Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2026-04-23

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 23
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
← Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
578 head
▲ 198 vs last sale 380▼ 97 vs year ago 675 · −14.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 181▲ 19 vs year ago 146 · +13.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 69▲ 30 vs year ago 55 · +54.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed 300-450lbs 5.00 lower, 450-550lbs 10.00-15.00 higher, over 600lbs sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-7.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $418.86/cwt on 37 head, up $9.06 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 26 of 30 comparable sales and sits +37.67 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.
Average price
$418.86
▲ 9.06 vs prior sale
37 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,289
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$114
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$48.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.94
vs AR average
−3.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538428.482,30429
Medium and Large 1-2585395.002,3112thin
Medium and Large 2576380.292,1906thin
One grade step is worth $48.19/cwt here — about $114 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
418.86
—
AR average9 barns · 251 hd
400.92
+17.94
National average167 barns · 11,519 hd
422.17
−3.31
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.19
+37.67
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
455408362316median 381.1903/0504/2307/0908/2710/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,675215.293,6056thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,457166.712,42919
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,184165.451,95928
CowsLean 85-90%Low893155.351,38714

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)969$4,3699
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)986$4,1396
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)979$3,9386
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$3,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,112$3,6713thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,335$3,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$2,8934thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,099$5,3052thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$5,0797
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$4,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$4,30514
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)961$4,2449
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,166$4,1728
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)951$2,5817

Every lot

85 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323619.85/cwt590.00–650.002,0023
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366598.84/cwt571.00–635.002,1929
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378539.97/cwt535.00–550.002,0414
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2417498.99/cwt495.00–500.002,0815
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418565.27/cwt555.00–570.002,36314
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466519.11/cwt500.00–535.002,4198
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485461.73/cwt455.00–475.002,2393
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2512439.93/cwt430.00–455.002,2523
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519500.02/cwt485.00–513.002,59511
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1561475.05/cwt451.00–499.002,66519
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2584426.14/cwt410.00–435.002,4897
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5001
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1682374.23/cwt369.00–395.002,5525
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4331
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1702367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,5764
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,6271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed308640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,9714
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324602.36/cwt590.00–610.001,9524
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324504.86/cwt500.00–520.001,6364
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373535.23/cwt500.00–555.001,99619
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2414443.78/cwt420.00–455.001,8374
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428485.57/cwt465.00–507.002,07824
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474461.81/cwt439.00–485.002,18923
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2493425.52/cwt420.00–431.002,0988
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0091
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531431.74/cwt413.00–450.002,29323
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563416.00/cwt399.00–440.002,3426
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3112
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588378.35/cwt367.00–385.002,2255
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614392.26/cwt377.00–401.002,40813
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675358.94/cwt355.00–365.002,4235
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745308.50/cwt300.00–317.002,2982
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,0403
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377553.96/cwt525.00–575.002,0887
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2392491.99/cwt475.00–505.001,9295
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1402555.04/cwt550.00–565.002,2313
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2405505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,0452
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9351
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476502.09/cwt485.00–535.002,39011
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479431.82/cwt415.00–450.002,0688
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2487474.97/cwt473.00–480.002,31311
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519485.65/cwt450.00–500.002,52116
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560484.50/cwt465.00–510.002,71313
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,5882
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,3762
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610399.26/cwt380.00–415.002,4355
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3681
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1659378.97/cwt375.00–381.002,4974
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6162
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,245190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,3661
Bulls——1,653212.60/cwt209.00–216.003,5142
Bulls——1,832225.51/cwt223.00–229.004,1313
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%775139.57/cwt136.00–143.001,0822
Cows—Lean 85-90%853148.34/cwt145.00–153.001,2655
Cows—Lean 85-90%945162.19/cwt158.00–167.001,5335
Cows—Lean 85-90%978171.53/cwt170.00–173.001,6782
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,166172.97/cwt170.00–175.002,0177
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,182163.83/cwt160.00–169.001,93618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240157.65/cwt155.00–159.001,9553
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,423164.73/cwt158.00–168.002,34413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530171.00/cwt169.00–174.002,6166
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29283,972.46/head3,150.00–4,525.003,9726
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29505,400.00/head5,400.00–5,400.005,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0054,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0274,786.04/head4,700.00–4,900.004,7863
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0403,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0623,986.52/head3,900.00–4,100.003,9874
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0894,368.27/head3,850.00–4,700.004,36812
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0995,305.08/head4,900.00–5,750.005,3052
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1135,026.03/head3,950.00–5,250.005,0266
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2054,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2104,950.00/head4,950.00–4,950.004,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2924,277.16/head4,200.00–4,400.004,2773
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29512,581.29/head2,550.00–2,600.002,5817
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,198184.44/cwt174.00–193.002,2105
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230185.93/cwt182.00–190.002,2872
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29694,369.19/head3,350.00–4,950.004,3699
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29793,937.50/head3,150.00–4,550.003,9386
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29864,138.50/head3,000.00–4,550.004,1396
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0353,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1123,670.99/head3,450.00–4,050.003,6713
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,893.34/head2,700.00–3,250.002,8934
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3353,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501

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.
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