Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed 300-400lbs 15.00 higher, 400-500lbs 10.00 lower, over 600 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $414.56/cwt on 125 head, down $0.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 25 comparable sales and sits +13.46 against this barn's trailing median of $401.11.

Average price

$414.56

▼ 0.81 vs prior sale

125 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,268

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$42.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.51

vs AR average

−13.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	417.66	2,276	116
Medium and Large 2	574	374.73	2,151	9thin

One grade step is worth $42.93/cwt here — about $125 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 sale125 hd

414.56

—

AR average7 barns · 333 hd

416.07

−1.51

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−13.34

This barn, trailing median25 sales

401.11

+13.46

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	1,751	220.11	3,855	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,260	184.60	2,326	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	171.54	2,040	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	875	136.85	1,197	8thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,407	$3,700	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,249	$3,009	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,176	$2,763	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,269	$2,758	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$5,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	927	$4,933	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$4,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$4,315	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$3,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1-2	400–450	444	507.94/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,255	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	531.28/cwt	510.00–560.00	2,014	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,316	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	637.77/cwt	605.00–670.00	2,086	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	503	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,319	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,072	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,269	2,757.72/head	2,550.00–3,200.00	2,758	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	459.54/cwt	459.00–461.00	2,449	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	487.39/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,388	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,539	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	2,763.04/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,763	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,407	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	199.78/cwt	189.00–207.00	2,607	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	3,009.46/head	2,850.00–3,150.00	3,009	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	465.00/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	5,300.00/head	5,300.00–5,300.00	5,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	4,932.61/head	4,600.00–5,100.00	4,933	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	4,314.61/head	4,000.00–4,650.00	4,315	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	546.62/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	374.73/cwt	365.00–376.00	2,151	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	404.74/cwt	390.00–419.00	1,854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	452.52/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,914	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	455.90/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,544	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	160.31/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,807	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	170.67/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,034	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	182.57/cwt	179.00–188.00	2,268	9
Bulls	—	—	1,786	224.19/cwt	220.00–230.00	4,004	8
Bulls	—	—	1,320	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,706	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	214.28/cwt	210.00–217.00	3,863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	469.46/cwt	465.00–497.00	2,216	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	469.12/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,027	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	141.49/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,358	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	789	132.21/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,043	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	184.60/cwt	181.00–189.00	2,326	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	508.53/cwt	475.00–519.00	2,385	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	467.01/cwt	439.00–477.00	2,419	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	591.14/cwt	580.00–615.00	2,282	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	520.37/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	449.20/cwt	412.00–471.00	2,650	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	373.69/cwt	359.00–389.00	2,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	405	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,471	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	510.66/cwt	481.00–532.00	2,186	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	662.61/cwt	650.00–675.00	2,193	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	383.56/cwt	357.00–393.00	2,543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	3,051	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	512.26/cwt	487.00–535.00	2,177	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	509.13/cwt	481.00–527.00	2,678	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	554.50/cwt	515.00–570.00	1,824	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	542.25/cwt	515.00–560.00	2,543	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	431.14/cwt	420.00–461.00	2,643	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	403.46/cwt	381.00–422.00	2,288	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	387.11/cwt	382.00–395.00	2,838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	543.51/cwt	525.00–575.00	2,343	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	432.97/cwt	405.00–453.00	2,247	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	347.50/cwt	347.00–348.00	2,756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	577.11/cwt	571.00–600.00	2,245	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	380.73/cwt	357.00–386.00	2,364	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	303	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	2,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	324.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	609	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,363	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	329	573.00/cwt	573.00–573.00	1,885	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	494	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	3,186	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	464.11/cwt	447.00–497.00	2,237	58

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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