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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 13

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Aug 6Aug 13Aug 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

327 head

▼ 368 vs last sale 695▼ 531 vs year ago 858 · −61.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 90▼ 60 vs year ago 105 · −57.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 29▼ 22 vs year ago 30 · −73.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers under 400lbs 10.00-15.00 lower, 400-500lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, 500-600lbs 10.00-15.00 higher, over 600lbs 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Due to extreme heat and dry conditions in the area this week, steers and heifer calves too light to test. Demand was strong. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-10.00 lower.

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 $409.13/cwt on 35 head, down $0.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 30 comparable sales and sits −27.68 against this barn's trailing median of $436.81.

Average price

$409.13

▼ 0.01 vs prior sale

35 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,231

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$386

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

$57.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.78

vs AR average

+7.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	420.23	2,321	21
Medium and Large 1-2	535	404.58	2,165	10thin
Medium and Large 2	534	362.25	1,934	4thin

One grade step is worth $57.98/cwt here — about $386 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 sale35 hd

409.13

—

AR average9 barns · 290 hd

404.35

+4.78

National average153 barns · 6,255 hd

401.83

+7.30

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.81

−27.68

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	1,729	207.77	3,593	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	179.87	2,542	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	165.22	2,036	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	131.86	1,352	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)	1,305	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$4,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$3,400	1thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	1,423	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	569.60/cwt	565.00–580.00	1,891	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	482.52/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,703	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,788	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	394	432.27/cwt	430.00–433.00	1,703	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,020	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	430.46/cwt	429.00–435.00	1,773	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	445.18/cwt	443.00–450.00	1,932	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	480.88/cwt	459.00–485.00	2,092	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	421.50/cwt	420.00–423.00	1,939	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	465.54/cwt	461.00–475.00	2,151	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	470	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,289	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	395.54/cwt	380.00–419.00	1,887	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	411.48/cwt	411.00–413.00	2,140	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,999	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	428.25/cwt	425.00–433.00	2,240	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	397.42/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,257	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,243	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	598	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,470	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	396.74/cwt	379.00–400.00	2,531	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	366.98/cwt	365.00–371.00	2,503	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	362.06/cwt	345.00–371.00	2,600	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	736	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,701	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,570	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	384.89/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,463	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	434.26/cwt	425.00–439.00	1,681	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	412	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,833	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	394.46/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,669	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	427.58/cwt	413.00–435.00	1,830	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,857	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	412.39/cwt	409.00–417.00	1,913	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	358.86/cwt	351.00–375.00	1,827	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	392.34/cwt	383.00–401.00	2,044	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,115	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	355.44/cwt	341.00–367.00	2,051	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,986	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	626	358.36/cwt	358.00–359.00	2,243	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	345.22/cwt	330.00–353.00	2,182	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	328.41/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,240	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	311.97/cwt	309.00–315.00	2,131	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,479	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	283.04/cwt	280.00–289.00	2,293	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,820	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	482.34/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,828	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,820	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,802	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,007	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	397.43/cwt	381.00–409.00	1,896	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,032	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,962	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	396.42/cwt	387.00–423.00	2,057	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	352.97/cwt	350.00–359.00	1,906	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	387.00/cwt	385.00–391.00	2,144	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	352.33/cwt	350.00–357.00	2,096	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	350.49/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,205	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	338.25/cwt	329.00–343.00	2,263	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,284	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	336.03/cwt	333.00–345.00	2,429	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	742	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,226	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	321.65/cwt	317.00–325.00	2,435	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,332	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,488	199.06/cwt	198.00–200.00	2,962	2
Bulls	—	—	1,668	215.09/cwt	211.00–221.00	3,588	2
Bulls	—	—	1,816	208.17/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,780	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	131.86/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,352	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	165.34/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,992	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,367	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	155.46/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,979	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,324	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	186.81/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,653	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,303	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,485	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,445	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	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 Aug 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 327Last week 695Year ago 858

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 90Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 29Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	360.00–400.00	384.89
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
3	500–550	509	351.00–375.00	358.86
1	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	615	323.00	323.00
2	650–700	683	309.00–315.00	311.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	455.00	455.00
6	350–400	387	425.00–439.00	434.26
7	400–450	428	413.00–435.00	427.58
7	450–500	464	409.00–417.00	412.39
11	500–550	521	383.00–401.00	392.34
11	550–600	577	341.00–367.00	355.44
9	600–650	632	330.00–353.00	345.22
4	650–700	682	320.00–337.00	328.41
1	700–750	740	335.00	335.00
3	800–850	810	280.00–289.00	283.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	371.00	371.00
8	600–650	626	358.00–359.00	358.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	423	375.00–400.00	394.46
2	450–500	463	401.00	401.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	598	413.00	413.00
5	700–750	736	367.00	367.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	459.00	459.00
4	350–400	394	430.00–433.00	432.27
4	400–450	412	429.00–435.00	430.46
13	450–500	477	380.00–419.00	395.54
3	500–550	522	383.00	383.00
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	605	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	455.00	455.00
6	400–450	434	443.00–450.00	445.18
4	450–500	460	420.00–423.00	421.50
8	500–550	520	411.00–413.00	411.48
2	550–600	595	377.00	377.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	565.00–580.00	569.60
2	350–400	353	480.00–485.00	482.52
14	400–450	435	459.00–485.00	480.88
4	450–500	462	461.00–475.00	465.54
12	500–550	523	425.00–433.00	428.25
2	550–600	568	395.00–400.00	397.42
9	600–650	638	379.00–400.00	396.74
3	650–700	682	365.00–371.00	366.98
7	700–750	718	345.00–371.00	362.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	505.00	505.00
4	450–500	470	487.00	487.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	419.00	419.00
2	500–550	515	381.00	381.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	418	431.00	431.00
5	450–500	477	381.00–409.00	397.43
3	500–550	540	350.00–359.00	352.97
3	550–600	595	350.00–357.00	352.33
1	650–700	690	331.00	331.00
3	700–750	742	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	560.00	560.00
6	350–400	379	475.00–490.00	482.34
1	400–450	400	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	455	441.00	441.00
6	500–550	519	387.00–423.00	396.42
3	550–600	554	385.00–391.00	387.00
4	600–650	629	345.00–355.00	350.49
3	650–700	669	329.00–343.00	338.25
4	700–750	723	333.00–345.00	336.03
3	750–800	757	317.00–325.00	321.65
2	800–850	833	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,205	162.00–170.00	165.34
3	—	1,273	150.00–158.00	155.46
1	—	1,220	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	130.00–134.00	131.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	184.00–190.00	186.81
1	—	1,400	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	211.00–221.00	215.09
7	—	1,816	205.00–210.00	208.17
2	—	1,488	198.00–200.00	199.06

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	—	925	249.00	249.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	198.00	198.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	3,150.00	3,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,500.00	2,500.00

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	—	1,100	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,445	4,100.00	4,100.00

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.