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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 30

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Oct 23Oct 30Nov 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

510 head

▼ 684 vs last sale 1,194▼ 165 vs year ago 675 · −24.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 94 vs last sale 190▼ 184 vs year ago 280 · −65.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 110▼ 20 vs year ago 40 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs 25.00-69.00 lower than last weeks light test 400-650 lbs mostly 20.00-25.00 lower except the better 500-550 lbs 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs mostly 6.00-12.00 lower except the better 450-500 lbs 2.00 higher 500-600 lbs 15.00-24.00 lower with some groups of fancy heifers selling for a premium 25 head 442 lb 427.00 per cwt and 25 head 507 lbs 411.00 per cwt. Quality of feeders average to good with good demand on the better quality cattle. Slaughter cows 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

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 $371.13/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 13 of 30 comparable sales and sits −10.05 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$371.13

45 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$681

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

$137.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+36.19

vs AR average

−3.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	382.94	1,992	39
Medium and Large 2	574	304.30	1,746	5thin
Medium and Large 3	535	245.00	1,311	1thin

One grade step is worth $137.94/cwt here — about $681 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale45 hd

371.13

—

AR average8 barns · 246 hd

334.95

+36.19

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−3.76

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

−10.05

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	—	Average	1,579	177.06	2,797	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	167.48	2,417	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	148.08	1,837	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	127.07	1,350	17

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)	1,234	$2,438	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$3,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	690	$1,780	2thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	1,503	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	536.94/cwt	520.00–539.00	1,707	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	478.27/cwt	450.00–481.00	1,784	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	419.55/cwt	401.00–425.00	1,598	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	404.36/cwt	350.00–423.00	1,694	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	448.16/cwt	393.00–461.00	1,936	31
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	413.29/cwt	403.00–445.00	1,955	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	359.33/cwt	343.00–365.00	1,725	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	419.90/cwt	383.00–423.00	2,171	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	523	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,831	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	356.23/cwt	333.00–373.00	1,867	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,026	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Full	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	342.56/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,949	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,273	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	606	335.04/cwt	329.00–339.00	2,030	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,993	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	383.35/cwt	379.00–389.00	1,208	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	428.88/cwt	399.00–451.00	1,390	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	321.79/cwt	313.00–330.00	1,184	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	406.92/cwt	381.00–417.00	1,530	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	404	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,555	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	333.72/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,402	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	390.30/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,698	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	442	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,887	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	370.55/cwt	343.00–393.00	1,712	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	507	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,084	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	336.34/cwt	331.00–345.00	1,762	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,622	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,311	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	329.30/cwt	321.00–335.00	1,854	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	303.13/cwt	280.00–311.00	1,776	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,967	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,039	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,936	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,228	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,469	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	433.58/cwt	397.00–443.00	1,466	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,551	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	388.14/cwt	350.00–417.00	1,463	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	403.11/cwt	399.00–411.00	1,689	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	353.42/cwt	321.00–393.00	1,527	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,465	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	380.80/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,786	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	498	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,245	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	369.12/cwt	351.00–400.00	1,930	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	318.56/cwt	300.00–333.00	1,672	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	528	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,426	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,607	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	355.34/cwt	330.00–381.00	2,001	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,746	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	325.32/cwt	319.00–331.00	2,014	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	296.43/cwt	280.00–313.00	1,865	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	289.97/cwt	289.00–291.00	2,102	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,337	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	163.82/cwt	150.00–172.00	2,334	6
Bulls	—	—	1,656	183.90/cwt	180.00–189.00	3,045	6
Bulls	—	—	1,813	196.25/cwt	194.00–198.00	3,558	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	103.80/cwt	90.00–114.00	1,048	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	139.81/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,485	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	126.25/cwt	118.00–132.00	1,366	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	151.63/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,780	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	139.71/cwt	125.00–144.00	1,746	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,351	162.72/cwt	158.00–173.00	2,198	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	170.85/cwt	165.00–178.00	2,440	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,318	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,234	2,438.49/head	2,000.00–2,950.00	2,438	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	1,780.43/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,780	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	906	221.50/cwt	209.00–260.00	2,007	5

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 1,194Year ago 675

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 190Year ago 280

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 110Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	318	520.00–539.00	536.94
12	350–400	373	450.00–481.00	478.27
31	400–450	432	393.00–461.00	448.16
16	450–500	473	403.00–445.00	413.29
27	500–550	517	383.00–423.00	419.90
2	550–600	555	365.00	365.00
2	600–650	603	377.00	377.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	501.00	501.00
5	350–400	381	401.00–425.00	419.55
12	400–450	419	350.00–423.00	404.36
4	450–500	480	343.00–365.00	359.33
10	500–550	524	333.00–373.00	356.23
4	550–600	569	330.00–350.00	342.56
5	600–650	606	329.00–339.00	335.04
1	650–700	665	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	738	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	475	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	379.00–389.00	383.35
2	350–400	368	313.00–330.00	321.79
5	400–450	420	330.00–347.00	333.72
1	500–550	525	309.00	309.00
4	550–600	586	280.00–311.00	303.13
1	600–650	645	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	670	289.00	289.00
1	800–850	825	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	324	399.00–451.00	428.88
19	350–400	376	381.00–417.00	406.92
20	400–450	435	350.00–405.00	390.30
11	450–500	462	343.00–393.00	370.55
7	500–550	524	331.00–345.00	336.34
7	550–600	563	321.00–335.00	329.30
2	650–700	660	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	442	427.00	427.00
25	500–550	507	411.00	411.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	404	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	338	397.00–443.00	433.58
7	350–400	377	350.00–417.00	388.14
13	400–450	432	321.00–393.00	353.42
1	450–500	465	315.00	315.00
5	500–550	525	300.00–333.00	318.56
1	550–600	565	309.00	309.00
6	600–650	629	280.00–313.00	296.43
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	725	289.00–291.00	289.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	365	425.00	425.00
3	400–450	419	399.00–411.00	403.11
6	450–500	469	350.00–395.00	380.80
19	500–550	523	351.00–400.00	369.12
3	550–600	563	330.00–381.00	355.34
5	600–650	619	319.00–331.00	325.32
2	800–850	820	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	680	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	560	287.00	287.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,082	118.00–132.00	126.25
3	—	1,010	90.00–114.00	103.80
6	—	1,062	138.00–141.00	139.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,428	165.00–178.00	170.85
1	—	1,505	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,174	147.00–156.00	151.63
5	—	1,351	158.00–173.00	162.72
13	—	1,250	125.00–144.00	139.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,656	180.00–189.00	183.90
2	—	1,813	194.00–198.00	196.25
6	—	1,425	150.00–172.00	163.82

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	1	—	1,135	3,000.00	3,000.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,234	2,000.00–2,950.00	2,438.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	690	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,780.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	906	209.00–260.00	221.50

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.