Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 15.00-20.00 lower. Quality and condition not as good as past few weeks. The offering was mostly unweaned new crop calves. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00-15.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.89/cwt on 65 head, down $22.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 26 comparable sales and sits −9.19 against this barn's trailing median of $401.08.

Average price

$391.89

▼ 22.67 vs prior sale

65 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$44.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.46

vs AR average

−25.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	394.64	2,083	61
Medium and Large 2	514	350.00	1,799	4thin

One grade step is worth $44.64/cwt here — about $284 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 sale65 hd

391.89

—

AR average7 barns · 296 hd

404.35

−12.46

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−25.22

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.08

−9.19

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	1,680	229.69	3,859	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	172.33	2,537	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,099	168.33	1,849	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	903	140.29	1,266	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 (2-4 yrs)	1,187	$3,030	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,301	$2,762	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,198	$2,603	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$2,594	2thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	550–600	561	359.41/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,016	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	368	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,987	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	658	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	413	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	2,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	459.05/cwt	443.00–483.00	2,153	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	436.73/cwt	423.00–451.00	1,882	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	313.14/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,954	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	348	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,966	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	2,603.21/head	1,950.00–2,950.00	2,603	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	181.51/cwt	175.00–197.00	2,202	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	201.39/cwt	180.00–285.00	2,324	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	3,030.46/head	2,250.00–3,400.00	3,030	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	426.24/cwt	421.00–429.00	2,417	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	192.54/cwt	175.00–229.00	2,285	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,301	2,761.58/head	2,550.00–3,150.00	2,762	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,593.60/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,363	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	877	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,280	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	423	499.00/cwt	499.00–499.00	2,111	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	544.96/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	464.56/cwt	460.00–469.00	1,812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	407.57/cwt	350.00–441.00	1,928	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,252	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	529.87/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	429.79/cwt	423.00–445.00	2,209	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	418.90/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,797	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	516.38/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,931	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	429.98/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,836	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	904	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	176.11/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,612	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	996	160.59/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,599	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	179.36/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,154	14
Bulls	—	—	1,713	242.70/cwt	240.00–248.00	4,157	3
Bulls	—	—	1,752	230.92/cwt	228.00–234.00	4,046	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	385.72/cwt	370.00–419.00	2,064	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	149.03/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,353	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	135.83/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,328	2
Bulls	—	—	1,565	218.39/cwt	217.00–220.00	3,418	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	168.55/cwt	162.00–171.00	2,463	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	170.27/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,967	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	411.62/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,577	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	439.00/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,072	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	461.86/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,977	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	658	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	519.00/cwt	519.00–519.00	2,491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	383.81/cwt	383.00–387.00	2,506	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	553.11/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	634.46/cwt	620.00–655.00	2,062	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	459.66/cwt	447.00–479.00	2,602	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	359.05/cwt	351.00–375.00	2,639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	357.30/cwt	350.00–373.00	2,205	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	482.21/cwt	451.00–497.00	2,498	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	404.18/cwt	381.00–421.00	2,098	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	530.32/cwt	527.00–535.00	2,270	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	489.03/cwt	477.00–509.00	2,323	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	564.22/cwt	525.00–575.00	2,110	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,967	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	306.22/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	421.46/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,972	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	490.20/cwt	460.00–505.00	1,814	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	465.71/cwt	433.00–481.00	2,417	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	490.80/cwt	461.00–507.00	2,135	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	422.16/cwt	400.00–441.00	2,436	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	500.11/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,625	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	474.30/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,030	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	606.44/cwt	575.00–620.00	1,959	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	393.97/cwt	361.00–417.00	2,482	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1

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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