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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 28

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Aug 21Aug 28Sep 4 →

Receipts

1,546 head

▲ 917 vs last sale 629▲ 786 vs year ago 760 · +103.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 650 lbs mostly 2.00-12.00 higher except the 500-550 lbs 4.00-10.00 lower. Had 2 loads of yearling steers that sold good weighing 818lbs at 375.00 and 901 lbs at 339.00. Feeder heifers mixed 300-400 lbs 15.00-17.00 higher 400-500 lbs steady to 7.00 lower and 500-650 lbs 1.00-6.00 higher. Quality was average to plain with good demand. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $413.96/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 12 of 30 comparable sales and sits −22.86 against this barn's trailing median of $436.81.

Average price

$413.96

91 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$827

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

$122.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.29

vs AR average

+4.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	422.03	2,327	77
Medium and Large 2	538	374.88	2,017	13thin
Medium and Large 3	500	300.00	1,500	1thin

One grade step is worth $122.03/cwt here — about $827 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 sale91 hd

413.96

—

AR average8 barns · 369 hd

401.67

+12.29

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

+4.66

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.81

−22.86

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.38, low $370.63, median $436.81 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

87 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	574.03/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,837	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	493.00/cwt	443.00–550.00	1,652	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	349.57/cwt	339.00–360.00	1,300	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	514.20/cwt	495.00–550.00	1,928	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	451.75/cwt	423.00–473.00	1,726	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	415	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,772	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	458.22/cwt	453.00–463.00	1,915	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	481.40/cwt	463.00–499.00	2,046	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	419.33/cwt	359.00–439.00	1,799	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	461.79/cwt	431.00–485.00	2,152	31
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	409.33/cwt	357.00–427.00	1,936	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	488	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,001	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	423.49/cwt	423.00–427.00	2,079	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	427.97/cwt	411.00–441.00	2,247	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	377.01/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,991	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	418.03/cwt	380.00–440.00	2,379	46
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	367.80/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,104	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	413.08/cwt	390.00–423.00	2,557	60
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	353.93/cwt	350.00–373.00	2,226	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	345.67/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,295	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	380.37/cwt	371.00–394.00	2,571	35
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	388.09/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,810	29
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	333.35/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,417	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	786	377.33/cwt	374.00–380.00	2,966	25
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	371.31/cwt	350.00–375.00	3,045	84
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	901	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	3,054	58
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	935	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,805	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,910	17
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,090	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,725	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	458.20/cwt	437.00–495.00	1,475	27
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	400.16/cwt	365.00–420.00	1,321	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	380.98/cwt	359.00–429.00	1,425	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	448.10/cwt	417.00–475.00	1,680	36
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	995	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	422.34/cwt	400.00–443.00	1,825	69
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	378.34/cwt	350.00–407.00	1,653	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	442	308.80/cwt	307.00–325.00	1,365	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	304.69/cwt	285.00–311.00	1,429	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	364.07/cwt	330.00–383.00	1,729	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	402.92/cwt	389.00–415.00	1,930	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	483	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,850	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	341.62/cwt	315.00–357.00	1,763	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	380.67/cwt	347.00–407.00	1,972	66
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	311.00/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,627	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	353.60/cwt	330.00–357.00	1,973	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	381.31/cwt	349.00–412.00	2,185	44
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	350.52/cwt	345.00–354.00	2,079	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	603	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,990	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	349.06/cwt	333.00–353.00	2,143	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	307.36/cwt	283.00–325.00	1,893	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	661	308.78/cwt	280.00–329.00	2,041	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	338.01/cwt	326.00–340.00	2,255	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	309.49/cwt	304.00–315.00	2,210	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	295.08/cwt	291.00–307.00	2,154	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	898	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,514	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	531.89/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,654	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,200	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	453.48/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,469	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	363	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,379	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	382.45/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,407	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	471.44/cwt	461.00–495.00	1,777	23
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	404.20/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,552	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	449.07/cwt	431.00–483.00	1,891	40
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	408.35/cwt	369.00–435.00	1,760	17
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	417.59/cwt	403.00–445.00	1,954	22
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	383.34/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,817	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,850	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	354.51/cwt	312.00–370.00	1,829	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	406.50/cwt	387.00–429.00	2,106	27
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	361.98/cwt	250.00–390.00	2,056	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	352.71/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,032	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	367.79/cwt	361.00–381.00	2,240	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	328.61/cwt	300.00–351.00	2,021	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	350.22/cwt	317.00–361.00	2,171	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	326.43/cwt	295.00–345.00	2,174	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	317.50/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,270	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	774	251.72/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,948	6
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	919	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,003	11

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.

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Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs, AR

Thu Aug 28, 2025

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

Receipts 1,546Last week 629Year ago 760

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	365.00–420.00	400.16
17	350–400	374	359.00–429.00	380.98
18	400–450	437	350.00–407.00	378.34
19	450–500	475	330.00–383.00	364.07
8	500–550	516	315.00–357.00	341.62
10	550–600	558	330.00–357.00	353.60
12	600–650	616	283.00–325.00	307.36
8	650–700	661	280.00–329.00	308.78
4	700–750	730	291.00–307.00	295.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	300–350	322	437.00–495.00	458.20
36	350–400	375	417.00–475.00	448.10
69	400–450	432	400.00–443.00	422.34
17	450–500	479	389.00–415.00	402.92
66	500–550	518	347.00–407.00	380.67
44	550–600	573	349.00–412.00	381.31
9	600–650	614	333.00–353.00	349.06
14	650–700	667	326.00–340.00	338.01
4	700–750	714	304.00–315.00	309.49
2	850–900	898	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	383.00	383.00
3	550–600	585	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	390	255.00	255.00
13	400–450	442	307.00–325.00	308.80
4	450–500	469	285.00–311.00	304.69
2	500–550	523	310.00–312.00	311.00
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	593	345.00–354.00	350.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	603	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	324	450.00–460.00	453.48
9	350–400	384	380.00–435.00	404.20
17	400–450	431	369.00–435.00	408.35
17	450–500	474	350.00–415.00	383.34
12	500–550	516	312.00–370.00	354.51
9	550–600	576	330.00–370.00	352.71
8	600–650	615	300.00–351.00	328.61
4	650–700	666	295.00–345.00	326.43
1	700–750	700	280.00	280.00
6	750–800	774	249.00–265.00	251.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	311	500.00–550.00	531.89
23	350–400	377	461.00–495.00	471.44
40	400–450	421	431.00–483.00	449.07
22	450–500	468	403.00–445.00	417.59
27	500–550	518	387.00–429.00	406.50
9	550–600	568	250.00–390.00	361.98
3	600–650	609	361.00–381.00	367.79
2	650–700	655	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	715	310.00–325.00	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	490	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	500	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	368	380.00–385.00	382.45
2	600–650	640	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	900–950	919	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	620	317.00–361.00	350.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	320	570.00–580.00	574.03
14	350–400	375	495.00–550.00	514.20
19	400–450	425	463.00–499.00	481.40
31	450–500	466	431.00–485.00	461.79
31	500–550	525	411.00–441.00	427.97
46	550–600	569	380.00–440.00	418.03
60	600–650	619	390.00–423.00	413.08
35	650–700	676	371.00–394.00	380.37
29	700–750	724	370.00–400.00	388.09
25	750–800	786	374.00–380.00	377.33
84	800–850	820	350.00–375.00	371.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	335	443.00–550.00	493.00
22	350–400	382	423.00–473.00	451.75
12	400–450	429	359.00–439.00	419.33
19	450–500	473	357.00–427.00	409.33
10	500–550	528	350.00–400.00	377.01
3	550–600	572	350.00–385.00	367.80
6	600–650	629	350.00–373.00	353.93
7	650–700	664	330.00–350.00	345.67
3	700–750	725	330.00–335.00	333.35
1	900–950	935	300.00	300.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	418	453.00–463.00	458.22
23	450–500	491	423.00–427.00	423.49
58	900–950	901	339.00	339.00
17	950–1000	970	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	427.00	427.00
2	450–500	488	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	339.00–360.00	349.57
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00

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.