Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2026-02-19

Benton County Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 19
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051
Feeder Cattle receipts
959 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 943▲ 959 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 150▲ 138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 36▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder Steers under 550lbs sold mostly 12.00-14.00 lower: over 550lbs sold 19.00- 22.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly 6.00 to 10.00 higher, fancier offerings sold 40.00-50.00 higher on interested buyer demand. Slaughter cows sold 25.00-30.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-6.00 higher. Demand was good for all classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $401.11/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 20 of 30 comparable sales and sits +19.92 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.
Average price
$401.11
109 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,282
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$346
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$70.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.25
vs AR average
−28.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533430.082,29023
Medium and Large 2539399.872,15623
Medium and Large 1-2595392.002,33261
Medium and Large 3540360.001,9442thin
One grade step is worth $70.08/cwt here — about $346 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 sale109 hd
401.11
—
AR average8 barns · 290 hd
404.36
−3.25
National average184 barns · 15,729 hd
429.17
−28.06
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.19
+19.92
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
455408362316median 381.1903/0504/2307/0908/2710/29
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $440.79, low $329.77, median $381.19 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—High1,567206.643,23817
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,444182.862,6419thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,339181.432,4307thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,046151.181,58114

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)853$2,9883thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$2,8822thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)905$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$2,7812thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,254$2,6974thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,220$2,58210
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$2,0692thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)750$3,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,137$3,6045
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)820$3,0053thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,201$2,9501thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$2,3501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)893$1,8482thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1329642.03/cwt610.00–685.002,1128
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365615.00/cwt615.00–615.002,2452
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1387539.38/cwt521.00–553.002,08713
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422553.98/cwt529.00–579.002,33810
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1683
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2444496.51/cwt493.00–500.002,2054
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481548.13/cwt501.00–557.002,63730
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500433.00/cwt433.00–433.002,1651
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523493.32/cwt465.00–510.002,58035
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2541456.73/cwt450.00–485.002,4715
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567481.49/cwt461.00–485.002,73039
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1941
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608469.34/cwt451.00–475.002,85434
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1653449.00/cwt449.00–449.002,9324
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2672375.86/cwt350.00–395.002,5266
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added707400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,8289
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2718385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,7642
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added797360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,8696
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1845300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330534.40/cwt500.00–543.001,7645
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368541.77/cwt523.00–563.001,99412
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380472.90/cwt450.00–485.001,79712
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415497.00/cwt497.00–497.002,0634
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425564.71/cwt543.00–593.002,40013
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425493.73/cwt450.00–525.002,09841
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed425467.00/cwt467.00–467.001,9852
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3445395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7581
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455526.46/cwt510.00–535.002,39519
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471474.08/cwt469.00–483.002,23343
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed491450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2104
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3492422.45/cwt415.00–430.002,0784
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513394.90/cwt383.00–415.002,02610
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521437.13/cwt417.00–465.002,27716
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed539439.00/cwt439.00–439.002,3667
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9442
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1559413.98/cwt400.00–419.002,3147
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583362.49/cwt349.00–365.002,1136
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open595392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,33261
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625371.52/cwt363.00–377.002,32210
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676352.30/cwt337.00–373.002,38228
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,4604
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Replacement773343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,6514
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed323600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,9382
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355575.13/cwt567.00–600.002,0424
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2383535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,0494
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1413605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,4993
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2416514.09/cwt490.00–535.002,13915
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418523.00/cwt523.00–523.002,1864
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3427459.37/cwt459.00–460.001,9625
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2457535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,4453
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480529.00/cwt529.00–529.002,5391
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480471.00/cwt471.00–471.002,2611
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2481465.85/cwt449.00–473.002,24114
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1509478.38/cwt471.00–483.002,4358
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2543427.00/cwt427.00–427.002,3192
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2553423.00/cwt423.00–423.002,3393
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1596457.00/cwt457.00–457.002,7244
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2598363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,1713
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1603445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,6833
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed615469.00/cwt469.00–469.002,8844
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620413.00/cwt413.00–413.002,5611
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1697355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4743
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,4291
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2793250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9832
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,463182.75/cwt181.00–184.002,6743
Bulls——1,533216.80/cwt208.00–220.003,3247
Bulls——1,646206.73/cwt200.00–213.003,4037
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%958138.47/cwt137.00–141.001,3274
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008147.67/cwt144.00–154.001,4894
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,130161.99/cwt156.00–167.001,8306
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185172.77/cwt168.00–179.002,0473
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,243170.94/cwt168.00–174.002,1253
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,310196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,5681
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,503185.23/cwt182.00–193.002,7843
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505186.35/cwt183.00–190.002,8054
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,625193.76/cwt191.00–196.003,1492
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7503,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28203,004.78/head2,900.00–3,150.003,0053
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0504,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1593,492.34/head3,000.00–3,900.003,4924
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,2012,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28931,847.62/head1,500.00–2,350.001,8482
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,0071
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,6661
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28102,780.71/head2,250.00–3,200.002,7812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28532,987.79/head2,650.00–3,300.002,9883
Bred Cows—Large 1-2880143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29052,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,068.66/head2,000.00–2,150.002,0692
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,881.70/head2,500.00–3,250.002,8822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,581.82/head2,100.00–3,400.002,58210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2542,697.01/head2,200.00–3,200.002,6974

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.