Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-20.00 lower on a very light test in a few classes. Feeder heifers uneven on a light test in a few classes near steady. Supply was light due to wet conditions with quality and condition not as good as last week. Slaughter cows sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $409.80/cwt on 11 head, down $16.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 26 comparable sales and sits +8.72 against this barn's trailing median of $401.08.

Average price

$409.80

▼ 16.35 vs prior sale

11 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,245

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.04

vs AR average

−17.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	409.80	2,245	11thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale11 hd

409.80

—

AR average9 barns · 292 hd

413.84

−4.04

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−17.59

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.08

+8.72

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	1,545	207.97	3,213	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	165.00	2,381	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,110	164.62	1,828	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	886	139.75	1,238	6thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$3,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$3,700	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,284	$2,874	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,196	$2,802	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,318	$2,498	24
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,086	$2,485	13
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$2,350	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,245	$2,250	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,320	$5,248	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,138	$3,175	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	462.68/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,925	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	473.37/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,471	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	3,700.27/head	3,650.00–3,900.00	3,700	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	454.53/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,423	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	2,450.00/cwt	2,450.00–2,450.00	17,273	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,713.73/cwt	2,600.00–2,850.00	31,615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,810	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	2,497.95/head	2,200.00–3,100.00	2,498	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,344	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	2,874.46/head	2,600.00–3,250.00	2,874	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	2,484.76/head	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,485	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	5,247.98/head	5,000.00–5,500.00	5,248	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	568.18/cwt	550.00–585.00	1,835	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	2,802.28/head	2,350.00–3,050.00	2,802	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	166.51/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,356	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	175.07/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,879	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	165.60/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,956	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	866	144.61/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,252	4
Bulls	—	—	1,285	199.60/cwt	199.00–200.00	2,565	3
Bulls	—	—	1,606	206.10/cwt	203.00–210.00	3,310	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	535.07/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,926	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	130.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,203	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,009	154.58/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,560	14
Bulls	—	—	1,663	220.71/cwt	220.00–222.00	3,670	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	151.56/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,275	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	174.39/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	415.72/cwt	409.00–427.00	2,440	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	419.00/cwt	395.00–445.00	1,986	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	522.47/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	439.11/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,677	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	399.35/cwt	377.00–405.00	2,312	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	427.68/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,087	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	659.76/cwt	645.00–675.00	2,138	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	479.78/cwt	463.00–515.00	2,284	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,846	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,271	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	568.61/cwt	530.00–585.00	2,314	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	611.06/cwt	565.00–620.00	1,882	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	651.41/cwt	630.00–675.00	2,137	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	576.40/cwt	545.00–590.00	2,254	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	529.57/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,959	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	418.50/cwt	417.00–420.00	2,185	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	384.52/cwt	383.00–389.00	2,730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	600.08/cwt	570.00–630.00	2,238	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	476.54/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,225	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	455.05/cwt	453.00–459.00	2,571	6

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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