Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs 4.00-12.00 higher not enough over 600 lbs for a trend. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Not enough slaughter bulls for an accurate trend. Light run due to rain in the area and the chance of winter weather moving in during the day.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.91/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$168.91

132 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$72.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.00

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	175.95	789	107
Medium and Large 1-2	468	158.00	739	5thin
Medium and Large 2	573	137.40	787	18thin
Medium and Large 3	543	103.50	561	2thin

One grade step is worth $72.45/cwt here — about $228 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 sale132 hd

168.91

—

AR average10 barns · 1,553 hd

154.92

+14.00

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	—	Average	1,726	105.44	1,820	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	86.56	1,271	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	83.00	986	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	960	57.32	550	28

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	169.80/cwt	154.00–175.00	874	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	183.87/cwt	166.00–188.00	781	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	184.22/cwt	173.00–189.00	602	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	131.26/cwt	130.00–140.00	828	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	176.73/cwt	170.00–182.00	832	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	740	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	935	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,081	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	129.84/cwt	129.00–130.00	947	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	950	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	181.03/cwt	177.00–186.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	217.57/cwt	208.00–223.00	925	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	215.10/cwt	211.00–225.00	824	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	178.79/cwt	158.00–185.00	940	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	185.97/cwt	170.00–196.00	1,060	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	221.11/cwt	217.00–227.00	739	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	208.62/cwt	199.00–219.00	1,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	212.68/cwt	195.00–229.00	1,010	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	155.44/cwt	154.00–156.00	874	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	191.40/cwt	173.00–194.00	928	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	193.23/cwt	175.00–198.00	984	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	203.98/cwt	201.00–207.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	790	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	980	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	73.97/cwt	68.00–78.00	825	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	738	28.97/cwt	20.00–35.00	214	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,156	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	84.81/cwt	79.00–94.00	1,019	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	57.05/cwt	50.00–62.00	568	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	79.69/cwt	74.00–84.00	869	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	65.74/cwt	62.00–69.00	642	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	37.12/cwt	30.00–47.00	330	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	87.16/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,281	11
Bulls	—	—	1,690	92.27/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,559	2
Bulls	—	—	1,744	112.03/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,954	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	965	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	898	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	838.02/cwt	600.00–1,025.00	7,199	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,106	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,045.53/cwt	850.00–1,200.00	13,153	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	77.06/cwt	64.00–85.00	940	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	844.06/cwt	775.00–900.00	9,057	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	785	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,084	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	1,302.39/cwt	1,200.00–1,400.00	17,752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	162.48/cwt	159.00–166.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	168.50/cwt	160.00–177.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	183.71/cwt	164.00–189.00	682	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	155.99/cwt	150.00–162.00	888	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	702	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	177.38/cwt	175.00–180.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	207.06/cwt	197.00–215.00	781	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.62/cwt	140.00–143.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	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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