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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 20

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

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Feeder Cattle receipts

232 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 327▼ 397 vs year ago 629 · −63.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 45▼ 41 vs year ago 100 · −41.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 8▼ 135 vs year ago 150 · −90.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 15.00-20.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Extreme heat is impeding cattle movement in sale area.

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 $374.53/cwt on 20 head, down $34.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −62.29 against this barn's trailing median of $436.81.

Average price

$374.53

▼ 34.60 vs prior sale

20 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,052

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$48.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.98

vs AR average

−22.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	378.98	2,057	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	578	359.00	2,075	2thin
Medium and Large 2	575	330.00	1,898	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.98/cwt here — about $160 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 sale20 hd

374.53

—

AR average7 barns · 171 hd

383.51

−8.98

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

−22.25

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.81

−62.29

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	—	Low	1,920	206.43	3,962	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,575	163.33	2,572	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,266	162.24	2,053	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,190	145.09	1,727	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,335	$3,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,765	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,082	$2,323	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$4,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$3,926	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$146	1thin

Every lot

63 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 1	315	557.38/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,756	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	473.61/cwt	457.00–490.00	1,767	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	406.62/cwt	385.00–419.00	1,525	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	387.15/cwt	375.00–399.00	1,587	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	433.22/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,815	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	411.36/cwt	409.00–415.00	1,789	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,949	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	396.79/cwt	377.00–410.00	1,809	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	388.07/cwt	379.00–399.00	1,968	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	372.61/cwt	365.00–387.00	2,116	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,075	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	364.48/cwt	361.00–365.00	2,216	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,060	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	686	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,401	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	334.61/cwt	330.00–339.00	2,302	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	325.02/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,285	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,363	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	430.72/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,460	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	406.78/cwt	403.00–419.00	1,570	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	309.00/cwt	303.00–315.00	1,282	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	370.84/cwt	345.00–379.00	1,628	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	362.21/cwt	350.00–379.00	1,699	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	351.50/cwt	343.00–377.00	1,877	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	329.00/cwt	319.00–339.00	1,793	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	354.06/cwt	343.00–361.00	2,029	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	313.12/cwt	305.00–317.00	2,114	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	292.98/cwt	289.00–301.00	2,104	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,174	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,768	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	442.36/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,637	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	421.75/cwt	407.00–430.00	1,788	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,587	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	390.82/cwt	381.00–411.00	1,849	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	371.29/cwt	347.00–381.00	1,920	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,749	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,688	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	350.22/cwt	330.00–361.00	2,010	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	335.46/cwt	330.00–341.00	2,060	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,848	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	324.94/cwt	323.00–329.00	2,174	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,324	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,801	203.44/cwt	202.00–206.00	3,664	4
Bulls	—	—	1,923	196.90/cwt	194.00–200.00	3,786	3
Bulls	—	—	1,971	210.94/cwt	208.00–214.00	4,158	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	145.09/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,727	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	155.02/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,927	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	173.05/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,180	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	162.26/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,117	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	170.78/cwt	168.00–174.00	2,664	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	158.36/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,510	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,082	2,322.50/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,323	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	2,764.75/head	2,150.00–3,350.00	2,765	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	146.00/head	146.00–146.00	146	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,908	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	3,926.35/head	3,850.00–4,000.00	3,926	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 327Year ago 629

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 45Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 8Year ago 150

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	339	425.00–440.00	430.72
4	350–400	386	403.00–419.00	406.78
10	400–450	439	345.00–379.00	370.84
8	450–500	469	350.00–379.00	362.21
19	500–550	534	343.00–377.00	351.50
6	550–600	573	343.00–361.00	354.06
3	650–700	675	305.00–317.00	313.12
3	700–750	718	289.00–301.00	292.98
2	800–850	808	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	303.00–315.00	309.00
2	500–550	545	319.00–339.00	329.00
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	385.00–419.00	406.62
2	400–450	410	375.00–399.00	387.15
1	450–500	460	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	630	327.00	327.00
1	750–800	780	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	550.00–565.00	557.38
2	350–400	373	457.00–490.00	473.61
6	400–450	419	420.00–455.00	433.22
4	450–500	456	377.00–410.00	396.79
7	500–550	507	379.00–399.00	388.07
10	550–600	568	365.00–387.00	372.61
8	600–650	608	361.00–365.00	364.48
5	650–700	688	330.00–339.00	334.61
2	700–750	703	320.00–330.00	325.02
1	750–800	750	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	435	409.00–415.00	411.36
2	550–600	578	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	686	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	433.00	433.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	520.00	520.00
2	350–400	370	440.00–445.00	442.36
8	400–450	424	407.00–430.00	421.75
6	450–500	473	381.00–411.00	390.82
11	500–550	517	347.00–381.00	371.29
6	550–600	574	330.00–361.00	350.22
4	600–650	614	330.00–341.00	335.46
6	650–700	669	323.00–329.00	324.94
1	800–850	845	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	369.00	369.00
2	500–550	538	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	558	300.00–305.00	302.51
1	600–650	635	291.00	291.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,082	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,322.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	2,150.00–3,350.00	2,764.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	3,650.00	3,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	146.00	146.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	175.00	175.00

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	2	—	1,250	4,100.00	4,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	3,850.00–4,000.00	3,926.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,923	194.00–200.00	196.90
4	—	1,801	202.00–206.00	203.44
9	—	1,971	208.00–214.00	210.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	168.00–174.00	170.78
3	—	1,585	156.00–160.00	158.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	144.00–146.00	145.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	170.00–176.00	173.05
3	—	1,243	152.00–158.00	155.02
2	—	1,305	160.00–165.00	162.26

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.