Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00-10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $358.77/cwt on 114 head, down $8.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −33.48 against this barn's trailing median of $392.25.

Average price

$358.77

▼ 8.50 vs prior sale

114 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,961

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$37.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.01

vs AR average

+2.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	371.94	2,005	64
Medium and Large 1-2	563	349.05	1,964	25
Medium and Large 2	550	334.76	1,840	25

One grade step is worth $37.18/cwt here — about $166 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 sale114 hd

358.77

—

AR average8 barns · 530 hd

355.76

+3.01

National average179 barns · 11,869 hd

356.10

+2.67

This barn, trailing median30 sales

392.25

−33.48

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	1,621	193.91	3,144	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	145.70	2,196	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	135.21	1,611	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,006	120.50	1,213	25

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)	1,125	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,168	$2,208	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,156	$2,108	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	725	$2,081	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$1,942	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,068	$2,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$2,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	750–800	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	477.21/cwt	465.00–505.00	1,551	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	331.06/cwt	327.00–339.00	2,072	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	338.79/cwt	327.00–353.00	1,968	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	304.90/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,180	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	374.71/cwt	361.00–391.00	2,158	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	393.75/cwt	375.00–423.00	1,484	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	404.19/cwt	391.00–417.00	1,338	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	390.32/cwt	373.00–411.00	1,854	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	468.35/cwt	455.00–493.00	2,009	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	387.40/cwt	373.00–409.00	2,018	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	287.85/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	314.47/cwt	307.00–330.00	2,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	435.28/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	415.43/cwt	350.00–451.00	1,770	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	350.30/cwt	335.00–361.00	2,186	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	502.32/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,899	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	422.57/cwt	401.00–439.00	1,956	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	324.58/cwt	311.00–333.00	2,181	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	548.20/cwt	531.00–565.00	1,820	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,843	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	2,081.03/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	2,081	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,942.31/head	1,450.00–2,500.00	1,942	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	2,107.69/head	1,550.00–2,500.00	2,108	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,207.56/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,208	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	192.98/cwt	151.00–231.00	2,107	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	224.21/cwt	211.00–235.00	2,215	3
Bulls	—	—	1,489	189.96/cwt	186.00–193.00	2,829	7
Bulls	—	—	1,853	200.83/cwt	195.00–205.00	3,721	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	150.94/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,237	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	123.53/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,272	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	872	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	117.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,176	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	138.46/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,574	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	145.05/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,980	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,557	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	139.16/cwt	134.00–143.00	2,140	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	361.04/cwt	345.00–373.00	1,744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	487.73/cwt	460.00–515.00	1,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	369.69/cwt	369.00–371.00	1,922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	457	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	2,180	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	495.82/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,107	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	435.55/cwt	415.00–449.00	1,864	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	350.80/cwt	333.00–357.00	2,052	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	396.03/cwt	371.00–405.00	1,901	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	454.10/cwt	451.00–467.00	1,689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	366.75/cwt	363.00–371.00	2,289	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	415.94/cwt	395.00–431.00	2,146	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	356.91/cwt	337.00–362.00	2,366	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	478.05/cwt	473.00–483.00	2,022	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,059	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	375.26/cwt	365.00–389.00	2,143	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	386.44/cwt	385.00–387.00	2,052	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	444.69/cwt	433.00–461.00	2,103	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	399.87/cwt	389.00–407.00	2,315	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	533.30/cwt	510.00–555.00	1,979	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	336.68/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,390	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	485.86/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,812	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	386.23/cwt	373.00–401.00	2,360	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	362.69/cwt	353.00–377.00	2,035	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	444.69/cwt	433.00–467.00	1,681	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	374.76/cwt	365.00–389.00	1,967	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	343.62/cwt	341.00–349.00	1,969	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	364.01/cwt	359.00–371.00	1,740	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	428.70/cwt	421.00–439.00	1,822	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	319.77/cwt	319.00–320.00	2,050	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,946	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	327.49/cwt	319.00–335.00	1,896	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	358.20/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,694	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	412.64/cwt	405.00–419.00	1,745	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	338.85/cwt	327.00–365.00	1,806	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	538	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,104	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	631	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,164	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	439.21/cwt	437.00–441.00	2,042	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	383.92/cwt	330.00–399.00	1,616	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	574.94/cwt	570.00–585.00	1,869	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	315.12/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,423	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	371.34/cwt	357.00–379.00	1,964	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	340.25/cwt	307.00–367.00	2,174	11

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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