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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 30

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Apr 23Apr 30May 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

437 head

▼ 141 vs last sale 578▲ 177 vs year ago 260 · +68.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 165▼ 19 vs year ago 107 · −17.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 85▼ 29 vs year ago 45 · −64.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs steady to 13.00 higher not enough over 600lbs for a trend. Feeder heifers sold 15.00- 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-10.00 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 $415.37/cwt on 25 head, down $3.49 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 30 comparable sales and sits +34.18 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$415.37

▼ 3.49 vs prior sale

25 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,255

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$53.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.28

vs AR average

−8.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	434.21	2,325	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	592	385.00	2,279	3thin
Medium and Large 2	538	380.31	2,047	6thin

One grade step is worth $53.90/cwt here — about $278 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 sale25 hd

415.37

—

AR average7 barns · 144 hd

418.65

−3.28

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−8.70

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

+34.18

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	1,715	217.91	3,736	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	179.15	2,585	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	164.78	2,033	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	898	144.54	1,298	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,001	$2,900	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,203	$2,852	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,850	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$4,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$2,861	2thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	589.14/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,873	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	697.59/cwt	665.00–715.00	2,253	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	561.73/cwt	550.00–590.00	2,073	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,935	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,179	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,130	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	562.60/cwt	535.00–585.00	2,408	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,200	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,390	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	532.27/cwt	511.00–565.00	2,560	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	491.01/cwt	477.00–509.00	2,543	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	473.06/cwt	465.00–477.00	2,644	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,280	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	405.59/cwt	393.00–413.00	2,551	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,303	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	396.93/cwt	391.00–400.00	2,640	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	320.85/cwt	309.00–333.00	2,631	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,833	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	603.90/cwt	575.00–635.00	1,987	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	444.93/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,646	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	473.88/cwt	455.00–491.00	1,787	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	522.02/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,015	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	510.93/cwt	485.00–535.00	2,151	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	436.34/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,863	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	501.90/cwt	485.00–525.00	2,329	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,255	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,095	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	442.35/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,296	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	382.41/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,989	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	420.65/cwt	413.00–429.00	2,368	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	376.12/cwt	369.00–383.00	2,163	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,279	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,437	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,437	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,578	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,336	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,800	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	564.02/cwt	535.00–570.00	2,008	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,862	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,940	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,003	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	552.02/cwt	525.00–560.00	2,346	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	536.90/cwt	500.00–553.00	2,497	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	496.55/cwt	481.00–530.00	2,607	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	405.53/cwt	399.00–413.00	2,312	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,399	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	837	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,720	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,702	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,496	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,704	210.49/cwt	210.00–211.00	3,587	4
Bulls	—	—	1,725	225.32/cwt	224.00–228.00	3,887	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	898	144.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,298	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	155.33/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,760	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	163.78/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,062	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	177.63/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,320	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,369	176.65/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,418	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	184.97/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,987	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,821	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,191	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,001	2,899.75/head	2,400.00–3,250.00	2,900	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	2,851.77/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,852	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,850.31/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,850	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	2,860.85/head	2,650.00–3,000.00	2,861	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 437Last week 578Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 165Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 85Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	329	575.00–635.00	603.90
19	350–400	386	500.00–550.00	522.02
26	400–450	421	485.00–535.00	510.93
20	450–500	464	485.00–525.00	501.90
10	500–550	519	425.00–455.00	442.35
6	550–600	563	413.00–429.00	420.65
1	600–650	620	393.00	393.00
1	650–700	675	361.00	361.00
1	750–800	770	280.00	280.00
2	800–850	808	319.00	319.00
2	850–900	895	261.00	261.00
2	900–950	918	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	377	455.00–491.00	473.88
2	450–500	493	425.00	425.00
3	550–600	592	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	440.00–450.00	444.93
5	400–450	427	430.00–450.00	436.34
1	450–500	485	465.00	465.00
4	500–550	520	370.00–395.00	382.41
2	550–600	575	369.00–383.00	376.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	525.00	525.00
4	450–500	478	500.00	500.00
2	550–600	570	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	323	665.00–715.00	697.59
7	350–400	369	550.00–590.00	561.73
23	400–450	428	535.00–585.00	562.60
21	450–500	481	511.00–565.00	532.27
10	500–550	518	477.00–509.00	491.01
3	550–600	559	465.00–477.00	473.06
10	600–650	629	393.00–413.00	405.59
3	650–700	665	391.00–400.00	396.93
2	800–850	820	309.00–333.00	320.85
2	900–950	935	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	570.00–620.00	589.14
3	350–400	387	500.00	500.00
4	400–450	426	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	468	470.00	470.00
1	550–600	555	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	638	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	490.00	490.00
2	400–450	413	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	356	535.00–570.00	564.02
11	400–450	425	525.00–560.00	552.02
14	450–500	465	500.00–553.00	536.90
3	500–550	525	481.00–530.00	496.55
3	550–600	570	399.00–413.00	405.53
1	650–700	650	369.00	369.00
3	800–850	837	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	880	307.00	307.00
2	900–950	935	267.00	267.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	176.00	176.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	183.00	183.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,203	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,851.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,001	2,400.00–3,250.00	2,899.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,340	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,850.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,250.00	2,250.00

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)	Open	1	—	1,500	4,200.00	4,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,233	2,650.00–3,000.00	2,860.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,306	172.00–182.00	177.63
11	—	1,259	160.00–170.00	163.78
7	—	1,133	153.00–158.00	155.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	898	140.00–150.00	144.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,615	180.00–190.00	184.97
7	—	1,369	169.00–179.00	176.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,725	224.00–228.00	225.32
4	—	1,704	210.00–211.00	210.49

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.