Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers limited comparable to establish a market trend. Feeder heifers under 500lbs were limited to comparison were mostly uneven: Over 500lbs sold 10.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $406.63/cwt on 16 head, down $33.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 26 comparable sales and sits +5.55 against this barn's trailing median of $401.08.

Average price

$406.63

▼ 33.71 vs prior sale

16 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,252

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$419

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

$57.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.73

vs AR average

−14.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	413.86	2,306	14thin
Medium and Large 2	530	356.00	1,887	2thin

One grade step is worth $57.86/cwt here — about $419 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $440.79, low $350.40, median $401.08 across 26 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 sale16 hd

406.63

—

AR average8 barns · 307 hd

407.35

−0.73

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−14.33

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.08

+5.55

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	—	High	1,668	194.66	3,247	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	168.00	2,357	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,144	167.47	1,915	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	130.84	1,323	5thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,098	$2,952	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,704	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,212	$2,298	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1	750–800	764	374.30/cwt	371.00–381.00	2,860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,619	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,984	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	2,952.28/head	2,300.00–3,450.00	2,952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,468	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	577.00/cwt	577.00–577.00	2,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	514.74/cwt	493.00–543.00	2,208	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	328.62/cwt	317.00–341.00	2,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	1,818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	529.00/cwt	529.00–529.00	1,629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	403.99/cwt	395.00–421.00	1,899	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	2,297.73/head	1,800.00–2,950.00	2,298	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,704.30/head	2,100.00–3,150.00	2,704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	449.06/cwt	440.00–459.00	1,697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,137	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,943	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	122.28/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,257	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,949	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	168.00/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,357	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	136.54/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,365	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	149.97/cwt	143.00–156.00	1,699	2
Bulls	—	—	1,654	187.83/cwt	182.00–192.00	3,107	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	370.06/cwt	367.00–373.00	2,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,865	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	186.19/cwt	184.00–187.00	2,262	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	163.23/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,804	5
Bulls	—	—	1,661	197.27/cwt	195.00–204.00	3,277	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	458.35/cwt	433.00–463.00	2,539	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	585.77/cwt	577.00–595.00	2,542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	301	611.00/cwt	611.00–611.00	1,839	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	528.25/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	507.30/cwt	487.00–513.00	2,435	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	593.00/cwt	593.00–593.00	2,052	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	581.00/cwt	581.00–581.00	2,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	2,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	507.20/cwt	487.00–535.00	1,922	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	473.83/cwt	451.00–495.00	2,227	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	482.00/cwt	473.00–500.00	2,169	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	411.80/cwt	407.00–419.00	2,314	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,603	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	619.77/cwt	609.00–630.00	2,330	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,284	4

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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