Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 15.00-20.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 15.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. 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 $441.83/cwt on 83 head, down $7.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 26 comparable sales and sits −12.26 against this barn's trailing median of $454.09.

Average price

$441.83

▼ 7.85 vs prior sale

83 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$38.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.83

vs AR average

−11.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	443.21	2,497	80
Medium and Large 2	572	405.15	2,317	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.06/cwt here — about $180 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 sale83 hd

441.83

—

AR average7 barns · 386 hd

433.00

+8.83

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

−11.89

This barn, trailing median26 sales

454.09

−12.26

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	1,552	198.11	3,075	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,402	183.64	2,574	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,158	175.53	2,033	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,089	140.64	1,532	16

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,545	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$2,821	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$3,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	800–850	840	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	504.50/cwt	489.00–520.00	1,564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	390.31/cwt	380.00–423.00	2,006	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	436.97/cwt	421.00–450.00	1,660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	554	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,105	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	467.52/cwt	449.00–479.00	1,987	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	363.91/cwt	350.00–377.00	2,089	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	371.46/cwt	367.00–377.00	1,958	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	449.52/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	400.29/cwt	391.00–407.00	2,498	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	435.27/cwt	433.00–453.00	2,572	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	415.02/cwt	400.00–429.00	1,980	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	405.15/cwt	397.00–409.00	2,317	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	420.72/cwt	419.00–423.00	1,818	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	460.77/cwt	449.00–489.00	2,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	423.37/cwt	411.00–437.00	2,091	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	492.59/cwt	465.00–507.00	1,852	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	385.70/cwt	383.00–391.00	1,836	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	455.12/cwt	439.00–459.00	2,376	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	531.89/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,691	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	494.87/cwt	477.00–500.00	2,133	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	361.87/cwt	347.00–385.00	2,417	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	373	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,201	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	441	520.14/cwt	515.00–527.00	2,294	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	556	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,419	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	384.39/cwt	371.00–393.00	2,226	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	389.87/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	151.30/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,731	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	134.33/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,394	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	165.39/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,882	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	180.99/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,123	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	116.96/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,197	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	192.60/cwt	188.00–198.00	2,604	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	182.68/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,543	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,976	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	190.77/cwt	188.00–197.00	2,242	4
Bulls	—	—	1,734	202.52/cwt	199.00–205.00	3,512	8
Bulls	—	—	1,726	210.52/cwt	206.00–216.00	3,634	5
Bulls	—	—	1,358	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,580	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	211.00/cwt	209.00–213.00	2,380	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,821.10/head	2,300.00–3,300.00	2,821	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	366.87/cwt	355.00–379.00	2,469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	440.54/cwt	425.00–470.00	2,049	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	504.04/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	423.47/cwt	409.00–450.00	2,189	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	510.97/cwt	501.00–519.00	2,182	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	574.86/cwt	550.00–590.00	2,035	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	359.55/cwt	350.00–381.00	1,715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	377.11/cwt	361.00–400.00	1,656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	381.96/cwt	379.00–385.00	2,376	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	382.09/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	344.85/cwt	327.00–357.00	2,531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	335.94/cwt	331.00–341.00	2,234	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	350.80/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,828	9

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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