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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 26

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Feb 19Feb 26Mar 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

508 head

▼ 451 vs last sale 959▼ 876 vs year ago 1,384 · −63.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 138▼ 162 vs year ago 250 · −64.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 44▼ 14 vs year ago 51 · −27.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450lbs sold 25.00-30.00 higher: Over 450lbs too few to compare so no market trend. Feeder Heifers limited comparable sales with most unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-15.00 lower: Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $440.33/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 30 of 30 comparable sales and sits +59.15 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$440.33

21 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,367

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$23.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+38.25

vs AR average

+9.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	447.16	2,409	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	535	423.28	2,265	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.88/cwt here — about $144 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale21 hd

440.33

—

AR average9 barns · 195 hd

402.08

+38.25

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

+9.92

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

+59.15

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,725	199.15	3,436	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,405	179.33	2,519	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,111	159.58	1,773	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	136.73	1,448	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$3,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,062	$2,954	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,178	$2,908	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,131	$2,698	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$4,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$3,877	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,282	$3,791	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,212	$3,572	5

Every lot

74 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,705	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	668.62/cwt	630.00–690.00	2,180	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	641.59/cwt	640.00–645.00	2,387	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,090	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	584.56/cwt	550.00–605.00	2,455	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,163	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,262	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	534.58/cwt	505.00–550.00	2,550	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,389	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	546	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,266	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	449.70/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,572	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	472.86/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,733	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,783	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	387.67/cwt	370.00–392.00	2,621	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	370.89/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,704	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	852	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,939	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	614.43/cwt	570.00–635.00	1,966	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	342	568.48/cwt	555.00–575.00	1,944	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	571.78/cwt	560.00–580.00	2,087	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	494.97/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,861	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	560.59/cwt	540.00–585.00	2,181	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	465.10/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,995	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	506.54/cwt	485.00–520.00	2,188	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	440	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	2,187	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	448.28/cwt	437.00–465.00	2,147	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	479.11/cwt	450.00–502.00	2,309	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	463.42/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,428	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	423.28/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,265	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	402.43/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,330	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	370.57/cwt	353.00–390.00	2,320	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	346.72/cwt	343.00–352.00	2,351	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	329.88/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,369	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,568	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,703	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	355	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,793	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	558.12/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,177	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,263	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,326	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	513.31/cwt	497.00–530.00	2,382	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	469.96/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,251	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,354	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	453.28/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,452	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,206	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	432.84/cwt	420.00–437.00	2,545	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,737	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,749	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,496	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,674	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,445	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,649	193.36/cwt	190.00–209.00	3,189	7
Bulls	—	—	1,745	185.02/cwt	180.00–189.00	3,229	3
Bulls	—	—	1,844	219.87/cwt	214.00–229.00	4,054	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,221	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	153.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,639	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	143.09/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,568	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	175.49/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,032	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	167.82/cwt	167.00–169.00	2,068	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,404	175.55/cwt	171.00–181.00	2,465	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,407	189.42/cwt	187.00–194.00	2,665	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,062	2,953.57/head	2,700.00–3,350.00	2,954	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,131	2,697.76/head	2,350.00–3,150.00	2,698	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	2,908.17/head	2,350.00–3,450.00	2,908	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,151	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,686	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,965	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	196.88/cwt	176.00–225.00	2,300	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	3,877.10/head	3,300.00–4,600.00	3,877	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,212	3,572.03/head	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,572	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,282	3,791.16/head	3,300.00–4,200.00	3,791	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs, AR

Thu Feb 26, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 508Last week 959Year ago 1,384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 138Year ago 250

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 44Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	550.00–575.00	558.12
2	400–450	423	535.00	535.00
14	450–500	464	497.00–530.00	513.31
6	500–550	541	450.00–460.00	453.28
4	550–600	588	420.00–437.00	432.84
1	600–650	615	447.00	447.00
2	700–750	713	375.00	375.00
1	800–850	815	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	525.00	525.00
4	450–500	479	465.00–475.00	469.96
4	550–600	595	460.00	460.00
2	600–650	640	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	529	445.00	445.00
1	550–600	570	387.00	387.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	505.00	505.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	630.00–690.00	668.62
3	350–400	372	640.00–645.00	641.59
11	400–450	420	550.00–605.00	584.56
15	450–500	477	505.00–550.00	534.58
9	500–550	503	475.00	475.00
10	550–600	578	465.00–485.00	472.86
1	600–650	605	460.00	460.00
5	650–700	676	370.00–392.00	387.67
11	700–750	729	370.00–375.00	370.89
3	850–900	852	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	380	550.00	550.00
2	400–450	448	505.00	505.00
4	550–600	572	430.00–470.00	449.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	495.00	495.00
6	500–550	546	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	365	560.00–580.00	571.78
6	500–550	535	415.00–430.00	423.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	440	497.00	497.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	342	555.00–575.00	568.48
7	350–400	376	485.00–510.00	494.97
4	400–450	429	450.00–470.00	465.10
5	450–500	479	437.00–465.00	448.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	320	570.00–635.00	614.43
7	350–400	389	540.00–585.00	560.59
13	400–450	432	485.00–520.00	506.54
34	450–500	482	450.00–502.00	479.11
11	500–550	524	455.00–480.00	463.42
4	550–600	579	400.00–405.00	402.43
11	600–650	626	353.00–390.00	370.57
12	650–700	678	343.00–352.00	346.72
2	700–750	718	325.00–335.00	329.88
2	750–800	790	325.00	325.00
3	850–900	858	315.00	315.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	177.00	177.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,131	2,350.00–3,150.00	2,697.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	209.00	209.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,062	2,700.00–3,350.00	2,953.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	2,350.00–3,450.00	2,908.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,168	176.00–225.00	196.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	222.00	222.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,212	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,572.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,010	3,300.00–4,600.00	3,877.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	4,400.00	4,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,282	3,300.00–4,200.00	3,791.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,407	187.00–194.00	189.42
8	—	1,404	171.00–181.00	175.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,065	150.00–160.00	153.93
2	—	1,158	170.00–180.00	175.49
3	—	1,232	167.00–169.00	167.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	124.00	124.00
4	—	1,096	140.00–144.00	143.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,745	180.00–189.00	185.02
7	—	1,649	190.00–209.00	193.36
4	—	1,844	214.00–229.00	219.87

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.