Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed 300-450lbs 5.00 lower, 450-550lbs 10.00-15.00 higher, over 600lbs sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $418.86/cwt on 37 head, up $9.06 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 20 of 25 comparable sales and sits +17.75 against this barn's trailing median of $401.11.

Average price

$418.86

▲ 9.06 vs prior sale

37 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,289

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$48.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.94

vs AR average

−3.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	428.48	2,304	29
Medium and Large 1-2	585	395.00	2,311	2thin
Medium and Large 2	576	380.29	2,190	6thin

One grade step is worth $48.19/cwt here — about $114 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 sale37 hd

418.86

—

AR average9 barns · 251 hd

400.92

+17.94

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−3.31

This barn, trailing median25 sales

401.11

+17.75

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	1,675	215.29	3,605	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	166.71	2,429	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	165.45	1,959	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	893	155.35	1,387	14

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	969	$4,369	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	986	$4,139	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	979	$3,938	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$3,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,112	$3,671	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,335	$3,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,893	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,099	$5,305	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$5,079	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$4,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$4,305	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	961	$4,244	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,166	$4,172	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	951	$2,581	7

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	148.34/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,265	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	171.53/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,678	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	162.19/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,533	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	164.73/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,344	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	171.00/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,616	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	172.97/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,017	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	163.83/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,936	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	139.57/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,082	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	157.65/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,955	3
Bulls	—	—	1,245	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,366	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	212.60/cwt	209.00–216.00	3,514	2
Bulls	—	—	1,832	225.51/cwt	223.00–229.00	4,131	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	185.93/cwt	182.00–190.00	2,287	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	5,305.08/head	4,900.00–5,750.00	5,305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	555.04/cwt	550.00–565.00	2,231	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	502.09/cwt	485.00–535.00	2,390	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	484.50/cwt	465.00–510.00	2,713	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	500.02/cwt	485.00–513.00	2,595	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	565.27/cwt	555.00–570.00	2,363	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	498.99/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,081	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	598.84/cwt	571.00–635.00	2,192	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	539.97/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	426.14/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,489	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	374.23/cwt	369.00–395.00	2,552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	358.94/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,423	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	619.85/cwt	590.00–650.00	2,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	519.11/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,419	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	439.93/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,252	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	535.23/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,996	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	461.73/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,239	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	431.74/cwt	413.00–450.00	2,293	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	461.81/cwt	439.00–485.00	2,189	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	602.36/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	475.05/cwt	451.00–499.00	2,665	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	504.86/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	443.78/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	425.52/cwt	420.00–431.00	2,098	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	378.35/cwt	367.00–385.00	2,225	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	416.00/cwt	399.00–440.00	2,342	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	5,026.03/head	3,950.00–5,250.00	5,026	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	4,786.04/head	4,700.00–4,900.00	4,786	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	2,581.29/head	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,581	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	3,670.99/head	3,450.00–4,050.00	3,671	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,893.34/head	2,700.00–3,250.00	2,893	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	4,277.16/head	4,200.00–4,400.00	4,277	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	3,986.52/head	3,900.00–4,100.00	3,987	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	184.44/cwt	174.00–193.00	2,210	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	3,937.50/head	3,150.00–4,550.00	3,938	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	4,369.19/head	3,350.00–4,950.00	4,369	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	4,138.50/head	3,000.00–4,550.00	4,139	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	4,950.00/head	4,950.00–4,950.00	4,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	3,972.46/head	3,150.00–4,525.00	3,972	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	5,400.00/head	5,400.00–5,400.00	5,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	4,368.27/head	3,850.00–4,700.00	4,368	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	431.82/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,068	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	378.97/cwt	375.00–381.00	2,497	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,040	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	399.26/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,435	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	491.99/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,929	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	553.96/cwt	525.00–575.00	2,088	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	474.97/cwt	473.00–480.00	2,313	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	485.65/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,521	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	308	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,971	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	485.57/cwt	465.00–507.00	2,078	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	308.50/cwt	300.00–317.00	2,298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	392.26/cwt	377.00–401.00	2,408	13

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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