Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 15.00-20.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder supply was mostly average to plain in quality. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $497.38/cwt on 15 head, up $36.28 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 26 of 26 comparable sales and sits +43.29 against this barn's trailing median of $454.09.

Average price

$497.38

▲ 36.28 vs prior sale

15 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+24.63

vs AR average

+25.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	497.38	2,666	15thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.38, low $374.53, median $454.09 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 sale15 hd

497.38

—

AR average8 barns · 104 hd

472.75

+24.63

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

+25.18

This barn, trailing median26 sales

454.09

+43.29

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	1,766	206.80	3,653	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	179.75	2,606	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	160.09	1,826	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	930	139.00	1,293	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,557	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,322	$4,203	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$4,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	450.07/cwt	427.00–465.00	2,120	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	403	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	606.08/cwt	590.00–625.00	2,309	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	512.69/cwt	485.00–530.00	2,153	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	477.43/cwt	470.00–483.00	2,268	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	471.46/cwt	463.00–475.00	2,089	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	495.11/cwt	450.00–509.00	1,827	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	352	548.11/cwt	530.00–559.00	1,929	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	225.88/cwt	200.00–250.00	2,412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	369.05/cwt	357.00–375.00	2,270	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	257.97/cwt	215.00–275.00	2,306	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,643	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,556.80/head	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,557	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	4,641.12/head	3,550.00–5,010.00	4,641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	3,327.95/head	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	455.51/cwt	455.00–457.00	2,164	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,333	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	219.99/cwt	203.00–235.00	2,767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	384.29/cwt	370.00–399.00	2,029	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,009	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	158.91/cwt	141.00–167.00	1,853	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,339	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	171.15/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,670	3
Bulls	—	—	1,805	227.43/cwt	223.00–229.00	4,105	3
Bulls	—	—	1,791	207.08/cwt	200.00–212.00	3,709	10
Bulls	—	—	1,645	185.25/cwt	180.00–194.00	3,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,836	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,447	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	173.08/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,762	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,228	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	188.35/cwt	188.00–189.00	2,524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	487.40/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,383	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	668.73/cwt	635.00–700.00	2,180	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	454.96/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,993	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	571.34/cwt	545.00–595.00	1,874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	360.31/cwt	359.00–363.00	2,414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	434.59/cwt	427.00–451.00	2,521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	2,149	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	558.02/cwt	530.00–575.00	2,048	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	432.56/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,210	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	518.69/cwt	505.00–540.00	2,510	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	503	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,299	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	415.62/cwt	411.00–425.00	2,751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	456.91/cwt	451.00–460.00	2,412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	526	521.00/cwt	521.00–521.00	2,740	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	316	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	2,228	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	546.30/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,213	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	617	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	2,832	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	473.46/cwt	461.00–485.00	2,462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	450.98/cwt	431.00–461.00	2,498	3

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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