Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2026-02-12

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 12
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
943 head
▲ 943 vs last sale 0▲ 905 vs year ago 38 · +2,381.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 150 vs last sale 0▲ 125 vs year ago 25 · +500.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 0▲ 31 vs year ago 5 · +620.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

no market comparison due to sale not recently reported

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $456.89/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 23 of 30 comparable sales and sits +20.07 against this barn's trailing median of $436.81.
Average price
$456.89
58 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,527
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$479
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$91.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.53
vs AR average
−21.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551479.062,64144
Medium and Large 2559387.182,16314thin
One grade step is worth $91.88/cwt here — about $479 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale58 hd
456.89
—
AR average9 barns · 461 hd
461.42
−4.53
National average184 barns · 16,706 hd
478.39
−21.50
This barn, trailing median30 sales
436.81
+20.07
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
511460408357median 436.8103/0504/2307/0908/2710/29
Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.38, low $370.63, median $436.81 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,761202.153,5609thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,432157.552,2567thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,175151.501,78013
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,001138.201,38318

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$3,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)840$3,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)979$2,7547
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,103$2,6752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$2,5252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,110$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,124$1,9944thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$1,9513thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$3,7503thin

Every lot

108 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed310650.00/cwt650.00–650.002,0152
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1316671.39/cwt620.00–700.002,1228
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323589.03/cwt580.00–605.001,9034
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed324695.00/cwt695.00–695.002,2525
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed332725.00/cwt725.00–725.002,4073
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2367567.81/cwt509.00–600.002,0846
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375653.27/cwt620.00–675.002,45014
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed375645.00/cwt600.00–660.002,41912
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415531.00/cwt531.00–531.002,2044
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed417550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,2946
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435528.96/cwt500.00–550.002,3019
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3445430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9142
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed456565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,57612
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed470527.00/cwt527.00–527.002,4773
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483488.99/cwt450.00–505.002,36212
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1484562.24/cwt540.00–585.002,7216
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2517455.10/cwt445.00–471.002,3533
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525505.88/cwt475.00–527.002,65617
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568462.18/cwt425.00–487.002,62527
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570368.66/cwt368.00–370.002,10111
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614447.05/cwt445.00–450.002,74512
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed625451.00/cwt451.00–451.002,8192
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed643375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4113
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645393.73/cwt355.00–400.002,5407
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,6983
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5921
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6081
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed755365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,7565
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Full760300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2801
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2773350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,7062
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2807364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,9379
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1868339.52/cwt330.00–342.002,9475
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed314550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7274
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed318600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,9082
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1339559.39/cwt540.00–590.001,89617
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed371550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0417
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373501.21/cwt490.00–520.001,87012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full405400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6201
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413485.84/cwt450.00–500.002,00718
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415519.00/cwt519.00–519.002,1546
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419384.20/cwt375.00–390.001,6105
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Replacement460527.00/cwt527.00–527.002,4247
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478456.39/cwt417.00–477.002,18214
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed480461.00/cwt461.00–461.002,2134
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed501425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1294
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1502485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,4353
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy505431.00/cwt431.00–431.002,1771
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517390.71/cwt361.00–411.002,0208
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570407.49/cwt387.00–431.002,32322
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572340.17/cwt300.00–375.001,9465
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,2296
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1637381.80/cwt352.00–411.002,4326
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655345.68/cwt343.00–347.002,2643
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Replacement657379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,49012
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720327.88/cwt319.00–337.002,3612
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5581
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2393500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9653
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8921
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1483475.65/cwt450.00–500.002,2972
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485455.45/cwt433.00–483.002,2093
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505461.00/cwt461.00–461.002,3282
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,7986
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed543465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,5253
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555447.59/cwt425.00–467.002,4843
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3563363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,0443
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4862
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630386.77/cwt361.00–400.002,43714
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,0701
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675361.69/cwt341.00–383.002,4414
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680316.01/cwt315.00–317.002,1492
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713329.09/cwt317.00–337.002,3465
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,3951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,726200.27/cwt198.00–203.003,4576
Bulls——1,775214.36/cwt210.00–218.003,8052
Bulls——1,945189.00/cwt189.00–189.003,6761
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%993139.20/cwt130.00–140.001,38210
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008153.11/cwt150.00–157.001,5433
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013127.26/cwt127.00–129.001,2895
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,055132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,3931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,143154.19/cwt150.00–159.001,7624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195163.57/cwt162.00–165.001,9553
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,7715
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,3411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,411159.21/cwt158.00–161.002,2464
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,2282
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 26551,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.008,8431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 17903,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18403,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28852,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28852,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19783,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29792,382.44/head2,050.00–2,650.002,3824
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0851,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1302,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1372,092.23/head2,000.00–2,250.002,0923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1381,851.10/head1,200.00–2,450.001,8512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1952,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,495154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,3021
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1748145.75/cwt130.00–160.001,0902
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2765331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,5322
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1905329.34/cwt320.00–339.002,9812
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,7901
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0453,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7503

This sale against other markets

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.