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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 4

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← May 28Jun 4Jun 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

504 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 566▲ 504 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

114 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 115▲ 114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 25▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed under 400lbs 15.00-20.00 lower, 400-500lbs 10.00-15.00 higher, 500-600lbs 5.00-10.00 higher, over 600 10.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-10.00 lower.

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 $449.68/cwt on 64 head, up $20.73 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 30 comparable sales and sits +12.87 against this barn's trailing median of $436.81.

Average price

$449.68

▲ 20.73 vs prior sale

64 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,455

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$34.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.55

vs AR average

−9.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	451.13	2,464	60
Medium and Large 1-2	545	439.00	2,393	2thin
Medium and Large 2	545	417.00	2,273	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.13/cwt here — about $191 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 sale64 hd

449.68

—

AR average9 barns · 569 hd

436.13

+13.55

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

−9.51

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.81

+12.87

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	—	Average	1,630	220.55	3,596	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	194.37	2,873	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	172.92	2,054	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,274	147.42	1,878	5thin

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)	1,390	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,257	$2,548	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$3,924	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$3,110	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$2,717	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	812	$2,500	3thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	408	587.22/cwt	585.00–590.00	2,396	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,940	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	508.55/cwt	449.00–520.00	2,253	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	419.38/cwt	400.00–437.00	1,963	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	490.13/cwt	458.00–509.00	2,348	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	442.99/cwt	441.00–445.00	2,149	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	472.20/cwt	461.00–487.00	2,474	34
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,393	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,273	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	575	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,628	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	420.78/cwt	395.00–439.00	2,419	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	400.97/cwt	377.00–407.00	2,438	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	615	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,515	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	381.23/cwt	369.00–389.00	2,535	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	340.74/cwt	338.00–350.00	2,269	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,566	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,607	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	495.61/cwt	473.00–510.00	1,581	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	473.44/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,515	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	489.54/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,821	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	442.96/cwt	435.00–449.00	1,683	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	380.92/cwt	377.00–385.00	1,592	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	419	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,865	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	418.61/cwt	400.00–437.00	1,796	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,699	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	409.57/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,954	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,809	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	352.39/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,797	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	385.55/cwt	365.00–403.00	2,036	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	324.01/cwt	311.00–330.00	1,714	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	341.02/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,896	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	375.11/cwt	367.00–385.00	2,112	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	360.94/cwt	339.00–371.00	2,209	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	295.06/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,812	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,921	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	748	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,244	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	837	292.40/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,447	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	537.70/cwt	521.00–550.00	1,721	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,006	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	548.92/cwt	530.00–555.00	2,284	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	473.12/cwt	463.00–481.00	2,280	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	499	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,971	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	2,504	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	429.07/cwt	423.00–435.00	2,304	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	418.35/cwt	417.00–419.00	2,267	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	409.00/cwt	389.00–423.00	2,344	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,105	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	388.50/cwt	377.00–395.00	2,385	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,080	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	325.07/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,158	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	351.16/cwt	345.00–373.00	2,381	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	313.60/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,236	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,489	208.43/cwt	207.00–210.00	3,104	2
Bulls	—	—	1,701	226.61/cwt	221.00–231.00	3,855	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,084	162.27/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,759	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	172.58/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,140	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	189.51/cwt	188.00–192.00	2,375	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,265	151.77/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,920	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,703	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	197.96/cwt	193.00–203.00	2,890	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	188.38/cwt	187.00–189.00	2,841	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,257	2,548.02/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,548	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,475	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,862	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	162.43/cwt	156.00–168.00	1,759	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,086	250.33/cwt	213.00–271.00	2,719	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	3,924.06/head	3,600.00–4,200.00	3,924	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	2,716.74/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,717	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	3,109.92/head	2,950.00–3,250.00	3,110	2

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 Jun 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 504Last week 566Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 115Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 25Year 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	319	473.00–510.00	495.61
6	350–400	372	475.00–505.00	489.54
9	400–450	429	400.00–437.00	418.61
6	450–500	477	400.00–425.00	409.57
22	500–550	528	365.00–403.00	385.55
5	550–600	563	367.00–385.00	375.11
13	600–650	612	339.00–371.00	360.94
2	700–750	748	300.00	300.00
4	800–850	837	290.00–300.00	292.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	453	375.00	375.00
6	500–550	510	350.00–357.00	352.39
9	550–600	556	337.00–345.00	341.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	450.00–500.00	473.44
3	350–400	380	435.00–449.00	442.96
3	400–450	418	377.00–385.00	380.92
1	450–500	485	373.00	373.00
3	500–550	529	311.00–330.00	324.01
5	600–650	614	275.00–330.00	295.06
1	700–750	725	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	408	585.00–590.00	587.22
2	550–600	575	457.00	457.00
2	600–650	615	409.00	409.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	485	441.00–445.00	442.99
2	500–550	545	439.00	439.00
9	650–700	666	338.00–350.00	340.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	443	449.00–520.00	508.55
27	450–500	479	458.00–509.00	490.13
34	500–550	524	461.00–487.00	472.20
24	550–600	575	395.00–439.00	420.78
7	600–650	608	377.00–407.00	400.97
6	650–700	665	369.00–389.00	381.23
3	700–750	733	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	790	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	441.00	441.00
5	450–500	468	400.00–437.00	419.38
2	500–550	545	417.00	417.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	499	395.00	395.00
3	500–550	542	417.00–419.00	418.35
2	550–600	583	361.00	361.00
1	600–650	640	325.00	325.00
3	650–700	664	315.00–330.00	325.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	537	423.00–435.00	429.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	320	521.00–550.00	537.70
4	350–400	368	545.00	545.00
4	400–450	416	530.00–555.00	548.92
9	450–500	482	463.00–481.00	473.12
3	500–550	508	493.00	493.00
17	550–600	573	389.00–423.00	409.00
7	600–650	614	377.00–395.00	388.50
6	650–700	678	345.00–373.00	351.16
6	700–750	713	300.00–330.00	313.60
1	750–800	750	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,265	150.00–154.00	151.77
1	—	1,310	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,508	187.00–189.00	188.38
5	—	1,460	193.00–203.00	197.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,084	158.00–164.00	162.27
4	—	1,253	188.00–192.00	189.51
7	—	1,240	170.00–179.00	172.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,489	207.00–210.00	208.43
4	—	1,701	221.00–231.00	226.61

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)	22	—	1,257	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,548.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,475	194.00	194.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,390	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 head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	812	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,086	213.00–271.00	250.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,083	156.00–168.00	162.43

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	2	—	1,060	3,600.00–4,200.00	3,924.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	2,950.00–3,250.00	3,109.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,105	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,716.74

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.