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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-04

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 4

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Aug 28Sep 4Sep 18 →

Receipts

1,082 head

▼ 464 vs last sale 1,546▲ 83 vs year ago 999 · +8.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 300-450 lbs 11.00-14.00 higher 450-650 lbs mostly steady to 4.00 lower and 650-700 lbs 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300-450 lbs mixed generally steady to 3.00 higher over 450 lbs mostly steady to 3.00 lower with some value added and guaranteed open yearling heifers that sold for a premium. Quality was average to plain with good demand on most classes of cattle. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

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 $355.49/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 8 of 30 comparable sales and sits −25.69 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$355.49

97 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$511

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

$88.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.18

vs AR average

−16.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	374.68	2,034	53
Medium and Large 2	544	338.25	1,841	39
Medium and Large 3	531	286.60	1,523	5thin

One grade step is worth $88.08/cwt here — about $511 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 sale97 hd

355.49

—

AR average8 barns · 594 hd

376.68

−21.18

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

−16.02

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

−25.69

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.

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,575	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	588.89/cwt	540.00–610.00	1,926	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	458.82/cwt	450.00–479.00	1,716	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	525.52/cwt	500.00–580.00	1,992	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	493.89/cwt	441.00–541.00	2,040	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	305.30/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,282	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	432.25/cwt	427.00–439.00	1,889	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	457.08/cwt	441.00–467.00	2,180	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	395.90/cwt	363.00–435.00	1,916	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	426.89/cwt	410.00–451.00	2,211	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	378.77/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,981	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,279	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	418.22/cwt	401.00–435.00	2,375	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	385.00/cwt	383.00–387.00	2,214	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,874	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	401.97/cwt	397.00–407.00	2,488	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	389.35/cwt	379.00–393.00	2,453	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	384.74/cwt	369.00–395.00	2,447	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	354.50/cwt	341.00–361.00	2,400	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	386.84/cwt	373.00–390.00	2,634	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	368.86/cwt	360.00–373.00	2,674	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	759	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,846	70
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,774	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	920	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,484	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	314	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,397	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	461.59/cwt	429.00–485.00	1,505	20
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	418.49/cwt	379.00–439.00	1,389	19
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,159	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,194	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	388.71/cwt	345.00–411.00	1,430	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	440.36/cwt	417.00–487.00	1,638	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	375.71/cwt	350.00–411.00	1,559	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	321.05/cwt	315.00–329.00	1,381	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	424.53/cwt	401.00–467.00	1,830	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	359.22/cwt	330.00–371.00	1,678	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	472	376.06/cwt	370.00–381.00	1,775	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	390.18/cwt	381.00–405.00	1,869	39
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	307.00/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,474	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	507	277.99/cwt	239.00–320.00	1,409	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	377.97/cwt	360.00–393.00	1,965	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	342.52/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,795	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	545	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,804	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	377.68/cwt	367.00–385.00	2,111	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	336.00/cwt	317.00–350.00	1,902	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	299.52/cwt	299.00–300.00	1,701	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	580	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,117	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	346.43/cwt	343.00–350.00	2,120	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	619	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,123	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	621	374.56/cwt	370.00–376.00	2,326	37
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	328.35/cwt	323.00–331.00	2,167	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	669	312.13/cwt	300.00–329.00	2,088	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	316.74/cwt	303.00–320.00	2,163	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	697	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,307	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	718	355.32/cwt	337.00–359.00	2,551	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,139	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,288	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	276.47/cwt	259.00–285.00	2,123	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	769	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,615	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	811	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,749	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	545.24/cwt	533.00–575.00	1,810	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	462.52/cwt	427.00–475.00	1,559	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	488.12/cwt	441.00–515.00	1,811	17
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	422.31/cwt	400.00–441.00	1,575	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	466.06/cwt	425.00–540.00	1,962	23
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	410.71/cwt	401.00–427.00	1,778	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	379.52/cwt	339.00–400.00	1,795	23
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	417.62/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,980	30
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	393.03/cwt	383.00–429.00	2,059	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	362.38/cwt	350.00–373.00	1,910	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	385.34/cwt	365.00–403.00	2,223	27
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	348.35/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,045	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	373.66/cwt	359.00–391.00	2,324	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,211	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	365.46/cwt	351.00–377.00	2,471	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	348.11/cwt	337.00–355.00	2,555	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,543	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,599	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,226	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,562	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,350	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 Sep 4, 2025

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

Receipts 1,082Last week 1,546Year ago 999

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	544	419.00	419.00
70	750–800	759	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	500.00	500.00
7	350–400	374	450.00–479.00	458.82
5	400–450	437	427.00–439.00	432.25
17	450–500	484	363.00–435.00	395.90
11	500–550	523	350.00–400.00	378.77
4	550–600	575	383.00–387.00	385.00
9	600–650	636	369.00–395.00	384.74
3	650–700	677	341.00–361.00	354.50
1	900–950	920	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	300.00–311.00	305.30
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	595	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	327	540.00–610.00	588.89
10	350–400	379	500.00–580.00	525.52
12	400–450	413	441.00–541.00	493.89
12	450–500	477	441.00–467.00	457.08
15	500–550	518	410.00–451.00	426.89
21	550–600	568	401.00–435.00	418.22
4	600–650	619	397.00–407.00	401.97
18	650–700	681	373.00–390.00	386.84
4	700–750	725	360.00–373.00	368.86
1	750–800	760	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	630	379.00–393.00	389.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	314	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	332	379.00–439.00	418.49
11	350–400	368	345.00–411.00	388.71
22	400–450	415	350.00–411.00	375.71
20	450–500	467	330.00–371.00	359.22
19	500–550	524	320.00–350.00	342.52
19	550–600	566	317.00–350.00	336.00
2	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
5	650–700	683	303.00–320.00	316.74
1	700–750	730	293.00	293.00
6	750–800	768	259.00–285.00	276.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	697	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	341.00	341.00
1	350–400	365	327.00	327.00
4	400–450	430	315.00–329.00	321.05
3	450–500	480	300.00–321.00	307.00
3	500–550	507	239.00–320.00	277.99
2	550–600	568	299.00–300.00	299.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	472	370.00–381.00	376.06
3	500–550	545	331.00	331.00
2	550–600	580	365.00	365.00
4	650–700	669	300.00–329.00	312.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	718	337.00–359.00	355.32
9	750–800	769	340.00	340.00
4	800–850	811	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	326	429.00–485.00	461.59
13	350–400	372	417.00–487.00	440.36
22	400–450	431	401.00–467.00	424.53
39	450–500	479	381.00–405.00	390.18
22	500–550	520	360.00–393.00	377.97
26	550–600	559	367.00–385.00	377.68
4	600–650	612	343.00–350.00	346.43
3	650–700	660	323.00–331.00	328.35
2	700–750	738	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	600–650	621	370.00–376.00	374.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	619	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	337	427.00–475.00	462.52
9	350–400	373	400.00–441.00	422.31
8	400–450	433	401.00–427.00	410.71
23	450–500	473	339.00–400.00	379.52
5	500–550	527	350.00–373.00	362.38
3	550–600	587	345.00–350.00	348.35
1	600–650	630	351.00	351.00
1	800–850	840	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	375	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	332	533.00–575.00	545.24
17	350–400	371	441.00–515.00	488.12
23	400–450	421	425.00–540.00	466.06
30	450–500	474	400.00–435.00	417.62
17	500–550	524	383.00–429.00	393.03
27	550–600	577	365.00–403.00	385.34
11	600–650	622	359.00–391.00	373.66
7	650–700	676	351.00–377.00	365.46
4	700–750	734	337.00–355.00	348.11
1	750–800	750	339.00	339.00
1	800–850	825	315.00	315.00
2	900–950	915	280.00	280.00
2	1000–1050	1,000	235.00	235.00

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.