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Benton County Sale Barn Market Report

Siloam Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 16, 2026

743 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (4)

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $414.23/cwt +15.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,639/hd at 637 lb · 80 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $377.78/cwt +1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,160/hd at 572 lb · 43 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $370.73/cwt +7.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,334/hd at 630 lb · 40 head
Siloam Springs 6-weight steers brought $408/cwt, running $14/cwt above the AR average ($394) but $11/cwt under GreenForest. AR 6-weight steers are down $27 from their late-June peak of $419/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 743 706 842
Feeder cattle 605 615 642
Slaughter cattle 109 76 180
Replacement cattle 29 15 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher, over 400lbs 10.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00-15.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–343 335 5 590.00–610.00 $597.71 $2,002 -53.57
400–417 410 5 493.00–500.00 $495.73 $2,032 -24.62
450–460 458 12 469.00–491.00 $479.53 $2,196 -11.84
503–516 512 7 421.00–461.00 $449.78 $2,303 -8.55
558 value added 558 12 461.00 $461.00 $2,572 —
555–567 561 7 397.00–437.00 $422.68 $2,371 -18.81
615–625 620 4 385.00–403.00 $393.93 $2,442 -4.87
611–643 value added 638 76 409.00–427.00 $415.30 $2,650 —
663–687 682 29 381.00–393.00 $389.89 $2,659 -10.11
715–720 717 3 350.00–361.00 $357.32 $2,562 -13.68
757 value added 757 15 378.00 $378.00 $2,861 —
785 785 3 367.00 $367.00 $2,881 +4.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,540 -57.09
423–425 424 3 430.00–450.00 $436.69 $1,852 -28.93
490 490 2 431.00 $431.00 $2,112 -19.06
550–595 580 3 380.00–381.00 $380.32 $2,206 -3.55

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 339 4 515.00–525.00 $517.47 $1,754 +17.47
380–395 387 5 487.00–501.00 $495.05 $1,916 +21.28
410–431 426 9 441.00–477.00 $461.66 $1,967 -3.47
463–492 478 21 369.00–413.00 $391.66 $1,872 -42.07
508–535 523 16 367.00–383.00 $376.75 $1,970 -19.11
550–595 568 20 350.00–377.00 $367.95 $2,090 -7.90
573–581 value added 575 23 385.00–390.00 $386.32 $2,221 —
615–646 627 13 349.00–363.00 $353.54 $2,217 -4.64
631 631 27 379.00 $379.00 $2,391 +20.82
650 650 11 379.00 $379.00 $2,464 +30.90
660–688 679 3 323.00–329.00 $324.94 $2,206 -23.16
858 858 2 293.00 $293.00 $2,514 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,672 —
408–420 412 3 403.00–425.00 $417.52 $1,720 +20.09
453 453 2 397.00 $397.00 $1,798 +37.20
630 630 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,890 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 2 429.00 $429.00 $1,836 +1.12

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–348 331 6 525.00–570.00 $559.46 $1,852 -35.54
410–445 424 11 465.00–487.00 $477.16 $2,023 -39.74
450–495 463 13 441.00–471.00 $460.55 $2,132 -9.60
505–515 508 5 423.00–431.00 $426.59 $2,167 -16.16
553 553 4 423.00–429.00 $426.00 $2,356 +18.18
630–645 634 7 349.00–377.00 $369.52 $2,343 -13.38
660–685 668 4 343.00–357.00 $351.68 $2,349 —
705–735 715 3 345.00–355.00 $351.57 $2,514 +16.57
770 770 1 311.00 $311.00 $2,395 -39.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,665 +7.39
445 445 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,847 -51.05
465–490 480 4 380.00–421.00 $407.04 $1,954 +46.04
532 532 3 367.00 $367.00 $1,952 -42.00
575–585 580 4 357.00–381.00 $370.98 $2,152 —
625 625 1 327.00 $327.00 $2,044 -15.68
760 760 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,280 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 2 423.00 $423.00 $2,107 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1335 1110 80-85% 11 164.00–174.00 $169.12 $1,877 -23.29
1065–1315 1248 80-85% 17 176.00–186.00 $182.50 $2,278 +20.21
1255–1445 1330 80-85% 4 189.00–198.00 $193.82 $2,578 +19.66
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1560 1359 75-80% 8 173.00–181.00 $179.85 $2,444 —
1350–1555 1508 75-80% 15 187.00–197.00 $190.51 $2,873 -6.95
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860 860 85-90% 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,161 —
800–980 905 85-90% 5 147.00–156.00 $151.34 $1,370 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 1 206.00 $206.00 $2,843 —
1520–1875 1652 6 231.00–241.00 $234.49 $3,874 —
1665–2035 1850 2 222.00–225.00 $223.65 $4,138 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910–1095 1003 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 245.00–261.00 $252.26 $2,530
1085–1410 1171 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 185.00–215.00 $198.02 $2,319

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1050–1095 1073 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,650.00–3,600.00 $3,115.03
1215 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00
1225–1300 1247 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 2,300.00–2,450.00 $2,357.52
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00
1320 1320 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,600.00 $3,600.00
945–1435 1330 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,950.00–2,700.00 $2,540.04
1120–1515 1358 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,650.00–2,850.00 $2,795.03

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,800.00 $3,800.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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