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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 15

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Oct 1Oct 15Oct 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

639 head

▲ 639 vs last sale 0▼ 441 vs year ago 1,080 · −40.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 0▼ 33 vs year ago 138 · −23.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 0▼ 60 vs year ago 100 · −60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to not reported last week. Supply was moderate with good demand and a higher undertone. The offering included some fancy reputational cattle selling for a premium price.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.87/cwt on 37 head, up $3.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −50.61 against this barn's trailing median of $384.48.

Average price

$333.87

▲ 3.12 vs prior sale

37 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$40.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.63

vs AR average

−38.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	343.22	1,796	27
Medium and Large 1-2	515	316.96	1,632	4thin
Medium and Large 2	519	303.08	1,573	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.14/cwt here — about $223 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale37 hd

333.87

—

AR average7 barns · 224 hd

333.24

+0.63

National average193 barns · 18,908 hd

372.76

−38.89

This barn, trailing median31 sales

384.48

−50.61

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $440.79, low $329.77, median $384.48 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,589	175.37	2,786	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	141.11	2,013	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	127.28	1,563	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	111.95	1,231	14

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,415	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,650	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,101	$1,531	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$2,329	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	561.32/cwt	520.00–575.00	1,751	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	476.56/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,525	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	499.74/cwt	465.00–507.00	1,809	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	488.23/cwt	451.00–491.00	2,104	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	423.02/cwt	390.00–431.00	1,832	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,558	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	398.36/cwt	383.00–411.00	1,880	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	504	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,202	46
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,749	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	380.45/cwt	365.00–389.00	2,032	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	371.04/cwt	365.00–379.00	2,093	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	357.22/cwt	343.00–363.00	2,190	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	335.79/cwt	325.00–337.00	2,226	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,374	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,429	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,706	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	365	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,610	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	399.59/cwt	385.00–411.00	1,518	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	350.93/cwt	333.00–371.00	1,334	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	376.65/cwt	375.00–381.00	1,450	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	417.22/cwt	385.00–427.00	1,723	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	377.73/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,617	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	351.41/cwt	333.00–365.00	1,518	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,567	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	325.66/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,544	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	481	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,842	38
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	351.07/cwt	350.00–361.00	1,706	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	316.96/cwt	315.00–319.00	1,632	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	338.29/cwt	321.00–350.00	1,746	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	303.08/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,573	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	535	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,081	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	303.38/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,744	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	305.46/cwt	287.00–310.00	1,876	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	278.69/cwt	275.00–281.00	1,733	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	436.28/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,488	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	449.02/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,679	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	384.30/cwt	363.00–395.00	1,591	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,760	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	434.72/cwt	429.00–447.00	1,926	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	344.74/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,638	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	378.31/cwt	367.00–400.00	1,827	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	390.06/cwt	381.00–393.00	2,009	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	354.98/cwt	353.00–357.00	1,839	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	337.20/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,750	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	355.61/cwt	347.00–379.00	2,077	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	328.79/cwt	327.00–333.00	1,943	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	348.95/cwt	341.00–353.00	2,136	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	309.27/cwt	295.00–313.00	1,955	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	310.53/cwt	289.00–317.00	2,056	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	296.74/cwt	281.00–305.00	2,128	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,118	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,235	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,988	1
Bulls	—	—	1,543	182.93/cwt	178.00–188.00	2,823	3
Bulls	—	—	1,752	172.60/cwt	170.00–175.00	3,024	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	106.39/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,166	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	115.04/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,268	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	120.60/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,425	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	125.36/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,511	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	130.20/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,630	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	130.53/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,743	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	144.64/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,107	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	2,329.05/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,329	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,101	1,530.93/head	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,531	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	210.13/cwt	185.00–240.00	1,902	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	979	267.51/cwt	257.00–269.00	2,619	14
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,172	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,981	10

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs, AR

Thu Oct 15, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 639Last week 0Year ago 1,080

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 0Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	341	425.00–460.00	436.28
12	350–400	374	440.00–455.00	449.02
7	400–450	443	429.00–447.00	434.72
19	450–500	483	367.00–400.00	378.31
4	500–550	515	381.00–393.00	390.06
7	550–600	584	347.00–379.00	355.61
3	600–650	612	341.00–353.00	348.95
8	650–700	662	289.00–317.00	310.53
3	700–750	717	281.00–305.00	296.74
1	750–800	770	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	419.00	419.00
4	500–550	518	353.00–357.00	354.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	414	363.00–395.00	384.30
3	450–500	475	330.00–360.00	344.74
6	500–550	519	320.00–350.00	337.20
5	550–600	591	327.00–333.00	328.79
6	600–650	632	295.00–313.00	309.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	385	375.00–381.00	376.65
7	400–450	428	375.00–380.00	377.73
2	450–500	465	337.00	337.00
4	500–550	515	315.00–319.00	316.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	380	385.00–411.00	399.59
15	400–450	413	385.00–427.00	417.22
10	450–500	486	350.00–361.00	351.07
21	500–550	516	321.00–350.00	338.29
2	550–600	575	300.00–307.00	303.38
14	600–650	614	287.00–310.00	305.46
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	380	333.00–371.00	350.93
12	400–450	432	333.00–365.00	351.41
12	450–500	474	315.00–330.00	325.66
6	500–550	519	300.00–309.00	303.08
3	600–650	622	275.00–281.00	278.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	365	441.00	441.00
38	450–500	481	383.00	383.00
4	500–550	535	389.00	389.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	312	520.00–575.00	561.32
12	350–400	362	465.00–507.00	499.74
21	400–450	431	451.00–491.00	488.23
18	450–500	472	383.00–411.00	398.36
24	500–550	534	365.00–389.00	380.45
14	550–600	564	365.00–379.00	371.04
7	600–650	613	343.00–363.00	357.22
12	650–700	663	325.00–337.00	335.79
1	700–750	735	323.00	323.00
5	750–800	759	320.00	320.00
4	850–900	873	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
46	500–550	504	437.00	437.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	450.00–500.00	476.56
17	400–450	433	390.00–431.00	423.02
2	450–500	468	333.00	333.00
1	500–550	530	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	973	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,329.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,140	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,101	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,530.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	905	185.00–240.00	210.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	10	—	1,172	169.00	169.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	14	—	979	257.00–269.00	267.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,752	170.00–175.00	172.60
3	—	1,543	178.00–188.00	182.93
1	—	1,235	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,252	128.00–138.00	130.20
8	—	1,205	125.00–127.00	125.36
6	—	1,182	119.00–124.00	120.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,457	138.00–148.00	144.64
2	—	1,335	128.00–133.00	130.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,096	104.00–109.00	106.39
9	—	1,102	113.00–117.00	115.04

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.