Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 15.00-25.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 20.00-30.00 lower. However, there was a lot of 25 head of 700lbs long weaned steers that did sell for a premium of 404.00/cwt. Slaughter cows 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $408.92/cwt on 56 head, down $16.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 25 comparable sales and sits +7.81 against this barn's trailing median of $401.11.

Average price

$408.92

▼ 16.45 vs prior sale

56 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$35.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.49

vs AR average

−14.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	412.28	2,204	45
Medium and Large 1-2	537	399.21	2,144	9thin
Medium and Large 2	583	377.00	2,198	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.28/cwt here — about $6 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $440.79, low $366.96, median $401.11 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale56 hd

408.92

—

AR average9 barns · 267 hd

407.43

+1.49

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−14.27

This barn, trailing median25 sales

401.11

+7.81

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,876	206.20	3,869	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	170.36	2,553	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,089	164.30	1,790	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	986	141.21	1,392	5thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,007	$3,000	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,153	$2,179	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$1,867	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$4,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$3,198	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	725	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	367.34/cwt	363.00–377.00	2,634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	328.47/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	356	684.35/cwt	675.00–695.00	2,436	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	318	639.04/cwt	630.00–650.00	2,032	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	1,904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	399.21/cwt	399.00–400.00	2,144	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	420.17/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,206	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	593	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,769	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	2,086	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,253	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,867.02/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,867	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,709	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	503.27/cwt	481.00–533.00	2,134	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	3,197.87/head	2,800.00–3,550.00	3,198	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	457.25/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	454.16/cwt	443.00–467.00	1,985	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	473.18/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,295	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	435.94/cwt	421.00–453.00	2,110	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,178.96/head	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	506.19/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,053	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	3,000.25/head	2,700.00–3,450.00	3,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,975	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	197.40/cwt	193.00–201.00	3,227	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	162.70/cwt	158.00–171.00	1,835	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,019	176.69/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,800	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	150.42/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,384	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,700	1
Bulls	—	—	2,430	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	5,468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	445.75/cwt	430.00–461.00	2,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	519.61/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,016	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	135.07/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,391	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	172.67/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,644	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	167.28/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,436	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	153.91/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	488.00/cwt	465.00–511.00	2,542	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	636.09/cwt	595.00–645.00	2,055	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	484.85/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,027	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	435.37/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	431.57/cwt	423.00–450.00	2,054	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	603	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	513.59/cwt	500.00–517.00	2,280	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	361.55/cwt	357.00–379.00	2,296	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	513.72/cwt	483.00–533.00	2,394	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	410.04/cwt	400.00–437.00	2,395	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	532.08/cwt	510.00–555.00	2,017	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	435.85/cwt	423.00–451.00	2,545	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	424.30/cwt	391.00–433.00	2,580	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	556.46/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,814	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	519.58/cwt	505.00–545.00	2,426	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	344.10/cwt	331.00–353.00	2,305	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	699	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	539.32/cwt	515.00–565.00	2,324	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	462.97/cwt	445.00–487.00	2,181	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	380.74/cwt	375.00–397.00	2,182	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,828	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	604.61/cwt	557.00–619.00	2,285	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	455.94/cwt	443.00–479.00	2,375	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	564.61/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,038	7

How this sale compares

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.

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