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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 21

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

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Feeder Cattle receipts

629 head

▼ 229 vs last sale 858▼ 99 vs year ago 728 · −13.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 105▼ 125 vs year ago 225 · −55.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 120 vs last sale 30▲ 110 vs year ago 40 · +275.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sharply higher with the 300-400 lbs 20.00-48.00 higher and the 400-650 lbs mostly 15.00-20.00 higher with the better 500-550 lbs 40.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00-20.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand. Quality was good with a mix of weaned and unweaned calves. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Replacement cows included two herd sellouts of good quality mostly young to middle aged cows that sold good.

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 $363.10/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 9 of 30 comparable sales and sits −18.09 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$363.10

46 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$422

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

$93.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.86

vs AR average

+3.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	376.43	1,997	37
Medium and Large 2	517	339.47	1,755	4thin
Medium and Large 3	556	283.37	1,576	5thin

One grade step is worth $93.06/cwt here — about $422 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 sale46 hd

363.10

—

AR average8 barns · 334 hd

357.24

+5.86

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

+3.30

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

−18.09

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	—	Low	1,572	197.46	3,104	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	172.66	2,438	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	164.49	1,929	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,038	148.97	1,546	22

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,178	$4,179	41
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,271	$3,487	33
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,254	$2,728	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,093	$3,650	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	904	$3,127	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	715	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,309	$4,934	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$4,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,156	$4,395	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,446	$3,745	8
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,750	1thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	572.06/cwt	530.00–600.00	1,842	16
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	475.84/cwt	435.00–500.00	1,585	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	437.98/cwt	411.00–459.00	1,634	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	512.68/cwt	461.00–545.00	1,933	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	418.51/cwt	400.00–439.00	1,779	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	475.31/cwt	455.00–519.00	2,030	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	451.14/cwt	421.00–485.00	2,107	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	393.96/cwt	370.00–427.00	1,875	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	497	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,043	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	438.93/cwt	409.00–457.00	2,230	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	381.38/cwt	369.00–399.00	1,953	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,070	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	404.85/cwt	397.00–422.00	2,324	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	400.18/cwt	383.00–411.00	2,517	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	442.71/cwt	425.00–483.00	1,470	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,283	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	361	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,541	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	386.63/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,450	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	430.27/cwt	411.00–465.00	1,665	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	422.21/cwt	395.00–441.00	1,786	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	378.85/cwt	375.00–381.00	1,610	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	282.13/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,340	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	410.58/cwt	377.00–431.00	1,954	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	369.35/cwt	369.00–370.00	1,828	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	508	274.93/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,397	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	339.47/cwt	331.00–360.00	1,755	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	374.52/cwt	353.00–401.00	1,966	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	555	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,470	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	374.56/cwt	367.00–377.00	2,131	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	588	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,699	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	348.37/cwt	321.00–377.00	2,174	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	310.32/cwt	309.00–311.00	1,946	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	329.20/cwt	319.00–340.00	2,212	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	284.01/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,934	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	322.60/cwt	307.00–342.00	2,303	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	714	286.62/cwt	277.00–299.00	2,046	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	808	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,262	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,761	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,033	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,583	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,065	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,663	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	519.29/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,625	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,462	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	427.57/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,561	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	484.18/cwt	441.00–525.00	1,859	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	462.68/cwt	431.00–489.00	1,929	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	389.29/cwt	360.00–413.00	1,721	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	423.84/cwt	395.00–441.00	1,979	26
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	347.73/cwt	327.00–367.00	1,784	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	402.16/cwt	377.00–413.00	2,119	21
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	397.36/cwt	375.00–419.00	2,265	34
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	332.40/cwt	319.00–345.00	1,905	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	329.66/cwt	309.00–351.00	2,027	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	384.69/cwt	350.00–401.00	2,374	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	359.81/cwt	357.00–365.00	2,422	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,391	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,287	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,419	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,417	192.52/cwt	184.00–198.00	2,728	7
Bulls	—	—	1,605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,889	1
Bulls	—	—	1,747	206.14/cwt	201.00–212.00	3,601	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	117.02/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,127	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	137.39/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,367	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	149.39/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,518	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,033	149.41/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,543	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	162.34/cwt	157.00–164.00	1,784	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	171.39/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,968	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	164.38/cwt	156.00–168.00	2,009	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,382	180.81/cwt	176.00–187.00	2,499	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,429	168.14/cwt	164.00–173.00	2,403	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,156	4,394.86/head	3,850.00–4,650.00	4,395	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,423	5,045.12/head	4,700.00–5,250.00	5,045	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,436	3,934.85/head	3,600.00–4,350.00	3,935	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,475	3,175.00/head	2,950.00–3,400.00	3,175	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	4,179.31/head	3,050.00–4,750.00	4,179	41
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,254	2,728.14/head	2,000.00–3,150.00	2,728	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,271	3,487.13/head	1,750.00–4,350.00	3,487	33
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,379	171.62/cwt	164.00–189.00	2,367	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	904	3,126.72/head	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,127	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,004	170.36/cwt	157.00–181.00	1,710	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,029	177.06/cwt	167.00–203.00	1,822	5
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	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 Aug 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 629Last week 858Year ago 728

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 105Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 30Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	383.00	383.00
5	350–400	375	360.00–400.00	386.63
6	400–450	425	375.00–381.00	378.85
17	450–500	495	369.00–370.00	369.35
4	500–550	517	331.00–360.00	339.47
3	600–650	627	309.00–311.00	310.32
4	650–700	681	250.00–305.00	284.01
5	700–750	714	277.00–299.00	286.62
1	750–800	780	270.00	270.00
3	800–850	808	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	475	265.00–300.00	282.13
2	500–550	508	270.00–280.00	274.93
3	550–600	588	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	332	425.00–483.00	442.71
19	350–400	387	411.00–465.00	430.27
25	400–450	423	395.00–441.00	422.21
21	450–500	476	377.00–431.00	410.58
32	500–550	525	353.00–401.00	374.52
4	550–600	569	367.00–377.00	374.56
10	600–650	624	321.00–377.00	348.37
3	650–700	672	319.00–340.00	329.20
4	700–750	714	307.00–342.00	322.60
1	850–900	860	321.00	321.00
2	1000–1050	1,033	250.00	250.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	361	427.00	427.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	313	500.00–535.00	519.29
13	350–400	384	441.00–525.00	484.18
13	400–450	417	431.00–489.00	462.68
26	450–500	467	395.00–441.00	423.84
21	500–550	527	377.00–413.00	402.16
34	550–600	570	375.00–419.00	397.36
8	600–650	617	350.00–401.00	384.69
5	650–700	673	357.00–365.00	359.81
1	700–750	745	321.00	321.00
1	750–800	770	297.00	297.00
1	800–850	820	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	365	425.00–430.00	427.57
3	400–450	442	360.00–413.00	389.29
3	500–550	513	327.00–367.00	347.73
2	550–600	573	319.00–345.00	332.40
2	600–650	615	309.00–351.00	329.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	435.00–500.00	475.84
5	350–400	373	411.00–459.00	437.98
4	400–450	425	400.00–439.00	418.51
12	450–500	476	370.00–427.00	393.96
6	500–550	512	369.00–399.00	381.38
1	550–600	555	373.00	373.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	322	530.00–600.00	572.06
19	350–400	377	461.00–545.00	512.68
23	400–450	427	455.00–519.00	475.31
19	450–500	467	421.00–485.00	451.14
16	500–550	508	409.00–457.00	438.93
19	550–600	574	397.00–422.00	404.85
14	600–650	629	383.00–411.00	400.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	497	411.00	411.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	10	—	1,156	3,850.00–4,650.00	4,394.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,475	2,950.00–3,400.00	3,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	4,500.00	4,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,423	4,700.00–5,250.00	5,045.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,173	4,800.00	4,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,436	3,600.00–4,350.00	3,934.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,379	164.00–189.00	171.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,254	2,000.00–3,150.00	2,728.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	—	1,271	1,750.00–4,350.00	3,487.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	41	—	1,178	3,050.00–4,750.00	4,179.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,450.00	2,450.00

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	—	1,093	3,650.00	3,650.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	904	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,126.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,004	157.00–181.00	170.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,029	167.00–203.00	177.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,750.00	3,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	180.00	180.00
7	—	1,417	184.00–198.00	192.52
6	—	1,747	201.00–212.00	206.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,148	168.00–178.00	171.39
4	—	1,033	145.00–154.00	149.41
16	—	1,222	156.00–168.00	164.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,429	164.00–173.00	168.14
5	—	1,382	176.00–187.00	180.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,099	157.00–164.00	162.34
4	—	995	134.00–140.00	137.39
2	—	963	116.00–118.00	117.02
8	—	1,016	145.00–155.00	149.39

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.