Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steers under 400lbs sold 20.00-30.00 higher: Over 400lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Supply was moderate with very good demand. The largest lot of the day was 110 steers weighing 828lbs which sold for 356.00/cwt. Slaughter cows sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $432.24/cwt on 84 head, down $8.55 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 23 of 25 comparable sales and sits +31.13 against this barn's trailing median of $401.11.

Average price

$432.24

▼ 8.55 vs prior sale

84 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,338

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$17.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.93

vs AR average

+16.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	432.66	2,341	82
Medium and Large 2	538	415.01	2,233	2thin

One grade step is worth $17.65/cwt here — about $108 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

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $440.79, low $366.96, median $401.11 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 sale84 hd

432.24

—

AR average9 barns · 293 hd

410.31

+21.93

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

+16.12

This barn, trailing median25 sales

401.11

+31.13

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	1,694	213.34	3,614	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,432	184.29	2,639	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	177.66	2,070	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	160.60	1,563	28

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$3,551	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,146	$3,247	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	847	$3,082	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,262	$2,851	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$2,627	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	768	$2,583	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,168	$2,047	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,495	$5,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,292	$4,413	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,393	$3,836	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,286	$3,519	4thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	650–700	660	346.98/cwt	345.00–349.00	2,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	439.41/cwt	431.00–475.00	2,351	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	579.84/cwt	575.00–590.00	2,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	505.36/cwt	477.00–529.00	2,370	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,799	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	612.44/cwt	570.00–630.00	1,978	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	533.18/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	389.55/cwt	355.00–393.00	2,419	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	554.91/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	555.15/cwt	510.00–563.00	2,015	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	406.84/cwt	385.00–421.00	2,295	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	507.68/cwt	473.00–525.00	2,137	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	491.50/cwt	469.00–513.00	2,369	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	415.01/cwt	413.00–417.00	2,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	458.15/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	682.76/cwt	635.00–690.00	2,226	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	641.64/cwt	610.00–665.00	2,445	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	420.10/cwt	393.00–429.00	2,630	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	329.05/cwt	325.00–331.00	1,859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	481.15/cwt	459.00–511.00	2,473	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	412.55/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,339	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	591.22/cwt	565.00–610.00	2,489	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	428.43/cwt	405.00–439.00	2,802	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	828	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,948	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	352.94/cwt	335.00–361.00	2,778	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	615.27/cwt	590.00–640.00	2,338	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	500.92/cwt	483.00–535.00	2,384	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	435.25/cwt	429.00–469.00	2,464	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	553.63/cwt	530.00–590.00	2,397	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	158.95/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,564	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,852	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	169.86/cwt	159.00–174.00	1,977	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	179.50/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,113	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	192.72/cwt	187.00–197.00	2,128	5
Bulls	—	—	1,712	222.79/cwt	217.00–227.00	3,814	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	150.70/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,356	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	175.28/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,609	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	174.23/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,404	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	185.25/cwt	181.00–189.00	2,662	21
Bulls	—	—	1,420	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,053	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	197.03/cwt	189.00–200.00	3,458	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,626.60/head	2,000.00–3,100.00	2,627	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	3,081.66/head	2,900.00–3,250.00	3,082	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	3,550.82/head	3,250.00–3,800.00	3,551	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	2,582.55/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,583	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	3,246.90/head	2,350.00–3,650.00	3,247	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	193.96/cwt	187.00–219.00	2,345	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	214.97/cwt	180.00–241.00	1,941	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,047.16/head	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,047	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	3,863.76/head	3,750.00–4,000.00	3,864	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	2,850.87/head	2,550.00–3,250.00	2,851	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,176	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	205.11/cwt	186.00–229.00	2,539	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	3,173.60/head	2,950.00–3,350.00	3,174	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,332	4,350.63/head	3,450.00–4,850.00	4,351	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	5,650.00/head	5,650.00–5,650.00	5,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	3,836.00/head	3,650.00–4,000.00	3,836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	462.33/cwt	455.00–467.00	2,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	394.01/cwt	387.00–397.00	2,612	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	512.51/cwt	511.00–517.00	2,270	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	446.56/cwt	433.00–457.00	2,425	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	455.84/cwt	449.00–463.00	2,430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	322.05/cwt	319.00–325.00	2,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	498.49/cwt	467.00–517.00	2,562	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,283	1

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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