Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs steady to 13.00 higher not enough over 600lbs for a trend. Feeder heifers sold 15.00- 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $415.37/cwt on 25 head, down $3.49 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 26 comparable sales and sits +14.29 against this barn's trailing median of $401.08.

Average price

$415.37

▼ 3.49 vs prior sale

25 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,255

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$53.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.28

vs AR average

−8.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	434.21	2,325	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	592	385.00	2,279	3thin
Medium and Large 2	538	380.31	2,047	6thin

One grade step is worth $53.90/cwt here — about $278 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 sale25 hd

415.37

—

AR average7 barns · 144 hd

418.65

−3.28

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−8.70

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.08

+14.29

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	1,715	217.91	3,736	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	179.15	2,585	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	164.78	2,033	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	898	144.54	1,298	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,001	$2,900	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,203	$2,852	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,850	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$4,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$2,861	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	850–900	895	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,336	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,191	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,390	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	396.93/cwt	391.00–400.00	2,640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,179	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,280	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	420.65/cwt	413.00–429.00	2,368	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	522.02/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,015	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	2,851.77/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,003	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	2,899.75/head	2,400.00–3,250.00	2,900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,279	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,860.85/head	2,650.00–3,000.00	2,861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	436.34/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,863	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,935	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,850.31/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,850	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,862	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	382.41/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,989	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	177.63/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,320	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	163.78/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,062	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	144.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,298	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	184.97/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,987	3
Bulls	—	—	1,725	225.32/cwt	224.00–228.00	3,887	4
Bulls	—	—	1,704	210.49/cwt	210.00–211.00	3,587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,130	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	376.12/cwt	369.00–383.00	2,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,200	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	176.65/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,418	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	155.33/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	442.35/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,296	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	603.90/cwt	575.00–635.00	1,987	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	536.90/cwt	500.00–553.00	2,497	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	589.14/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	444.93/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	510.93/cwt	485.00–535.00	2,151	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	552.02/cwt	525.00–560.00	2,346	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	564.02/cwt	535.00–570.00	2,008	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	561.73/cwt	550.00–590.00	2,073	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	405.59/cwt	393.00–413.00	2,551	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	473.06/cwt	465.00–477.00	2,644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	405.53/cwt	399.00–413.00	2,312	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	532.27/cwt	511.00–565.00	2,560	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	697.59/cwt	665.00–715.00	2,253	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	501.90/cwt	485.00–525.00	2,329	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	491.01/cwt	477.00–509.00	2,543	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	320.85/cwt	309.00–333.00	2,631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	473.88/cwt	455.00–491.00	1,787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	496.55/cwt	481.00–530.00	2,607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	562.60/cwt	535.00–585.00	2,408	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,720	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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