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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, May 28

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

566 head

▼ 201 vs last sale 767▼ 106 vs year ago 672 · −15.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 105▼ 45 vs year ago 160 · −28.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 56▼ 25 vs year ago 50 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed under 400lbs 15.00-20.00 lower, 400-500lbs 10.00-15.00 higher, 500-600lbs 15.00-20.00 lower, over 600lbs 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 15.00-20.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 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 $428.95/cwt on 60 head, down $32.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 30 comparable sales and sits −7.87 against this barn's trailing median of $436.81.

Average price

$428.95

▼ 32.23 vs prior sale

60 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,391

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$337

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

$45.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.41

vs AR average

−31.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	434.14	2,454	41
Medium and Large 1-2	540	421.18	2,275	17thin
Medium and Large 2	545	388.50	2,117	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.64/cwt here — about $337 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale60 hd

428.95

—

AR average9 barns · 221 hd

438.36

−9.41

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−31.42

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.81

−7.87

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	—	Low	1,745	220.40	3,846	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,577	188.94	2,981	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	171.08	2,030	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	146.80	1,569	7thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,247	$3,207	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,098	$3,056	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$2,678	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,616	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$3,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,051	2thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	347	600.03/cwt	590.00–605.00	2,082	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	527.64/cwt	505.00–540.00	1,994	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	464.32/cwt	455.00–479.00	1,964	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	503.31/cwt	481.00–525.00	2,134	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	560.08/cwt	553.00–590.00	2,459	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	465.42/cwt	450.00–499.00	2,220	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,915	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,112	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	466.38/cwt	453.00–495.00	2,448	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,979	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	430.01/cwt	419.00–441.00	2,270	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,260	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,276	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	426.32/cwt	409.00–447.00	2,451	33
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	613	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,532	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	377.37/cwt	360.00–391.00	2,381	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	402.04/cwt	381.00–417.00	2,657	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	366.98/cwt	365.00–369.00	2,470	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,553	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	360.90/cwt	341.00–373.00	2,595	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,573	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,520	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,772	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	320.00/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,806	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,745	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	534.47/cwt	505.00–550.00	1,705	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,673	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	436.51/cwt	425.00–469.00	1,641	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	492.81/cwt	481.00–525.00	1,863	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	417.22/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,765	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	466.32/cwt	450.00–501.00	2,019	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	426.88/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,015	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	397.22/cwt	369.00–400.00	1,891	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	400.88/cwt	391.00–425.00	2,141	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	371.82/cwt	361.00–391.00	2,131	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,023	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	356.30/cwt	349.00–365.00	2,191	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	303.80/cwt	287.00–313.00	2,011	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,124	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	262.62/cwt	250.00–275.00	2,043	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,529	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	488.48/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,890	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	495.65/cwt	487.00–500.00	2,052	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	431.46/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,847	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,947	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	383.47/cwt	361.00–415.00	1,795	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	473.06/cwt	457.00–485.00	2,275	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	429.56/cwt	411.00–439.00	2,208	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,129	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	423.16/cwt	407.00–445.00	2,412	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,405	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	388.45/cwt	371.00–393.00	2,606	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,320	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	218.17/cwt	215.00–222.00	3,414	3
Bulls	—	—	1,738	207.09/cwt	201.00–211.00	3,599	4
Bulls	—	—	1,935	240.38/cwt	236.00–246.00	4,651	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,320	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	142.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,502	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	152.08/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,670	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	161.96/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,806	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	169.85/cwt	166.00–176.00	2,062	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	184.00/cwt	179.00–187.00	2,283	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,497	195.29/cwt	191.00–200.00	2,923	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,602	186.11/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,981	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,920	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,264	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	3,056.04/head	2,400.00–3,400.00	3,056	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,678.30/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,678	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,247	3,207.40/head	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,207	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,616.48/head	2,350.00–2,950.00	2,616	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	815	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,638	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	2,050.79/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,051	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	215.88/cwt	199.00–230.00	2,321	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,118	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 566Last week 767Year ago 672

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 105Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 56Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	319	505.00–550.00	534.47
5	350–400	378	481.00–525.00	492.81
16	400–450	433	450.00–501.00	466.32
25	450–500	472	415.00–450.00	426.88
25	500–550	534	391.00–425.00	400.88
18	550–600	573	361.00–391.00	371.82
8	600–650	615	349.00–365.00	356.30
3	650–700	662	287.00–313.00	303.80
2	700–750	708	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	778	250.00–275.00	262.62
1	850–900	875	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	485.00	485.00
4	350–400	376	425.00–469.00	436.51
6	400–450	423	400.00–425.00	417.22
11	450–500	476	369.00–400.00	397.22
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	578	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	455.00–479.00	464.32
1	450–500	480	399.00	399.00
1	500–550	525	377.00	377.00
1	550–600	565	400.00	400.00
2	650–700	673	365.00–369.00	366.98
1	750–800	785	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	590.00–605.00	600.03
4	350–400	378	505.00–540.00	527.64
10	400–450	439	553.00–590.00	560.08
16	450–500	477	450.00–499.00	465.42
8	500–550	525	453.00–495.00	466.38
33	550–600	575	409.00–447.00	426.32
7	600–650	631	360.00–391.00	377.37
11	650–700	661	381.00–417.00	402.04
14	700–750	719	341.00–373.00	360.90
2	750–800	768	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	840	330.00	330.00
6	850–900	877	310.00–330.00	320.00
1	900–950	915	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	481.00–525.00	503.31
1	450–500	490	431.00	431.00
12	500–550	528	419.00–441.00	430.01
5	550–600	569	400.00	400.00
3	650–700	690	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	613	413.00	413.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	475.00–510.00	488.48
3	400–450	414	487.00–500.00	495.65
14	450–500	481	457.00–485.00	473.06
3	500–550	514	411.00–439.00	429.56
14	550–600	570	407.00–445.00	423.16
1	600–650	615	391.00	391.00
6	650–700	671	371.00–393.00	388.45
3	700–750	732	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	425.00–445.00	431.46
4	450–500	468	361.00–415.00	383.47
1	550–600	550	387.00	387.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	458	425.00	425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,602	180.00–189.00	186.11
1	—	1,920	170.00	170.00
7	—	1,497	191.00–200.00	195.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,214	166.00–176.00	169.85
10	—	1,115	158.00–166.00	161.96
8	—	1,241	179.00–187.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	134.00	134.00
2	—	1,053	140.00–145.00	142.65
4	—	1,098	148.00–156.00	152.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,738	201.00–211.00	207.09
3	—	1,935	236.00–246.00	240.38
3	—	1,565	215.00–222.00	218.17

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)	2	—	1,135	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,678.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,098	2,400.00–3,400.00	3,056.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,350	2,350.00–2,950.00	2,616.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,247	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,207.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	2	—	945	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,050.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,183	179.00	179.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	199.00–230.00	215.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	201.00	201.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	3,350.00	3,350.00

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.