Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

no market comparison due to sale not recently reported

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $456.89/cwt on 58 head, up $21.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 25 comparable sales and sits +1.86 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$456.89

▲ 21.36 vs prior sale

58 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$479

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

$91.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.53

vs AR average

−21.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	479.06	2,641	44
Medium and Large 2	559	387.18	2,163	14thin

One grade step is worth $91.88/cwt here — about $479 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.38, low $409.13, median $455.03 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale58 hd

456.89

—

AR average9 barns · 461 hd

461.42

−4.53

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

−21.50

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

+1.86

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,761	202.15	3,560	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,432	157.55	2,256	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	151.50	1,780	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	138.20	1,383	18

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)	790	$3,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	840	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	979	$2,754	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$2,675	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,525	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,124	$1,994	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,951	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$3,750	3thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	531.00/cwt	531.00–531.00	2,204	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	589.03/cwt	580.00–605.00	1,903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	567.81/cwt	509.00–600.00	2,084	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	455.10/cwt	445.00–471.00	2,353	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	339.52/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	562.24/cwt	540.00–585.00	2,721	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	671.39/cwt	620.00–700.00	2,122	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	393.73/cwt	355.00–400.00	2,540	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	314	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,213	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	371	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,041	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	501	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,129	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	318	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	519.00/cwt	519.00–519.00	2,154	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	501.21/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,870	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	456.39/cwt	417.00–477.00	2,182	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	327.88/cwt	319.00–337.00	2,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	460	527.00/cwt	527.00–527.00	2,424	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	657	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,490	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	340.17/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,946	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	381.80/cwt	352.00–411.00	2,432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	407.49/cwt	387.00–431.00	2,323	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	368.66/cwt	368.00–370.00	2,101	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	462.18/cwt	425.00–487.00	2,625	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	505.88/cwt	475.00–527.00	2,656	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	653.27/cwt	620.00–675.00	2,450	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	488.99/cwt	450.00–505.00	2,362	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,937	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	625	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	750–800	755	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	332	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	2,407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	447.05/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,745	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	300–350	324	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	2,252	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	600–650	643	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	400–450	417	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,294	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	527.00/cwt	527.00–527.00	2,477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	528.96/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,301	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	450–500	456	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,576	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	645.00/cwt	600.00–660.00	2,419	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	447.59/cwt	425.00–467.00	2,484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	386.77/cwt	361.00–400.00	2,437	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	543	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,525	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	153.11/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,543	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	127.26/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,289	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	139.20/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,382	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,228	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,341	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	159.21/cwt	158.00–161.00	2,246	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	154.19/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,762	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	163.57/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,955	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,393	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,771	5
Bulls	—	—	1,726	200.27/cwt	198.00–203.00	3,457	6
Bulls	—	—	1,945	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,676	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	214.36/cwt	210.00–218.00	3,805	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	840	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	790	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	2,382.44/head	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,382	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,790	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,851.10/head	1,200.00–2,450.00	1,851	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	748	145.75/cwt	130.00–160.00	1,090	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,532	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	905	329.34/cwt	320.00–339.00	2,981	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	978	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	2,092.23/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,092	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,302	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	655	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	8,843	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,044	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	455.45/cwt	433.00–483.00	2,209	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,798	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	329.09/cwt	317.00–337.00	2,346	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	361.69/cwt	341.00–383.00	2,441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	316.01/cwt	315.00–317.00	2,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	475.65/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	485.84/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,007	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	345.68/cwt	343.00–347.00	2,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	384.20/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	390.71/cwt	361.00–411.00	2,020	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	559.39/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,896	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,229	6

How this sale compares

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.

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