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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 12

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

422 head

▲ 192 vs last sale 230▼ 1,185 vs year ago 1,607 · −73.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 46▼ 225 vs year ago 315 · −71.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 13▼ 81 vs year ago 100 · −81.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 15.00-20.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder supply was mostly average to plain in quality. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $497.38/cwt on 15 head, up $36.28 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 30 of 30 comparable sales and sits +60.56 against this barn's trailing median of $436.81.

Average price

$497.38

▲ 36.28 vs prior sale

15 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+24.63

vs AR average

+25.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	497.38	2,666	15thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale15 hd

497.38

—

AR average8 barns · 104 hd

472.75

+24.63

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

+25.18

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.81

+60.56

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,766	206.80	3,653	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	179.75	2,606	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	160.09	1,826	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	930	139.00	1,293	2thin

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)	1,030	$2,557	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,322	$4,203	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$4,000	1thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	316	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	2,228	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	668.73/cwt	635.00–700.00	2,180	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,491	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	380	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,375	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	606.08/cwt	590.00–625.00	2,309	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	403	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,499	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	546.30/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,213	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	454.96/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,993	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,093	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	477.43/cwt	470.00–483.00	2,268	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	518.69/cwt	505.00–540.00	2,510	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	473.46/cwt	461.00–485.00	2,462	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	526	521.00/cwt	521.00–521.00	2,740	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	434.59/cwt	427.00–451.00	2,521	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	617	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	2,832	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	415.62/cwt	411.00–425.00	2,751	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,771	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,343	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	352	548.11/cwt	530.00–559.00	1,929	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,836	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	558.02/cwt	530.00–575.00	2,048	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	495.11/cwt	450.00–509.00	1,827	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	512.69/cwt	485.00–530.00	2,153	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	471.46/cwt	463.00–475.00	2,089	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	450.07/cwt	427.00–465.00	2,120	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,009	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	503	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,299	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	432.56/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,210	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	384.29/cwt	370.00–399.00	2,029	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	369.05/cwt	357.00–375.00	2,270	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,093	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	571.34/cwt	545.00–595.00	1,874	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	2,149	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	455.51/cwt	455.00–457.00	2,164	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	487.40/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,383	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	456.91/cwt	451.00–460.00	2,412	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	450.98/cwt	431.00–461.00	2,498	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,343	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	360.31/cwt	359.00–363.00	2,414	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,645	185.25/cwt	180.00–194.00	3,047	3
Bulls	—	—	1,791	207.08/cwt	200.00–212.00	3,709	10
Bulls	—	—	1,805	227.43/cwt	223.00–229.00	4,105	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,228	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,018	173.08/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,762	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,339	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,447	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	158.91/cwt	141.00–167.00	1,853	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	188.35/cwt	188.00–189.00	2,524	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	171.15/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,670	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	3,327.95/head	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,328	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	4,641.12/head	3,550.00–5,010.00	4,641	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	894	257.97/cwt	215.00–275.00	2,306	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	225.88/cwt	200.00–250.00	2,412	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,643	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	2,556.80/head	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,557	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,333	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	219.99/cwt	203.00–235.00	2,767	2

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 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 422Last week 230Year ago 1,607

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 46Year ago 315

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 13Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	367	530.00–575.00	558.02
12	400–450	420	485.00–530.00	512.69
7	450–500	471	427.00–465.00	450.07
4	500–550	511	420.00–445.00	432.56
6	600–650	615	357.00–375.00	369.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	369	450.00–509.00	495.11
10	400–450	443	463.00–475.00	471.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	352	530.00–559.00	548.11
9	500–550	503	457.00	457.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	360	510.00	510.00
1	450–500	490	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	528	370.00–399.00	384.29
1	600–650	640	327.00	327.00
1	650–700	660	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	705.00	705.00
2	350–400	380	625.00	625.00
3	400–450	403	620.00	620.00
10	500–550	526	521.00	521.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	326	635.00–700.00	668.73
10	350–400	381	590.00–625.00	606.08
8	400–450	405	540.00–550.00	546.30
15	450–500	484	505.00–540.00	518.69
2	500–550	520	461.00–485.00	473.46
3	550–600	580	427.00–451.00	434.59
3	650–700	662	411.00–425.00	415.62
1	700–750	735	377.00	377.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	475	470.00–483.00	477.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	445.00	445.00
5	400–450	438	450.00–465.00	454.96
1	450–500	460	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	617	459.00	459.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	475	455.00–457.00	455.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	545.00–595.00	571.34
1	400–450	445	483.00	483.00
4	450–500	489	475.00–525.00	487.40
3	500–550	528	451.00–460.00	456.91
3	550–600	554	431.00–461.00	450.98
2	600–650	615	381.00	381.00
3	650–700	670	359.00–363.00	360.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,410	3,550.00–5,010.00	4,641.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,327.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,068	200.00–250.00	225.88
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	894	215.00–275.00	257.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	236.00	236.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	230.00	230.00

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	—	1,030	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,556.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	216.00	216.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,258	203.00–235.00	219.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	2,200.00	2,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,166	141.00–167.00	158.91
1	—	1,080	134.00	134.00
4	—	1,018	169.00–179.00	173.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	130.00	130.00
1	—	830	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,560	170.00–173.00	171.15
3	—	1,340	188.00–189.00	188.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,805	223.00–229.00	227.43
10	—	1,791	200.00–212.00	207.08
3	—	1,645	180.00–194.00	185.25

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.