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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, May 7

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Apr 30May 7May 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,195 head

▲ 758 vs last sale 437▲ 98 vs year ago 1,097 · +8.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

140 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 88▼ 52 vs year ago 192 · −27.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 16▼ 24 vs year ago 60 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed 300-400lbs 15.00 higher, 400-500lbs 10.00 lower, over 600 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 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 $414.56/cwt on 125 head, down $0.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 30 comparable sales and sits +33.38 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$414.56

▼ 0.81 vs prior sale

125 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,268

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$42.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.51

vs AR average

−13.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	417.66	2,276	116
Medium and Large 2	574	374.73	2,151	9thin

One grade step is worth $42.93/cwt here — about $125 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 sale125 hd

414.56

—

AR average7 barns · 333 hd

416.07

−1.51

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−13.34

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

+33.38

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	1,751	220.11	3,855	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,260	184.60	2,326	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	171.54	2,040	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	875	136.85	1,197	8thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,407	$3,700	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,249	$3,009	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,176	$2,763	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,269	$2,758	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$5,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	927	$4,933	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$4,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$4,315	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$3,700	1thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	303	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	2,076	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	662.61/cwt	650.00–675.00	2,193	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	546.62/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,859	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	347	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,013	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	520.37/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,889	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	591.14/cwt	580.00–615.00	2,282	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	405	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,471	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	543.51/cwt	525.00–575.00	2,343	34
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	469.12/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,027	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	507.94/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,255	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	542.25/cwt	515.00–560.00	2,543	63
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	469.46/cwt	465.00–497.00	2,216	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	487.39/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,388	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	494	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	3,186	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	509.13/cwt	481.00–527.00	2,678	123
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	459.54/cwt	459.00–461.00	2,449	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,263	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,395	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	449.20/cwt	412.00–471.00	2,650	44
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	431.14/cwt	420.00–461.00	2,643	32
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,539	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,741	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	387.11/cwt	382.00–395.00	2,838	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,850	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,544	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	3,051	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,481	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	329	573.00/cwt	573.00–573.00	1,885	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	554.50/cwt	515.00–570.00	1,824	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	455.90/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,705	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	531.28/cwt	510.00–560.00	2,014	36
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	452.52/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,914	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	512.26/cwt	487.00–535.00	2,177	63
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,045	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	404.74/cwt	390.00–419.00	1,854	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,033	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	464.11/cwt	447.00–497.00	2,237	58
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	503	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,319	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	432.97/cwt	405.00–453.00	2,247	48
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	403.46/cwt	381.00–422.00	2,288	64
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	374.73/cwt	365.00–376.00	2,151	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	609	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,363	66
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	380.73/cwt	357.00–386.00	2,364	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,967	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	324.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,515	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,615	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	637.77/cwt	605.00–670.00	2,086	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	577.11/cwt	571.00–600.00	2,245	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	510.66/cwt	481.00–532.00	2,186	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	465.00/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,000	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,025	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	508.53/cwt	475.00–519.00	2,385	25
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,316	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	467.01/cwt	439.00–477.00	2,419	23
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	383.56/cwt	357.00–393.00	2,543	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	373.69/cwt	359.00–389.00	2,709	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	793	347.50/cwt	347.00–348.00	2,756	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,320	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,706	1
Bulls	—	—	1,786	224.19/cwt	220.00–230.00	4,004	8
Bulls	—	—	1,803	214.28/cwt	210.00–217.00	3,863	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	789	132.21/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,043	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	141.49/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,358	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	160.31/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,807	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	170.67/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,034	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	182.57/cwt	179.00–188.00	2,268	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,260	184.60/cwt	181.00–189.00	2,326	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,176	2,763.04/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,763	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,249	3,009.46/head	2,850.00–3,150.00	3,009	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,322	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,269	2,757.72/head	2,550.00–3,200.00	2,758	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,407	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,072	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	199.78/cwt	189.00–207.00	2,607	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	927	4,932.61/head	4,600.00–5,100.00	4,933	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	5,300.00/head	5,300.00–5,300.00	5,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	4,314.61/head	4,000.00–4,650.00	4,315	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	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 May 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,195Last week 437Year ago 1,097

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 88Year ago 192

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 16Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	580.00	580.00
12	400–450	444	500.00–510.00	507.94
10	450–500	490	480.00–495.00	487.39
7	500–550	533	459.00–461.00	459.54
3	600–650	627	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	540.00–550.00	546.62
3	350–400	363	500.00–550.00	520.37
5	400–450	432	450.00–480.00	469.12
7	450–500	472	465.00–497.00	469.46
1	500–550	540	419.00	419.00
1	550–600	580	413.00	413.00
1	750–800	795	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	331	650.00–675.00	662.61
12	350–400	386	580.00–615.00	591.14
34	400–450	431	525.00–575.00	543.51
63	450–500	469	515.00–560.00	542.25
123	500–550	526	481.00–527.00	509.13
44	550–600	590	412.00–471.00	449.20
32	600–650	613	420.00–461.00	431.14
3	650–700	687	399.00	399.00
5	700–750	733	382.00–395.00	387.11
2	750–800	760	375.00	375.00
1	900–950	900	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	685.00	685.00
6	400–450	405	610.00	610.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	494	645.00	645.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	329	515.00–570.00	554.50
36	350–400	379	510.00–560.00	531.28
63	400–450	425	487.00–535.00	512.26
58	450–500	482	447.00–497.00	464.11
48	500–550	519	405.00–453.00	432.97
64	550–600	567	381.00–422.00	403.46
24	600–650	621	357.00–386.00	380.73
4	750–800	774	320.00–330.00	324.96
1	800–850	825	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	470.00	470.00
2	450–500	463	439.00	439.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	573.00	573.00
4	500–550	503	461.00	461.00
66	600–650	609	388.00	388.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	470.00	470.00
5	350–400	374	450.00–465.00	455.90
10	400–450	423	440.00–465.00	452.52
2	450–500	458	390.00–419.00	404.74
9	550–600	574	365.00–376.00	374.73
1	600–650	645	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	498	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	327	605.00–670.00	637.77
13	350–400	389	571.00–600.00	577.11
10	400–450	428	481.00–532.00	510.66
25	450–500	469	475.00–519.00	508.53
23	500–550	518	439.00–477.00	467.01
4	650–700	663	357.00–393.00	383.56
2	700–750	725	359.00–389.00	373.69
2	750–800	793	347.00–348.00	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	450.00–480.00	465.00
1	450–500	450	450.00	450.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	185.00	185.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,269	2,550.00–3,200.00	2,757.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,176	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,763.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,407	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,249	2,850.00–3,150.00	3,009.46

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	2	—	1,145	181.00	181.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,305	189.00–207.00	199.78

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	990	5,300.00	5,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	3,700.00	3,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	927	4,600.00–5,100.00	4,932.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,095	4,000.00–4,650.00	4,314.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	4,550.00	4,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,127	156.00–165.00	160.31
11	—	1,192	167.00–177.00	170.67
9	—	1,242	179.00–188.00	182.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	960	139.00–149.00	141.49
4	—	789	128.00–137.00	132.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	181.00–189.00	184.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,786	220.00–230.00	224.19
1	—	1,320	205.00	205.00
3	—	1,803	210.00–217.00	214.28

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.