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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 5

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

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Feeder Cattle receipts

230 head

▼ 278 vs last sale 508▼ 475 vs year ago 705 · −67.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 88▼ 60 vs year ago 106 · −56.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 37▼ 17 vs year ago 30 · −56.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers limited comparable to establish a market trend. Feeder heifers under 500lbs were limited to comparison were mostly uneven: Over 500lbs sold 10.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

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 $406.63/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 21 of 30 comparable sales and sits +25.44 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$406.63

16 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,252

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$419

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

$57.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.73

vs AR average

−14.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	413.86	2,306	14thin
Medium and Large 2	530	356.00	1,887	2thin

One grade step is worth $57.86/cwt here — about $419 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 sale16 hd

406.63

—

AR average8 barns · 307 hd

407.35

−0.73

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−14.33

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

+25.44

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	—	High	1,668	194.66	3,247	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	168.00	2,357	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,144	167.47	1,915	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	130.84	1,323	5thin

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)	1,098	$2,952	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,704	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,212	$2,298	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$3,000	1thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	301	611.00/cwt	611.00–611.00	1,839	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	528.25/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,928	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	619.77/cwt	609.00–630.00	2,330	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,040	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,751	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	585.77/cwt	577.00–595.00	2,542	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	507.30/cwt	487.00–513.00	2,435	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,117	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,515	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,116	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	458.35/cwt	433.00–463.00	2,539	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	370.06/cwt	367.00–373.00	2,453	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,870	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	374.30/cwt	371.00–381.00	2,860	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	529.00/cwt	529.00–529.00	1,629	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	346	593.00/cwt	593.00–593.00	2,052	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	449.06/cwt	440.00–459.00	1,697	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	507.20/cwt	487.00–535.00	1,922	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	1,818	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,743	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	514.74/cwt	493.00–543.00	2,208	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	473.83/cwt	451.00–495.00	2,227	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	403.99/cwt	395.00–421.00	1,899	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,865	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,284	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,898	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	411.80/cwt	407.00–419.00	2,314	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	328.62/cwt	317.00–341.00	2,054	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,468	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,157	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,455	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	581.00/cwt	581.00–581.00	2,138	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,619	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	435	577.00/cwt	577.00–577.00	2,510	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,200	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	482.00/cwt	473.00–500.00	2,169	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,943	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	2,402	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,137	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,654	187.83/cwt	182.00–192.00	3,107	6
Bulls	—	—	1,661	197.27/cwt	195.00–204.00	3,277	6
Bulls	—	—	1,795	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,949	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	136.54/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,365	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	122.28/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,257	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	163.23/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,804	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	149.97/cwt	143.00–156.00	1,699	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	186.19/cwt	184.00–187.00	2,262	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	168.00/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,357	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,984	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,603	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	2,704.30/head	2,100.00–3,150.00	2,704	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	970	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	2,952.28/head	2,300.00–3,450.00	2,952	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,212	2,297.73/head	1,800.00–2,950.00	2,298	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 Mar 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 230Last week 508Year ago 705

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 88Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 37Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	301	611.00	611.00
7	350–400	376	609.00–630.00	619.77
4	400–450	434	577.00–595.00	585.77
6	450–500	480	487.00–513.00	507.30
2	500–550	503	500.00	500.00
13	550–600	554	433.00–463.00	458.35
1	650–700	685	419.00	419.00
3	750–800	764	371.00–381.00	374.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	500.00–555.00	528.25
1	400–450	408	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	480	441.00	441.00
1	500–550	505	419.00	419.00
2	650–700	663	367.00–373.00	370.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	475	409.00	409.00
1	500–550	515	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	577.00	577.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	581.00	581.00
1	400–450	440	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	450	473.00–500.00	482.00
1	500–550	510	471.00	471.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	346	593.00	593.00
7	350–400	379	487.00–535.00	507.20
17	400–450	429	493.00–543.00	514.74
8	450–500	470	451.00–495.00	473.83
4	500–550	545	419.00	419.00
10	550–600	562	407.00–419.00	411.80
4	600–650	628	393.00	393.00
2	700–750	720	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	378	440.00–459.00	449.06
1	400–450	405	449.00	449.00
6	450–500	470	395.00–421.00	403.99
1	500–550	500	373.00	373.00
1	550–600	560	339.00	339.00
2	600–650	625	317.00–341.00	328.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	529.00	529.00
3	400–450	412	423.00	423.00
2	600–650	640	337.00	337.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,240	160.00	160.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,098	2,300.00–3,450.00	2,952.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,525	200.00	200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,212	1,800.00–2,950.00	2,297.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	960	2,100.00–3,150.00	2,704.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	359.00	359.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	118.00–128.00	122.28
3	—	1,000	131.00–140.00	136.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	166.00–170.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	143.00–156.00	149.97
3	—	1,215	184.00–187.00	186.19
5	—	1,105	157.00–169.00	163.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	220.00	220.00
6	—	1,654	182.00–192.00	187.83
6	—	1,661	195.00–204.00	197.27

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.