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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-26

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

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Mar 19Mar 26Apr 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,014 head

▲ 208 vs last sale 806▲ 89 vs year ago 925 · +9.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

205 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 172▲ 25 vs year ago 180 · +13.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 80▼ 89 vs year ago 100 · −89.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed 300-400lbs 10.00 lower, 400--500lbs 10.00 higher, 500-600lbs 10.00 lower, over 600 sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 15.00- 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-10.00 lower.

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 $425.37/cwt on 38 head, down $6.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 30 comparable sales and sits +44.18 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$425.37

▼ 6.87 vs prior sale

38 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$38.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.68

vs AR average

+0.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	430.39	2,285	33
Medium and Large 2	531	392.21	2,083	5thin

One grade step is worth $38.18/cwt here — about $202 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 sale38 hd

425.37

—

AR average7 barns · 241 hd

419.69

+5.68

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

+0.18

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

+44.18

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	1,573	205.68	3,234	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,374	182.51	2,507	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	163.30	1,858	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	910	126.88	1,155	17

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)	1,295	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$2,539	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$2,168	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,455	$3,400	1thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	327	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	2,240	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	613.34/cwt	595.00–635.00	2,042	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	353	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,065	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	624.95/cwt	600.00–660.00	2,344	21
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,118	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	403	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,559	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	514.23/cwt	500.00–555.00	2,180	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	558.22/cwt	520.00–595.00	2,389	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	537.78/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,463	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	469.29/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,257	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	2,509	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	484.40/cwt	440.00–513.00	2,485	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	466.36/cwt	441.00–483.00	2,691	36
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	423.90/cwt	409.00–429.00	2,484	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,353	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	418.66/cwt	410.00–423.00	2,550	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,800	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,308	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,381	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	382.36/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,799	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	349.86/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,697	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	353.47/cwt	330.00–356.00	2,927	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	559.79/cwt	545.00–565.00	1,803	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	606.55/cwt	580.00–645.00	1,983	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	583.35/cwt	575.00–595.00	2,141	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	517.73/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,916	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	495.73/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,909	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	499.10/cwt	471.00–520.00	2,071	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	454.87/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,965	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	541.14/cwt	533.00–585.00	2,365	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	508.42/cwt	495.00–530.00	2,323	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	461.94/cwt	451.00–473.00	2,116	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	457.44/cwt	430.00–473.00	2,187	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,168	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	440.92/cwt	427.00–453.00	2,258	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	414.20/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,320	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	334.03/cwt	319.00–350.00	1,914	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	387.64/cwt	385.00–393.00	2,372	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,981	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	329.10/cwt	328.00–330.00	2,495	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,950	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,255	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	851	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,655	27
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	993	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,870	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,740	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	577.16/cwt	555.00–600.00	1,933	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	577.50/cwt	555.00–600.00	2,148	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	417	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,502	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	457.09/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,984	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	535.89/cwt	515.00–570.00	2,342	33
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	554.98/cwt	517.00–565.00	2,525	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	481.01/cwt	463.00–491.00	2,343	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	464.38/cwt	440.00–479.00	2,419	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	427.19/cwt	417.00–450.00	2,285	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	479.00/cwt	479.00–479.00	2,673	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	459.99/cwt	459.00–461.00	2,576	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	397.23/cwt	395.00–407.00	2,491	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	393.99/cwt	393.00–395.00	2,695	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,314	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,415	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,246	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,468	198.52/cwt	197.00–199.00	2,914	4
Bulls	—	—	1,563	216.93/cwt	213.00–222.00	3,391	3
Bulls	—	—	1,647	204.82/cwt	200.00–209.00	3,373	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	121.33/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,083	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	138.95/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,352	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,035	161.68/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,673	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	152.63/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,691	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	173.72/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,198	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,333	185.10/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,467	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	177.32/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,580	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,894	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,447	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	2,539.15/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,539	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	2,168.42/head	1,550.00–2,750.00	2,168	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	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 Mar 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,014Last week 806Year ago 925

Slaughter CattleReceipts 205Last week 172Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 80Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	555.00–600.00	577.16
6	350–400	372	555.00–600.00	577.50
33	400–450	437	515.00–570.00	535.89
5	450–500	455	517.00–565.00	554.98
15	500–550	521	440.00–479.00	464.38
2	550–600	560	459.00–461.00	459.99
7	600–650	627	395.00–407.00	397.23
4	650–700	684	393.00–395.00	393.99
1	800–850	805	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	580.00	580.00
9	400–450	434	450.00–485.00	457.09
11	450–500	487	463.00–491.00	481.01
4	500–550	535	417.00–450.00	427.19
2	550–600	558	479.00	479.00
1	650–700	695	333.00	333.00
1	800–850	835	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	600.00	600.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	585.00	585.00
20	450–500	481	450.00–480.00	469.29
9	500–550	509	493.00	493.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	550.00	550.00
9	400–450	424	500.00–555.00	514.23
9	550–600	586	409.00–429.00	423.90
1	600–650	605	389.00	389.00
1	650–700	685	337.00	337.00
1	700–750	715	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	333	595.00–635.00	613.34
21	350–400	375	600.00–660.00	624.95
15	400–450	428	520.00–595.00	558.22
19	450–500	458	525.00–550.00	537.78
15	500–550	513	440.00–513.00	484.40
36	550–600	577	441.00–483.00	466.36
3	600–650	609	410.00–423.00	418.66
9	650–700	678	413.00	413.00
6	700–750	732	360.00–395.00	382.36
6	750–800	771	330.00–360.00	349.86
10	800–850	828	330.00–356.00	353.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	685.00	685.00
4	400–450	403	635.00	635.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	327	580.00–645.00	606.55
12	350–400	367	575.00–595.00	583.35
13	400–450	437	533.00–585.00	541.14
11	450–500	457	495.00–530.00	508.42
20	500–550	512	427.00–453.00	440.92
13	550–600	560	395.00–425.00	414.20
3	600–650	612	385.00–393.00	387.64
1	650–700	695	300.00	300.00
11	750–800	758	328.00–330.00	329.10
1	800–850	835	270.00	270.00
27	850–900	851	312.00	312.00
11	950–1000	993	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	370	500.00–555.00	517.73
26	400–450	415	471.00–520.00	499.10
19	450–500	478	430.00–473.00	457.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	322	545.00–565.00	559.79
5	350–400	385	480.00–520.00	495.73
7	400–450	432	425.00–465.00	454.87
2	450–500	458	451.00–473.00	461.94
3	500–550	503	431.00	431.00
2	550–600	573	319.00–350.00	334.03
1	700–750	715	277.00	277.00
1	750–800	780	250.00	250.00

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	—	1,330	184.00	184.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	183.00	183.00

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	—	1,083	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,539.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	3,300.00	3,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,140	1,550.00–2,750.00	2,168.42

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	—	1,455	3,400.00	3,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
6	—	973	130.00–146.00	138.95
10	—	893	120.00–128.00	121.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,035	158.00–168.00	161.68
14	—	1,108	148.00–157.00	152.63
17	—	1,265	170.00–180.00	173.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,455	173.00–179.00	177.32
8	—	1,333	180.00–190.00	185.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,563	213.00–222.00	216.93
4	—	1,468	197.00–199.00	198.52
6	—	1,647	200.00–209.00	204.82

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.