Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend sale not reported last week. Supply was moderate. Demand was good with active bidding.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $367.26/cwt on 47 head, up $24.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits −24.98 against this barn's trailing median of $392.25.

Average price

$367.26

▲ 24.55 vs prior sale

47 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$36.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.10

vs AR average

+12.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	375.08	2,003	31
Medium and Large 1-2	545	358.45	1,953	11thin
Medium and Large 2	534	338.21	1,806	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.87/cwt here — about $197 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

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 sale47 hd

367.26

—

AR average9 barns · 348 hd

358.16

+9.10

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

+12.95

This barn, trailing median30 sales

392.25

−24.98

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	—	Average	1,615	183.27	2,960	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,488	148.93	2,216	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	140.72	1,688	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,115	121.59	1,355	10

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)	1,580	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,405	$2,350	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,207	$2,013	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$3,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,500	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	391.64/cwt	387.00–395.00	1,715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	751	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,328	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	992	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	300	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	362.45/cwt	349.00–369.00	2,041	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	873	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,532	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	459.75/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,954	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	547.51/cwt	540.00–565.00	1,741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	305.54/cwt	300.00–311.00	2,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	858	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	382.02/cwt	371.00–405.00	1,979	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	346.85/cwt	337.00–357.00	1,935	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	351.18/cwt	340.00–356.00	2,139	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	369.92/cwt	350.00–381.00	2,142	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	321.49/cwt	320.00–323.00	2,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	515.03/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	433.44/cwt	423.00–435.00	2,042	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	407.76/cwt	401.00–417.00	2,075	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	400.60/cwt	400.00–401.00	1,927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	398.10/cwt	389.00–411.00	1,887	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	422.00/cwt	415.00–429.00	1,878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,925	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	941	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,917	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	768	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,966	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	367.00/cwt	365.00–369.00	1,982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	411.34/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	125.84/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,453	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	118.75/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,292	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	143.88/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,784	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	155.95/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,363	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	145.92/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,154	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	134.33/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,513	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,987	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,213	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	184.69/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,872	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,029	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,460	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	2,012.98/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	2,013	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,574	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	353.49/cwt	351.00–359.00	2,043	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	416.60/cwt	403.00–423.00	1,966	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,260	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	337.04/cwt	331.00–347.00	2,032	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	456.57/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	369.65/cwt	357.00–379.00	1,601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	527.62/cwt	510.00–547.00	1,662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	315.04/cwt	313.00–317.00	2,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,926	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	399.39/cwt	377.00–421.00	1,709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	408.15/cwt	400.00–419.00	1,755	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	429.63/cwt	419.00–445.00	1,409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	396.75/cwt	383.00–409.00	1,900	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	390.12/cwt	375.00–407.00	1,997	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	446.64/cwt	435.00–449.00	1,836	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	338.21/cwt	325.00–361.00	1,806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	338.29/cwt	333.00–343.00	2,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	510.83/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,665	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	422.36/cwt	417.00–425.00	1,588	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	366.50/cwt	365.00–369.00	1,946	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	457.04/cwt	453.00–465.00	1,700	3

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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