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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 30

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

298 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 243▼ 124 vs year ago 422 · −29.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 123▲ 14 vs year ago 40 · +35.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 20▼ 8 vs year ago 20 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers under 450lbs 10.00-15.00 lower, 450-550lbs 5.00-8.00 lower, 550-650lbs 10.00-15.00 higher, not enough over 650lbs for a trend. Feeder heifers under 450lbs 10.00-15.00 lower, 450-600lbs 8.00-10.00 higher, not enough over 600lbs for a trend. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00-8.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $400.89/cwt on 21 head, up $12.42 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 27 comparable sales and sits −0.48 against this barn's trailing median of $401.37.

Average price

$400.89

▲ 12.42 vs prior sale

21 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,210

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$26.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.85

vs AR average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	403.40	2,225	19thin
Medium and Large 2	548	377.00	2,064	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.40/cwt here — about $161 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 sale21 hd

400.89

—

AR average7 barns · 100 hd

379.04

+21.85

This barn, trailing median27 sales

401.37

−0.48

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

27 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $477.09, low $337.09, median $401.37 across 27 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	1,762	231.56	4,079	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,409	188.50	2,656	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	176.14	2,055	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	958	150.00	1,437	2thin

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)	1,180	$3,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,383	$3,448	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$2,600	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	725	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$2,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$2,750	1thin

Every lot

69 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,890	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,921	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	544.06/cwt	535.00–555.00	2,013	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	416.00/cwt	399.00–433.00	1,789	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	482.01/cwt	463.00–503.00	2,087	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,883	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	445.35/cwt	441.00–450.00	2,093	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	379.36/cwt	331.00–425.00	1,973	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	453.82/cwt	441.00–465.00	2,364	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	419.80/cwt	400.00–427.00	2,422	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,228	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	603	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,406	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,360	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	368.80/cwt	357.00–381.00	2,475	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	314.94/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,567	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	488.87/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,535	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	446.40/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,464	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	433.94/cwt	433.00–435.00	1,614	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	461.55/cwt	441.00–475.00	1,735	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,569	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	399.55/cwt	381.00–419.00	1,678	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	443.69/cwt	427.00–449.00	1,912	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	418.02/cwt	413.00–425.00	1,931	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,781	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	398.04/cwt	383.00–409.00	2,066	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,145	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	375.45/cwt	365.00–381.00	2,110	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	358.33/cwt	355.00–361.00	2,229	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	305.45/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,915	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,122	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	332.93/cwt	327.00–339.00	2,274	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	331.99/cwt	331.00–333.00	2,420	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,065	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	316.05/cwt	309.00–323.00	2,449	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	495.08/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,634	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	486.82/cwt	479.00–505.00	1,850	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	454.47/cwt	450.00–459.00	1,763	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	454.62/cwt	443.00–487.00	1,946	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,901	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	420.50/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,838	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	407.92/cwt	403.00–411.00	1,905	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	424.84/cwt	415.00–433.00	2,069	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,965	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	411.65/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,112	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	401.20/cwt	373.00–407.00	2,255	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,148	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	357.08/cwt	345.00–369.00	2,250	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	342.40/cwt	337.00–345.00	2,284	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	318.42/cwt	307.00–330.00	2,340	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	319.95/cwt	317.00–323.00	2,457	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,375	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,956	1
Bulls	—	—	1,839	234.87/cwt	233.00–238.00	4,319	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,437	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	960	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,574	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	174.97/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,061	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	182.10/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,169	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,548	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	189.25/cwt	186.00–196.00	2,674	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	178.70/cwt	171.00–190.00	2,203	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,383	3,448.01/head	3,350.00–3,550.00	3,448	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,105	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,729	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 298Last week 243Year ago 422

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 123Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 20Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	465.00–500.00	488.87
9	350–400	376	441.00–475.00	461.55
11	400–450	431	427.00–449.00	443.69
9	450–500	462	413.00–425.00	418.02
13	500–550	519	383.00–409.00	398.04
3	550–600	562	365.00–381.00	375.45
6	600–650	622	355.00–361.00	358.33
2	650–700	683	327.00–339.00	332.93
2	700–750	729	331.00–333.00	331.99
2	750–800	775	309.00–323.00	316.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	425.00–465.00	446.40
2	350–400	380	413.00	413.00
3	400–450	420	381.00–419.00	399.55
1	450–500	470	379.00	379.00
3	600–650	627	300.00–309.00	305.45
2	650–700	653	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	740	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	372	433.00–435.00	433.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	383.00	383.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	603	399.00	399.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	560.00	560.00
2	400–450	430	399.00–433.00	416.00
1	450–500	465	405.00	405.00
2	500–550	520	331.00–425.00	379.36
5	550–600	591	377.00	377.00
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	660	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	630.00	630.00
5	350–400	370	535.00–555.00	544.06
10	400–450	433	463.00–503.00	482.01
4	450–500	470	441.00–450.00	445.35
8	500–550	521	441.00–465.00	453.82
12	550–600	577	400.00–427.00	419.80
2	600–650	613	385.00	385.00
6	650–700	671	357.00–381.00	368.80
2	800–850	815	310.00–320.00	314.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	490.00–500.00	495.08
15	350–400	380	479.00–505.00	486.82
12	400–450	428	443.00–487.00	454.62
7	450–500	487	415.00–433.00	424.84
4	500–550	513	400.00–425.00	411.65
15	550–600	562	373.00–407.00	401.20
10	600–650	630	345.00–369.00	357.08
3	650–700	667	337.00–345.00	342.40
2	700–750	735	307.00–330.00	318.42
2	750–800	768	317.00–323.00	319.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	435.00	435.00
5	450–500	467	403.00–411.00	407.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	450.00–459.00	454.47
3	400–450	437	400.00–430.00	420.50
1	450–500	460	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	500	393.00	393.00
1	550–600	595	361.00	361.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,275	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,383	3,350.00–3,550.00	3,448.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	3,700.00	3,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,233	171.00–190.00	178.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	—	1,105	247.00	247.00

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	1	—	880	2,750.00	2,750.00

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	—	700	2,700.00	2,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	215.00	215.00
5	—	1,839	233.00–238.00	234.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,178	170.00–178.00	174.97
4	—	1,191	180.00–186.00	182.10
1	—	960	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,413	186.00–196.00	189.25
1	—	1,385	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	150.00	150.00

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.