Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend sale closed past two weeks for the holidays .Cows and bulls not reported due to time.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.38/cwt on 663 head.

Average price

$150.38

663 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$46.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.36

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	156.22	797	408
Medium and Large 1-2	474	153.28	727	115
Medium and Large 2	519	133.13	691	127
Medium and Large 3	464	109.90	510	13thin

One grade step is worth $46.31/cwt here — about $286 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale663 hd

150.38

—

AR average6 barns · 1,467 hd

146.02

+4.36

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

101 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	141.98/cwt	134.00–153.00	825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	191.32/cwt	175.00–200.00	897	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	166.31/cwt	160.00–176.00	622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	182.86/cwt	175.00–189.00	779	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	182.16/cwt	175.00–189.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	158.32/cwt	146.00–173.00	750	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	152.01/cwt	140.00–166.00	797	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	421	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	728	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	141.04/cwt	134.00–144.00	944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	496	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	823	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	918	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	152.83/cwt	144.00–160.00	1,096	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	148.83/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,173	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	157.46/cwt	140.00–166.00	753	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	166.28/cwt	150.00–176.00	712	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	165.00/cwt	150.00–173.00	629	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	164.00/cwt	149.00–173.00	697	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	149.51/cwt	137.00–153.00	908	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	148.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	991	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	167.58/cwt	165.00–171.00	878	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	432	208.90/cwt	202.00–216.00	902	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	143.48/cwt	140.00–154.00	920	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	159.63/cwt	149.00–164.00	987	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	177.82/cwt	167.00–185.00	916	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	199.46/cwt	183.00–212.00	838	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	159.63/cwt	150.00–165.00	915	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	957	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	180.75/cwt	176.00–189.00	835	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	519	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	971	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	462	206.56/cwt	206.00–208.00	954	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	197.01/cwt	188.00–208.00	735	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	202.35/cwt	194.00–208.00	660	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	156.27/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,063	22
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	530	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	334	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	580	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	166.63/cwt	158.00–189.00	951	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	648	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	991	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	136.80/cwt	130.00–146.00	928	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	174.35/cwt	160.00–180.00	828	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	146.49/cwt	141.00–151.00	908	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	724	132.36/cwt	130.00–137.00	958	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	189.20/cwt	180.00–196.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	145.16/cwt	135.00–150.00	768	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	155.30/cwt	146.00–166.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	764	128.00/cwt	125.00–129.00	978	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	781	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	859	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	162.94/cwt	148.00–170.00	844	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	148.85/cwt	140.00–156.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	192.70/cwt	184.00–196.00	730	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	153.57/cwt	148.00–170.00	564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	618	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	803	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	130.62/cwt	129.00–135.00	754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	815	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	160.86/cwt	150.00–170.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	194.74/cwt	179.00–209.00	828	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	152.45/cwt	140.00–157.00	870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	147.27/cwt	133.00–158.00	845	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	692	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	886	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	563	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	732	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	646	149.36/cwt	149.00–151.00	965	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	151.83/cwt	138.00–167.00	800	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	113.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	103.37/cwt	100.00–107.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	114.90/cwt	107.00–121.00	429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	142.98/cwt	134.00–150.00	535	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	145.17/cwt	135.00–152.00	483	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	130.69/cwt	120.00–137.00	680	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	136.59/cwt	118.00–140.00	583	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	148.46/cwt	140.00–158.00	773	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	160.61/cwt	147.00–168.00	765	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	128.71/cwt	124.00–135.00	806	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	125.24/cwt	116.00–130.00	721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	129.22/cwt	126.00–130.00	930	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	133.09/cwt	124.00–140.00	624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	120.86/cwt	120.00–128.00	958	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	153.96/cwt	147.00–165.00	582	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	132.90/cwt	130.00–138.00	844	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	379	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	159.61/cwt	151.00–166.00	519	19

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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