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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 9

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

693 head

▼ 164 vs last sale 857▼ 397 vs year ago 1,090 · −36.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

140 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 72▼ 33 vs year ago 173 · −19.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 94 vs last sale 13▲ 42 vs year ago 65 · +64.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450lbs sold 10.00-15.00 higher: Over 450lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 15.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $426.14/cwt on 33 head, up $17.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 30 comparable sales and sits +44.96 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$426.14

▲ 17.22 vs prior sale

33 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,318

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$8.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.48

vs AR average

−2.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	550	433.50	2,384	4thin
Medium and Large 1	543	425.13	2,309	29

One grade step is worth $8.37/cwt here — about $75 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 sale33 hd

426.14

—

AR average9 barns · 340 hd

419.66

+6.48

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−2.22

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

+44.96

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	—	High	1,684	211.60	3,563	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,099	180.36	1,981	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,386	177.59	2,460	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	152.05	1,388	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$3,653	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,411	$3,339	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,153	$2,799	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,232	$2,639	40
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,098	$2,450	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	723	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$2,277	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$4,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,083	$2,900	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$182	1thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	353	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	2,418	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	601.22/cwt	565.00–615.00	2,249	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	598.49/cwt	565.00–625.00	2,538	24
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	543.44/cwt	540.00–545.00	2,348	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	456.61/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,110	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	516.88/cwt	500.00–542.00	2,466	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	510.98/cwt	505.00–517.00	2,662	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,384	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	2,776	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	426.60/cwt	417.00–441.00	2,440	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	414.51/cwt	395.00–437.00	2,611	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	661	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,743	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,660	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	389.41/cwt	380.00–392.00	2,671	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	390.46/cwt	377.00–395.00	2,768	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,656	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	592.88/cwt	565.00–620.00	1,957	20
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	521.07/cwt	510.00–555.00	1,746	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	548.88/cwt	525.00–575.00	2,075	23
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	1,942	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	483.52/cwt	460.00–501.00	1,876	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	515.80/cwt	487.00–540.00	2,187	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,061	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	476.58/cwt	463.00–485.00	2,106	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	423.22/cwt	400.00–431.00	1,964	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	491.04/cwt	463.00–515.00	2,303	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	447.81/cwt	447.00–450.00	2,185	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	431.31/cwt	415.00–457.00	2,243	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,414	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	416.37/cwt	407.00–443.00	2,398	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,279	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,358	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	375.78/cwt	353.00–389.00	2,401	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	327.64/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,241	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	701	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,327	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,518	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,019	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	613.43/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,264	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,153	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	578.03/cwt	535.00–595.00	2,451	18
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	498.49/cwt	465.00–513.00	2,203	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	515.39/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,422	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	439.86/cwt	400.00–455.00	2,085	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	488.03/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,504	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	436.22/cwt	413.00–447.00	2,277	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	436.60/cwt	423.00–445.00	2,454	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,340	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	414.13/cwt	397.00–425.00	2,543	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	401.30/cwt	387.00–405.00	2,693	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,391	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,672	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,410	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,160	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,158	1
Bulls	—	—	1,601	208.96/cwt	205.00–212.00	3,345	5
Bulls	—	—	1,762	214.84/cwt	213.00–218.00	3,785	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,466	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,038	176.54/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,832	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	163.60/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,698	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	182.91/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,083	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,329	171.56/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,280	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	185.37/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,616	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	164.52/cwt	164.00–165.00	2,390	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,763	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	166.38/cwt	141.00–180.00	1,655	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	182.00/head	182.00–182.00	182	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	2,276.92/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,277	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	2,799.06/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,799	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	3,653.09/head	3,100.00–4,050.00	3,653	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,232	2,638.50/head	2,050.00–2,950.00	2,639	40
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,411	3,338.71/head	2,350.00–3,550.00	3,339	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	5

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 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 693Last week 857Year ago 1,090

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 72Year ago 173

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 13Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	442	465.00–513.00	498.49
10	450–500	474	400.00–455.00	439.86
9	500–550	522	413.00–447.00	436.22
1	550–600	575	407.00	407.00
2	650–700	683	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	775	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	414	520.00	520.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	645.00	645.00
12	350–400	369	600.00–640.00	613.43
18	400–450	424	535.00–595.00	578.03
10	450–500	470	500.00–540.00	515.39
14	500–550	513	465.00–505.00	488.03
7	550–600	562	423.00–445.00	436.60
10	600–650	614	397.00–425.00	414.13
5	650–700	671	387.00–405.00	401.30
1	700–750	705	379.00	379.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	510.00–555.00	521.07
5	350–400	388	460.00–501.00	483.52
9	400–450	442	463.00–485.00	476.58
4	450–500	464	400.00–431.00	423.22
3	500–550	540	447.00	447.00
1	550–600	580	393.00	393.00
1	600–650	600	393.00	393.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	330	565.00–620.00	592.88
23	350–400	378	525.00–575.00	548.88
23	400–450	424	487.00–540.00	515.80
24	450–500	469	463.00–515.00	491.04
17	500–550	520	415.00–457.00	431.31
12	550–600	576	407.00–443.00	416.37
5	600–650	639	353.00–389.00	375.78
6	650–700	684	315.00–335.00	327.64
4	700–750	701	332.00	332.00
2	750–800	770	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	507.00	507.00
3	400–450	425	485.00	485.00
7	450–500	488	447.00–450.00	447.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	540.00–545.00	543.44
3	450–500	462	450.00–460.00	456.61
2	500–550	543	439.00	439.00
5	550–600	563	493.00	493.00
1	650–700	670	397.00	397.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	661	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	374	565.00–615.00	601.22
24	400–450	424	565.00–625.00	598.49
10	450–500	477	500.00–542.00	516.88
13	500–550	521	505.00–517.00	510.98
8	550–600	572	417.00–441.00	426.60
8	600–650	630	395.00–437.00	414.51
8	650–700	686	380.00–392.00	389.41
4	700–750	709	377.00–395.00	390.46
1	800–850	830	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	353	685.00	685.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	179.00	179.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	141.00–180.00	166.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	182.00	182.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,153	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,799.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,411	2,350.00–3,550.00	3,338.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	1,230	3,100.00–4,050.00	3,653.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	723	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	780	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,276.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	40	—	1,232	2,050.00–2,950.00	2,638.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	1,098	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	3,350.00	3,350.00

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	5	—	1,083	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	4,300.00	4,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	156.00	156.00
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,038	160.00–168.00	163.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,329	168.00–179.00	171.56
2	—	1,453	164.00–165.00	164.52
8	—	1,411	181.00–190.00	185.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,139	180.00–187.00	182.91
8	—	1,038	170.00–179.00	176.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,762	213.00–218.00	214.84
1	—	1,160	186.00	186.00
5	—	1,601	205.00–212.00	208.96

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.