Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450lbs sold 10.00-15.00 higher: Over 450lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 15.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $426.14/cwt on 33 head, up $17.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 26 comparable sales and sits +25.06 against this barn's trailing median of $401.08.

Average price

$426.14

▲ 17.22 vs prior sale

33 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,318

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$8.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.48

vs AR average

−2.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	550	433.50	2,384	4thin
Medium and Large 1	543	425.13	2,309	29

One grade step is worth $8.37/cwt here — about $75 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

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $440.79, low $350.40, median $401.08 across 26 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 sale33 hd

426.14

—

AR average9 barns · 340 hd

419.66

+6.48

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−2.22

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.08

+25.06

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	—	High	1,684	211.60	3,563	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,099	180.36	1,981	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,386	177.59	2,460	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	152.05	1,388	4thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$3,653	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,411	$3,339	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,153	$2,799	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,232	$2,639	40
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,098	$2,450	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	723	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$2,277	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$4,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,083	$2,900	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$182	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	436.22/cwt	413.00–447.00	2,277	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	423.22/cwt	400.00–431.00	1,964	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	515.80/cwt	487.00–540.00	2,187	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	548.88/cwt	525.00–575.00	2,075	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,153	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	375.78/cwt	353.00–389.00	2,401	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,763	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,799.06/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,799	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	436.60/cwt	423.00–445.00	2,454	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,672	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	166.38/cwt	141.00–180.00	1,655	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,411	3,338.71/head	2,350.00–3,550.00	3,339	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	3,653.09/head	3,100.00–4,050.00	3,653	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	1,942	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	447.81/cwt	447.00–450.00	2,185	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	2,276.92/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	521.07/cwt	510.00–555.00	1,746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,340	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	2,638.50/head	2,050.00–2,950.00	2,639	40
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	182.00/head	182.00–182.00	182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	543.44/cwt	540.00–545.00	2,348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	456.61/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,110	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	483.52/cwt	460.00–501.00	1,876	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	498.49/cwt	465.00–513.00	2,203	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,466	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	171.56/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,280	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	164.52/cwt	164.00–165.00	2,390	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	185.37/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,616	8
Bulls	—	—	1,762	214.84/cwt	213.00–218.00	3,785	12
Bulls	—	—	1,160	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	439.86/cwt	400.00–455.00	2,085	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	182.91/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,083	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	176.54/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,832	8
Bulls	—	—	1,601	208.96/cwt	205.00–212.00	3,345	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	163.60/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	661	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	2,776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	476.58/cwt	463.00–485.00	2,106	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	414.51/cwt	395.00–437.00	2,611	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	414.13/cwt	397.00–425.00	2,543	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	431.31/cwt	415.00–457.00	2,243	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	488.03/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,504	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	578.03/cwt	535.00–595.00	2,451	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	510.98/cwt	505.00–517.00	2,662	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	327.64/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,241	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	353	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	2,418	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	613.43/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,264	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,327	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	601.22/cwt	565.00–615.00	2,249	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	416.37/cwt	407.00–443.00	2,398	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	389.41/cwt	380.00–392.00	2,671	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	516.88/cwt	500.00–542.00	2,466	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	426.60/cwt	417.00–441.00	2,440	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	598.49/cwt	565.00–625.00	2,538	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	515.39/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,422	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	390.46/cwt	377.00–395.00	2,768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	592.88/cwt	565.00–620.00	1,957	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	401.30/cwt	387.00–405.00	2,693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	491.04/cwt	463.00–515.00	2,303	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,061	3

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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