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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 18

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Sep 4Sep 18Sep 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

853 head

▼ 229 vs last sale 1,082▼ 305 vs year ago 1,158 · −26.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 210▼ 80 vs year ago 230 · −34.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 80▲ 5 vs year ago 50 · +10.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders sale not reported last week however there was a weaker undertone from two weeks ago. Supply was moderate with good demand on most classes of cattle. Cows and bulls not reported last week.

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 $352.01/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 8 of 30 comparable sales and sits −29.18 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$352.01

84 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$453

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

$83.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.36

vs AR average

−7.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	359.02	1,936	70
Medium and Large 2	565	328.37	1,855	11thin
Medium and Large 3	539	275.09	1,483	3thin

One grade step is worth $83.93/cwt here — about $453 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 sale84 hd

352.01

—

AR average8 barns · 329 hd

340.65

+11.36

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−7.65

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

−29.18

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	1,653	190.80	3,154	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	166.25	2,442	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	155.71	1,798	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,034	142.82	1,477	45

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)	1,111	$2,521	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	947	$2,290	13
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	842	$1,901	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,341	$3,501	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$2,500	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	830	$3,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	984	$1,871	7

Every lot

101 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,638	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	566.62/cwt	500.00–590.00	2,023	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	458.41/cwt	437.00–479.00	1,705	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	392	382.80/cwt	335.00–407.00	1,501	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,407	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	413.98/cwt	393.00–429.00	1,743	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	463.76/cwt	443.00–497.00	1,980	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	439.58/cwt	417.00–457.00	2,075	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	390.82/cwt	377.00–400.00	1,895	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	501	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,929	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	404.58/cwt	387.00–423.00	2,075	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	370.69/cwt	350.00–389.00	1,950	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	403.67/cwt	397.00–407.00	2,248	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	368.58/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,097	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	396.17/cwt	389.00–399.00	2,409	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	370.13/cwt	350.00–377.00	2,324	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	378.72/cwt	377.00–381.00	2,473	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,340	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,189	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,660	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	766	328.41/cwt	319.00–330.00	2,516	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,770	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	439.88/cwt	411.00–455.00	1,386	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	387.68/cwt	337.00–425.00	1,272	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	310.06/cwt	291.00–330.00	1,032	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	417.47/cwt	401.00–431.00	1,561	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	364.78/cwt	325.00–383.00	1,364	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,232	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,007	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	399.02/cwt	385.00–439.00	1,708	32
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	353.70/cwt	323.00–380.00	1,521	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	309.18/cwt	297.00–320.00	1,447	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	340.47/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,617	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	378.87/cwt	359.00–409.00	1,815	43
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	361.91/cwt	349.00–379.00	1,904	49
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	341.88/cwt	333.00–353.00	1,829	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	539	275.09/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,483	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	352.27/cwt	337.00–379.00	2,008	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	323.31/cwt	300.00–339.00	1,862	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	609	282.37/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,720	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	347.83/cwt	335.00–357.00	2,170	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	635	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,076	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	332.63/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,212	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	678	274.88/cwt	271.00–279.00	1,864	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	296.42/cwt	280.00–315.00	2,025	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	318.77/cwt	307.00–327.00	2,286	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	752	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,993	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	797	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,383	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,530	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	307	367.60/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,129	11
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	433.99/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,410	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	515.00/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,725	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	361	335.91/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,213	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	451.41/cwt	431.00–485.00	1,724	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	391	399.96/cwt	369.00–419.00	1,564	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	443.18/cwt	421.00–467.00	1,830	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	391.07/cwt	359.00–413.00	1,658	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	352.79/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,535	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	299.94/cwt	297.00–303.00	1,395	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	394.00/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,852	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	363.66/cwt	330.00–387.00	1,716	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,488	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	384.28/cwt	357.00–395.00	1,983	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	354.94/cwt	343.00–361.00	1,881	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	369.28/cwt	357.00–393.00	2,112	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	351.46/cwt	333.00–357.00	2,014	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	364.64/cwt	345.00–395.00	2,246	18
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	638	330.93/cwt	313.00–349.00	2,111	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,321	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,112	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	319.85/cwt	319.00–320.00	2,421	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,287	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,518	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,746	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,563	178.60/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,792	3
Bulls	—	—	1,664	191.73/cwt	185.00–197.00	3,190	8
Bulls	—	—	1,835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	4,037	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	136.90/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,368	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	131.15/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,351	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	145.37/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,515	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	157.44/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,700	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	154.36/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,732	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	147.35/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,745	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	167.40/cwt	163.00–179.00	1,984	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	158.91/cwt	152.00–164.00	2,312	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	171.76/cwt	166.00–193.00	2,540	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	3,417.97/head	3,000.00–3,950.00	3,418	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,650	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	163.99/cwt	150.00–171.00	1,546	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	984	1,870.69/head	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,871	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	947	2,289.61/head	1,600.00–2,650.00	2,290	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	155.31/cwt	140.00–188.00	1,701	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,111	2,520.64/head	1,450.00–3,550.00	2,521	10
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	1,900.99/head	1,700.00–2,400.00	1,901	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 Sep 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 853Last week 1,082Year ago 1,158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 210Year ago 230

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 80Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	357	500.00–590.00	566.62
25	400–450	427	443.00–497.00	463.76
12	450–500	472	417.00–457.00	439.58
30	500–550	513	387.00–423.00	404.58
11	550–600	557	397.00–407.00	403.67
13	600–650	608	389.00–399.00	396.17
7	650–700	653	377.00–381.00	378.72
1	750–800	760	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	810	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	515.00	515.00
7	350–400	372	437.00–479.00	458.41
9	400–450	421	393.00–429.00	413.98
9	450–500	485	377.00–400.00	390.82
14	500–550	526	350.00–389.00	370.69
15	550–600	569	350.00–380.00	368.58
11	600–650	628	350.00–377.00	370.13
3	650–700	695	315.00	315.00
7	750–800	766	319.00–330.00	328.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	335.00–407.00	382.80
1	400–450	420	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	501	385.00	385.00
5	650–700	663	353.00	353.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	315	411.00–455.00	439.88
11	350–400	374	401.00–431.00	417.47
32	400–450	428	385.00–439.00	399.02
43	450–500	479	359.00–409.00	378.87
49	500–550	526	349.00–379.00	361.91
21	550–600	570	337.00–379.00	352.27
12	600–650	624	335.00–357.00	347.83
3	650–700	665	330.00–338.00	332.63
3	700–750	717	307.00–327.00	318.77
3	750–800	797	299.00	299.00
2	900–950	920	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	635	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	291.00–330.00	310.06
1	350–400	385	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	425	237.00	237.00
5	450–500	468	297.00–320.00	309.18
3	500–550	539	250.00–287.00	275.09
3	600–650	609	277.00–285.00	282.37
6	650–700	678	271.00–279.00	274.88
3	750–800	752	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	328	337.00–425.00	387.68
13	350–400	374	325.00–383.00	364.78
28	400–450	430	323.00–380.00	353.70
9	450–500	475	320.00–355.00	340.47
3	500–550	535	333.00–353.00	341.88
8	550–600	576	300.00–339.00	323.31
8	650–700	683	280.00–315.00	296.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	500.00–530.00	515.00
7	350–400	382	431.00–485.00	451.41
12	400–450	413	421.00–467.00	443.18
13	450–500	470	380.00–420.00	394.00
20	500–550	516	357.00–395.00	384.28
20	550–600	572	357.00–393.00	369.28
18	600–650	616	345.00–395.00	364.64
1	650–700	650	357.00	357.00
7	750–800	757	319.00–320.00	319.85
2	800–850	815	309.00	309.00
2	950–1000	950	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	638	313.00–349.00	330.93
1	650–700	665	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	770	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	307	350.00–420.00	367.60
7	350–400	361	330.00–350.00	335.91
2	400–450	435	340.00–365.00	352.79
2	450–500	465	297.00–303.00	299.94
1	500–550	515	289.00	289.00
1	600–650	640	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	420.00–450.00	433.99
9	350–400	391	369.00–419.00	399.96
15	400–450	424	359.00–413.00	391.07
12	450–500	472	330.00–387.00	363.66
6	500–550	530	343.00–361.00	354.94
10	550–600	573	333.00–357.00	351.46
1	650–700	660	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	765	299.00	299.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,650	3,750.00	3,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,238	3,000.00–3,950.00	3,417.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	984	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,870.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	943	150.00–171.00	163.99

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)	13	—	947	1,600.00–2,650.00	2,289.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,095	140.00–188.00	155.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,111	1,450.00–3,550.00	2,520.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	842	1,700.00–2,400.00	1,900.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,479	166.00–193.00	171.76
6	—	1,455	152.00–164.00	158.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,185	163.00–179.00	167.40
21	—	1,122	150.00–161.00	154.36
12	—	1,184	140.00–150.00	147.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,080	154.00–159.00	157.44
6	—	1,030	123.00–135.00	131.15
12	—	999	134.00–139.00	136.90
21	—	1,042	140.00–151.00	145.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,563	175.00–182.00	178.60
1	—	1,835	220.00	220.00
8	—	1,664	185.00–197.00	191.73

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.