Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 650 lbs 6.00-20.00 higher mostly 8.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-11.00 higher. Good buyer attendance and active bidding. Slaughter cows 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.56/cwt on 327 head.

Average price

$164.56

327 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$59.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.00

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	426	174.72	745	25
Medium and Large 1	470	167.41	787	254
Medium and Large 2	453	146.80	665	44
Medium and Large 3	384	115.47	443	4thin

One grade step is worth $59.25/cwt here — about $302 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 sale327 hd

164.56

—

AR average7 barns · 1,642 hd

157.56

+7.00

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	—	High	1,786	102.14	1,824	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,482	81.72	1,211	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	78.58	978	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,102	62.79	692	23

Every lot, as filed

93 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	—	717	152.16/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,091	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	172.14/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,041	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	146.76/cwt	139.00–150.00	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	153.92/cwt	150.00–162.00	566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	151.58/cwt	140.00–156.00	932	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	163.14/cwt	145.00–169.00	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	177.46/cwt	160.00–189.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	157.63/cwt	150.00–168.00	820	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	115.62/cwt	110.00–126.00	356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	671	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	136.68/cwt	135.00–140.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	210.90/cwt	209.00–217.00	806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	786	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	174.42/cwt	160.00–180.00	584	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	148.41/cwt	139.00–158.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	136.66/cwt	129.00–143.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	175.66/cwt	162.00–183.00	755	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	154.82/cwt	147.00–160.00	876	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	136.54/cwt	135.00–139.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	152.40/cwt	149.00–160.00	488	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	173.31/cwt	170.00–175.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	172.61/cwt	161.00–181.00	803	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	369	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	683	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	177.14/cwt	160.00–187.00	661	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	196.37/cwt	180.00–206.00	1,033	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	210.82/cwt	206.00–218.00	877	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	149.83/cwt	149.00–150.00	869	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,040	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	178.64/cwt	167.00–194.00	1,027	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	171.69/cwt	166.00–178.00	817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	187.63/cwt	180.00–190.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	205.86/cwt	195.00–210.00	978	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	164.02/cwt	155.00–174.00	937	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	207.89/cwt	200.00–216.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	965	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	183.89/cwt	170.00–197.00	875	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	180.90/cwt	170.00–199.00	944	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	52.26/cwt	47.00–56.00	575	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	75.36/cwt	73.00–84.00	876	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	68.04/cwt	65.00–71.00	806	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	71.50/cwt	65.00–75.00	865	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	788	25.67/cwt	22.00–29.00	202	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	805	36.50/cwt	35.00–38.00	294	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	84.26/cwt	78.00–93.00	1,250	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	74.08/cwt	67.00–77.00	1,095	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	80.00/cwt	76.00–91.00	1,001	30
Bulls	—	—	1,881	103.86/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,954	12
Bulls	—	—	1,557	98.00/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,526	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	81.61/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,073	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	18,659	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,447.37/cwt	1,425.00–1,475.00	16,182	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	86.54/cwt	70.00–102.00	904	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	67.09/cwt	58.00–75.00	656	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	1,114.38/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	11,110	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,299	1,199.65/cwt	1,000.00–1,275.00	15,583	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,184.51/cwt	850.00–1,400.00	15,339	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	86.78/cwt	83.00–90.00	976	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	14,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	146.99/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	135.97/cwt	133.00–139.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	148.25/cwt	148.00–149.00	993	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	168.52/cwt	149.00–181.00	713	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	177.10/cwt	150.00–190.00	565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	150.14/cwt	147.00–154.00	946	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,137	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	144.73/cwt	140.00–159.00	761	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	204.02/cwt	200.00–206.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	144.17/cwt	140.00–151.00	536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	398	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	433	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	194.19/cwt	189.00–203.00	823	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	123.96/cwt	120.00–128.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	976	1

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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