Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers under 400lbs 10.00-15.00 lower, 400-500lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, 500-600lbs 10.00-15.00 higher, over 600lbs 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Due to extreme heat and dry conditions in the area this week, steers and heifer calves too light to test. Demand was strong. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $409.13/cwt on 35 head, down $0.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −45.89 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$409.13

▼ 0.01 vs prior sale

35 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,231

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$386

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

$57.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.78

vs AR average

+7.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	420.23	2,321	21
Medium and Large 1-2	535	404.58	2,165	10thin
Medium and Large 2	534	362.25	1,934	4thin

One grade step is worth $57.98/cwt here — about $386 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.38, low $409.13, median $455.03 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 sale35 hd

409.13

—

AR average9 barns · 290 hd

404.35

+4.78

National average152 barns · 6,242 hd

401.88

+7.25

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−45.89

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	1,729	207.77	3,593	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	179.87	2,542	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	165.22	2,036	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	131.86	1,352	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)	1,305	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$4,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$3,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 2	600–650	615	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	283.04/cwt	280.00–289.00	2,293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	412	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	345.22/cwt	330.00–353.00	2,182	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	736	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	432.27/cwt	430.00–433.00	1,703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	384.89/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	445.18/cwt	443.00–450.00	1,932	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	421.50/cwt	420.00–423.00	1,939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	465.54/cwt	461.00–475.00	2,151	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	482.52/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	311.97/cwt	309.00–315.00	2,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	569.60/cwt	565.00–580.00	1,891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	480.88/cwt	459.00–485.00	2,092	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	626	358.36/cwt	358.00–359.00	2,243	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	428.25/cwt	425.00–433.00	2,240	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	366.98/cwt	365.00–371.00	2,503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	397.42/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	395.54/cwt	380.00–419.00	1,887	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	411.48/cwt	411.00–413.00	2,140	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	362.06/cwt	345.00–371.00	2,600	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,289	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	430.46/cwt	429.00–435.00	1,773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	1,423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	396.74/cwt	379.00–400.00	2,531	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	598	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,470	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	397.43/cwt	381.00–409.00	1,896	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	352.97/cwt	350.00–359.00	1,906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	352.33/cwt	350.00–357.00	2,096	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	165.34/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,992	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	131.86/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,352	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	186.81/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,653	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,324	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	155.46/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,979	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,367	1
Bulls	—	—	1,668	215.09/cwt	211.00–221.00	3,588	2
Bulls	—	—	1,816	208.17/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,780	7
Bulls	—	—	1,488	199.06/cwt	198.00–200.00	2,962	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,303	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,485	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	396.42/cwt	387.00–423.00	2,057	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	338.25/cwt	329.00–343.00	2,263	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	350.49/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,205	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	482.34/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,828	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	336.03/cwt	333.00–345.00	2,429	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	321.65/cwt	317.00–325.00	2,435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	742	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	434.26/cwt	425.00–439.00	1,681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	328.41/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,240	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	355.44/cwt	341.00–367.00	2,051	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	387.00/cwt	385.00–391.00	2,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	358.86/cwt	351.00–375.00	1,827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	392.34/cwt	383.00–401.00	2,044	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	412.39/cwt	409.00–417.00	1,913	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	394.46/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,669	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	427.58/cwt	413.00–435.00	1,830	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	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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