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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 9

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

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Feeder Cattle receipts

615 head

▲ 615 vs last sale 0▼ 564 vs year ago 1,179 · −47.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 76 vs last sale 0▼ 104 vs year ago 180 · −57.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 0▼ 25 vs year ago 40 · −62.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend sale closed last week and not reported two weeks ago. Supply was moderate with good demand and a higher undertone. The offering included some value added calves selling for a premium price.

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 $384.48/cwt on 61 head, up $16.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 30 comparable sales and sits +3.29 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$384.48

▲ 16.48 vs prior sale

61 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$24.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.96

vs AR average

−31.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	389.33	2,108	49
Medium and Large 2	546	364.68	1,992	12thin

One grade step is worth $24.64/cwt here — about $115 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 sale61 hd

384.48

—

AR average7 barns · 297 hd

401.44

−16.96

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−31.63

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

+3.29

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	—	Average	1,861	209.70	3,903	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,446	188.83	2,730	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	169.98	2,103	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,218	145.75	1,775	11

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)	1,219	$3,502	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,520	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,453	$3,088	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,440	$2,899	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$3,200	1thin

Every lot

76 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 1	323	651.28/cwt	635.00–670.00	2,104	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	590.11/cwt	575.00–605.00	1,995	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	355	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,059	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	457.09/cwt	443.00–471.00	1,796	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	528.67/cwt	520.00–555.00	2,083	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	520.35/cwt	507.00–545.00	2,170	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	423	569.00/cwt	569.00–569.00	2,407	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	465.62/cwt	450.00–499.00	1,998	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	465	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,488	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	491.37/cwt	469.00–511.00	2,305	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	450.06/cwt	439.00–461.00	2,219	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,204	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	427.98/cwt	427.00–431.00	2,217	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	531	487.51/cwt	487.00–491.00	2,589	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	458.33/cwt	441.00–473.00	2,470	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	421.45/cwt	415.00–429.00	2,432	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	441.49/cwt	431.00–449.00	2,561	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	383.87/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,249	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,167	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	398.80/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,548	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,672	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,597	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	794	362.07/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,875	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,888	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	385	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,944	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	473.77/cwt	461.00–500.00	1,857	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	397.43/cwt	369.00–411.00	1,693	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	465.13/cwt	455.00–479.00	2,009	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	427.88/cwt	427.00–431.00	1,883	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	433.73/cwt	411.00–447.00	2,030	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	359.80/cwt	350.00–379.00	1,738	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	397.56/cwt	385.00–407.00	1,936	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	371.07/cwt	365.00–377.00	1,941	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	395.86/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,082	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	375.85/cwt	365.00–379.00	2,154	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	351.91/cwt	330.00–359.00	2,087	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	611	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,261	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	358.18/cwt	357.00–361.00	2,249	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	659	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,405	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	348.10/cwt	337.00–350.00	2,325	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,072	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,600	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,993	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	492.61/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,650	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	553.74/cwt	540.00–575.00	2,160	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	516.90/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,186	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	485.92/cwt	479.00–493.00	2,080	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	466.05/cwt	455.00–473.00	2,027	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	470.15/cwt	437.00–479.00	2,219	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,762	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,160	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	442.75/cwt	435.00–461.00	2,360	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	426.09/cwt	425.00–429.00	2,275	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	407.82/cwt	400.00–423.00	2,325	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	342.68/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,125	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	382.90/cwt	370.00–403.00	2,378	13
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	748	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,506	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,730	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,725	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,519	2
Bulls	—	—	1,900	211.33/cwt	208.00–217.00	4,015	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	192.41/cwt	189.00–196.00	2,184	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,207	151.50/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,829	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	162.29/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,996	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,231	138.86/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,709	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	174.16/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,269	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,417	185.38/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,627	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	197.46/cwt	193.00–202.00	2,997	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,226	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,744	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,219	3,501.64/head	3,300.00–3,650.00	3,502	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,440	2,898.61/head	2,450.00–3,300.00	2,899	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,453	3,088.19/head	2,700.00–3,450.00	3,088	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,520	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	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 Jul 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 615Last week 0Year ago 1,179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 0Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	369.00–411.00	397.43
3	450–500	483	350.00–379.00	359.80
8	500–550	523	365.00–377.00	371.07
4	550–600	593	330.00–359.00	351.91
1	650–700	675	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	440	427.00–431.00	427.88
10	450–500	487	385.00–407.00	397.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	500.00	500.00
14	350–400	392	461.00–500.00	473.77
16	400–450	432	455.00–479.00	465.13
19	450–500	468	411.00–447.00	433.73
33	500–550	526	380.00–400.00	395.86
16	550–600	573	365.00–379.00	375.85
10	600–650	628	357.00–361.00	358.18
12	650–700	668	337.00–350.00	348.10
4	800–850	800	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	505.00	505.00
7	600–650	611	370.00	370.00
5	650–700	659	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	635.00–670.00	651.28
4	350–400	394	520.00–555.00	528.67
8	400–450	417	507.00–545.00	520.35
13	450–500	469	469.00–511.00	491.37
14	500–550	539	441.00–473.00	458.33
15	550–600	580	431.00–449.00	441.49
11	600–650	639	380.00–415.00	398.80
21	650–700	668	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	700	371.00	371.00
5	750–800	794	350.00–365.00	362.07
1	800–850	825	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	580.00	580.00
3	400–450	423	569.00	569.00
11	450–500	465	535.00	535.00
15	500–550	531	487.00–491.00	487.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	575.00–605.00	590.11
2	350–400	393	443.00–471.00	457.09
6	400–450	429	450.00–499.00	465.62
2	450–500	493	439.00–461.00	450.06
4	500–550	518	427.00–431.00	427.98
11	550–600	586	380.00–405.00	383.87
4	600–650	619	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	502	439.00	439.00
9	550–600	577	415.00–429.00	421.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	595.00	595.00
5	350–400	390	540.00–575.00	553.74
8	400–450	423	500.00–540.00	516.90
9	450–500	472	437.00–479.00	470.15
8	500–550	533	435.00–461.00	442.75
9	550–600	570	400.00–423.00	407.82
13	600–650	621	370.00–403.00	382.90
3	700–750	748	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	780	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	485.00–500.00	492.61
4	400–450	435	455.00–473.00	466.05
2	450–500	488	361.00	361.00
3	500–550	528	409.00	409.00
2	600–650	620	335.00–350.00	342.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	479.00–493.00	485.92
7	500–550	534	425.00–429.00	426.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,230	158.00–166.00	162.29
2	—	1,135	189.00–196.00	192.41
4	—	1,303	169.00–179.00	174.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,231	136.00–142.00	138.86
6	—	1,207	146.00–154.00	151.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	193.00–202.00	197.46
5	—	1,417	180.00–189.00	185.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,725	204.00	204.00
7	—	1,900	208.00–217.00	211.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	211.00	211.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	196.00	196.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,219	3,300.00–3,650.00	3,501.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,520	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,453	2,700.00–3,450.00	3,088.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,440	2,450.00–3,300.00	2,898.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	3,200.00	3,200.00

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.