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Benton County Sale Barn Market Report

Siloam Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 3, 2026

662 head sold ·Official USDA report

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $340.00/cwt +13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,965/hd at 578 lb · 41 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $353.85/cwt ≈ $1,684/hd at 476 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $345.58/cwt -2.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,790/hd at 518 lb · 21 head
Siloam Springs 5-weight heifers sold at $343/cwt, running $5/cwt above the AR average ($338) and $1/cwt under Heber Springs. AR 5-weight heifers are down $46 from their early August peak of $385. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 662 516 1,372
Feeder cattle 578 455 1,082
Slaughter cattle 71 47 210
Replacement cattle 13 14 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

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.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 388 3 445.00 $445.00 $1,727 -59.68
442–448 444 8 449.00–455.00 $451.27 $2,004 +0.37
463–495 474 3 393.00–407.00 $397.88 $1,886 -6.83
501 501 7 423.00 $423.00 $2,119 +39.98
583 value added 583 3 395.00 $395.00 $2,303 -16.00
558–598 584 14 350.00–379.00 $359.24 $2,098 -10.13
635 635 3 331.00 $331.00 $2,102 -6.00
669–695 676 6 327.00–361.00 $339.42 $2,294 +22.17
719 719 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,373 +22.42
708–730 value added 722 16 334.00–363.00 $342.54 $2,473 —
792–797 value added 795 6 341.00–343.00 $342.00 $2,719 —
830–845 value added 840 3 331.00–341.00 $334.29 $2,808 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 407.00 $407.00 $1,486 -36.44
440–448 444 4 353.00–395.00 $378.54 $1,681 -3.46
515–535 530 6 320.00–375.00 $349.21 $1,851 +9.79
570 570 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,881 -6.93
615–635 622 3 300.00–337.00 $324.40 $2,018 +24.40
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 2 417.00 $417.00 $1,764 —
450–452 451 5 369.00–375.00 $371.39 $1,675 —
515 515 3 391.00 $391.00 $2,014 +32.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,288 +7.45
375–398 387 4 377.00–400.00 $388.16 $1,502 +10.82
425–433 430 3 379.00–387.00 $381.63 $1,641 +2.99
460 value added 460 2 401.00 $401.00 $1,845 —
450–485 473 11 373.00–385.00 $374.44 $1,771 +17.71
504–535 518 21 333.00–355.00 $345.58 $1,790 -2.49
579–595 586 7 359.00–393.00 $378.20 $2,216 +47.50
608 608 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,885 -15.91
631 value added 631 8 323.00 $323.00 $2,038 —
735 735 2 321.00–325.00 $323.00 $2,374 +6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 369.00 $369.00 $1,402 —
472–493 476 22 345.00–361.00 $353.85 $1,684 —
578 578 41 340.00 $340.00 $1,965 +13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–345 319 5 350.00–390.00 $363.94 $1,161 -0.01
350–359 357 5 355.00–365.00 $356.96 $1,274 +6.96
415–445 425 6 341.00–343.00 $341.70 $1,452 +7.37
450–480 465 2 331.00–340.00 $335.35 $1,559 +12.49
533 533 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,599 -9.41
555–565 560 4 300.00–321.00 $314.79 $1,763 -0.21
638–640 639 4 293.00–300.00 $294.75 $1,883 +25.75
680 680 2 287.00 $287.00 $1,952 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 2 475.00 $475.00 $1,606 -10.00
358–393 379 6 465.00–475.00 $470.46 $1,783 +29.90
400–439 429 7 421.00–447.00 $433.03 $1,858 -14.83
460–473 467 6 377.00–397.00 $388.35 $1,814 -4.92
510–540 526 11 341.00–375.00 $357.73 $1,882 -5.94
550–590 570 10 347.00–375.00 $358.62 $2,044 +12.15
607 607 3 363.00 $363.00 $2,203 +40.54
660 660 1 331.00 $331.00 $2,185 +26.42
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–325 317 7 400.00–421.00 $417.93 $1,325 +52.93
350–370 363 3 345.00–411.00 $366.19 $1,329 —
413–447 425 12 377.00–400.00 $382.91 $1,627 -9.49
450 450 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,552 —
525 525 3 363.00 $363.00 $1,906 +37.03
580–595 584 4 300.00–331.00 $322.85 $1,885 +22.85
624–640 627 5 300.00–321.00 $304.29 $1,908 —
750 750 1 263.00 $263.00 $1,972 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 431.00 $431.00 $1,651 —
440 440 3 409.00 $409.00 $1,800 -12.64

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1245 1130 80-85% 5 132.00–138.00 $135.48 $1,531 -8.25
1100–1375 1215 80-85% 5 140.00–144.00 $141.27 $1,716 —
1455 1455 80-85% 1 154.00 $154.00 $2,241 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1275 1213 85-90% 6 120.00–130.00 $126.76 $1,538 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1475 1468 75-80% 2 165.00–169.00 $167.01 $2,452 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1490 1279 4 164.00–171.00 $167.91 $2,148 —
1305–1770 1475 3 180.00–188.00 $184.44 $2,720 —
1730–2120 1912 3 196.00–208.00 $201.04 $3,844 +26.28

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1008 1008 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 173.00 $173.00 $1,744
1085 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 201.00 $201.00 $2,181

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
1220 1220 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00
1220–1275 1248 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,950.00–2,100.00 $2,023.35
1196–1330 1263 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,050.00–2,400.00 $2,234.28

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00

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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
1290 1290 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —
1355 1355 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —
1480 1480 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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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.