Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough in any class for an accurate trend. Light run due to cold inclement weather.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.18/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$141.18

56 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$379

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

$30.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.03

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	144.30	818	44
Medium and Large 2	417	135.00	563	9thin
Medium and Large 3	385	114.00	439	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.30/cwt here — about $379 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 sale56 hd

141.18

—

AR average8 barns · 926 hd

141.21

−0.03

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

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,821	81.52	1,484	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	57.83	719	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	42.60	430	13

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	51.98/cwt	49.00–55.00	565	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	173.37/cwt	171.00–176.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	889	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	143.66/cwt	143.00–145.00	529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	592	150.75/cwt	150.00–151.00	892	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	142.32/cwt	140.00–147.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	155.06/cwt	150.00–160.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	180.91/cwt	178.00–188.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	155.19/cwt	146.00–158.00	666	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	123.83/cwt	120.00–130.00	939	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	141.99/cwt	140.00–146.00	975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	161.05/cwt	160.00–162.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	137.89/cwt	130.00–150.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	143.09/cwt	138.00–152.00	867	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	143.05/cwt	140.00–147.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	153.57/cwt	141.00–156.00	711	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	18,655	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,169	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	539	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	890	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	356	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,208	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	54.01/cwt	51.00–60.00	610	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,611	1
Bulls	—	—	1,925	71.94/cwt	65.00–78.00	1,385	2
Bulls	—	—	1,769	86.31/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,527	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	157	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	57.83/cwt	55.00–62.00	719	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	566	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	41.04/cwt	40.00–42.00	369	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	30.94/cwt	30.00–32.00	348	2

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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