Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed with the better kind under 400 lbs steady to 2.00 higher over 400 lbs mostly steady to 5.00 lower and the plainer 400-600 lbs 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly 3.00-5.00 lower with better 300-350 lbs and most plainer kind steady to 2.00 higher. Quality was not as good as last with several unweaned calves in the offering. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.58/cwt on 554 head.

Average price

$146.58

554 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$30.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.71

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	151.72	727	308
Medium and Large 1-2	511	146.25	748	129
Medium and Large 2	484	133.99	649	112
Medium and Large 3	492	120.80	595	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.92/cwt here — about $132 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 sale554 hd

146.58

—

AR average8 barns · 2,535 hd

145.88

+0.71

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

100 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 1-2	—	568	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	818	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	177.76/cwt	173.00–185.00	827	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,014	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	144.69/cwt	130.00–150.00	844	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	153.45/cwt	148.00–159.00	801	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	197.56/cwt	188.00–206.00	824	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	157.30/cwt	154.00–160.00	906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	163.80/cwt	155.00–176.00	785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	168.67/cwt	150.00–182.00	720	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,210	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	720	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	160.46/cwt	157.00–170.00	834	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	139.55/cwt	135.00–144.00	931	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	138.45/cwt	130.00–145.00	858	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	147.67/cwt	140.00–155.00	780	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	134.05/cwt	130.00–136.00	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	945	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	174.04/cwt	170.00–183.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	123.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	158.23/cwt	149.00–166.00	660	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	144.01/cwt	136.00–152.00	818	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	177.82/cwt	168.00–188.00	934	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	191.24/cwt	182.00–200.00	914	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	465	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	875	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	203.75/cwt	185.00–212.00	650	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	151.31/cwt	150.00–153.00	943	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	197.61/cwt	188.00–202.00	719	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	154.00/cwt	150.00–155.00	947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	744	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,042	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	398	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	700	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	153.15/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,028	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	404	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	659	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	936	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	172.56/cwt	165.00–177.00	939	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	666	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,089	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	152.48/cwt	152.00–154.00	948	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	842	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,095	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	933	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	783	126.03/cwt	124.00–128.00	987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	152.05/cwt	141.00–158.00	862	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	186.50/cwt	177.00–200.00	785	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	140.44/cwt	130.00–155.00	664	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	142.34/cwt	130.00–146.00	739	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	179.43/cwt	159.00–199.00	850	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	168.77/cwt	161.00–175.00	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	194.89/cwt	187.00–205.00	641	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	188.10/cwt	180.00–192.00	707	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	164.94/cwt	140.00–179.00	703	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	686	119.08/cwt	110.00–130.00	817	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	135.43/cwt	130.00–139.00	785	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	131.10/cwt	120.00–132.00	878	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	145.99/cwt	136.00–147.00	880	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	637	127.21/cwt	120.00–133.00	810	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	609	148.84/cwt	142.00–151.00	906	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	124.93/cwt	116.00–138.00	901	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	162.86/cwt	155.00–169.00	847	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	123.31/cwt	122.00–130.00	734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	138.88/cwt	130.00–149.00	512	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	688	133.80/cwt	133.00–135.00	921	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	856	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,087	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	807	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,009	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	125.00/cwt	119.00–130.00	788	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	114.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	137.31/cwt	135.00–139.00	799	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	814	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	126.33/cwt	125.00–127.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	151.35/cwt	145.00–156.00	726	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	131.76/cwt	120.00–139.00	690	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	158.90/cwt	148.00–166.00	610	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	154.67/cwt	145.00–160.00	728	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	138.93/cwt	128.00–152.00	585	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	135.58/cwt	130.00–144.00	651	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	143.18/cwt	137.00–151.00	451	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	153.38/cwt	147.00–157.00	655	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,027	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	142.93/cwt	140.00–145.00	746	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	161.46/cwt	150.00–170.00	534	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	375	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	179.94/cwt	175.00–185.00	587	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	138.00/cwt	134.00–140.00	989	3

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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