Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed under 450lbs 2.00-5.00 lower, 450-500lbs 5.00-10.00 higher, 500-600lbs 10.00-15.00 lower, over 600 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 15.00-20.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $376.49/cwt on 80 head, down $16.11 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 26 comparable sales and sits −24.58 against this barn's trailing median of $401.08.

Average price

$376.49

▼ 16.11 vs prior sale

80 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$39.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.77

vs AR average

+2.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	382.96	2,106	63
Medium and Large 1-2	542	359.20	1,945	10thin
Medium and Large 2	521	343.01	1,787	7thin

One grade step is worth $39.95/cwt here — about $319 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 sale80 hd

376.49

—

AR average8 barns · 328 hd

386.27

−9.77

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

+2.46

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.08

−24.58

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	—	Low	1,758	218.27	3,837	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,512	174.33	2,636	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	167.02	1,985	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	986	142.03	1,400	7thin

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)	1,545	$3,450	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,354	$3,082	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,248	$2,724	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$2,615	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,327	$2,608	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$3,225	2thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	169.61/cwt	169.00–171.00	2,531	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	168.56/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,104	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	147.34/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,550	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	138.04/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,292	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	179.04/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,743	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	155.11/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,646	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	353.64/cwt	349.00–375.00	2,055	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	418.30/cwt	411.00–425.00	1,564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	697	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	394.99/cwt	393.00–397.00	1,868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	386.59/cwt	369.00–397.00	2,095	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	722	332.11/cwt	326.00–336.00	2,398	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	873	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,444	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	324	515.37/cwt	495.00–550.00	1,670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	557	395.27/cwt	385.00–403.00	2,202	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	327.60/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,051	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	541.49/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,014	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	466.72/cwt	450.00–471.00	2,142	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	435.72/cwt	413.00–441.00	2,283	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	388.33/cwt	381.00–393.00	2,423	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	360.78/cwt	350.00–383.00	2,392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	366.14/cwt	365.00–369.00	1,959	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,323	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	575.14/cwt	560.00–585.00	1,840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	474.91/cwt	471.00–479.00	2,004	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	407.82/cwt	407.00–409.00	2,072	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	439	441.66/cwt	441.00–443.00	1,939	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	657	397.28/cwt	394.00–402.00	2,610	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	576	420.22/cwt	409.00–443.00	2,420	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	435.07/cwt	431.00–439.00	2,097	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	456.70/cwt	450.00–459.00	1,959	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	414.60/cwt	393.00–429.00	1,932	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	358.91/cwt	357.00–365.00	2,064	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	315	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	414.37/cwt	409.00–417.00	2,536	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	730	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	789	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	382.69/cwt	380.00–389.00	2,239	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	450.42/cwt	423.00–490.00	1,707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	316.68/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,986	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	419.99/cwt	409.00–425.00	1,609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	350.86/cwt	350.00–353.00	2,056	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	362	527.00/cwt	527.00–527.00	1,908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	409.77/cwt	401.00–419.00	1,778	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	186.24/cwt	183.00–193.00	2,356	4
Bulls	—	—	1,560	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,089	1
Bulls	—	—	1,503	210.31/cwt	206.00–214.00	3,161	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	227.31/cwt	222.00–231.00	4,398	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	193.50/cwt	175.00–221.00	2,351	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	209.85/cwt	195.00–227.00	2,770	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	2,614.73/head	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,615	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	2,723.75/head	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,724	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,354	3,082.01/head	2,600.00–3,350.00	3,082	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	2,607.61/head	2,100.00–3,050.00	2,608	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	368.61/cwt	361.00–375.00	1,957	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	415.66/cwt	403.00–429.00	2,166	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	317.29/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,110	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	476.96/cwt	450.00–501.00	1,784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	466.66/cwt	459.00–479.00	2,007	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	377.86/cwt	375.00–383.00	2,154	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	440.27/cwt	433.00–447.00	1,902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	428.07/cwt	417.00–437.00	1,995	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	347.20/cwt	337.00–360.00	2,153	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	413.03/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,958	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	343.01/cwt	313.00–350.00	1,787	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	394.21/cwt	383.00–400.00	1,486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,316	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	407.81/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,754	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	325.14/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,204	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	459.36/cwt	443.00–467.00	1,792	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	390.55/cwt	373.00–407.00	2,078	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	618	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	680	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,332	46

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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