Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed under 400lbs 10.00-15.00 lower, 400-500lbs 10.00-15.00 higher, 500-600lbs 5.00-10.00 lower, over 600lbs 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $342.72/cwt on 75 head, up $12.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −49.53 against this barn's trailing median of $392.25.

Average price

$342.72

▲ 12.94 vs prior sale

75 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$43.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.64

vs AR average

+11.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	353.74	1,892	28
Medium and Large 1-2	578	340.00	1,965	41
Medium and Large 2	551	309.86	1,707	6thin

One grade step is worth $43.88/cwt here — about $185 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $440.79, low $329.77, median $392.25 across 30 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 sale75 hd

342.72

—

AR average8 barns · 285 hd

337.07

+5.64

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

+11.20

This barn, trailing median30 sales

392.25

−49.53

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	1,528	182.81	2,793	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	167.01	2,452	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	139.80	1,675	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,213	126.76	1,538	6thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$2,234	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,248	$2,023	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,323	$2,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	600–650	608	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,885	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	374.44/cwt	373.00–385.00	1,771	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	294.75/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	378.20/cwt	359.00–393.00	2,216	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	345.58/cwt	333.00–355.00	1,790	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	397.88/cwt	393.00–407.00	1,886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	795	342.00/cwt	341.00–343.00	2,719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	353.85/cwt	345.00–361.00	1,684	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	583	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,303	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	314.79/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,119	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,373	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	631	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,038	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	359.24/cwt	350.00–379.00	2,098	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	840	334.29/cwt	331.00–341.00	2,808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	324.40/cwt	300.00–337.00	2,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	722	342.54/cwt	334.00–363.00	2,473	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	339.42/cwt	327.00–361.00	2,294	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	451.27/cwt	449.00–455.00	2,004	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	378.54/cwt	353.00–395.00	1,681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	371.39/cwt	369.00–375.00	1,675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	349.21/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,851	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	366.19/cwt	345.00–411.00	1,329	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	417.93/cwt	400.00–421.00	1,325	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	304.29/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,908	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	341.70/cwt	341.00–343.00	1,452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	323.00/cwt	321.00–325.00	2,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	335.35/cwt	331.00–340.00	1,559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	356.96/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,274	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,965	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	357.73/cwt	341.00–375.00	1,882	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	381.63/cwt	379.00–387.00	1,641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	388.16/cwt	377.00–400.00	1,502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	382.91/cwt	377.00–400.00	1,627	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	470.46/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,783	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	363.94/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,161	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	388.35/cwt	377.00–397.00	1,814	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	433.03/cwt	421.00–447.00	1,858	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	358.62/cwt	347.00–375.00	2,044	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,203	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	322.85/cwt	300.00–331.00	1,885	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	2,234.28/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,234	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	2,023.35/head	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,023	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,744	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,181	1
Bulls	—	—	1,912	201.04/cwt	196.00–208.00	3,844	3
Bulls	—	—	1,279	167.91/cwt	164.00–171.00	2,148	4
Bulls	—	—	1,475	184.44/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,720	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	141.27/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,716	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,241	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	135.48/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,531	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	126.76/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,538	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	167.01/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,452	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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