Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed under 400lbs 15.00-20.00 lower, 400-500lbs 10.00-15.00 higher, 500-600lbs 15.00-20.00 lower, over 600lbs 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 15.00-20.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $428.95/cwt on 60 head, down $32.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 26 comparable sales and sits −25.14 against this barn's trailing median of $454.09.

Average price

$428.95

▼ 32.23 vs prior sale

60 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,391

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$337

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

$45.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.41

vs AR average

−31.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	434.14	2,454	41
Medium and Large 1-2	540	421.18	2,275	17thin
Medium and Large 2	545	388.50	2,117	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.64/cwt here — about $337 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.38, low $374.53, median $454.09 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 sale60 hd

428.95

—

AR average9 barns · 221 hd

438.36

−9.41

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−31.42

This barn, trailing median26 sales

454.09

−25.14

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	1,745	220.40	3,846	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,577	188.94	2,981	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	171.08	2,030	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	146.80	1,569	7thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,247	$3,207	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,098	$3,056	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$2,678	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,616	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$3,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,051	2thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	615	356.30/cwt	349.00–365.00	2,191	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	262.62/cwt	250.00–275.00	2,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	397.22/cwt	369.00–400.00	1,891	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	371.82/cwt	361.00–391.00	2,131	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	492.81/cwt	481.00–525.00	1,863	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	436.51/cwt	425.00–469.00	1,641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	377.37/cwt	360.00–391.00	2,381	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	534.47/cwt	505.00–550.00	1,705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	400.88/cwt	391.00–425.00	2,141	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,276	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	465.42/cwt	450.00–499.00	2,220	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	417.22/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	600.03/cwt	590.00–605.00	2,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	426.32/cwt	409.00–447.00	2,451	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	360.90/cwt	341.00–373.00	2,595	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	320.00/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	402.04/cwt	381.00–417.00	2,657	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	366.98/cwt	365.00–369.00	2,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	503.31/cwt	481.00–525.00	2,134	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	560.08/cwt	553.00–590.00	2,459	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	466.38/cwt	453.00–495.00	2,448	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	430.01/cwt	419.00–441.00	2,270	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	464.32/cwt	455.00–479.00	1,964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	613	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,532	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	527.64/cwt	505.00–540.00	1,994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	429.56/cwt	411.00–439.00	2,208	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	431.46/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	383.47/cwt	361.00–415.00	1,795	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	186.11/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,981	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,920	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,264	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	169.85/cwt	166.00–176.00	2,062	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,320	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	161.96/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,806	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	142.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,502	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	195.29/cwt	191.00–200.00	2,923	7
Bulls	—	—	1,738	207.09/cwt	201.00–211.00	3,599	4
Bulls	—	—	1,935	240.38/cwt	236.00–246.00	4,651	3
Bulls	—	—	1,565	218.17/cwt	215.00–222.00	3,414	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	184.00/cwt	179.00–187.00	2,283	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	152.08/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,670	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,678.30/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,678	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,050.79/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,051	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	3,056.04/head	2,400.00–3,400.00	3,056	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,118	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,616.48/head	2,350.00–2,950.00	2,616	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	3,207.40/head	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,207	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	215.88/cwt	199.00–230.00	2,321	4
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	815	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,638	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	388.45/cwt	371.00–393.00	2,606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	488.48/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,890	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	473.06/cwt	457.00–485.00	2,275	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	423.16/cwt	407.00–445.00	2,412	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	495.65/cwt	487.00–500.00	2,052	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	466.32/cwt	450.00–501.00	2,019	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	426.88/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,015	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	303.80/cwt	287.00–313.00	2,011	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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