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Benton County Sale Barn Market Report

Siloam Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 20, 2026

306 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $351.50/cwt -40.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,877/hd at 534 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $371.29/cwt -25.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,920/hd at 517 lb · 11 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $370.84/cwt -61.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,628/hd at 439 lb · 10 head
Siloam Springs, AR 5-weight heifers brought $352/cwt, with the class down $52 from its early July peak of $402/cwt. Receipts at 306 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 306 380 879
Feeder cattle 232 327 629
Slaughter cattle 59 45 100
Replacement cattle 15 8 150

Market comments — USDA reporter

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.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 550.00–565.00 $557.38 $1,756 -12.22
370–375 373 2 457.00–490.00 $473.61 $1,767 -8.91
405–445 419 6 420.00–455.00 $433.22 $1,815 -47.66
450 thin fleshed 450 1 433.00 $433.00 $1,948 -54.00
450–460 456 4 377.00–410.00 $396.79 $1,809 -68.75
500–513 507 7 379.00–399.00 $388.07 $1,968 -40.18
550–581 568 10 365.00–387.00 $372.61 $2,116 -24.81
605–630 608 8 361.00–365.00 $364.48 $2,216 -32.26
686 value added 686 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,401 —
685–690 688 5 330.00–339.00 $334.61 $2,302 -32.37
700–705 703 2 320.00–330.00 $325.02 $2,285 -37.04
750 750 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,362 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 375 3 385.00–419.00 $406.62 $1,525 -25.65
405–415 410 2 375.00–399.00 $387.15 $1,587 -43.31
460 460 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,518 -65.54
575 575 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,898 +30.00
630 630 1 327.00 $327.00 $2,060 -23.00
780 780 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,106 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 435 6 409.00–415.00 $411.36 $1,789 -33.82
578 578 2 359.00 $359.00 $2,075 -18.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 339 6 425.00–440.00 $430.72 $1,460 -24.28
365–393 386 4 403.00–419.00 $406.78 $1,570 -27.48
405–445 439 10 345.00–379.00 $370.84 $1,628 -56.74
450–495 469 8 350.00–379.00 $362.21 $1,699 -50.18
515–548 534 19 343.00–377.00 $351.50 $1,877 -40.84
550–588 573 6 343.00–361.00 $354.06 $2,029 -1.38
655–685 675 3 305.00–317.00 $313.12 $2,114 -15.29
715–720 718 3 289.00–301.00 $292.98 $2,104 -42.02
808 808 2 269.00 $269.00 $2,174 -14.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 303.00–315.00 $309.00 $1,282 -41.00
545 545 2 319.00–339.00 $329.00 $1,793 —
690 690 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,932 -31.97

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 520.00 $520.00 $1,768 -40.00
350–390 370 2 440.00–445.00 $442.36 $1,637 -39.98
408–445 424 8 407.00–430.00 $421.75 $1,788 -33.25
465–485 473 6 381.00–411.00 $390.82 $1,849 -50.18
505–530 517 11 347.00–381.00 $371.29 $1,920 -25.13
567–595 574 6 330.00–361.00 $350.22 $2,010 -36.78
610–618 614 4 330.00–341.00 $335.46 $2,060 -15.03
650–683 669 6 323.00–329.00 $324.94 $2,174 -13.31
845 845 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,324 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 369.00 $369.00 $1,587 -62.00
538 538 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,748 -27.97
555–560 558 2 300.00–305.00 $302.51 $1,688 —
635 635 1 291.00 $291.00 $1,848 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1300 1243 80-85% 3 152.00–158.00 $155.02 $1,927 -38.98
1240–1280 1260 80-85% 2 170.00–176.00 $173.05 $2,180 +17.59
1180–1430 1305 80-85% 2 160.00–165.00 $162.26 $2,117 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1675 1560 75-80% 2 168.00–174.00 $170.78 $2,664 —
1520–1710 1585 75-80% 3 156.00–160.00 $158.36 $2,510 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1300 1190 85-90% 2 144.00–146.00 $145.09 $1,727 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675–1865 1801 4 202.00–206.00 $203.44 $3,664 -4.73
1680–2135 1923 3 194.00–200.00 $196.90 $3,786 —
1625–2215 1971 9 208.00–214.00 $210.94 $4,158 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 146.00 $146.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,908

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00
900–1180 1082 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,250.00–2,400.00 $2,322.50
1205 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00
1190–1250 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,150.00–3,350.00 $2,764.75
1335 1335 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,650.00 $3,650.00

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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
1095–1135 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,850.00–4,000.00 $3,926.35 +526.35
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 4,100.00 $4,100.00 —

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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.