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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 1

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,020 head

▼ 317 vs last sale 1,337▲ 1,020 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

122 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 182▲ 122 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 45▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00-10.00 lower.

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 $330.75/cwt on 86 head, down $28.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −50.43 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$330.75

▼ 28.02 vs prior sale

86 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$40.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.94

vs AR average

−21.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	342.33	1,826	56
Medium and Large 1-2	517	324.25	1,676	10thin
Medium and Large 2	569	301.60	1,715	20

One grade step is worth $40.73/cwt here — about $111 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 sale86 hd

330.75

—

AR average8 barns · 411 hd

339.69

−8.94

National average184 barns · 12,638 hd

352.66

−21.91

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

−50.43

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	—	Low	1,613	183.87	2,965	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,491	136.90	2,041	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,157	132.46	1,532	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	118.91	1,259	25

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$2,731	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,430	$2,683	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,148	$2,681	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,369	$2,011	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$1,886	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$193	1thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	428.67/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,372	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	480.83/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,568	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	539.90/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,809	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	417.68/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,558	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	496.28/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,856	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	444.87/cwt	437.00–451.00	1,699	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	412.74/cwt	400.00–429.00	1,746	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	485.17/cwt	453.00–491.00	2,077	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	441.09/cwt	433.00–447.00	1,901	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	357.22/cwt	345.00–373.00	1,650	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	387.16/cwt	377.00–397.00	1,827	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	415.19/cwt	409.00–453.00	2,034	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	406.35/cwt	389.00–419.00	2,068	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	377.24/cwt	371.00–383.00	1,992	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	356.62/cwt	350.00–363.00	1,890	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	345.55/cwt	341.00–350.00	1,935	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	566	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,292	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	380.03/cwt	367.00–389.00	2,159	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,950	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,894	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	349.01/cwt	340.00–359.00	2,188	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	336.05/cwt	330.00–339.00	2,147	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	319.34/cwt	317.00–320.00	2,203	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,272	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,210	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,325	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	330.68/cwt	330.00–331.00	2,573	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,616	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	453.75/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,461	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	405.11/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,349	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	436.12/cwt	419.00–443.00	1,601	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	381.50/cwt	377.00–401.00	1,484	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	397.81/cwt	397.00–400.00	1,555	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	345.92/cwt	327.00–361.00	1,484	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	389.83/cwt	377.00–403.00	1,680	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	449	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,657	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	363.24/cwt	343.00–377.00	1,711	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	318.90/cwt	315.00–329.00	1,540	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	336.96/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,641	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	338.59/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,747	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	324.25/cwt	319.00–327.00	1,676	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	527	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,924	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	306.39/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,630	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	328.54/cwt	310.00–337.00	1,846	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,743	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	590	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,095	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	300.94/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,854	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	283.47/cwt	280.00–309.00	1,919	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	687	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,855	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,344	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,690	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	417.41/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,553	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	488.30/cwt	473.00–510.00	1,914	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	473.48/cwt	453.00–489.00	1,984	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	447	408.28/cwt	397.00–431.00	1,825	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,970	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	440.84/cwt	431.00–473.00	2,068	22
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	412.81/cwt	400.00–419.00	2,006	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	355.03/cwt	351.00–361.00	1,853	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	387.15/cwt	375.00–407.00	2,040	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	336.92/cwt	330.00–349.00	1,779	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,992	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	373.32/cwt	365.00–399.00	2,132	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	333.83/cwt	315.00–349.00	1,940	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	354.54/cwt	339.00–373.00	2,184	24
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,130	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	325.31/cwt	309.00–330.00	2,186	17
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	314.35/cwt	300.00–321.00	2,248	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,413	168.56/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,382	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,686	188.80/cwt	186.00–192.00	3,183	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	107.74/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,103	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	123.25/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,321	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	130.03/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,477	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	136.76/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,555	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	133.46/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,580	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	137.15/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,044	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,987	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,145	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	2,731.29/head	2,200.00–3,250.00	2,731	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	2,680.50/head	2,250.00–3,050.00	2,681	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	1,886.11/head	1,400.00–2,200.00	1,886	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,369	2,011.46/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,011	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	2,683.04/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,683	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,310	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	193.00/head	193.00–193.00	193	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	204.89/cwt	198.00–213.00	2,899	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 Oct 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,020Last week 1,337Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 182Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 45Year ago 0

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00-10.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,024	104.00–110.00	107.74
18	—	1,072	117.00–126.00	123.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,490	135.00–139.00	137.15
1	—	1,505	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,137	136.00–138.00	136.76
9	—	1,184	132.00–134.00	133.46
9	—	1,136	128.00–131.00	130.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	168.00–169.00	168.56
7	—	1,686	186.00–192.00	188.80
1	—	1,500	180.00	180.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	400.00–420.00	405.11
5	350–400	389	377.00–401.00	381.50
10	400–450	429	327.00–361.00	345.92
12	450–500	483	315.00–329.00	318.90
5	500–550	532	300.00–311.00	306.39
15	550–600	581	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	275.00	275.00
3	650–700	687	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	391	397.00–400.00	397.81
9	400–450	449	369.00	369.00
11	450–500	487	330.00–341.00	336.96
10	500–550	517	319.00–327.00	324.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	527	365.00	365.00
5	550–600	590	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	322	440.00–470.00	453.75
10	350–400	367	419.00–443.00	436.12
18	400–450	431	377.00–403.00	389.83
15	450–500	471	343.00–377.00	363.24
31	500–550	516	330.00–351.00	338.59
11	550–600	562	310.00–337.00	328.54
22	600–650	616	300.00–307.00	300.94
10	650–700	677	280.00–309.00	283.47
3	750–800	765	300.00	300.00
2	850–900	868	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	335	535.00–545.00	539.90
3	350–400	374	480.00–530.00	496.28
14	400–450	428	453.00–491.00	485.17
7	450–500	490	409.00–453.00	415.19
13	500–550	509	389.00–419.00	406.35
12	550–600	568	367.00–389.00	380.03
17	600–650	627	340.00–359.00	349.01
12	650–700	690	317.00–320.00	319.34
1	700–750	710	320.00	320.00
6	750–800	778	330.00–331.00	330.68
1	800–850	810	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	410.00–450.00	428.67
7	350–400	373	415.00–435.00	417.68
15	400–450	423	400.00–429.00	412.74
9	450–500	462	345.00–373.00	357.22
2	500–550	530	350.00–363.00	356.62
4	550–600	591	330.00	330.00
4	600–650	611	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	720	307.00	307.00
1	750–800	775	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	326	470.00–490.00	480.83
13	350–400	382	437.00–451.00	444.87
7	400–450	431	433.00–447.00	441.09
12	450–500	472	377.00–397.00	387.16
8	500–550	528	371.00–383.00	377.24
12	550–600	560	341.00–350.00	345.55
6	600–650	639	330.00–339.00	336.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	566	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	372	415.00–420.00	417.41
3	400–450	447	397.00–431.00	408.28
11	450–500	486	400.00–419.00	412.81
8	500–550	528	330.00–349.00	336.92
10	550–600	581	315.00–349.00	333.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	421.00	421.00
7	500–550	522	351.00–361.00	355.03
4	550–600	569	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	632	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	520.00	520.00
10	350–400	392	473.00–510.00	488.30
10	400–450	419	453.00–489.00	473.48
22	450–500	469	431.00–473.00	440.84
20	500–550	527	375.00–407.00	387.15
16	550–600	571	365.00–399.00	373.32
24	600–650	616	339.00–373.00	354.54
17	650–700	672	309.00–330.00	325.31
5	700–750	715	300.00–321.00	314.35

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,263	1,400.00–2,200.00	1,886.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,430	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,683.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,369	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,011.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,148	2,250.00–3,050.00	2,680.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,490	155.00	155.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	227.00	227.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,043	2,200.00–3,250.00	2,731.29

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	—	1,295	193.00	193.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,415	198.00–213.00	204.89

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.