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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 14

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

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Feeder Cattle receipts

858 head

▲ 436 vs last sale 422▼ 201 vs year ago 1,059 · −19.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 40▼ 87 vs year ago 192 · −45.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 20▼ 20 vs year ago 50 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago sale not reported last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs 4.00-20.00 higher than two weeks ago. Supply was moderate with good demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

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 $355.99/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 8 of 30 comparable sales and sits −25.20 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$355.99

74 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$52.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.98

vs AR average

+5.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	361.32	1,959	64
Medium and Large 2	554	323.25	1,791	9thin
Medium and Large 3	585	309.00	1,808	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.32/cwt here — about $152 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 sale74 hd

355.99

—

AR average7 barns · 313 hd

349.01

+6.98

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

+5.18

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

−25.20

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	—	Average	1,745	192.05	3,351	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	169.94	2,465	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	162.85	1,970	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	144.93	1,531	21

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)	1,283	$2,572	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,144	$2,830	5

Every lot

82 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	318	523.78/cwt	490.00–590.00	1,666	18
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	447.34/cwt	425.00–477.00	1,485	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	480.54/cwt	429.00–517.00	1,778	21
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	418.98/cwt	417.00–421.00	1,571	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	422.43/cwt	419.00–425.00	1,745	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	458.25/cwt	425.00–509.00	1,943	30
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	436.64/cwt	409.00–471.00	2,109	37
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	390.79/cwt	369.00–401.00	1,888	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	397.48/cwt	385.00–445.00	2,063	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	364.98/cwt	349.00–379.00	1,949	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	389.26/cwt	367.00–411.00	2,230	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	369.41/cwt	369.00–370.00	2,157	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	367.70/cwt	359.00–372.00	2,272	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	381.35/cwt	367.00–399.00	2,361	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	377.19/cwt	363.00–391.00	2,497	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,398	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,538	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,445	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	419.98/cwt	419.00–422.00	1,331	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	383.55/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,270	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	421.67/cwt	383.00–447.00	1,569	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	370.72/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,416	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	405.81/cwt	383.00–449.00	1,721	42
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	373.88/cwt	361.00–379.00	1,623	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	447	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,605	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	353.70/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,631	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	393.81/cwt	367.00–423.00	1,867	52
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	309.90/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,503	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	363.31/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,875	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	324.88/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,745	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	359.68/cwt	331.00–395.00	2,029	35
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,808	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,882	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	329.26/cwt	321.00–333.00	1,992	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	311.70/cwt	300.00–329.00	2,138	19
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	300.00/cwt	291.00–307.00	2,274	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,642	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,881	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	508.12/cwt	475.00–570.00	1,697	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	383.22/cwt	360.00–403.00	1,452	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	455.56/cwt	415.00–489.00	1,731	18
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	408	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,020	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	433.79/cwt	410.00–475.00	1,865	34
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	372.97/cwt	337.00–425.00	1,604	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	392.34/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,860	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	408.40/cwt	393.00–461.00	1,944	25
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	360.74/cwt	345.00–371.00	1,876	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	383.86/cwt	359.00–393.00	2,011	40
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	369.48/cwt	345.00–392.00	2,102	20
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	367.38/cwt	340.00–387.00	2,274	23
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,356	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,438	10
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,212	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,079	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	263.43/cwt	250.00–270.00	2,537	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,576	1
Bulls	—	—	1,729	191.33/cwt	183.00–199.00	3,308	8
Bulls	—	—	1,833	204.66/cwt	204.00–205.00	3,751	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	116.94/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,079	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	149.95/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,508	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	134.49/cwt	127.00–145.00	1,420	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	161.42/cwt	154.00–168.00	1,858	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	150.95/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,796	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	172.17/cwt	167.00–186.00	2,066	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	161.34/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,964	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,394	176.23/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,457	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	162.88/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,549	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,261	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,879	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	172.46/cwt	157.00–187.00	2,109	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	2,572.26/head	1,850.00–2,850.00	2,572	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,389	169.82/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,359	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	1,015	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,465	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	197.19/cwt	186.00–209.00	2,027	2

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 Aug 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 858Last week 422Year ago 1,059

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 40Year ago 192

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 20Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	332	425.00–477.00	447.34
3	350–400	375	417.00–421.00	418.98
4	400–450	413	419.00–425.00	422.43
12	450–500	483	369.00–401.00	390.79
7	500–550	534	349.00–379.00	364.98
5	550–600	584	369.00–370.00	369.41
4	600–650	618	359.00–372.00	367.70
1	650–700	695	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	815	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	318	490.00–590.00	523.78
21	350–400	370	429.00–517.00	480.54
30	400–450	424	425.00–509.00	458.25
37	450–500	483	409.00–471.00	436.64
23	500–550	519	385.00–445.00	397.48
24	550–600	573	367.00–411.00	389.26
15	600–650	619	367.00–399.00	381.35
14	650–700	662	363.00–391.00	377.19
2	700–750	740	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	470	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	419.00–422.00	419.98
20	350–400	372	383.00–447.00	421.67
42	400–450	424	383.00–449.00	405.81
52	450–500	474	367.00–423.00	393.81
29	500–550	516	350.00–385.00	363.31
35	550–600	564	331.00–395.00	359.68
4	600–650	605	321.00–333.00	329.26
19	650–700	686	300.00–329.00	311.70
3	750–800	758	291.00–307.00	300.00
2	800–850	823	321.00	321.00
1	950–1000	970	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	447	359.00	359.00
1	450–500	450	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	300.00–320.00	309.90
1	550–600	585	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	331	350.00–400.00	383.55
11	350–400	382	330.00–380.00	370.72
5	400–450	434	361.00–379.00	373.88
4	450–500	461	350.00–365.00	353.70
6	500–550	537	320.00–337.00	324.88
3	550–600	588	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	334	475.00–570.00	508.12
18	350–400	380	415.00–489.00	455.56
34	400–450	430	410.00–475.00	433.79
25	450–500	476	393.00–461.00	408.40
40	500–550	524	359.00–393.00	383.86
20	550–600	569	345.00–392.00	369.48
23	600–650	619	340.00–387.00	367.38
10	700–750	730	334.00	334.00
1	750–800	755	293.00	293.00
1	800–850	825	252.00	252.00
3	950–1000	963	250.00–270.00	263.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	379	360.00–403.00	383.22
10	400–450	430	337.00–425.00	372.97
10	450–500	474	385.00–395.00	392.34
11	500–550	520	345.00–371.00	360.74
1	650–700	660	357.00	357.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	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 cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,389	165.00–179.00	169.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	157.00–187.00	172.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,283	1,850.00–2,850.00	2,572.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	174.00	174.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	2,000.00	2,000.00

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	1	—	1,030	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,465	4,400.00	4,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	2	—	1,028	186.00–209.00	197.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,190	149.00–152.00	150.95
9	—	1,200	167.00–186.00	172.17
24	—	1,217	154.00–166.00	161.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,056	127.00–145.00	134.49
6	—	1,151	154.00–168.00	161.42
6	—	1,006	145.00–153.00	149.95
2	—	923	116.00–118.00	116.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,394	170.00–183.00	176.23
1	—	1,615	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,565	160.00–166.00	162.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,729	183.00–199.00	191.33
1	—	1,610	160.00	160.00
3	—	1,833	204.00–205.00	204.66

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.