Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed under 400lbs 15.00-20.00 lower, 400-500lbs 10.00-15.00 higher, 500-600lbs 5.00-10.00 higher, over 600 10.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $449.68/cwt on 64 head, up $20.73 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 25 comparable sales and sits −5.35 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$449.68

▲ 20.73 vs prior sale

64 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,455

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$34.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.55

vs AR average

−9.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	451.13	2,464	60
Medium and Large 1-2	545	439.00	2,393	2thin
Medium and Large 2	545	417.00	2,273	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.13/cwt here — about $191 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

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.38, low $409.13, median $455.03 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 sale64 hd

449.68

—

AR average9 barns · 569 hd

436.13

+13.55

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

−9.51

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−5.35

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	—	Average	1,630	220.55	3,596	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	194.37	2,873	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	172.92	2,054	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,274	147.42	1,878	5thin

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)	1,390	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,257	$2,548	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$3,924	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$3,110	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$2,717	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	812	$2,500	3thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	612	360.94/cwt	339.00–371.00	2,209	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	292.40/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	385.55/cwt	365.00–403.00	2,036	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	352.39/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	489.54/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	495.61/cwt	473.00–510.00	1,581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	324.01/cwt	311.00–330.00	1,714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	409.57/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,954	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	341.02/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,896	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	490.13/cwt	458.00–509.00	2,348	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	419	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	418.61/cwt	400.00–437.00	1,796	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	473.44/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	508.55/cwt	449.00–520.00	2,253	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	472.20/cwt	461.00–487.00	2,474	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	420.78/cwt	395.00–439.00	2,419	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	381.23/cwt	369.00–389.00	2,535	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	408	587.22/cwt	585.00–590.00	2,396	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	442.99/cwt	441.00–445.00	2,149	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	340.74/cwt	338.00–350.00	2,269	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	419.38/cwt	400.00–437.00	1,963	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	400.97/cwt	377.00–407.00	2,438	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	429.07/cwt	423.00–435.00	2,304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	418.35/cwt	417.00–419.00	2,267	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	548.92/cwt	530.00–555.00	2,284	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	325.07/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,158	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,105	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	151.77/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,920	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	188.38/cwt	187.00–189.00	2,841	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	162.27/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,759	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	189.51/cwt	188.00–192.00	2,375	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	172.58/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,140	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,703	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	197.96/cwt	193.00–203.00	2,890	5
Bulls	—	—	1,489	208.43/cwt	207.00–210.00	3,104	2
Bulls	—	—	1,701	226.61/cwt	221.00–231.00	3,855	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	2,548.02/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,548	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,862	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	250.33/cwt	213.00–271.00	2,719	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	3,924.06/head	3,600.00–4,200.00	3,924	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	3,109.92/head	2,950.00–3,250.00	3,110	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	162.43/cwt	156.00–168.00	1,759	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,716.74/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	2,504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	473.12/cwt	463.00–481.00	2,280	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	313.60/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,236	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	351.16/cwt	345.00–373.00	2,381	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	375.11/cwt	367.00–385.00	2,112	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	409.00/cwt	389.00–423.00	2,344	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	499	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,971	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	537.70/cwt	521.00–550.00	1,721	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	388.50/cwt	377.00–395.00	2,385	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	442.96/cwt	435.00–449.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	295.06/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	380.92/cwt	377.00–385.00	1,592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,809	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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