Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend sale closed last week and not reported two weeks ago. Supply was moderate with good demand and a higher undertone. The offering included some value added calves selling for a premium price.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $384.48/cwt on 61 head, up $16.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 25 comparable sales and sits −16.63 against this barn's trailing median of $401.11.

Average price

$384.48

▲ 16.48 vs prior sale

61 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$24.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.96

vs AR average

−31.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	389.33	2,108	49
Medium and Large 2	546	364.68	1,992	12thin

One grade step is worth $24.64/cwt here — about $115 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

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 sale61 hd

384.48

—

AR average7 barns · 297 hd

401.44

−16.96

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−31.63

This barn, trailing median25 sales

401.11

−16.63

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	1,861	209.70	3,903	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,446	188.83	2,730	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	169.98	2,103	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,218	145.75	1,775	11

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)	1,219	$3,502	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,520	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,453	$3,088	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,440	$2,899	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 2	400–450	426	397.43/cwt	369.00–411.00	1,693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	427.88/cwt	427.00–431.00	1,883	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	397.56/cwt	385.00–407.00	1,936	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	441.49/cwt	431.00–449.00	2,561	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,488	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,167	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	427.98/cwt	427.00–431.00	2,217	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	659	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,405	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	528.67/cwt	520.00–555.00	2,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	520.35/cwt	507.00–545.00	2,170	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	794	362.07/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	358.18/cwt	357.00–361.00	2,249	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,672	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	423	569.00/cwt	569.00–569.00	2,407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	651.28/cwt	635.00–670.00	2,104	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	465.62/cwt	450.00–499.00	1,998	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	398.80/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,548	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	611	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,261	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	458.33/cwt	441.00–473.00	2,470	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	457.09/cwt	443.00–471.00	1,796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	590.11/cwt	575.00–605.00	1,995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	450.06/cwt	439.00–461.00	2,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	421.45/cwt	415.00–429.00	2,432	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	355	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	531	487.51/cwt	487.00–491.00	2,589	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	383.87/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,249	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	491.37/cwt	469.00–511.00	2,305	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,160	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	426.09/cwt	425.00–429.00	2,275	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	342.68/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	492.61/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,650	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	162.29/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,996	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	192.41/cwt	189.00–196.00	2,184	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	174.16/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,269	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,231	138.86/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,709	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	151.50/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,829	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	197.46/cwt	193.00–202.00	2,997	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	185.38/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,627	5
Bulls	—	—	1,725	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,519	2
Bulls	—	—	1,900	211.33/cwt	208.00–217.00	4,015	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,226	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,744	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	3,501.64/head	3,300.00–3,650.00	3,502	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,453	3,088.19/head	2,700.00–3,450.00	3,088	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	2,898.61/head	2,450.00–3,300.00	2,899	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	470.15/cwt	437.00–479.00	2,219	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	466.05/cwt	455.00–473.00	2,027	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	382.90/cwt	370.00–403.00	2,378	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	485.92/cwt	479.00–493.00	2,080	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	407.82/cwt	400.00–423.00	2,325	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	553.74/cwt	540.00–575.00	2,160	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	385	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	359.80/cwt	350.00–379.00	1,738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	442.75/cwt	435.00–461.00	2,360	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	516.90/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,186	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	465.13/cwt	455.00–479.00	2,009	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	395.86/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,082	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	375.85/cwt	365.00–379.00	2,154	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	348.10/cwt	337.00–350.00	2,325	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	473.77/cwt	461.00–500.00	1,857	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	433.73/cwt	411.00–447.00	2,030	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	371.07/cwt	365.00–377.00	1,941	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	351.91/cwt	330.00–359.00	2,087	4

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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