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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-18

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

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Dec 11Dec 18Feb 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

898 head

▼ 874 vs last sale 1,772▲ 85 vs year ago 813 · +10.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

140 head

▼ 187 vs last sale 327▲ 10 vs year ago 130 · +7.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 165 vs last sale 200▼ 75 vs year ago 110 · −68.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-25.00 higher mostly 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly 8.00-28.00 higher except the better 300-350 lbs 45.00 higher and 600-650 lbs 5.00 lower. The supply was moderate with good demand. Quality and condition of most cattle was good. No trend on 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 $369.32/cwt on 149 head. That ranks 12 of 30 comparable sales and sits −11.87 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$369.32

149 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$654

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

$110.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.60

vs AR average

−20.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	375.26	2,092	135
Medium and Large 2	542	319.89	1,733	12thin
Medium and Large 3	543	265.00	1,438	2thin

One grade step is worth $110.26/cwt here — about $654 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 sale149 hd

369.32

—

AR average8 barns · 422 hd

365.72

+3.60

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−20.59

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

−11.87

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	1,624	182.72	2,968	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	168.64	2,578	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	153.77	1,855	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	129.97	1,271	15

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)	1,097	$2,276	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,994	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,005	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	917	$1,339	5

Every lot

103 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 1	329	582.24/cwt	525.00–615.00	1,916	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	478.01/cwt	430.00–531.00	1,573	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	558.39/cwt	515.00–590.00	2,044	18
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,484	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	515.41/cwt	461.00–550.00	2,185	34
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	431.61/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,878	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	462.36/cwt	423.00–495.00	2,196	45
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	400.67/cwt	351.00–432.00	1,943	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	411.67/cwt	400.00–423.00	2,091	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	447.14/cwt	410.00–467.00	2,298	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	432.23/cwt	381.00–447.00	2,468	35
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,323	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	412.60/cwt	375.00–429.00	2,546	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	391.30/cwt	359.00–401.00	2,630	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,426	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	351.83/cwt	341.00–353.00	2,589	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	334.81/cwt	325.00–338.00	2,575	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	337.96/cwt	335.00–341.00	2,785	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,725	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,976	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	935	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,197	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,015	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,538	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,060	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	3,148	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	321	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,798	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	389.16/cwt	345.00–430.00	1,249	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	517.82/cwt	470.00–540.00	1,735	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	360	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,692	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	374.97/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,361	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	380	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,334	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	463.58/cwt	425.00–505.00	1,771	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	259.05/cwt	220.00–300.00	1,088	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	389.46/cwt	350.00–413.00	1,644	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	470.17/cwt	420.00–497.00	1,989	36
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	424	482.43/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,046	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,852	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	418.71/cwt	355.00–453.00	1,976	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	361.09/cwt	300.00–383.00	1,726	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	322.45/cwt	300.00–351.00	1,677	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	373.50/cwt	351.00–400.00	1,983	47
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,391	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	359.47/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,027	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	316.31/cwt	299.00–350.00	1,809	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	575	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,208	60
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	343.86/cwt	336.00–357.00	2,156	35
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	310.93/cwt	299.00–323.00	1,956	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	343.66/cwt	301.00–350.00	2,254	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	680	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,169	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,174	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	703	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,109	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	318.15/cwt	311.00–330.00	2,265	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,066	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,925	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,442	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	305.13/cwt	299.00–313.00	2,676	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	444.45/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,418	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	523.06/cwt	470.00–555.00	1,674	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	328	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,935	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	531.50/cwt	485.00–590.00	1,972	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	412.55/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,539	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	484.05/cwt	425.00–531.00	2,067	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	368.01/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,571	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	435	523.00/cwt	523.00–523.00	2,275	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	458	583.00/cwt	583.00–583.00	2,670	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	414.58/cwt	400.00–429.00	1,920	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	451.93/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,192	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	418.60/cwt	350.00–433.00	2,198	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	399.16/cwt	365.00–422.00	2,347	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,272	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	398.93/cwt	359.00–417.00	2,449	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,368	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	365.06/cwt	350.00–403.00	2,446	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,178	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,219	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,012	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	164.65/cwt	156.00–173.00	2,354	2
Bulls	—	—	1,517	184.58/cwt	178.00–187.00	2,800	6
Bulls	—	—	1,968	191.03/cwt	189.00–195.00	3,759	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	118.66/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,138	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	143.17/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,397	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	132.99/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,333	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	154.97/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,844	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	164.58/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,995	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	146.28/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,817	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	129.90/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,680	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	158.45/cwt	158.00–159.00	2,282	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,542	176.03/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,714	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	168.39/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,607	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	189.55/cwt	145.00–250.00	1,566	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	163.37/cwt	151.00–205.00	1,851	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	840	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	917	1,339.48/head	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,339	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,134	2,394.27/head	1,700.00–3,000.00	2,394	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	1,994.34/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,994	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 Dec 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 898Last week 1,772Year ago 813

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 327Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 200Year ago 110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	680	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	335	470.00–540.00	517.82
18	350–400	382	425.00–505.00	463.58
36	400–450	423	420.00–497.00	470.17
36	450–500	472	355.00–453.00	418.71
47	500–550	531	351.00–400.00	373.50
28	550–600	564	335.00–370.00	359.47
35	600–650	627	336.00–357.00	343.86
13	650–700	656	301.00–350.00	343.66
12	700–750	712	311.00–330.00	318.15
7	850–900	877	299.00–313.00	305.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	351.00	351.00
3	450–500	480	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	703	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	560.00	560.00
8	400–450	424	480.00–490.00	482.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	360	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	463	400.00	400.00
5	750–800	755	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	550–600	575	384.00	384.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	321	345.00–430.00	389.16
2	350–400	363	370.00–380.00	374.97
7	400–450	422	350.00–413.00	389.46
9	450–500	478	300.00–383.00	361.09
7	500–550	520	300.00–351.00	322.45
5	550–600	572	299.00–350.00	316.31
6	600–650	629	299.00–323.00	310.93
1	650–700	690	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	715	289.00	289.00
1	750–800	770	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	845	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	420	220.00–300.00	259.05
1	500–550	535	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	550	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	320	470.00–555.00	523.06
9	350–400	371	485.00–590.00	531.50
7	400–450	427	425.00–531.00	484.05
13	450–500	485	430.00–470.00	451.93
13	500–550	525	350.00–433.00	418.60
8	550–600	588	365.00–422.00	399.16
6	600–650	614	359.00–417.00	398.93
6	650–700	670	350.00–403.00	365.06
3	700–750	718	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	400.00–470.00	444.45
2	350–400	373	405.00–420.00	412.55
5	400–450	427	345.00–400.00	368.01
2	450–500	463	400.00–429.00	414.58
1	550–600	590	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	615	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	670	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	745	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	590.00	590.00
1	400–450	435	523.00	523.00
4	450–500	458	583.00	583.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	329	525.00–615.00	582.24
18	350–400	366	515.00–590.00	558.39
34	400–450	424	461.00–550.00	515.41
45	450–500	475	423.00–495.00	462.36
21	500–550	514	410.00–467.00	447.14
35	550–600	571	381.00–447.00	432.23
22	600–650	617	375.00–429.00	412.60
13	650–700	672	359.00–401.00	391.30
20	700–750	736	341.00–353.00	351.83
4	750–800	769	325.00–338.00	334.81
4	800–850	824	335.00–341.00	337.96
1	850–900	865	315.00	315.00
3	900–950	930	320.00	320.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	329	430.00–531.00	478.01
1	350–400	370	401.00	401.00
4	400–450	435	400.00–455.00	431.61
3	450–500	485	351.00–432.00	400.67
2	500–550	508	400.00–423.00	411.67
2	550–600	588	395.00	395.00
2	700–750	735	330.00	330.00
1	900–950	935	235.00	235.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	380	345.00	345.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,133	151.00–205.00	163.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	826	145.00–250.00	189.55

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)	7	—	1,134	1,700.00–3,000.00	2,394.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,148	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,994.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	917	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,339.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	840	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,517	178.00–187.00	184.58
3	—	1,968	189.00–195.00	191.03
2	—	1,430	156.00–173.00	164.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,548	160.00–170.00	168.39
2	—	1,440	158.00–159.00	158.45
3	—	1,542	174.00–179.00	176.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,190	149.00–159.00	154.97
2	—	1,293	126.00–135.00	129.90
7	—	1,212	160.00–168.00	164.58
9	—	1,242	142.00–148.00	146.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	976	137.00–147.00	143.17
6	—	959	114.00–124.00	118.66
5	—	1,002	130.00–136.00	132.99

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.