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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 6

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

695 head

▲ 397 vs last sale 298▲ 695 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 54▲ 90 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 12▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed under 450lbs 2.00-5.00 lower, 450-500lbs 5.00-10.00 higher, 500-600lbs 10.00-15.00 lower, over 600 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 15.00-20.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-7.00 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 $376.49/cwt on 80 head, down $16.11 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 30 comparable sales and sits −4.69 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$376.49

▼ 16.11 vs prior sale

80 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$39.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.77

vs AR average

+2.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	382.96	2,106	63
Medium and Large 1-2	542	359.20	1,945	10thin
Medium and Large 2	521	343.01	1,787	7thin

One grade step is worth $39.95/cwt here — about $319 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 sale80 hd

376.49

—

AR average8 barns · 328 hd

386.27

−9.77

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

+2.46

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

−4.69

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	1,758	218.27	3,837	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,512	174.33	2,636	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	167.02	1,985	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	986	142.03	1,400	7thin

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)	1,545	$3,450	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,354	$3,082	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,248	$2,724	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$2,615	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,327	$2,608	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$3,225	2thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	315	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,890	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	575.14/cwt	560.00–585.00	1,840	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,800	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	541.49/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,014	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	450.42/cwt	423.00–490.00	1,707	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	474.91/cwt	471.00–479.00	2,004	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	456.70/cwt	450.00–459.00	1,959	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	466.72/cwt	450.00–471.00	2,142	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	414.60/cwt	393.00–429.00	1,932	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	435.07/cwt	431.00–439.00	2,097	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	407.82/cwt	407.00–409.00	2,072	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	435.72/cwt	413.00–441.00	2,283	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	386.59/cwt	369.00–397.00	2,095	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	358.91/cwt	357.00–365.00	2,064	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	576	420.22/cwt	409.00–443.00	2,420	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	382.69/cwt	380.00–389.00	2,239	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	612	414.37/cwt	409.00–417.00	2,536	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	388.33/cwt	381.00–393.00	2,423	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	657	397.28/cwt	394.00–402.00	2,610	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	360.78/cwt	350.00–383.00	2,392	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,261	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,323	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	730	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,701	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	789	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,840	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	324	515.37/cwt	495.00–550.00	1,670	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	418.30/cwt	411.00–425.00	1,564	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	394.21/cwt	383.00–400.00	1,486	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	459.36/cwt	443.00–467.00	1,792	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,531	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	407.81/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,754	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	439	441.66/cwt	441.00–443.00	1,939	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	394.99/cwt	393.00–397.00	1,868	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	413.03/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,958	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	343.01/cwt	313.00–350.00	1,787	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	390.55/cwt	373.00–407.00	2,078	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	366.14/cwt	365.00–369.00	1,959	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	557	395.27/cwt	385.00–403.00	2,202	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,911	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	353.64/cwt	349.00–375.00	2,055	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	618	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,163	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	327.60/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,051	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	325.14/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,204	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	680	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,332	46
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	697	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,091	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	722	332.11/cwt	326.00–336.00	2,398	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,316	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	873	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,444	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,615	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	362	527.00/cwt	527.00–527.00	1,908	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	476.96/cwt	450.00–501.00	1,784	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	419.99/cwt	409.00–425.00	1,609	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	466.66/cwt	459.00–479.00	2,007	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	440.27/cwt	433.00–447.00	1,902	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	409.77/cwt	401.00–419.00	1,778	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	428.07/cwt	417.00–437.00	1,995	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,935	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	415.66/cwt	403.00–429.00	2,166	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	368.61/cwt	361.00–375.00	1,957	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	377.86/cwt	375.00–383.00	2,154	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	350.86/cwt	350.00–353.00	2,056	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	347.20/cwt	337.00–360.00	2,153	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,056	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	316.68/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,986	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	317.29/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,110	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,066	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,503	210.31/cwt	206.00–214.00	3,161	2
Bulls	—	—	1,560	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,089	1
Bulls	—	—	1,935	227.31/cwt	222.00–231.00	4,398	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	936	138.04/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,292	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	147.34/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,550	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,061	155.11/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,646	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	168.56/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,104	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	186.24/cwt	183.00–193.00	2,356	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	169.61/cwt	169.00–171.00	2,531	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,532	179.04/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,743	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	193.50/cwt	175.00–221.00	2,351	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	209.85/cwt	195.00–227.00	2,770	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	2,614.73/head	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,615	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	2,723.75/head	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,724	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,327	2,607.61/head	2,100.00–3,050.00	2,608	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,354	3,082.01/head	2,600.00–3,350.00	3,082	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,545	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	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 Aug 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 695Last week 298Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	443.00–467.00	459.36
15	400–450	430	400.00–425.00	407.81
15	450–500	474	400.00–427.00	413.03
32	500–550	532	373.00–407.00	390.55
15	550–600	581	349.00–375.00	353.64
8	600–650	626	320.00–330.00	327.60
7	650–700	678	300.00–330.00	325.14
1	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
5	750–800	772	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	495.00–550.00	515.37
12	400–450	439	441.00–443.00	441.66
16	550–600	557	385.00–403.00	395.27
3	600–650	618	350.00	350.00
46	650–700	680	343.00	343.00
16	700–750	722	326.00–336.00	332.11
5	850–900	873	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	411.00–425.00	418.30
7	500–550	535	365.00–369.00	366.14
3	550–600	557	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	383.00–400.00	394.21
1	400–450	415	369.00	369.00
2	450–500	473	393.00–397.00	394.99
7	500–550	521	313.00–350.00	343.01
3	650–700	697	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	423.00–490.00	450.42
6	450–500	466	393.00–429.00	414.60
5	500–550	542	369.00–397.00	386.59
4	550–600	575	357.00–365.00	358.91
1	650–700	685	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	560.00–585.00	575.14
6	350–400	372	530.00–550.00	541.49
8	400–450	422	471.00–479.00	474.91
11	450–500	459	450.00–471.00	466.72
11	500–550	524	413.00–441.00	435.72
9	550–600	585	380.00–389.00	382.69
8	600–650	624	381.00–393.00	388.33
3	650–700	663	350.00–383.00	360.78
4	700–750	726	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	500.00	500.00
8	400–450	429	450.00–459.00	456.70
12	450–500	482	431.00–439.00	435.07
5	500–550	508	407.00–409.00	407.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	600.00	600.00
24	550–600	576	409.00–443.00	420.22
6	600–650	612	409.00–417.00	414.37
22	650–700	657	394.00–402.00	397.28
4	700–750	730	370.00	370.00
5	750–800	789	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	409.00–425.00	419.99
4	400–450	434	401.00–419.00	409.77
1	450–500	495	391.00	391.00
5	500–550	531	361.00–375.00	368.61
1	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	627	315.00–320.00	316.68
2	700–750	738	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	432	433.00–447.00	440.27
7	550–600	586	350.00–353.00	350.86
2	600–650	623	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	527.00	527.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	374	450.00–501.00	476.96
6	400–450	430	459.00–479.00	466.66
9	450–500	466	417.00–437.00	428.07
12	500–550	521	403.00–429.00	415.66
7	550–600	570	375.00–383.00	377.86
11	600–650	620	337.00–360.00	347.20
8	650–700	665	300.00–330.00	317.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,492	169.00–171.00	169.61
3	—	1,532	176.00–186.00	179.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,248	165.00–175.00	168.56
8	—	1,061	150.00–160.00	155.11
4	—	1,265	183.00–193.00	186.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	146.00–148.00	147.34
4	—	936	131.00–140.00	138.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	198.00	198.00
2	—	1,503	206.00–214.00	210.31
4	—	1,935	222.00–231.00	227.31

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,750.00	3,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,700.00	2,700.00

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	3	—	1,215	175.00–221.00	193.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,320	195.00–227.00	209.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	840	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,614.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,248	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,723.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,354	2,600.00–3,350.00	3,082.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,327	2,100.00–3,050.00	2,607.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,545	3,450.00	3,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	3,350.00	3,350.00

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.