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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, May 21

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

767 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 835▼ 597 vs year ago 1,364 · −43.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 163▼ 120 vs year ago 225 · −53.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 48▲ 16 vs year ago 40 · +40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed under 400lbs 10.00-15.00 lower, 400-500lbs 15.00 higher, over 600 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Had 45 head 579lbs of fancy replacement heifers which sold for a premium of 409.00cwt. 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $461.17/cwt on 64 head, up $5.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 30 comparable sales and sits +24.36 against this barn's trailing median of $436.81.

Average price

$461.17

▲ 5.13 vs prior sale

64 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$42.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.32

vs AR average

−13.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	465.12	2,538	58
Medium and Large 2	530	427.00	2,263	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	588	422.16	2,482	5thin

One grade step is worth $42.96/cwt here — about $55 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 sale64 hd

461.17

—

AR average7 barns · 290 hd

463.49

−2.32

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−13.31

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.81

+24.36

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.38, low $370.63, median $436.81 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	1,733	225.87	3,913	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	190.95	2,698	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	172.61	2,046	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,105	149.05	1,647	3thin

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)	1,101	$3,270	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,294	$3,157	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,007	$3,050	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,267	$2,887	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,277	$2,685	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,201	$4,072	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,059	$2,250	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	961	$2,017	6

Every lot

86 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,586	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	606.57/cwt	600.00–625.00	1,935	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	367	621.00/cwt	621.00–621.00	2,279	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,920	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	565.13/cwt	550.00–571.00	2,198	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,320	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	513.49/cwt	491.00–521.00	2,234	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,002	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	513.64/cwt	489.00–537.00	2,383	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	481.00/cwt	481.00–481.00	2,290	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	451.71/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,182	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	507	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	2,601	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,263	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	454.37/cwt	437.00–485.00	2,435	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	465.60/cwt	453.00–477.00	2,682	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	422.16/cwt	419.00–427.00	2,482	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	445.31/cwt	425.00–449.00	2,703	75
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,562	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,573	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	388.27/cwt	388.00–389.00	2,675	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	725	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,748	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	335.60/cwt	330.00–341.00	2,631	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,520	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	472.33/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,573	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	335	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,725	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,620	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	513.72/cwt	495.00–525.00	1,865	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	365	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,971	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	505.23/cwt	483.00–519.00	2,107	27
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	463.44/cwt	461.00–465.00	1,993	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	408.77/cwt	387.00–421.00	1,921	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	469.26/cwt	435.00–483.00	2,210	40
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	497	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,142	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,953	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	427.78/cwt	403.00–439.00	2,207	41
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	579	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,368	45
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	373.72/cwt	350.00–387.00	2,168	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,931	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	347.36/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,181	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,135	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,265	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	793	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,546	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	803	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,465	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,479	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	596.37/cwt	576.00–640.00	2,028	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	497.03/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,914	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	579.19/cwt	555.00–587.00	2,253	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,887	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	502.12/cwt	477.00–531.00	2,159	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	469.32/cwt	455.00–491.00	2,210	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,056	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	452.61/cwt	433.00–479.00	2,376	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	422.29/cwt	409.00–425.00	2,268	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,381	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	381.64/cwt	379.00–383.00	2,221	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	489.00/cwt	489.00–489.00	2,910	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	390.16/cwt	380.00–401.00	2,431	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,090	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,494	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,695	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,235	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	209.80/cwt	208.00–212.00	3,231	3
Bulls	—	—	1,740	219.40/cwt	217.00–224.00	3,818	4
Bulls	—	—	1,842	240.69/cwt	236.00–246.00	4,434	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	149.05/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,647	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	160.64/cwt	157.00–164.00	1,836	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	172.35/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,039	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	180.72/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,205	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	185.98/cwt	185.00–188.00	2,501	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	193.94/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,820	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,007	3,049.50/head	2,750.00–3,400.00	3,050	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	2,150.00/cwt	2,150.00–2,150.00	21,715	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,101	3,270.21/head	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,270	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,267	2,887.29/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,887	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,277	2,684.74/head	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,685	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,294	3,156.74/head	2,500.00–3,450.00	3,157	12
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	961	2,017.35/head	250.00–3,250.00	2,017	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	230.73/cwt	216.00–249.00	2,365	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,059	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,245	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,826	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,418	187.20/cwt	183.00–191.00	2,654	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,201	4,072.06/head	3,250.00–4,600.00	4,072	4

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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 767Last week 835Year ago 1,364

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 163Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 48Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	520.00	520.00
3	350–400	384	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	483	430.00–475.00	451.71
1	500–550	530	427.00	427.00
5	600–650	642	399.00	399.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	725	379.00	379.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	455.00	455.00
6	450–500	476	481.00	481.00
5	550–600	588	419.00–427.00	422.16
6	600–650	648	397.00	397.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	600.00–625.00	606.57
7	350–400	389	550.00–571.00	565.13
9	400–450	435	491.00–521.00	513.49
24	450–500	464	489.00–537.00	513.64
32	500–550	536	437.00–485.00	454.37
19	550–600	576	453.00–477.00	465.60
75	600–650	607	425.00–449.00	445.31
22	650–700	689	388.00–389.00	388.27
4	750–800	784	330.00–341.00	335.60
1	800–850	840	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	367	621.00	621.00
1	400–450	400	580.00	580.00
7	500–550	507	513.00	513.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	430	461.00–465.00	463.44
3	450–500	497	431.00	431.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
5	450–500	470	387.00–421.00	408.77
1	500–550	510	383.00	383.00
2	550–600	585	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	450.00–495.00	472.33
7	350–400	363	495.00–525.00	513.72
27	400–450	417	483.00–519.00	505.23
40	450–500	471	435.00–483.00	469.26
41	500–550	516	403.00–439.00	427.78
30	550–600	580	350.00–387.00	373.72
16	600–650	628	340.00–370.00	347.36
4	650–700	661	323.00	323.00
1	700–750	710	319.00	319.00
3	750–800	793	321.00	321.00
1	800–850	803	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	515.00	515.00
5	350–400	365	540.00	540.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
45	550–600	579	409.00	409.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	455.00	455.00
5	350–400	385	490.00–505.00	497.03
3	400–450	428	441.00	441.00
6	500–550	537	409.00–425.00	422.29
3	550–600	582	379.00–383.00	381.64
2	600–650	643	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	705	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	576.00–640.00	596.37
8	350–400	389	555.00–587.00	579.19
18	400–450	430	477.00–531.00	502.12
15	450–500	471	455.00–491.00	469.32
18	500–550	525	433.00–479.00	452.61
2	550–600	595	489.00	489.00
6	600–650	623	380.00–401.00	390.16
1	650–700	658	379.00	379.00
1	700–750	700	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	486	423.00	423.00
2	550–600	555	429.00	429.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,454	190.00–200.00	193.94
3	—	1,345	185.00–188.00	185.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,143	157.00–164.00	160.64
5	—	1,220	179.00–185.00	180.72
18	—	1,183	167.00–177.00	172.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,105	144.00–153.00	149.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,842	236.00–246.00	240.69
3	—	1,540	208.00–212.00	209.80
4	—	1,740	217.00–224.00	219.40

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)	12	—	1,294	2,500.00–3,450.00	3,156.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,277	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,684.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,007	2,750.00–3,400.00	3,049.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,101	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,270.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,267	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,887.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	961	250.00–3,250.00	2,017.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,418	183.00–191.00	187.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	216.00–249.00	230.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,059	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	227.00	227.00

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	4	—	1,201	3,250.00–4,600.00	4,072.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,850.00	2,850.00

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.