Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough for an accurate trend last week however there was a higher undertone this week .The offering included several groups of good quality weaned cattle some of them with two rounds of shots. Slaughter cows 6.00-10.00 higher than last weeks light test. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.11/cwt on 558 head.

Average price

$173.11

558 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$42.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.46

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	176.28	1,036	417
Medium and Large 1-2	592	168.38	997	70
Medium and Large 2	491	159.89	785	69
Medium and Large 3	540	134.00	724	2thin

One grade step is worth $42.28/cwt here — about $312 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 sale558 hd

173.11

—

AR average8 barns · 1,225 hd

167.65

+5.46

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	1,555	90.87	1,413	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	76.14	1,041	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	69.81	885	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	57.44	641	10

Every lot, as filed

109 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	—	666	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	147.30/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	148.26/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,275	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	165.57/cwt	145.00–175.00	795	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	174.14/cwt	160.00–180.00	562	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	523	159.82/cwt	156.00–172.00	836	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	359	179.91/cwt	172.00–182.00	646	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	169.40/cwt	159.00–186.00	622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	170.65/cwt	170.00–171.00	966	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	157.53/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,145	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	209.78/cwt	198.00–219.00	696	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	150.31/cwt	141.00–153.00	875	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	606	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	909	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	165.90/cwt	150.00–182.00	703	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	879	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	161.18/cwt	148.00–167.00	749	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	846	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	196.22/cwt	184.00–204.00	844	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	140.71/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,022	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	165.80/cwt	160.00–172.00	597	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	163.23/cwt	154.00–175.00	550	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	111.28/cwt	103.00–120.00	428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	170.35/cwt	160.00–179.00	988	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	145.91/cwt	139.00–150.00	967	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	436	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	876	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	947	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	139.72/cwt	130.00–150.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	196.13/cwt	190.00–201.00	751	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	194.79/cwt	181.00–202.00	945	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	154.68/cwt	143.00–167.00	798	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	165.22/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,064	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	150.41/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,188	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	163.11/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,096	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	165.39/cwt	158.00–172.00	1,049	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,186	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	382	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	825	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	452	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	918	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	176.49/cwt	173.00–185.00	928	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	686	164.84/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,131	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	191.81/cwt	186.00–195.00	1,007	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	633	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,070	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	158.34/cwt	155.00–159.00	920	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	348	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	178.59/cwt	170.00–188.00	870	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	61.40/cwt	57.00–64.00	702	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	37.29/cwt	30.00–40.00	401	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	78.18/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,077	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	70.00/cwt	68.00–72.00	933	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	59.34/cwt	57.00–61.00	738	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	72.31/cwt	68.00–74.00	808	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	68.08/cwt	64.00–71.00	827	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	75.97/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,045	11
Bulls	—	—	1,454	79.16/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,151	5
Bulls	—	—	1,641	101.57/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,667	6
Bulls	—	—	1,554	90.07/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,400	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	750	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,313	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	971.13/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	11,304	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,009.67/cwt	750.00–1,125.00	11,884	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	69.75/cwt	65.00–79.00	891	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	76.98/cwt	71.00–83.00	621	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	17,355	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	1,400.78/cwt	1,300.00–1,450.00	16,865	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	809.49/cwt	600.00–1,050.00	6,864	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	810	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	155.20/cwt	142.00–170.00	509	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	150.96/cwt	130.00–156.00	783	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	189.28/cwt	180.00–204.00	721	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	159.84/cwt	148.00–170.00	591	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	694	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,013	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	166.87/cwt	152.00–176.00	716	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	144.67/cwt	135.00–149.00	911	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	154.51/cwt	147.00–164.00	810	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	142.87/cwt	130.00–150.00	534	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	146.17/cwt	139.00–155.00	468	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	126.78/cwt	120.00–134.00	723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	138.19/cwt	127.00–146.00	648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	129.97/cwt	120.00–135.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	138.36/cwt	130.00–145.00	584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	126.10/cwt	125.00–130.00	928	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	199.70/cwt	197.00–203.00	847	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	138.39/cwt	125.00–152.00	717	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	141.51/cwt	135.00–150.00	955	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	168.61/cwt	164.00–170.00	784	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	144.26/cwt	138.00–160.00	681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	172.42/cwt	160.00–180.00	910	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	135.31/cwt	126.00–144.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	727	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,083	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	152.63/cwt	140.00–165.00	664	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	135.16/cwt	130.00–140.00	972	5

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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