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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 16

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

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Feeder Cattle receipts

380 head

▼ 313 vs last sale 693▼ 652 vs year ago 1,032 · −63.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

181 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 140▼ 64 vs year ago 245 · −26.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 107▼ 31 vs year ago 100 · −31.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-20.00 lower on a very light test in a few classes. Feeder heifers uneven on a light test in a few classes near steady. Supply was light due to wet conditions with quality and condition not as good as last week. Slaughter cows sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-10.00 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 $409.80/cwt on 11 head, down $16.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 30 comparable sales and sits +28.61 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$409.80

▼ 16.35 vs prior sale

11 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,245

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.04

vs AR average

−17.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	409.80	2,245	11thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

409.80

—

AR average9 barns · 292 hd

413.84

−4.04

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−17.59

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

+28.61

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

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	1,545	207.97	3,213	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	165.00	2,381	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,110	164.62	1,828	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	886	139.75	1,238	6thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$3,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$3,700	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,284	$2,874	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,196	$2,802	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,318	$2,498	24
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,086	$2,485	13
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$2,350	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,245	$2,250	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,320	$5,248	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,138	$3,175	2thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	568.18/cwt	550.00–585.00	1,835	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	651.41/cwt	630.00–675.00	2,137	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	535.07/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,926	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	600.08/cwt	570.00–630.00	2,238	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	568.61/cwt	530.00–585.00	2,314	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	476.54/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,225	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	473.37/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,471	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,160	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	415.72/cwt	409.00–427.00	2,440	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,685	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	384.52/cwt	383.00–389.00	2,730	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,846	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,810	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	611.06/cwt	565.00–620.00	1,882	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	522.47/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,667	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,887	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	529.57/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,959	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	439.11/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,677	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	462.68/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,925	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	419.00/cwt	395.00–445.00	1,986	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	427.68/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,087	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	418.50/cwt	417.00–420.00	2,185	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	399.35/cwt	377.00–405.00	2,312	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,281	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,271	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,681	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	659.76/cwt	645.00–675.00	2,138	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	576.40/cwt	545.00–590.00	2,254	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,174	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	479.78/cwt	463.00–515.00	2,284	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	454.53/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,423	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	455.05/cwt	453.00–459.00	2,571	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,519	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,285	199.60/cwt	199.00–200.00	2,565	3
Bulls	—	—	1,606	206.10/cwt	203.00–210.00	3,310	7
Bulls	—	—	1,663	220.71/cwt	220.00–222.00	3,670	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	866	144.61/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,252	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	130.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,203	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,009	154.58/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,560	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,073	175.07/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,879	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	165.60/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,956	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	166.51/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,356	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	151.56/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,275	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	174.39/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,654	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	2,713.73/cwt	2,600.00–2,850.00	31,615	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	5,247.98/head	5,000.00–5,500.00	5,248	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,086	2,484.76/head	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,485	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,196	2,802.28/head	2,350.00–3,050.00	2,802	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,284	2,874.46/head	2,600.00–3,250.00	2,874	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,318	2,497.95/head	2,200.00–3,100.00	2,498	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,338	3,700.27/head	3,650.00–3,900.00	3,700	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,344	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	2,450.00/cwt	2,450.00–2,450.00	17,273	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,866	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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 693Year ago 1,032

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 140Year ago 245

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 107Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	308	565.00–620.00	611.06
14	350–400	370	500.00–545.00	529.57
17	400–450	416	435.00–475.00	462.68
11	450–500	488	415.00–450.00	427.68
6	500–550	522	417.00–420.00	418.50
5	550–600	579	377.00–405.00	399.35
1	600–650	605	377.00	377.00
3	700–750	703	323.00	323.00
4	800–850	825	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	550.00	550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	490.00–540.00	522.47
6	350–400	382	430.00–465.00	439.11
4	450–500	474	395.00–445.00	419.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	328	630.00–675.00	651.41
4	350–400	373	570.00–630.00	600.08
10	400–450	407	530.00–585.00	568.61
9	450–500	467	465.00–505.00	476.54
18	500–550	522	455.00–500.00	473.37
7	550–600	587	409.00–427.00	415.72
2	600–650	620	433.00	433.00
4	700–750	710	383.00–389.00	384.52
5	800–850	813	350.00	350.00
3	850–900	878	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	550.00–585.00	568.18
2	350–400	360	530.00–540.00	535.07
1	500–550	540	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	645.00–675.00	659.76
8	350–400	391	545.00–590.00	576.40
19	450–500	476	463.00–515.00	479.78
8	500–550	533	435.00–470.00	454.53
6	550–600	565	453.00–459.00	455.05
2	600–650	610	413.00	413.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	418	520.00	520.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,338	3,650.00–3,900.00	3,700.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	—	1,318	2,200.00–3,100.00	2,497.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,465	160.00	160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,284	2,600.00–3,250.00	2,874.46
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,086	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,484.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	3,750.00	3,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,196	2,350.00–3,050.00	2,802.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	985	2,350.00	2,350.00

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	1	—	1,255	3,850.00	3,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,165	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,713.73
(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,320	5,000.00–5,500.00	5,247.98

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	1	—	1,025	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,415	160.00–168.00	166.51
4	—	1,501	150.00–153.00	151.56
3	—	1,522	172.00–178.00	174.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,073	170.00–178.00	175.07
26	—	1,181	160.00–169.00	165.60
14	—	1,009	150.00–159.00	154.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	866	140.00–149.00	144.61
2	—	925	125.00–135.00	130.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,285	199.00–200.00	199.60
7	—	1,606	203.00–210.00	206.10
3	—	1,663	220.00–222.00	220.71

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.