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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 9

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Sep 25Oct 9Oct 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

638 head

▲ 103 vs last sale 535▼ 924 vs year ago 1,562 · −59.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

128 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 100▼ 99 vs year ago 227 · −43.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 15▼ 20 vs year ago 75 · −26.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend sale not reported last week. Supply was moderate with good demand. The weaned and higher quality calves with good condition were in high demand and the plainer kind and fleshy calves had less demand.

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 $362.01/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 9 of 30 comparable sales and sits −19.18 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$362.01

60 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$51.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.74

vs AR average

−22.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	373.24	1,965	47
Medium and Large 2	532	321.41	1,709	13thin

One grade step is worth $51.83/cwt here — about $256 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 sale60 hd

362.01

—

AR average7 barns · 322 hd

356.27

+5.74

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−22.38

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

−19.18

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	—	High	1,526	187.76	2,865	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	171.03	2,591	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	159.20	2,013	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	138.28	1,490	29

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)	1,198	$2,628	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,545	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,161	$2,293	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,092	$1,550	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,285	$2,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	968	$2,064	3thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	581.46/cwt	541.00–595.00	1,919	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	341	506.21/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,726	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	548.07/cwt	495.00–570.00	2,072	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,829	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	499.93/cwt	439.00–550.00	2,070	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	428.51/cwt	380.00–445.00	1,774	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	436	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,551	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	448.31/cwt	397.00–489.00	2,116	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	372.12/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,760	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	493	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,479	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	434.24/cwt	391.00–459.00	2,210	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	383.33/cwt	340.00–489.00	2,020	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	531	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,490	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	391.01/cwt	361.00–421.00	2,225	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	340.75/cwt	340.00–341.00	1,993	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	340.54/cwt	329.00–349.00	2,118	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	358.08/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,238	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,378	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,884	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,562	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,154	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,550	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,767	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,949	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	3,053	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	990	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	3,138	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	473.77/cwt	427.00–511.00	1,507	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	376.03/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,207	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	372.01/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,421	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	424.00/cwt	400.00–443.00	1,624	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	405.55/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,732	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	357.26/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,533	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	435	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,579	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	339.85/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,607	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	387.91/cwt	351.00–415.00	1,843	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,496	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	329.92/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,709	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	376.83/cwt	337.00–419.00	1,963	41
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	555	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,593	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	348.68/cwt	333.00–359.00	1,963	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	307.34/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,736	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	314.56/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,944	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	338.32/cwt	330.00–341.00	2,108	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	318.89/cwt	309.00–337.00	2,130	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,331	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	764	343.71/cwt	339.00–347.00	2,626	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,488	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,120	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,253	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	903	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	3,061	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	1,088	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,720	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,836	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	434.31/cwt	350.00–475.00	1,416	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,089	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	494.81/cwt	443.00–545.00	1,831	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	400.77/cwt	377.00–425.00	1,543	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	444.23/cwt	400.00–485.00	1,857	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	384.96/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,636	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	400.67/cwt	371.00–437.00	1,919	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	343.23/cwt	317.00–363.00	1,658	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	508	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,519	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	328.54/cwt	319.00–335.00	1,699	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	382.01/cwt	349.00–405.00	2,009	35
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	365.54/cwt	349.00–393.00	2,102	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	355.75/cwt	347.00–369.00	2,181	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	334.50/cwt	330.00–339.00	2,084	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	336.14/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,225	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,479	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,272	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	330.35/cwt	321.00–335.00	2,567	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,160	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	805	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,294	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,669	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,374	170.44/cwt	140.00–184.00	2,342	5
Bulls	—	—	1,581	204.63/cwt	199.00–208.00	3,235	4
Bulls	—	—	1,634	191.59/cwt	186.00–197.00	3,131	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,080	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	142.33/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,522	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	134.41/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,484	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	169.42/cwt	164.00–180.00	2,052	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	157.31/cwt	149.00–162.00	2,036	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	145.23/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,881	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,890	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	176.73/cwt	164.00–182.00	2,690	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,531	157.43/cwt	152.00–164.00	2,410	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	2,544.74/head	2,250.00–2,950.00	2,545	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,161	2,293.15/head	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,293	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	2,628.45/head	2,200.00–3,300.00	2,628	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,075	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	2,063.94/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,064	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,760	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,207	175.65/cwt	169.00–181.00	2,120	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	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 Oct 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 638Last week 535Year ago 1,562

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 100Year ago 227

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 15Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	330	541.00–595.00	581.46
14	350–400	378	495.00–570.00	548.07
19	400–450	414	439.00–550.00	499.93
26	450–500	472	397.00–489.00	448.31
27	500–550	509	391.00–459.00	434.24
5	550–600	569	361.00–421.00	391.01
4	600–650	634	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	730	351.00	351.00
1	750–800	775	357.00	357.00
1	800–850	845	349.00	349.00
3	850–900	860	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	495.00–510.00	506.21
1	350–400	385	475.00	475.00
17	400–450	414	380.00–445.00	428.51
4	450–500	473	350.00–405.00	372.12
14	500–550	527	340.00–489.00	383.33
4	550–600	585	340.00–341.00	340.75
6	600–650	622	329.00–349.00	340.54
1	700–750	735	347.00	347.00
3	950–1000	990	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	680	277.00	277.00
1	700–750	730	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	531	469.00	469.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	625	345.00–365.00	358.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	585.00	585.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	326	350.00–475.00	434.31
3	350–400	385	377.00–425.00	400.77
7	400–450	425	360.00–415.00	384.96
6	450–500	483	317.00–363.00	343.23
4	500–550	517	319.00–335.00	328.54
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
4	600–650	623	330.00–339.00	334.50
2	700–750	745	305.00	305.00
1	800–850	800	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	508	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	565.00	565.00
9	350–400	370	443.00–545.00	494.81
8	400–450	418	400.00–485.00	444.23
19	450–500	479	371.00–437.00	400.67
35	500–550	526	349.00–405.00	382.01
20	550–600	575	349.00–393.00	365.54
6	600–650	613	347.00–369.00	355.75
5	650–700	662	320.00–355.00	336.14
1	700–750	740	335.00	335.00
3	750–800	777	321.00–335.00	330.35
1	850–900	875	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	321	345.00–400.00	376.03
6	350–400	382	355.00–385.00	372.01
12	400–450	429	330.00–375.00	357.26
5	450–500	473	330.00–350.00	339.85
9	500–550	518	320.00–340.00	329.92
3	550–600	565	300.00–315.00	307.34
2	600–650	618	300.00–329.00	314.56
1	800–850	800	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	850	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	764	339.00–347.00	343.71
2	900–950	903	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	318	427.00–511.00	473.77
22	350–400	383	400.00–443.00	424.00
23	400–450	427	380.00–435.00	405.55
20	450–500	475	351.00–415.00	387.91
41	500–550	521	337.00–419.00	376.83
6	550–600	563	333.00–359.00	348.68
8	600–650	623	330.00–341.00	338.32
4	650–700	668	309.00–337.00	318.89
1	700–750	740	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	775	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	363.00	363.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1050–1100	1,088	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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	164.00	164.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,198	2,200.00–3,300.00	2,628.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,092	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,161	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,293.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,140	2,250.00–2,950.00	2,544.74

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	3	—	968	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,063.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	160.00	160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,207	169.00–181.00	175.65

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	—	1,285	2,450.00	2,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,581	199.00–208.00	204.63
5	—	1,374	140.00–184.00	170.44
5	—	1,634	186.00–197.00	191.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,211	164.00–180.00	169.42
9	—	1,295	139.00–148.00	145.23
20	—	1,294	149.00–162.00	157.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,104	132.00–136.00	134.41
1	—	900	120.00	120.00
16	—	1,069	139.00–147.00	142.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,531	152.00–164.00	157.43
15	—	1,522	164.00–182.00	176.73
1	—	1,350	140.00	140.00

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.