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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 2

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

857 head

▼ 157 vs last sale 1,014▲ 550 vs year ago 307 · +179.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 133 vs last sale 205▲ 8 vs year ago 64 · +12.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 11▼ 2 vs year ago 15 · −13.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 15.00-25.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 20.00-30.00 lower. However, there was a lot of 25 head of 700lbs long weaned steers that did sell for a premium of 404.00/cwt. Slaughter cows 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher.

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 $408.92/cwt on 56 head, down $16.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 30 comparable sales and sits +27.74 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$408.92

▼ 16.45 vs prior sale

56 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$35.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.49

vs AR average

−14.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	412.28	2,204	45
Medium and Large 1-2	537	399.21	2,144	9thin
Medium and Large 2	583	377.00	2,198	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.28/cwt here — about $6 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 sale56 hd

408.92

—

AR average9 barns · 267 hd

407.43

+1.49

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−14.27

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

+27.74

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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $440.79, low $329.77, median $381.19 across 30 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	—	Low	1,876	206.20	3,869	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	170.36	2,553	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,089	164.30	1,790	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	986	141.21	1,392	5thin

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)	1,007	$3,000	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,153	$2,179	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$1,867	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$4,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$3,198	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	725	$1,900	1thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	636.09/cwt	595.00–645.00	2,055	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	356	684.35/cwt	675.00–695.00	2,436	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	604.61/cwt	557.00–619.00	2,285	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	519.61/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,016	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	484.85/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,027	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	539.32/cwt	515.00–565.00	2,324	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	445.75/cwt	430.00–461.00	2,064	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	513.72/cwt	483.00–533.00	2,394	38
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	435.37/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,233	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	488.00/cwt	465.00–511.00	2,542	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	435.85/cwt	423.00–451.00	2,545	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	593	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,769	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	603	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,695	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	424.30/cwt	391.00–433.00	2,580	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	699	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,635	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,828	25
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	367.34/cwt	363.00–377.00	2,634	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,709	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	318	639.04/cwt	630.00–650.00	2,032	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	556.46/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,814	21
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	506.19/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,650	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	457.25/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,719	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	532.08/cwt	510.00–555.00	2,017	24
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	1,904	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	503.27/cwt	481.00–533.00	2,134	44
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	454.16/cwt	443.00–467.00	1,985	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	2,086	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	462.97/cwt	445.00–487.00	2,181	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	431.57/cwt	423.00–450.00	2,054	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	420.17/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,206	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	399.21/cwt	399.00–400.00	2,144	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	380.74/cwt	375.00–397.00	2,182	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,198	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	361.55/cwt	357.00–379.00	2,296	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,141	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	344.10/cwt	331.00–353.00	2,305	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	328.47/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,349	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,178	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	564.61/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,038	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	513.59/cwt	500.00–517.00	2,280	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	519.58/cwt	505.00–545.00	2,426	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	435.94/cwt	421.00–453.00	2,110	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	473.18/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,295	27
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,975	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	455.94/cwt	443.00–479.00	2,375	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,253	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	410.04/cwt	400.00–437.00	2,395	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,053	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,673	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,674	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,635	197.40/cwt	193.00–201.00	3,227	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,700	1
Bulls	—	—	2,430	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	5,468	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	150.42/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,384	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,019	176.69/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,800	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	135.07/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,391	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,066	153.91/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,641	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	162.70/cwt	158.00–171.00	1,835	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,456	167.28/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,436	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,531	172.67/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,644	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,007	3,000.25/head	2,700.00–3,450.00	3,000	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	2,178.96/head	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,179	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,867.02/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,867	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,804	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	3,197.87/head	2,800.00–3,550.00	3,198	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	1

This sale against other markets

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 Apr 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 857Last week 1,014Year ago 307

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 205Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 11Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	595.00–645.00	636.09
17	350–400	378	557.00–619.00	604.61
8	400–450	431	515.00–565.00	539.32
38	450–500	466	483.00–533.00	513.72
18	500–550	521	465.00–511.00	488.00
39	550–600	584	423.00–451.00	435.85
12	600–650	608	391.00–433.00	424.30
5	650–700	699	377.00	377.00
7	700–750	717	363.00–377.00	367.34
11	750–800	774	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	356	675.00–695.00	684.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	593	467.00	467.00
2	600–650	603	447.00	447.00
25	700–750	700	404.00	404.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	500.00–540.00	519.61
8	400–450	418	475.00–500.00	484.85
2	450–500	463	430.00–461.00	445.75
2	500–550	513	420.00–450.00	435.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	326	540.00–590.00	556.46
24	350–400	379	510.00–555.00	532.08
44	400–450	424	481.00–533.00	503.27
32	450–500	471	445.00–487.00	462.97
36	500–550	525	405.00–450.00	420.17
9	550–600	573	375.00–397.00	380.74
9	600–650	635	357.00–379.00	361.55
5	650–700	670	331.00–353.00	344.10
2	700–750	715	327.00–330.00	328.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	318	630.00–650.00	639.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	497.00	497.00
4	400–450	441	473.00	473.00
9	500–550	537	399.00–400.00	399.21
2	600–650	643	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	490.00–530.00	506.19
4	350–400	376	450.00–465.00	457.25
20	400–450	437	443.00–467.00	454.16
14	450–500	476	423.00–450.00	431.57
2	550–600	583	377.00	377.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	450–500	485	460.00–480.00	473.18
3	500–550	543	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	500.00	500.00
4	450–500	484	421.00–453.00	435.94
2	500–550	500	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	595	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	650.00	650.00
7	350–400	361	550.00–575.00	564.61
5	400–450	444	500.00–517.00	513.59
13	450–500	467	505.00–545.00	519.58
10	500–550	521	443.00–479.00	455.94
13	550–600	584	400.00–437.00	410.04
1	650–700	660	405.00	405.00
5	800–850	808	331.00	331.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,185	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,867.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,178.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,007	2,700.00–3,450.00	3,000.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	171.00	171.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	2,800.00–3,550.00	3,197.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	4,250.00	4,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	193.00–201.00	197.40
1	—	1,805	205.00	205.00
1	—	2,430	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,128	158.00–171.00	162.70
6	—	1,019	174.00–180.00	176.69
5	—	1,066	152.00–157.00	153.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	150.00–151.00	150.42
3	—	1,030	133.00–136.00	135.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,531	172.00–175.00	172.67
6	—	1,456	165.00–170.00	167.28

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.