large 1-2	542	332.00	1,799	5thin
Medium and Large 2	534	323.95	1,730	11thin
Medium and Large 3	530	260.00	1,378	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.28/cwt here — about $490 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

336.06

—

AR average6 barns · 169 hd

331.36

+4.70

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−4.12

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

−45.13

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	—	High	1,684	196.31	3,306	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,294	166.02	2,148	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	155.34	1,830	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	144.60	1,553	25

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,236	$2,515	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	870	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$1,624	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	953	$2,000	2thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	309	518.44/cwt	475.00–535.00	1,602	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	442.77/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,386	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	398.75/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,479	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	484.33/cwt	467.00–505.00	1,831	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	380	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	1,870	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,431	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,788	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	419	485.91/cwt	470.00–502.00	2,036	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	449.95/cwt	425.00–482.00	1,912	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	408.59/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,769	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,241	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	458	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,084	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	425.46/cwt	385.00–482.00	1,991	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	358.12/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,690	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	518	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,227	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	394.01/cwt	380.00–422.00	2,053	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	351.82/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,837	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	530	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,908	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	378.83/cwt	370.00–387.00	2,148	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	350.68/cwt	345.00–362.00	2,009	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	583	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,449	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	384.24/cwt	377.00–397.00	2,328	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	342.57/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,121	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	324.87/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,203	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,503	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	874	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,657	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	425.10/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,394	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	395.16/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,324	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	342	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,460	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	368.34/cwt	322.00–400.00	1,367	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	406.90/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,546	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	394	388.59/cwt	380.00–397.00	1,531	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	395.33/cwt	365.00–430.00	1,649	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	351.46/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,469	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	444	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,820	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	445	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,411	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	375.96/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,748	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	468	333.62/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,561	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	335.67/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,598	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	283.16/cwt	262.00–310.00	1,362	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	494	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,927	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	515	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,880	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	353.38/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,838	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	313.09/cwt	302.00–330.00	1,641	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,799	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	334.70/cwt	319.00–345.00	1,898	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	318.29/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,805	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	283.65/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,725	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	311.52/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,975	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,904	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	265.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,823	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	294.55/cwt	277.00–307.00	2,150	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,488	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,228	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	475.71/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,498	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,419	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	398.16/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,481	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	456.27/cwt	415.00–470.00	1,706	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	429.66/cwt	397.00–455.00	1,805	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	424.75/cwt	379.00–455.00	1,979	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,757	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	341.15/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,774	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	382.28/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,996	22
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	313.01/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,772	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	356.49/cwt	342.00–370.00	2,032	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	377.02/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,330	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	312.78/cwt	297.00–327.00	1,958	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	289.85/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,942	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,898	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	274.37/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,986	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	793	267.51/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,121	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,148	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,205	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,358	176.78/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,401	2
Bulls	—	—	1,656	191.37/cwt	182.00–199.00	3,169	10
Bulls	—	—	1,777	205.15/cwt	199.00–216.00	3,646	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,114	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	147.72/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,489	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	114.69/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,181	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	152.86/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,746	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	156.60/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,821	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	148.05/cwt	138.00–151.00	1,738	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	166.92/cwt	163.00–185.00	2,075	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	159.56/cwt	153.00–165.00	2,058	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	177.66/cwt	165.00–185.00	2,310	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	953	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,212	182.31/cwt	163.00–195.00	2,210	55
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,236	2,514.85/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,515	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,991	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	1,624.19/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,624	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,006	191.16/cwt	170.00–207.00	1,923	4

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 Jul 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 657Last week 642Year ago 730

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 180Year ago 401

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 20Year ago 130

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	420.00–435.00	425.10
11	350–400	380	400.00–415.00	406.90
18	400–450	417	365.00–430.00	395.33
22	450–500	465	350.00–390.00	375.96
16	500–550	520	330.00–365.00	353.38
26	550–600	567	319.00–345.00	334.70
7	600–650	634	300.00–320.00	311.52
2	650–700	668	285.00	285.00
3	700–750	730	277.00–307.00	294.55
1	750–800	785	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	444	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	542	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	394	380.00–397.00	388.59
8	450–500	468	320.00–350.00	333.62
2	500–550	510	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	494	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	275.00	275.00
6	450–500	481	262.00–310.00	283.16
1	500–550	530	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	335	350.00–420.00	395.16
12	350–400	371	322.00–400.00	368.34
13	400–450	418	330.00–370.00	351.46
8	450–500	476	320.00–355.00	335.67
6	500–550	524	302.00–330.00	313.09
3	550–600	567	315.00–320.00	318.29
4	600–650	608	270.00–300.00	283.65
2	650–700	688	260.00–270.00	265.02
1	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	825	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	427.00	427.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	309	475.00–535.00	518.44
14	350–400	378	467.00–505.00	484.33
20	400–450	425	425.00–482.00	449.95
19	450–500	468	385.00–482.00	425.46
20	500–550	521	380.00–422.00	394.01
5	550–600	567	370.00–387.00	378.83
11	600–650	606	377.00–397.00	384.24
4	650–700	660	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	705	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	492.00	492.00
7	400–450	419	470.00–502.00	485.91
6	450–500	458	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	518	430.00	430.00
3	550–600	583	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	530	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	430.00–450.00	442.77
4	350–400	371	385.00–410.00	398.75
4	400–450	433	390.00–425.00	408.59
8	450–500	472	340.00–380.00	358.12
11	500–550	522	330.00–360.00	351.82
3	550–600	573	345.00–362.00	350.68
9	600–650	619	320.00–350.00	342.57
2	650–700	678	320.00–330.00	324.87
4	850–900	874	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	367.00	367.00
1	400–450	440	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	447.00	447.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	450.00–490.00	475.71
13	350–400	374	415.00–470.00	456.27
18	400–450	420	397.00–455.00	429.66
13	450–500	466	379.00–455.00	424.75
22	500–550	522	345.00–395.00	382.28
10	550–600	570	342.00–370.00	356.49
10	600–650	618	345.00–385.00	377.02
8	700–750	724	260.00–290.00	274.37
2	750–800	793	265.00–270.00	267.51
1	850–900	895	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	900	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	678	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	372	385.00–410.00	398.16
1	450–500	495	355.00	355.00
4	500–550	520	320.00–350.00	341.15
5	550–600	566	300.00–330.00	313.01
5	600–650	626	297.00–327.00	312.78
2	650–700	670	280.00–300.00	289.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,236	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,514.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	158.00	158.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	55	—	1,212	163.00–195.00	182.31

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)	2	—	775	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,624.19

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	4	—	1,006	170.00–207.00	191.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,243	163.00–185.00	166.92
27	—	1,174	138.00–151.00	148.05
46	—	1,163	152.00–162.00	156.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	135.00	135.00
13	—	1,142	151.00–155.00	152.86
4	—	1,030	110.00–120.00	114.69
7	—	1,008	144.00–150.00	147.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,300	165.00–185.00	177.66
9	—	1,290	153.00–165.00	159.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,777	199.00–216.00	205.15
10	—	1,656	182.00–199.00	191.37
2	—	1,358	170.00–183.00	176.78

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.