Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 15.00-20.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Extreme heat is impeding cattle movement in sale area.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $374.53/cwt on 20 head, down $34.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −79.56 against this barn's trailing median of $454.09.

Average price

$374.53

▼ 34.60 vs prior sale

20 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,052

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$48.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.98

vs AR average

−13.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	378.98	2,057	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	578	359.00	2,075	2thin
Medium and Large 2	575	330.00	1,898	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.98/cwt here — about $160 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

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 sale20 hd

374.53

—

AR average7 barns · 171 hd

383.51

−8.98

National average109 barns · 4,104 hd

388.41

−13.88

This barn, trailing median26 sales

454.09

−79.56

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	1,920	206.43	3,962	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	163.33	2,572	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	162.24	2,053	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,190	145.09	1,727	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,335	$3,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,765	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,082	$2,323	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$4,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$3,926	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$146	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	162.26/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,117	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	155.02/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,927	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	173.05/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,180	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	158.36/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,510	3
Bulls	—	—	1,971	210.94/cwt	208.00–214.00	4,158	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	145.09/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,727	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	170.78/cwt	168.00–174.00	2,664	2
Bulls	—	—	1,801	203.44/cwt	202.00–206.00	3,664	4
Bulls	—	—	1,923	196.90/cwt	194.00–200.00	3,786	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	3,926.35/head	3,850.00–4,000.00	3,926	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,908	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	146.00/head	146.00–146.00	146	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,764.75/head	2,150.00–3,350.00	2,765	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	2,322.50/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	309.00/cwt	303.00–315.00	1,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	390.82/cwt	381.00–411.00	1,849	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	406.78/cwt	403.00–419.00	1,570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	292.98/cwt	289.00–301.00	2,104	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	313.12/cwt	305.00–317.00	2,114	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	350.22/cwt	330.00–361.00	2,010	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	335.46/cwt	330.00–341.00	2,060	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	442.36/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	351.50/cwt	343.00–377.00	1,877	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	370.84/cwt	345.00–379.00	1,628	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	329.00/cwt	319.00–339.00	1,793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	362.21/cwt	350.00–379.00	1,699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	354.06/cwt	343.00–361.00	2,029	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	430.72/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,460	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	388.07/cwt	379.00–399.00	1,968	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	334.61/cwt	330.00–339.00	2,302	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	433.22/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,815	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	396.79/cwt	377.00–410.00	1,809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	406.62/cwt	385.00–419.00	1,525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	387.15/cwt	375.00–399.00	1,587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	473.61/cwt	457.00–490.00	1,767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	557.38/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	372.61/cwt	365.00–387.00	2,116	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	364.48/cwt	361.00–365.00	2,216	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	411.36/cwt	409.00–415.00	1,789	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	686	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	325.02/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	371.29/cwt	347.00–381.00	1,920	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	421.75/cwt	407.00–430.00	1,788	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	324.94/cwt	323.00–329.00	2,174	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,749	2

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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