Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers under 450lbs 10.00-15.00 lower, 450-550lbs 5.00-8.00 lower, 550-650lbs 10.00-15.00 higher, not enough over 650lbs for a trend. Feeder heifers under 450lbs 10.00-15.00 lower, 450-600lbs 8.00-10.00 higher, not enough over 600lbs for a trend. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00-8.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $400.89/cwt on 21 head, up $12.42 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 23 comparable sales and sits −22.21 against this barn's trailing median of $423.10.

Average price

$400.89

▲ 12.42 vs prior sale

21 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,210

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$26.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.85

vs AR average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	403.40	2,225	19thin
Medium and Large 2	548	377.00	2,064	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.40/cwt here — about $161 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

23 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $477.09, low $354.31, median $423.10 across 23 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 sale21 hd

400.89

—

AR average7 barns · 100 hd

379.04

+21.85

This barn, trailing median23 sales

423.10

−22.21

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	1,762	231.56	4,079	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,409	188.50	2,656	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	176.14	2,055	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	958	150.00	1,437	2thin

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)	1,180	$3,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,383	$3,448	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$2,600	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	725	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$2,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$2,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	700–750	729	331.99/cwt	331.00–333.00	2,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	443.69/cwt	427.00–449.00	1,912	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	398.04/cwt	383.00–409.00	2,066	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	399.55/cwt	381.00–419.00	1,678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	358.33/cwt	355.00–361.00	2,229	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	603	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,228	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	433.94/cwt	433.00–435.00	1,614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	305.45/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	482.01/cwt	463.00–503.00	2,087	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	544.06/cwt	535.00–555.00	2,013	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	446.40/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	314.94/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	419.80/cwt	400.00–427.00	2,422	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	453.82/cwt	441.00–465.00	2,364	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	379.36/cwt	331.00–425.00	1,973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	416.00/cwt	399.00–433.00	1,789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	445.35/cwt	441.00–450.00	2,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	368.80/cwt	357.00–381.00	2,475	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	318.42/cwt	307.00–330.00	2,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	420.50/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	461.55/cwt	441.00–475.00	1,735	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	375.45/cwt	365.00–381.00	2,110	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	401.20/cwt	373.00–407.00	2,255	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	488.87/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	316.05/cwt	309.00–323.00	2,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	424.84/cwt	415.00–433.00	2,069	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	454.62/cwt	443.00–487.00	1,946	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	495.08/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	454.47/cwt	450.00–459.00	1,763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	332.93/cwt	327.00–339.00	2,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	418.02/cwt	413.00–425.00	1,931	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	486.82/cwt	479.00–505.00	1,850	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	411.65/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,112	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	342.40/cwt	337.00–345.00	2,284	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	357.08/cwt	345.00–369.00	2,250	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	407.92/cwt	403.00–411.00	1,905	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	319.95/cwt	317.00–323.00	2,457	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	3,448.01/head	3,350.00–3,550.00	3,448	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,105	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,729	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	178.70/cwt	171.00–190.00	2,203	3
Bulls	—	—	1,375	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,956	1
Bulls	—	—	1,839	234.87/cwt	233.00–238.00	4,319	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	174.97/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,061	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	182.10/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,169	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,574	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	189.25/cwt	186.00–196.00	2,674	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,437	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,548	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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