Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher, over 400lbs 10.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00-15.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $440.70/cwt on 29 head, down $1.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 26 comparable sales and sits −13.39 against this barn's trailing median of $454.09.

Average price

$440.70

▼ 1.50 vs prior sale

29 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$67.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.89

vs AR average

+1.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	447.66	2,446	26
Medium and Large 2	580	380.32	2,206	3thin

One grade step is worth $67.34/cwt here — about $240 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

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 sale29 hd

440.70

—

AR average9 barns · 230 hd

427.81

+12.89

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

+1.55

This barn, trailing median26 sales

454.09

−13.39

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	1,666	228.92	3,813	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,456	186.80	2,720	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	179.32	2,171	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	898	148.62	1,334	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$3,115	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,358	$2,795	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$2,540	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,247	$2,358	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$3,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1Replacement	600–650	631	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,391	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	386.32/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,221	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	495.05/cwt	487.00–501.00	1,916	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	650	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,464	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	376.75/cwt	367.00–383.00	1,970	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	517.47/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	422.68/cwt	397.00–437.00	2,371	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	597.71/cwt	590.00–610.00	2,002	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	357.32/cwt	350.00–361.00	2,562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	449.78/cwt	421.00–461.00	2,303	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	495.73/cwt	493.00–500.00	2,032	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	479.53/cwt	469.00–491.00	2,196	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	389.89/cwt	381.00–393.00	2,659	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	391.66/cwt	369.00–413.00	1,872	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	558	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,572	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	638	415.30/cwt	409.00–427.00	2,650	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	757	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,861	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	380.32/cwt	380.00–381.00	2,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	461.66/cwt	441.00–477.00	1,967	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	436.69/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	393.93/cwt	385.00–403.00	2,442	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	407.04/cwt	380.00–421.00	1,954	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	477.16/cwt	465.00–487.00	2,023	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	369.52/cwt	349.00–377.00	2,343	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	353.54/cwt	349.00–363.00	2,217	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	367.95/cwt	350.00–377.00	2,090	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	324.94/cwt	323.00–329.00	2,206	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	426.59/cwt	423.00–431.00	2,167	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	370.98/cwt	357.00–381.00	2,152	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	559.46/cwt	525.00–570.00	1,852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	417.52/cwt	403.00–425.00	1,720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	460.55/cwt	441.00–471.00	2,132	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	426.00/cwt	423.00–429.00	2,356	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	351.68/cwt	343.00–357.00	2,349	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	351.57/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,540.04/head	1,950.00–2,700.00	2,540	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	3,115.03/head	2,650.00–3,600.00	3,115	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	2,357.52/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,358	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	2,795.03/head	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,795	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	198.02/cwt	185.00–215.00	2,319	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	252.26/cwt	245.00–261.00	2,530	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,652	234.49/cwt	231.00–241.00	3,874	6
Bulls	—	—	1,380	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,843	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	182.50/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,278	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	193.82/cwt	189.00–198.00	2,578	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	169.12/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,877	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	179.85/cwt	173.00–181.00	2,444	8
Bulls	—	—	1,850	223.65/cwt	222.00–225.00	4,138	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,161	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	151.34/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,370	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	190.51/cwt	187.00–197.00	2,873	15

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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