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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 16

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

605 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 615▼ 37 vs year ago 642 · −5.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

109 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 76▼ 71 vs year ago 180 · −39.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 15▲ 9 vs year ago 20 · +45.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher, over 400lbs 10.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00-15.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $440.70/cwt on 29 head, down $1.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 30 comparable sales and sits +3.88 against this barn's trailing median of $436.81.

Average price

$440.70

▼ 1.50 vs prior sale

29 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$67.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.89

vs AR average

+1.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	447.66	2,446	26
Medium and Large 2	580	380.32	2,206	3thin

One grade step is worth $67.34/cwt here — about $240 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 sale29 hd

440.70

—

AR average9 barns · 230 hd

427.81

+12.89

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

+1.55

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.81

+3.88

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	1,666	228.92	3,813	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,456	186.80	2,720	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	179.32	2,171	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	898	148.62	1,334	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$3,115	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,358	$2,795	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$2,540	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,247	$2,358	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$3,800	1thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	597.71/cwt	590.00–610.00	2,002	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	495.73/cwt	493.00–500.00	2,032	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	436.69/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,852	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	479.53/cwt	469.00–491.00	2,196	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,112	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	449.78/cwt	421.00–461.00	2,303	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	558	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,572	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	422.68/cwt	397.00–437.00	2,371	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	380.32/cwt	380.00–381.00	2,206	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	393.93/cwt	385.00–403.00	2,442	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	638	415.30/cwt	409.00–427.00	2,650	76
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	389.89/cwt	381.00–393.00	2,659	29
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	357.32/cwt	350.00–361.00	2,562	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	757	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,861	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,881	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	517.47/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,754	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	495.05/cwt	487.00–501.00	1,916	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	417.52/cwt	403.00–425.00	1,720	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	461.66/cwt	441.00–477.00	1,967	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,836	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,798	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	391.66/cwt	369.00–413.00	1,872	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	376.75/cwt	367.00–383.00	1,970	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	367.95/cwt	350.00–377.00	2,090	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	575	386.32/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,221	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	353.54/cwt	349.00–363.00	2,217	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	631	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,391	27
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,464	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	324.94/cwt	323.00–329.00	2,206	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,514	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	559.46/cwt	525.00–570.00	1,852	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,665	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	477.16/cwt	465.00–487.00	2,023	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,847	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	460.55/cwt	441.00–471.00	2,132	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	407.04/cwt	380.00–421.00	1,954	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,107	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	426.59/cwt	423.00–431.00	2,167	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,952	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	426.00/cwt	423.00–429.00	2,356	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	370.98/cwt	357.00–381.00	2,152	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,044	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	369.52/cwt	349.00–377.00	2,343	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	351.68/cwt	343.00–357.00	2,349	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	351.57/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,514	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,395	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,380	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,843	1
Bulls	—	—	1,652	234.49/cwt	231.00–241.00	3,874	6
Bulls	—	—	1,850	223.65/cwt	222.00–225.00	4,138	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,161	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	151.34/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,370	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	169.12/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,877	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	182.50/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,278	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	193.82/cwt	189.00–198.00	2,578	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,359	179.85/cwt	173.00–181.00	2,444	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	190.51/cwt	187.00–197.00	2,873	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	3,115.03/head	2,650.00–3,600.00	3,115	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,247	2,357.52/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,358	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	2,540.04/head	1,950.00–2,700.00	2,540	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,358	2,795.03/head	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,795	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	252.26/cwt	245.00–261.00	2,530	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,171	198.02/cwt	185.00–215.00	2,319	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 605Last week 615Year ago 642

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 76Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 15Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
27	600–650	631	379.00	379.00
11	650–700	650	379.00	379.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	412	403.00–425.00	417.52
2	450–500	453	397.00	397.00
3	600–650	630	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	550–600	575	385.00–390.00	386.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	339	515.00–525.00	517.47
5	350–400	387	487.00–501.00	495.05
9	400–450	426	441.00–477.00	461.66
21	450–500	478	369.00–413.00	391.66
16	500–550	523	367.00–383.00	376.75
20	550–600	568	350.00–377.00	367.95
13	600–650	627	349.00–363.00	353.54
3	650–700	679	323.00–329.00	324.94
2	850–900	858	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	429.00	429.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	445	415.00	415.00
4	450–500	480	380.00–421.00	407.04
3	500–550	532	367.00	367.00
4	550–600	580	357.00–381.00	370.98
1	600–650	625	327.00	327.00
2	750–800	760	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	331	525.00–570.00	559.46
11	400–450	424	465.00–487.00	477.16
13	450–500	463	441.00–471.00	460.55
5	500–550	508	423.00–431.00	426.59
4	550–600	553	423.00–429.00	426.00
7	600–650	634	349.00–377.00	369.52
4	650–700	668	343.00–357.00	351.68
3	700–750	715	345.00–355.00	351.57
1	750–800	770	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	423.00	423.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	590.00–610.00	597.71
5	400–450	410	493.00–500.00	495.73
12	450–500	458	469.00–491.00	479.53
7	500–550	512	421.00–461.00	449.78
7	550–600	561	397.00–437.00	422.68
4	600–650	620	385.00–403.00	393.93
29	650–700	682	381.00–393.00	389.89
3	700–750	717	350.00–361.00	357.32
3	750–800	785	367.00	367.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	424	430.00–450.00	436.69
2	450–500	490	431.00	431.00
3	550–600	580	380.00–381.00	380.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	558	461.00	461.00
76	600–650	638	409.00–427.00	415.30
15	750–800	757	378.00	378.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	3,600.00	3,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,330	1,950.00–2,700.00	2,540.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,073	2,650.00–3,600.00	3,115.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,247	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,357.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,358	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,795.03

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	4	—	1,171	185.00–215.00	198.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	245.00–261.00	252.26

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	—	1,090	3,800.00	3,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,652	231.00–241.00	234.49
1	—	1,380	206.00	206.00
2	—	1,850	222.00–225.00	223.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,248	176.00–186.00	182.50
4	—	1,330	189.00–198.00	193.82
11	—	1,110	164.00–174.00	169.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,359	173.00–181.00	179.85
15	—	1,508	187.00–197.00	190.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	135.00	135.00
5	—	905	147.00–156.00	151.34

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.