Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed 300-400lbs 10.00 lower, 400--500lbs 10.00 higher, 500-600lbs 10.00 lower, over 600 sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 15.00- 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $425.37/cwt on 38 head, down $6.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 26 comparable sales and sits +24.29 against this barn's trailing median of $401.08.

Average price

$425.37

▼ 6.87 vs prior sale

38 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$38.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.68

vs AR average

+0.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	430.39	2,285	33
Medium and Large 2	531	392.21	2,083	5thin

One grade step is worth $38.18/cwt here — about $202 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 sale38 hd

425.37

—

AR average7 barns · 241 hd

419.69

+5.68

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

+0.18

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.08

+24.29

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	1,573	205.68	3,234	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,374	182.51	2,507	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	163.30	1,858	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	910	126.88	1,155	17

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$2,539	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$2,168	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,455	$3,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	393.99/cwt	393.00–395.00	2,695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	469.29/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,257	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	2,509	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	583.35/cwt	575.00–595.00	2,141	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	577.50/cwt	555.00–600.00	2,148	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	517.73/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,916	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	499.10/cwt	471.00–520.00	2,071	26
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,447	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	2,539.15/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	440.92/cwt	427.00–453.00	2,258	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	554.98/cwt	517.00–565.00	2,525	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	457.09/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,984	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	427.19/cwt	417.00–450.00	2,285	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	457.44/cwt	430.00–473.00	2,187	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	423.90/cwt	409.00–429.00	2,484	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	514.23/cwt	500.00–555.00	2,180	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	481.01/cwt	463.00–491.00	2,343	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	479.00/cwt	479.00–479.00	2,673	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,168.42/head	1,550.00–2,750.00	2,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	454.87/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,965	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	461.94/cwt	451.00–473.00	2,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,740	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Bulls	—	—	1,563	216.93/cwt	213.00–222.00	3,391	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	161.68/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,673	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	138.95/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,352	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	152.63/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,691	14
Bulls	—	—	1,468	198.52/cwt	197.00–199.00	2,914	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,981	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	121.33/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,083	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	177.32/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,580	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	185.10/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,467	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	173.72/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,198	17
Bulls	—	—	1,647	204.82/cwt	200.00–209.00	3,373	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	334.03/cwt	319.00–350.00	1,914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	495.73/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,909	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	559.79/cwt	545.00–565.00	1,803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	414.20/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,320	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	353.47/cwt	330.00–356.00	2,927	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	464.38/cwt	440.00–479.00	2,419	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	558.22/cwt	520.00–595.00	2,389	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	459.99/cwt	459.00–461.00	2,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	417	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,502	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	349.86/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	382.36/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	327	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	2,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	535.89/cwt	515.00–570.00	2,342	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	624.95/cwt	600.00–660.00	2,344	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,800	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	606.55/cwt	580.00–645.00	1,983	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	484.40/cwt	440.00–513.00	2,485	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	537.78/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,463	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	387.64/cwt	385.00–393.00	2,372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	577.16/cwt	555.00–600.00	1,933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	613.34/cwt	595.00–635.00	2,042	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	418.66/cwt	410.00–423.00	2,550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	466.36/cwt	441.00–483.00	2,691	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	993	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,870	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	397.23/cwt	395.00–407.00	2,491	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	541.14/cwt	533.00–585.00	2,365	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,655	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	329.10/cwt	328.00–330.00	2,495	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	508.42/cwt	495.00–530.00	2,323	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	403	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,559	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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