Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2026-09-17

Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 17

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Sep 3Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

431 head

▲ 431 vs last sale 0▼ 422 vs year ago 853 · −49.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 96 vs last sale 0▼ 54 vs year ago 150 · −36.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 0▼ 42 vs year ago 55 · −76.4%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend sale not reported last week. Supply was moderate. Demand was good with active bidding.

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 $367.26/cwt on 47 head, up $24.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 30 comparable sales and sits −13.92 against this barn's trailing median of $381.19.

Average price

$367.26

▲ 24.55 vs prior sale

47 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$36.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.10

vs AR average

+12.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	375.08	2,003	31
Medium and Large 1-2	545	358.45	1,953	11thin
Medium and Large 2	534	338.21	1,806	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.87/cwt here — about $197 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 sale47 hd

367.26

—

AR average9 barns · 348 hd

358.16

+9.10

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

+12.95

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.19

−13.92

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	—	Average	1,615	183.27	2,960	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,488	148.93	2,216	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	140.72	1,688	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,115	121.59	1,355	10

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)	1,580	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,405	$2,350	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,207	$2,013	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$3,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,500	1thin

Every lot

82 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 1	318	547.51/cwt	540.00–565.00	1,741	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,591	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	515.03/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,870	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,624	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,791	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	459.75/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,954	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	422.00/cwt	415.00–429.00	1,878	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	433.44/cwt	423.00–435.00	2,042	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	398.10/cwt	389.00–411.00	1,887	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	400.60/cwt	400.00–401.00	1,927	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,925	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	407.76/cwt	401.00–417.00	2,075	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,956	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	346.85/cwt	337.00–357.00	1,935	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,058	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	369.92/cwt	350.00–381.00	2,142	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	351.18/cwt	340.00–356.00	2,139	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	321.49/cwt	320.00–323.00	2,170	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,327	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	768	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,688	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	305.54/cwt	300.00–311.00	2,353	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,665	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	858	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,780	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	941	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,917	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,635	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	510.83/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,665	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	429.63/cwt	419.00–445.00	1,409	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	457.04/cwt	453.00–465.00	1,700	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	422.36/cwt	417.00–425.00	1,588	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	398	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,516	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	408.15/cwt	400.00–419.00	1,755	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	369.65/cwt	357.00–379.00	1,601	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	391.64/cwt	387.00–395.00	1,715	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	396.75/cwt	383.00–409.00	1,900	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	382.02/cwt	371.00–405.00	1,979	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	366.50/cwt	365.00–369.00	1,946	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	338.21/cwt	325.00–361.00	1,806	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	362.45/cwt	349.00–369.00	2,041	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,961	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	338.29/cwt	333.00–343.00	2,087	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	751	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,328	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	873	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,532	6
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	992	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,678	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,335	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	527.62/cwt	510.00–547.00	1,662	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	411.34/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,559	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	456.57/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,781	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	446.64/cwt	435.00–449.00	1,836	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	399.39/cwt	377.00–421.00	1,709	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	416.60/cwt	403.00–423.00	1,966	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,810	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,925	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	390.12/cwt	375.00–407.00	1,997	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,966	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	367.00/cwt	365.00–369.00	1,982	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	353.49/cwt	351.00–359.00	2,043	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	602	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,926	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	337.04/cwt	331.00–347.00	2,032	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	315.04/cwt	313.00–317.00	2,111	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	704	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,260	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	184.69/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,872	3
Bulls	—	—	1,795	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,213	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	118.75/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,292	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	134.33/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,513	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	125.84/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,453	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	143.88/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,784	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,987	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	145.92/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,154	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	155.95/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,363	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	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	1,155	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,460	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,029	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,207	2,012.98/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	2,013	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,580	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,650	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,574	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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 431Last week 0Year ago 853

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 0Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 55

Compared to last week: No trend sale not reported last week. Supply was moderate. Demand was good with active bidding.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	419.00–445.00	429.63
10	350–400	376	417.00–425.00	422.36
6	400–450	438	387.00–395.00	391.64
8	500–550	531	365.00–369.00	366.50
3	550–600	582	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	545.00	545.00
7	750–800	751	310.00	310.00
6	850–900	873	290.00	290.00
3	950–1000	992	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	398	381.00	381.00
3	400–450	433	357.00–379.00	369.65
5	500–550	534	325.00–361.00	338.21
2	600–650	620	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	500.00–530.00	510.83
3	350–400	372	453.00–465.00	457.04
19	400–450	430	400.00–419.00	408.15
12	450–500	479	383.00–409.00	396.75
20	500–550	518	371.00–405.00	382.02
11	550–600	563	349.00–369.00	362.45
3	600–650	617	333.00–343.00	338.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	540.00–565.00	547.51
2	350–400	363	510.00–520.00	515.03
14	400–450	425	440.00–475.00	459.75
8	450–500	471	423.00–435.00	433.44
10	500–550	509	401.00–417.00	407.76
6	550–600	579	350.00–381.00	369.92
6	600–650	609	340.00–356.00	351.18
2	650–700	675	320.00–323.00	321.49
1	700–750	725	321.00	321.00
2	750–800	770	300.00–311.00	305.54
1	800–850	825	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	768	350.00	350.00
6	850–900	858	324.00	324.00
5	900–950	941	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	365	445.00	445.00
2	400–450	445	415.00–429.00	422.00
9	450–500	474	389.00–411.00	398.10
3	500–550	530	369.00	369.00
6	550–600	558	337.00–357.00	346.85
2	600–650	615	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	377	475.00	475.00
5	450–500	481	400.00–401.00	400.60
4	500–550	508	379.00	379.00
3	550–600	570	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	397.00	397.00
4	500–550	530	371.00	371.00
5	600–650	602	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	445.00	445.00
3	350–400	379	405.00–425.00	411.34
2	400–450	428	377.00–421.00	399.39
1	450–500	480	377.00	377.00
2	500–550	540	365.00–369.00	367.00
1	550–600	565	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	510.00–547.00	527.62
3	350–400	390	440.00–465.00	456.57
8	400–450	411	435.00–449.00	446.64
12	450–500	472	403.00–423.00	416.60
13	500–550	512	375.00–407.00	390.12
16	550–600	578	351.00–359.00	353.49
4	600–650	603	331.00–347.00	337.04
2	650–700	670	313.00–317.00	315.04
4	700–750	704	321.00	321.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,155	124.00–128.00	125.84
6	—	1,088	116.00–121.00	118.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,240	140.00–148.00	143.88
9	—	1,126	130.00–139.00	134.33
1	—	1,290	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	152.00–160.00	155.95
7	—	1,476	139.00–149.00	145.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	179.00	179.00
3	—	1,555	183.00–187.00	184.69

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	3,750.00	3,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	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	1	—	1,260	161.00	161.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	213.00	213.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,207	1,850.00–2,100.00	2,012.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,580	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,405	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,650	156.00	156.00

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.