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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 29

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

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Feeder Cattle receipts

838 head

▼ 174 vs last sale 1,012▲ 328 vs year ago 510 · +64.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

177 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 186▲ 81 vs year ago 96 · +84.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 41▲ 10 vs year ago 20 · +50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mixed under 350lbs 15.00 higher, 350-450lbs 5.00-10.00 lower, 450-600lbs 6.00-13.00 higher, over 600 steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate quality was average to plain. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00-10.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $389.46/cwt on 74 head, down $3.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits −51.24 against this barn's trailing median of $440.70.

Average price

$389.46

▼ 3.42 vs prior sale

74 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$56.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.32

vs AR average

−45.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	414.33	2,237	31
Medium and Large 1-2	526	389.87	2,049	18thin
Medium and Large 2	546	358.32	1,957	25

One grade step is worth $56.01/cwt here — about $281 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale74 hd

389.46

—

AR average7 barns · 263 hd

374.14

+15.32

National average163 barns · 26,594 hd

435.15

−45.69

This barn, trailing median31 sales

440.70

−51.24

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.38, low $370.63, median $440.70 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	1,763	166.54	2,936	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	129.13	1,837	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	121.32	1,434	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	105.86	1,147	23

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)	1,175	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$2,123	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,173	$1,950	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,267	$1,909	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$1,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$3,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,692	2thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,689	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	564.67/cwt	520.00–575.00	1,863	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	505.66/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,891	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	425	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	2,010	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	443.64/cwt	427.00–459.00	1,903	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	421.97/cwt	421.00–423.00	1,827	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	395.98/cwt	393.00–399.00	1,715	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	381.24/cwt	370.00–393.00	1,777	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	432.28/cwt	411.00–449.00	2,079	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	353.89/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,748	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	392.73/cwt	389.00–397.00	2,038	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	421.57/cwt	401.00–437.00	2,217	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	360.84/cwt	345.00–377.00	1,952	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	351.84/cwt	341.00–367.00	1,967	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	396.64/cwt	391.00–413.00	2,277	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,121	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	337.02/cwt	327.00–359.00	2,059	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	325.65/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,188	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	673	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,416	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,036	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	317.67/cwt	317.00–319.00	2,262	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	752	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,587	16
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	841	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,691	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	409.20/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,301	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	466.44/cwt	451.00–495.00	1,539	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,501	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	415.66/cwt	400.00–429.00	1,559	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,390	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	355.70/cwt	327.00–363.00	1,519	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	396.51/cwt	375.00–407.00	1,697	34
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,587	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,582	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,665	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	369.39/cwt	353.00–389.00	1,773	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,790	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	346.31/cwt	330.00–363.00	1,804	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	322.73/cwt	311.00–341.00	1,878	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,784	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,070	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,008	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,723	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,045	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	682	323.52/cwt	320.00–331.00	2,206	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,893	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	794	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,446	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	804	294.01/cwt	293.00–297.00	2,364	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,336	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,625	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,604	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	400.91/cwt	400.00–403.00	1,507	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	453.74/cwt	441.00–485.00	1,724	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	418	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,986	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	370.90/cwt	350.00–381.00	1,591	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	424.15/cwt	411.00–445.00	1,828	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	418.02/cwt	400.00–437.00	2,002	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	367.03/cwt	365.00–379.00	1,795	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	394.07/cwt	389.00–399.00	1,939	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,932	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	402.51/cwt	387.00–423.00	2,077	24
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	363.65/cwt	347.00–373.00	1,938	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,886	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	383.66/cwt	377.00–389.00	2,179	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	318.03/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,813	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,842	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	344.88/cwt	339.00–355.00	2,152	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	331.92/cwt	325.00–339.00	2,234	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	290.95/cwt	286.00–301.00	1,970	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	704	326.32/cwt	317.00–331.00	2,297	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	298.87/cwt	287.00–317.00	2,295	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	807	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,300	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,684	151.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,552	4
Bulls	—	—	1,806	174.42/cwt	173.00–175.00	3,150	5
Bulls	—	—	1,865	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,488	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	102.89/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,105	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	112.65/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,244	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	124.13/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,424	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	118.07/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,393	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	129.73/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,658	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	117.77/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,655	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	136.70/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,960	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	2,122.76/head	1,950.00–2,450.00	2,123	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,267	1,908.65/head	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,909	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	1,692.18/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,692	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	196.56/cwt	153.00–245.00	2,207	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,743	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	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.

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

Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs, AR

Thu Oct 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 838Last week 1,012Year ago 510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 186Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 41Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	400.00–430.00	409.20
1	350–400	385	361.00	361.00
14	400–450	427	327.00–363.00	355.70
1	450–500	475	333.00	333.00
1	500–550	510	351.00	351.00
1	550–600	585	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	655	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	330	451.00–495.00	466.44
14	350–400	375	400.00–429.00	415.66
34	400–450	428	375.00–407.00	396.51
19	450–500	480	353.00–389.00	369.39
18	500–550	521	330.00–363.00	346.31
17	550–600	582	311.00–341.00	322.73
1	600–650	614	327.00	327.00
3	650–700	675	303.00	303.00
3	700–750	728	260.00	260.00
3	750–800	760	270.00	270.00
4	800–850	804	293.00–297.00	294.01
3	850–900	865	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	435.00	435.00
3	400–450	430	369.00	369.00
6	450–500	477	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	600	345.00	345.00
12	650–700	682	320.00–331.00	323.52
8	750–800	794	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	485.00	485.00
12	350–400	380	441.00–485.00	453.74
16	400–450	431	411.00–445.00	424.15
18	450–500	479	400.00–437.00	418.02
24	500–550	516	387.00–423.00	402.51
12	550–600	568	377.00–389.00	383.66
10	600–650	624	339.00–355.00	344.88
12	650–700	673	325.00–339.00	331.92
3	700–750	704	317.00–331.00	326.32
4	750–800	768	287.00–317.00	298.87
5	800–850	807	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	430.00	430.00
8	450–500	492	389.00–399.00	394.07
3	500–550	507	381.00	381.00
2	550–600	553	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	376	400.00–403.00	400.91
13	400–450	429	350.00–381.00	370.90
7	450–500	489	365.00–379.00	367.03
17	500–550	533	347.00–373.00	363.65
2	550–600	570	315.00–321.00	318.03
1	600–650	600	307.00	307.00
3	650–700	677	286.00–301.00	290.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	418	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	515.00	515.00
2	400–450	433	393.00–399.00	395.98
6	450–500	494	330.00–365.00	353.89
18	500–550	541	345.00–377.00	360.84
7	550–600	559	341.00–367.00	351.84
1	650–700	690	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	421.00–423.00	421.97
10	450–500	466	370.00–393.00	381.24
16	500–550	519	389.00–397.00	392.73
2	550–600	578	367.00	367.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	473.00	473.00
8	650–700	673	359.00	359.00
16	750–800	752	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	520.00–575.00	564.67
12	350–400	374	500.00–515.00	505.66
11	400–450	429	427.00–459.00	443.64
17	450–500	481	411.00–449.00	432.28
22	500–550	526	401.00–437.00	421.57
9	550–600	574	391.00–413.00	396.64
6	600–650	611	327.00–359.00	337.02
7	650–700	672	320.00–330.00	325.65
3	700–750	712	317.00–319.00	317.67
4	800–850	841	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,267	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,908.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,118	1,950.00–2,450.00	2,122.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,173	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	149.00	149.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,123	153.00–245.00	196.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,692.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	3,400.00	3,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,806	173.00–175.00	174.42
4	—	1,684	150.00–155.00	151.57
1	—	1,865	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,147	122.00–126.00	124.13
4	—	1,278	128.00–132.00	129.73
19	—	1,180	117.00–119.00	118.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,074	98.00–108.00	102.89
7	—	1,104	110.00–116.00	112.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,405	114.00–122.00	117.77
6	—	1,434	130.00–140.00	136.70

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.