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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 3

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

578 head

▲ 123 vs last sale 455▼ 504 vs year ago 1,082 · −46.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 47▼ 139 vs year ago 210 · −66.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 14▼ 67 vs year ago 80 · −83.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed under 400lbs 10.00-15.00 lower, 400-500lbs 10.00-15.00 higher, 500-600lbs 5.00-10.00 lower, over 600lbs 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-5.00 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 $342.72/cwt on 75 head, up $12.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −38.47 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$342.72

▲ 12.94 vs prior sale

75 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$43.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.64

vs AR average

+11.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	353.74	1,892	28
Medium and Large 1-2	578	340.00	1,965	41
Medium and Large 2	551	309.86	1,707	6thin

One grade step is worth $43.88/cwt here — about $185 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale75 hd

342.72

—

AR average8 barns · 285 hd

337.07

+5.64

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

+11.20

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

−38.47

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	1,528	182.81	2,793	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	167.01	2,452	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	139.80	1,675	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,213	126.76	1,538	6thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$2,234	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,248	$2,023	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,323	$2,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$2,500	1thin

Every lot

77 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	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,486	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,727	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,764	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	451.27/cwt	449.00–455.00	2,004	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	444	378.54/cwt	353.00–395.00	1,681	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	451	371.39/cwt	369.00–375.00	1,675	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	397.88/cwt	393.00–407.00	1,886	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,119	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,014	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	349.21/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,851	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	583	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,303	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	359.24/cwt	350.00–379.00	2,098	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	324.40/cwt	300.00–337.00	2,018	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,102	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	339.42/cwt	327.00–361.00	2,294	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,373	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	722	342.54/cwt	334.00–363.00	2,473	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	795	342.00/cwt	341.00–343.00	2,719	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	840	334.29/cwt	331.00–341.00	2,808	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	303	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,288	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	363.94/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,161	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	357	356.96/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,274	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,402	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	388.16/cwt	377.00–400.00	1,502	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	341.70/cwt	341.00–343.00	1,452	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	381.63/cwt	379.00–387.00	1,641	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	460	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,845	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	335.35/cwt	331.00–340.00	1,559	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	374.44/cwt	373.00–385.00	1,771	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	353.85/cwt	345.00–361.00	1,684	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	345.58/cwt	333.00–355.00	1,790	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,599	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	314.79/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,763	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,965	41
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	378.20/cwt	359.00–393.00	2,216	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,885	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	631	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,038	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	294.75/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,883	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,952	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	323.00/cwt	321.00–325.00	2,374	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	417.93/cwt	400.00–421.00	1,325	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,606	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	366.19/cwt	345.00–411.00	1,329	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	470.46/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,783	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,651	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	382.91/cwt	377.00–400.00	1,627	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	433.03/cwt	421.00–447.00	1,858	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,800	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,553	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	388.35/cwt	377.00–397.00	1,814	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,906	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	357.73/cwt	341.00–375.00	1,882	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	358.62/cwt	347.00–375.00	2,044	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	322.85/cwt	300.00–331.00	1,885	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,203	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	304.29/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,908	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,185	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,973	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,279	167.91/cwt	164.00–171.00	2,148	4
Bulls	—	—	1,475	184.44/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,720	3
Bulls	—	—	1,912	201.04/cwt	196.00–208.00	3,844	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	135.48/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,531	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,213	126.76/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,538	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	141.27/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,716	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,455	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,241	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	167.01/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,452	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,480	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	2,023.35/head	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,023	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	2,234.28/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,234	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,744	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,181	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 Sep 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 578Last week 455Year ago 1,082

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 47Year ago 210

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 14Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	425.00	425.00
4	350–400	387	377.00–400.00	388.16
3	400–450	430	379.00–387.00	381.63
11	450–500	473	373.00–385.00	374.44
21	500–550	518	333.00–355.00	345.58
7	550–600	586	359.00–393.00	378.20
5	600–650	608	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	735	321.00–325.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	350.00–390.00	363.94
5	350–400	357	355.00–365.00	356.96
6	400–450	425	341.00–343.00	341.70
2	450–500	465	331.00–340.00	335.35
2	500–550	533	300.00	300.00
4	550–600	560	300.00–321.00	314.79
4	600–650	639	293.00–300.00	294.75
2	650–700	680	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	401.00	401.00
8	600–650	631	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	369.00	369.00
22	450–500	476	345.00–361.00	353.85
41	550–600	578	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	445.00	445.00
8	400–450	444	449.00–455.00	451.27
3	450–500	474	393.00–407.00	397.88
7	500–550	501	423.00	423.00
14	550–600	584	350.00–379.00	359.24
3	600–650	635	331.00	331.00
6	650–700	676	327.00–361.00	339.42
4	700–750	719	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	583	395.00	395.00
16	700–750	722	334.00–363.00	342.54
6	750–800	795	341.00–343.00	342.00
3	800–850	840	331.00–341.00	334.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	417.00	417.00
5	450–500	451	369.00–375.00	371.39
3	500–550	515	391.00	391.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	407.00	407.00
4	400–450	444	353.00–395.00	378.54
6	500–550	530	320.00–375.00	349.21
1	550–600	570	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	622	300.00–337.00	324.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	317	400.00–421.00	417.93
3	350–400	363	345.00–411.00	366.19
12	400–450	425	377.00–400.00	382.91
2	450–500	450	345.00	345.00
3	500–550	525	363.00	363.00
4	550–600	584	300.00–331.00	322.85
5	600–650	627	300.00–321.00	304.29
1	750–800	750	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	431.00	431.00
3	400–450	440	409.00	409.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	475.00	475.00
6	350–400	379	465.00–475.00	470.46
7	400–450	429	421.00–447.00	433.03
6	450–500	467	377.00–397.00	388.35
11	500–550	526	341.00–375.00	357.73
10	550–600	570	347.00–375.00	358.62
3	600–650	607	363.00	363.00
1	650–700	660	331.00	331.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,480	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,263	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,234.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,248	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,023.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	2,500.00	2,500.00

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	2	—	1,008	173.00	173.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	201.00	201.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,912	196.00–208.00	201.04
4	—	1,279	164.00–171.00	167.91
3	—	1,475	180.00–188.00	184.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,215	140.00–144.00	141.27
1	—	1,455	154.00	154.00
5	—	1,130	132.00–138.00	135.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,213	120.00–130.00	126.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	165.00–169.00	167.01

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.