Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs 10.00-25.00 lower with the better 400-500 steers 30.00-35.00 lower over 600 lbs 4.00-13.00 lower. Quality and condition of most cattle not as good as last week with a lot of unweaned calves in the offering under 600 lbs. 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 $143.16/cwt on 362 head.

Average price

$143.16

362 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$37.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.56

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	154.81	712	170
Medium and Large 1-2	474	146.51	694	39
Medium and Large 2	521	130.70	681	138
Medium and Large 3	439	117.23	515	15thin

One grade step is worth $37.57/cwt here — about $197 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 sale362 hd

143.16

—

AR average9 barns · 1,539 hd

141.60

+1.56

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

106 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 1Fleshy	—	410	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	370	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	178.29/cwt	176.00–180.00	829	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	149.69/cwt	140.00–162.00	787	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	177.72/cwt	170.00–184.00	754	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	164.50/cwt	151.00–175.00	605	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	144.29/cwt	129.00–155.00	874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	699	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	147.10/cwt	145.00–150.00	838	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	164.20/cwt	150.00–180.00	527	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	140.79/cwt	138.00–146.00	808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	492	173.99/cwt	170.00–175.00	856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	679	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	160.93/cwt	150.00–168.00	694	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	157.70/cwt	145.00–167.00	736	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	121.92/cwt	116.00–130.00	711	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	139.26/cwt	127.00–152.00	461	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	142.25/cwt	130.00–146.00	956	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	159.52/cwt	140.00–170.00	764	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	164.45/cwt	150.00–170.00	705	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,072	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	945	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	192.58/cwt	180.00–200.00	711	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,015	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	179.68/cwt	170.00–189.00	931	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,025	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	151.99/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	165.02/cwt	157.00–167.00	957	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,101	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	199.15/cwt	185.00–219.00	645	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	823	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,021	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	179.28/cwt	175.00–180.00	764	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	121.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	922	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	136.65/cwt	133.00–138.00	851	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	153.19/cwt	142.00–168.00	579	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	311	159.51/cwt	159.00–160.00	496	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	130.66/cwt	130.00–131.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	149.24/cwt	130.00–166.00	709	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	138.50/cwt	130.00–155.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	128.05/cwt	126.00–130.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	147.46/cwt	130.00–152.00	792	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	162.22/cwt	151.00–172.00	693	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	405	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	467	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	617	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	890	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	140.75/cwt	140.00–141.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	167.86/cwt	154.00–170.00	861	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	121.01/cwt	112.00–129.00	451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	657	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	157.75/cwt	150.00–162.00	784	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	185.89/cwt	175.00–198.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	497	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	732	102.03/cwt	100.00–110.00	747	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	589	133.61/cwt	130.00–136.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	487	142.07/cwt	130.00–145.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	152.55/cwt	145.00–158.00	567	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	141.96/cwt	130.00–152.00	669	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	142.71/cwt	128.00–154.00	614	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	778	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	809	103.99/cwt	100.00–105.00	841	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	128.41/cwt	121.00–139.00	679	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	146.37/cwt	139.00–154.00	774	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	160.77/cwt	150.00–168.00	593	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	145.00/cwt	130.00–155.00	551	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	119.46/cwt	110.00–129.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	116.69/cwt	113.00–120.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	860	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	128.32/cwt	122.00–133.00	402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	109.14/cwt	100.00–117.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	109.89/cwt	100.00–120.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	136.03/cwt	135.00–141.00	820	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	440	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	124.64/cwt	110.00–130.00	764	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	138.93/cwt	135.00–143.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	393	179.05/cwt	177.00–181.00	704	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	168.11/cwt	156.00–173.00	782	14

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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