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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 27

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Aug 20Aug 27Sep 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

455 head

▲ 223 vs last sale 232▲ 455 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 59▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 15▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold 7.00-10.00 higher, over 500lbs 10.00-15.00 lower. 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 $329.77/cwt on 29 head, down $20.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −51.41 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$329.77

▼ 20.63 vs prior sale

29 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$28.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.93

vs AR average

−8.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	338.72	1,882	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	329.81	1,806	10thin
Medium and Large 2	536	310.34	1,663	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.38/cwt here — about $219 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 sale29 hd

329.77

—

AR average8 barns · 195 hd

333.70

−3.93

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

−8.25

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

−51.41

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	1,725	196.78	3,395	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,373	154.50	2,121	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	148.74	1,827	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,043	134.00	1,398	4thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,274	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,167	$2,137	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$2,650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,410	$220	1thin

Every lot

84 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	329	541.77/cwt	535.00–550.00	1,782	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	504.68/cwt	495.00–525.00	1,827	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	443.44/cwt	423.00–467.00	1,676	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	450.90/cwt	431.00–455.00	1,912	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	382.00/cwt	373.00–400.00	1,700	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	404.71/cwt	393.00–415.00	1,898	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	357.49/cwt	351.00–375.00	1,709	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,824	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	515	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,220	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	383.02/cwt	367.00–401.00	1,984	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	339.42/cwt	330.00–359.00	1,758	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	556	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,285	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	369.37/cwt	353.00–385.00	2,102	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	348.50/cwt	347.00–350.00	2,011	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	336.93/cwt	329.00–345.00	1,954	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,056	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	317.25/cwt	315.00–329.00	2,192	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	307.58/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,208	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	417.55/cwt	411.00–421.00	1,403	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	363.95/cwt	361.00–373.00	1,223	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,356	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	377.34/cwt	370.00–391.00	1,385	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	376	429.97/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,617	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	378.64/cwt	373.00–381.00	1,621	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	352.37/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,512	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	334.33/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,458	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	356.73/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,709	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	322.86/cwt	300.00–331.00	1,569	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	309.41/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,627	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	348.07/cwt	345.00–363.00	1,852	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	334.02/cwt	333.00–335.00	1,777	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,825	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	330.70/cwt	323.00–333.00	1,905	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,843	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,627	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	325.91/cwt	321.00–335.00	2,017	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	314.62/cwt	307.00–325.00	2,089	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,251	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	289.89/cwt	275.00–299.00	2,273	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,285	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,223	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,649	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	440.56/cwt	431.00–475.00	1,696	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	447.86/cwt	429.00–465.00	1,841	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	392.40/cwt	361.00–411.00	1,672	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	421.64/cwt	419.00–425.00	1,817	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	393.27/cwt	371.00–411.00	1,864	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,790	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	332.63/cwt	300.00–357.00	1,633	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,773	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	325.97/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,685	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	363.67/cwt	347.00–375.00	1,884	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	346.47/cwt	333.00–357.00	1,951	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,692	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	319.63/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,844	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	322.46/cwt	309.00–337.00	2,012	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	304.58/cwt	300.00–307.00	2,016	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	276.40/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,888	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,136	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,283	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,638	196.94/cwt	194.00–199.00	3,226	5
Bulls	—	—	1,729	203.98/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,527	6
Bulls	—	—	1,933	174.76/cwt	169.00–179.00	3,378	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,310	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,488	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	143.73/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,644	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	149.62/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,879	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,064	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,872	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,384	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,076	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	220.00/head	220.00–220.00	220	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	2,136.57/head	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,137	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,273.61/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,274	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	169.50/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,217	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,158	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,540	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 455Last week 232Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	411.00–421.00	417.55
3	350–400	367	370.00–391.00	377.34
12	400–450	428	373.00–381.00	378.64
16	450–500	479	350.00–365.00	356.73
6	500–550	532	345.00–363.00	348.07
7	550–600	576	323.00–333.00	330.70
7	600–650	619	321.00–335.00	325.91
12	650–700	664	307.00–325.00	314.62
1	700–750	710	317.00	317.00
7	750–800	784	275.00–299.00	289.89
1	800–850	825	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	361.00–373.00	363.95
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
6	400–450	436	320.00–350.00	334.33
9	450–500	486	300.00–331.00	322.86
5	500–550	526	300.00–317.00	309.41
1	550–600	585	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	605	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	393.00	393.00
13	400–450	429	350.00–355.00	352.37
4	500–550	532	333.00–335.00	334.02
6	550–600	558	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	425.00–435.00	429.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	535.00–550.00	541.77
3	350–400	362	495.00–525.00	504.68
6	400–450	424	431.00–455.00	450.90
8	450–500	469	393.00–415.00	404.71
7	500–550	518	367.00–401.00	383.02
10	550–600	569	353.00–385.00	369.37
1	600–650	610	337.00	337.00
6	650–700	691	315.00–329.00	317.25
2	700–750	718	300.00–315.00	307.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	423.00–467.00	443.44
3	400–450	445	373.00–400.00	382.00
7	450–500	478	351.00–375.00	357.49
3	500–550	518	330.00–359.00	339.42
2	550–600	580	329.00–345.00	336.93
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	508	359.00	359.00
4	550–600	577	347.00–350.00	348.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	556	411.00	411.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	431.00	431.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	365.00	365.00
11	400–450	426	361.00–411.00	392.40
5	450–500	491	300.00–357.00	332.63
3	500–550	517	300.00–350.00	325.97
5	550–600	564	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	683	270.00–289.00	276.40
1	700–750	735	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	485.00	485.00
5	350–400	385	431.00–475.00	440.56
9	400–450	411	429.00–465.00	447.86
11	450–500	474	371.00–411.00	393.27
10	500–550	518	347.00–375.00	363.67
8	550–600	563	333.00–357.00	346.47
7	600–650	624	309.00–337.00	322.46
3	650–700	662	300.00–307.00	304.58
1	700–750	705	303.00	303.00
1	750–800	790	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	431	419.00–425.00	421.64
4	450–500	485	369.00	369.00
3	500–550	517	343.00	343.00
8	550–600	577	315.00–327.00	319.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,256	148.00–153.00	149.62
4	—	1,144	141.00–146.00	143.73
1	—	1,290	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	138.00	138.00
2	—	1,008	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,300	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,933	169.00–179.00	174.76
6	—	1,729	200.00–208.00	203.98
5	—	1,638	194.00–199.00	196.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,410	220.00	220.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	240.00	240.00

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)	3	—	1,167	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,136.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,170	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,273.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	152.00	152.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,540	151.00	151.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,308	169.00–170.00	169.50

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	—	1,075	2,650.00	2,650.00

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.