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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, May 14

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← May 7May 14May 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

835 head

▼ 360 vs last sale 1,195▲ 835 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

163 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 140▲ 163 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 36▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 15.00-20.00 lower. Quality and condition not as good as past few weeks. The offering was mostly unweaned new crop calves. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00-15.00 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 $391.89/cwt on 65 head, down $22.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 30 comparable sales and sits +10.71 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$391.89

▼ 22.67 vs prior sale

65 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$44.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.46

vs AR average

−25.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	394.64	2,083	61
Medium and Large 2	514	350.00	1,799	4thin

One grade step is worth $44.64/cwt here — about $284 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 sale65 hd

391.89

—

AR average7 barns · 296 hd

404.35

−12.46

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−25.22

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

+10.71

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	1,680	229.69	3,859	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	172.33	2,537	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,099	168.33	1,849	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	903	140.29	1,266	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 (2-4 yrs)	1,187	$3,030	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,301	$2,762	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,198	$2,603	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$2,594	2thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	634.46/cwt	620.00–655.00	2,062	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	529.87/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,759	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	564.22/cwt	525.00–575.00	2,110	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	516.38/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,931	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	530.32/cwt	527.00–535.00	2,270	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	461.86/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,977	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	439.00/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,072	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	489.03/cwt	477.00–509.00	2,323	51
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	480	519.00/cwt	519.00–519.00	2,491	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	429.79/cwt	423.00–445.00	2,209	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	482.21/cwt	451.00–497.00	2,498	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,363	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,252	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,752	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	459.66/cwt	447.00–479.00	2,602	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	426.24/cwt	421.00–429.00	2,417	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,702	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	658	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,586	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	359.05/cwt	351.00–375.00	2,639	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,704	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,913	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,983	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	500.11/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,625	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	348	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,966	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	368	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,987	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,664	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	490.20/cwt	460.00–505.00	1,814	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	411.62/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,577	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	413	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	2,069	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	423	499.00/cwt	499.00–499.00	2,111	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	418.90/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,797	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	436.73/cwt	423.00–451.00	1,882	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	490.80/cwt	461.00–507.00	2,135	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	421.46/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,972	56
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,877	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,799	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	404.18/cwt	381.00–421.00	2,098	48
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	359.41/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,016	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	357.30/cwt	350.00–373.00	2,205	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	313.14/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,954	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,967	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	306.22/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,493	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	877	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,280	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	606.44/cwt	575.00–620.00	1,959	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	544.96/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,842	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,822	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	553.11/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,047	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	464.56/cwt	460.00–469.00	1,812	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	429.98/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,836	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	474.30/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,030	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	465	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,418	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	459.05/cwt	443.00–483.00	2,153	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	407.57/cwt	350.00–441.00	1,928	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,199	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	465.71/cwt	433.00–481.00	2,417	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	385.72/cwt	370.00–419.00	2,064	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	422.16/cwt	400.00–441.00	2,436	25
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	393.97/cwt	361.00–417.00	2,482	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	383.81/cwt	383.00–387.00	2,506	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	658	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,612	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,599	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,454	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	218.39/cwt	217.00–220.00	3,418	4
Bulls	—	—	1,713	242.70/cwt	240.00–248.00	4,157	3
Bulls	—	—	1,752	230.92/cwt	228.00–234.00	4,046	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	735	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	904	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	149.03/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,353	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	135.83/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,328	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	996	160.59/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,599	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	170.27/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,967	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	179.36/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,154	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	168.55/cwt	162.00–171.00	2,463	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	176.11/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,612	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	2,593.60/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,594	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	3,030.46/head	2,250.00–3,400.00	3,030	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	2,603.21/head	1,950.00–2,950.00	2,603	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	181.51/cwt	175.00–197.00	2,202	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,301	2,761.58/head	2,550.00–3,150.00	2,762	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	994	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,455	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,154	201.39/cwt	180.00–285.00	2,324	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	192.54/cwt	175.00–229.00	2,285	3

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 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 835Last week 1,195Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 140Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 36Year ago 0

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	325	480.00–530.00	500.11
12	350–400	370	460.00–505.00	490.20
9	400–450	435	461.00–507.00	490.80
56	450–500	468	400.00–445.00	421.46
48	500–550	519	381.00–421.00	404.18
13	550–600	561	350.00–380.00	359.41
14	600–650	617	350.00–373.00	357.30
1	650–700	695	283.00	283.00
1	700–750	745	300.00	300.00
4	800–850	814	300.00–325.00	306.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	348	565.00	565.00
4	350–400	368	540.00	540.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	501.00	501.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	451.00	451.00
24	400–450	431	423.00–451.00	436.73
7	600–650	624	300.00–330.00	313.14
3	850–900	877	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	499.00	499.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	383	400.00–450.00	411.62
9	400–450	429	400.00–465.00	418.90
1	450–500	480	391.00	391.00
4	500–550	514	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	520.00	520.00
3	650–700	658	397.00	397.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	575.00–620.00	606.44
3	350–400	370	540.00–570.00	553.11
12	400–450	428	450.00–500.00	474.30
13	450–500	469	443.00–483.00	459.05
18	500–550	519	433.00–481.00	465.71
25	550–600	577	400.00–441.00	422.16
12	600–650	630	361.00–417.00	393.97
5	650–700	653	383.00–387.00	383.81
1	700–750	720	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	368	495.00	495.00
2	500–550	515	427.00	427.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	540.00–550.00	544.96
2	350–400	390	460.00–469.00	464.56
3	400–450	427	425.00–440.00	429.98
5	450–500	473	350.00–441.00	407.57
3	500–550	535	370.00–419.00	385.72
1	750–800	755	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	531	445.00	445.00
11	550–600	567	421.00–429.00	426.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	332	500.00–550.00	529.87
6	350–400	374	500.00–550.00	516.38
14	400–450	428	450.00–500.00	461.86
19	450–500	472	435.00–450.00	439.00
8	500–550	514	423.00–445.00	429.79
3	550–600	563	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	620.00–655.00	634.46
8	350–400	374	525.00–575.00	564.22
12	400–450	428	527.00–535.00	530.32
51	450–500	475	477.00–509.00	489.03
22	500–550	518	451.00–497.00	482.21
20	550–600	566	447.00–479.00	459.66
1	600–650	610	443.00	443.00
3	700–750	735	351.00–375.00	359.05
3	800–850	817	331.00	331.00
1	850–900	880	331.00	331.00
1	900–950	935	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	658	393.00	393.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	480	519.00	519.00
4	550–600	565	487.00	487.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,198	1,950.00–2,950.00	2,603.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,213	175.00–197.00	181.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,187	2,250.00–3,400.00	3,030.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,301	2,550.00–3,150.00	2,761.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,015	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,593.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,450	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	10	—	1,154	180.00–285.00	201.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,187	175.00–229.00	192.54
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	994	247.00	247.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	123.00	123.00
3	—	908	147.00–150.00	149.03
2	—	978	131.00–140.00	135.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,483	173.00–179.00	176.11
8	—	1,461	162.00–171.00	168.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	996	154.00–164.00	160.59
14	—	1,201	176.00–186.00	179.36
20	—	1,155	165.00–175.00	170.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,713	240.00–248.00	242.70
5	—	1,752	228.00–234.00	230.92
4	—	1,565	217.00–220.00	218.39

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.