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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 19

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Mar 12Mar 19Mar 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

806 head

▲ 384 vs last sale 422▼ 150 vs year ago 956 · −15.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

172 head

▲ 82 vs last sale 90▲ 32 vs year ago 140 · +22.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 19▼ 15 vs year ago 95 · −15.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steers under 400lbs sold 20.00-30.00 higher: Over 400lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Supply was moderate with very good demand. The largest lot of the day was 110 steers weighing 828lbs which sold for 356.00/cwt. Slaughter cows sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher. 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 $432.24/cwt on 84 head, down $8.55 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 29 of 30 comparable sales and sits +51.05 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$432.24

▼ 8.55 vs prior sale

84 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,338

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$17.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.93

vs AR average

+16.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	432.66	2,341	82
Medium and Large 2	538	415.01	2,233	2thin

One grade step is worth $17.65/cwt here — about $108 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 sale84 hd

432.24

—

AR average9 barns · 293 hd

410.31

+21.93

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

+16.12

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

+51.05

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	1,694	213.34	3,614	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,432	184.29	2,639	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	177.66	2,070	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	160.60	1,563	28

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$3,551	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,146	$3,247	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	847	$3,082	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,262	$2,851	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$2,627	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	768	$2,583	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,168	$2,047	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,495	$5,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,292	$4,413	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,393	$3,836	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,286	$3,519	4thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,710	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	682.76/cwt	635.00–690.00	2,226	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	641.64/cwt	610.00–665.00	2,445	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	579.84/cwt	575.00–590.00	2,244	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	591.22/cwt	565.00–610.00	2,489	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,175	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	505.36/cwt	477.00–529.00	2,370	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	481.15/cwt	459.00–511.00	2,473	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	329.05/cwt	325.00–331.00	1,859	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	412.55/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,339	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,319	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	420.10/cwt	393.00–429.00	2,630	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	428.43/cwt	405.00–439.00	2,802	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,634	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,791	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,036	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	352.94/cwt	335.00–361.00	2,778	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,673	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	828	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,948	110
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,842	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	612.44/cwt	570.00–630.00	1,978	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	533.18/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,722	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	554.91/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,803	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	555.15/cwt	510.00–563.00	2,015	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,739	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,799	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	458.15/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,924	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	507.68/cwt	473.00–525.00	2,137	37
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,815	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	491.50/cwt	469.00–513.00	2,369	43
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,139	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,252	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	439.41/cwt	431.00–475.00	2,351	65
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	415.01/cwt	413.00–417.00	2,233	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	406.84/cwt	385.00–421.00	2,295	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	389.55/cwt	355.00–393.00	2,419	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	346.98/cwt	345.00–349.00	2,290	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	322.05/cwt	319.00–325.00	2,328	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,749	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,035	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,850	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	615.27/cwt	590.00–640.00	2,338	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	553.63/cwt	530.00–590.00	2,397	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	512.51/cwt	511.00–517.00	2,270	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	500.92/cwt	483.00–535.00	2,384	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	462.33/cwt	455.00–467.00	2,238	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	498.49/cwt	467.00–517.00	2,562	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	455.84/cwt	449.00–463.00	2,430	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	446.56/cwt	433.00–457.00	2,425	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,283	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	435.25/cwt	429.00–469.00	2,464	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,438	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	394.01/cwt	387.00–397.00	2,612	13
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,590	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,588	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,615	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,053	1
Bulls	—	—	1,712	222.79/cwt	217.00–227.00	3,814	5
Bulls	—	—	1,755	197.03/cwt	189.00–200.00	3,458	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	150.70/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,356	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	175.28/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,609	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,852	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	158.95/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,564	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,104	192.72/cwt	187.00–197.00	2,128	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	169.86/cwt	159.00–174.00	1,977	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	179.50/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,113	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	174.23/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,404	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	185.25/cwt	181.00–189.00	2,662	21
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	2,582.55/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,583	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	847	3,081.66/head	2,900.00–3,250.00	3,082	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	3,550.82/head	3,250.00–3,800.00	3,551	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,146	3,246.90/head	2,350.00–3,650.00	3,247	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	2,047.16/head	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,047	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,176	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	205.11/cwt	186.00–229.00	2,539	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,262	2,850.87/head	2,550.00–3,250.00	2,851	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	2,626.60/head	2,000.00–3,100.00	2,627	17
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	214.97/cwt	180.00–241.00	1,941	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,209	193.96/cwt	187.00–219.00	2,345	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	3,173.60/head	2,950.00–3,350.00	3,174	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,332	4,350.63/head	3,450.00–4,850.00	4,351	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,363	3,863.76/head	3,750.00–4,000.00	3,864	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,393	3,836.00/head	3,650.00–4,000.00	3,836	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,495	5,650.00/head	5,650.00–5,650.00	5,650	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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 806Last week 422Year ago 956

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 90Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 19Year ago 95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	323	570.00–630.00	612.44
11	350–400	363	510.00–563.00	555.15
37	400–450	421	473.00–525.00	507.68
43	450–500	482	469.00–513.00	491.50
65	500–550	535	431.00–475.00	439.41
17	550–600	564	385.00–421.00	406.84
25	600–650	621	355.00–393.00	389.55
2	650–700	660	345.00–349.00	346.98
2	700–750	723	319.00–325.00	322.05
4	850–900	884	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	325	550.00–560.00	554.91
5	350–400	371	485.00	485.00
2	400–450	423	429.00	429.00
2	450–500	495	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	500.00–550.00	533.18
1	350–400	370	470.00	470.00
3	400–450	420	450.00–470.00	458.15
1	450–500	485	441.00	441.00
2	500–550	538	413.00–417.00	415.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	570.00	570.00
3	350–400	387	575.00–590.00	579.84
1	400–450	435	500.00	500.00
3	550–600	565	325.00–331.00	329.05
1	600–650	615	377.00	377.00
1	650–700	677	389.00	389.00
1	700–750	735	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	635.00–690.00	682.76
10	350–400	381	610.00–665.00	641.64
10	400–450	421	565.00–610.00	591.22
15	450–500	469	477.00–529.00	505.36
9	500–550	514	459.00–511.00	481.15
6	550–600	567	400.00–415.00	412.55
7	600–650	626	393.00–429.00	420.10
8	650–700	654	405.00–439.00	428.43
2	700–750	703	397.00	397.00
10	750–800	787	335.00–361.00	352.94
2	800–850	810	330.00	330.00
2	850–900	888	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
110	800–850	828	356.00	356.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	380	590.00–640.00	615.27
10	400–450	433	530.00–590.00	553.63
7	450–500	476	483.00–535.00	500.92
11	500–550	514	467.00–517.00	498.49
8	550–600	566	429.00–469.00	435.25
1	600–650	625	390.00	390.00
13	650–700	663	387.00–397.00	394.01
1	700–750	740	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	750	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	830	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	484	455.00–467.00	462.33
2	500–550	533	449.00–463.00	455.84
1	550–600	550	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	550.00	550.00
8	400–450	443	511.00–517.00	512.51
8	500–550	543	433.00–457.00	446.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	984	156.00–166.00	158.95
1	—	980	189.00	189.00
2	—	900	148.00–154.00	150.70
2	—	918	172.00–179.00	175.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,164	159.00–174.00	169.86
27	—	1,177	176.00–186.00	179.50
5	—	1,104	187.00–197.00	192.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	172.00–177.00	174.23
21	—	1,437	181.00–189.00	185.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,712	217.00–227.00	222.79
1	—	1,420	215.00	215.00
3	—	1,755	189.00–200.00	197.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,315	2,000.00–3,100.00	2,626.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	847	2,900.00–3,250.00	3,081.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,065	3,250.00–3,800.00	3,550.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	768	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,582.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,146	2,350.00–3,650.00	3,246.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,168	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,047.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,262	2,550.00–3,250.00	2,850.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	186.00	186.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,238	186.00–229.00	205.11

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	7	—	1,209	187.00–219.00	193.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	170.00	170.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	903	180.00–241.00	214.97

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	2	—	1,363	3,750.00–4,000.00	3,863.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	4,600.00	4,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,208	2,950.00–3,350.00	3,173.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,332	3,450.00–4,850.00	4,350.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,495	5,650.00	5,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,393	3,650.00–4,000.00	3,836.00

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.