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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 31

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Jul 24Jul 31Aug 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

422 head

▼ 235 vs last sale 657▲ 142 vs year ago 280 · +50.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 130 vs last sale 170▼ 55 vs year ago 95 · −57.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 90▲ 10 vs year ago 10 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers uneven generally steady on a light test in a few classes. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly 2.00-4.00 higher 600-700 lbs 20.00-25.00 higher. Light run due to extreme heat in the area. Quality was average to plain with good demand on most classes of cattle. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter bulls 1.00 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 $347.68/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits −33.50 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$347.68

35 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,907

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$566

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

$126.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.88

vs AR average

+0.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	356.15	1,935	29
Medium and Large 2	570	322.10	1,837	5thin
Medium and Large 3	595	230.00	1,369	1thin

One grade step is worth $126.15/cwt here — about $566 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale35 hd

347.68

—

AR average7 barns · 250 hd

342.80

+4.88

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

+0.18

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

−33.50

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	1,887	206.13	3,890	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	170.74	2,510	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	162.39	1,876	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	985	145.24	1,431	4thin

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)	1,193	$2,143	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,023	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,330	$3,103	3thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	502.62/cwt	485.00–561.00	1,709	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	347	450.99/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,565	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,490	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,468	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	392.85/cwt	380.00–413.00	1,693	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	457	377.66/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,726	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	287.08/cwt	260.00–301.00	1,372	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	496	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,098	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	370.64/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,909	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	388.49/cwt	387.00–391.00	2,032	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	352.44/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,984	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	385.33/cwt	373.00–395.00	2,216	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,506	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,263	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,324	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,634	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,398	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	335	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,162	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,377	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	408.97/cwt	370.00–435.00	1,550	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	367.13/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,410	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,065	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	399.30/cwt	370.00–419.00	1,689	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	354.00/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,522	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	339.99/cwt	317.00–357.00	1,601	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	373.41/cwt	361.00–381.00	1,777	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	359.65/cwt	333.00–375.00	1,931	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	339.37/cwt	337.00–341.00	1,945	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	320.13/cwt	300.00–331.00	1,850	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	303.51/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,845	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	613	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,906	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	336.92/cwt	320.00–357.00	2,082	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	309.92/cwt	303.00–317.00	2,055	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	685	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,117	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	708	302.96/cwt	299.00–307.00	2,145	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,153	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,138	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,818	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,464	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	413.66/cwt	395.00–417.00	1,481	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	454.10/cwt	441.00–467.00	1,694	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	426.16/cwt	400.00–449.00	1,773	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	398.50/cwt	361.00–413.00	1,670	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,329	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	418.80/cwt	411.00–430.00	1,943	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	367.63/cwt	280.00–389.00	1,743	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	342.57/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,747	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	381.01/cwt	369.00–387.00	1,955	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	357.64/cwt	349.00–371.00	2,028	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,987	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,106	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	614	334.00/cwt	331.00–337.00	2,051	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	317.46/cwt	280.00–331.00	1,956	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	342.77/cwt	331.00–349.00	2,115	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,183	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,877	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,149	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	723	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,880	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,282	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,427	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,887	206.13/cwt	203.00–211.00	3,890	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,139	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,494	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	149.48/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,555	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,554	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	159.24/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,788	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	169.52/cwt	165.00–187.00	2,044	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,347	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	173.32/cwt	173.00–174.00	2,565	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,998	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	2,022.65/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,023	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	2,143.45/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,143	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,221	188.02/cwt	164.00–224.00	2,296	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	3,102.57/head	2,700.00–3,350.00	3,103	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 Jul 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 422Last week 657Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 170Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 90Year ago 10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,123	155.00–165.00	159.24
8	—	1,206	165.00–187.00	169.52
1	—	1,110	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	154.00	154.00
2	—	1,040	149.00–150.00	149.48
1	—	890	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	163.00	163.00
3	—	1,480	173.00–174.00	173.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,887	203.00–211.00	206.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	485.00–561.00	502.62
4	450–500	496	423.00	423.00
13	500–550	523	387.00–391.00	388.49
20	550–600	575	373.00–395.00	385.33
7	700–750	716	350.00	350.00
2	850–900	878	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	367.00	367.00
3	450–500	478	260.00–301.00	287.08
1	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	650	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	347	435.00–465.00	450.99
3	350–400	385	387.00	387.00
4	400–450	431	380.00–413.00	392.85
5	450–500	457	350.00–400.00	377.66
4	500–550	515	355.00–385.00	370.64
2	550–600	563	350.00–355.00	352.44
2	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	730	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	830	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	441.00	441.00
7	350–400	379	370.00–435.00	408.97
17	400–450	423	370.00–419.00	399.30
21	450–500	476	361.00–381.00	373.41
24	500–550	537	333.00–375.00	359.65
5	550–600	573	337.00–341.00	339.37
10	600–650	618	320.00–357.00	336.92
2	650–700	663	303.00–317.00	309.92
1	700–750	720	299.00	299.00
1	950–1000	965	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	685	309.00	309.00
2	700–750	708	299.00–307.00	302.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	405.00	405.00
7	350–400	384	350.00–375.00	367.13
5	400–450	430	350.00–370.00	354.00
11	450–500	471	317.00–357.00	339.99
1	500–550	540	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	578	300.00–331.00	320.13
2	600–650	608	300.00–307.00	303.51
1	850–900	855	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	390	273.00	273.00
1	550–600	595	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	613	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	450.00	450.00
11	350–400	373	441.00–467.00	454.10
13	400–450	416	400.00–449.00	426.16
4	450–500	464	411.00–430.00	418.80
16	500–550	513	369.00–387.00	381.01
13	550–600	567	349.00–371.00	357.64
3	600–650	617	331.00–349.00	342.77
1	650–700	680	321.00	321.00
1	800–850	815	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	870	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	437.00	437.00
8	350–400	358	395.00–417.00	413.66
8	400–450	419	361.00–413.00	398.50
16	450–500	474	280.00–389.00	367.63
4	500–550	510	335.00–350.00	342.57
2	550–600	593	335.00	335.00
4	600–650	616	280.00–331.00	317.46
1	650–700	695	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	700	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	614	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	614	331.00–337.00	334.00
2	700–750	723	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	460	289.00	289.00
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,193	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,143.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	270.00	270.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,115	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,022.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,221	164.00–224.00	188.02

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	3	—	1,330	2,700.00–3,350.00	3,102.57

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.