Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs mostly 2.00-7.00 lower except the 350-400 lb heifers 2.00 higher and 600-700 lbs steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher. The offering included several groups of new crop calves with some of them being fleshy that sold for a discount. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.92/cwt on 555 head.

Average price

$180.92

555 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$71.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.73

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	189.04	947	313
Medium and Large 1-2	652	173.47	1,131	162
Medium and Large 2	451	169.44	764	72
Medium and Large 3	724	117.25	849	8thin

One grade step is worth $71.79/cwt here — about $99 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 sale555 hd

180.92

—

AR average9 barns · 1,690 hd

177.19

+3.73

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 1	—	568	188.31/cwt	174.00–194.00	1,070	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	185.24/cwt	180.00–198.00	709	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	145.31/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,032	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	440	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	413	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	158.84/cwt	148.00–184.00	751	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	187.74/cwt	170.00–197.00	595	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	462	173.37/cwt	163.00–175.00	801	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	318	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	172.59/cwt	166.00–175.00	732	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	855	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	385	183.68/cwt	180.00–200.00	707	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	—	657	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,150	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	133.01/cwt	120.00–141.00	748	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	149.49/cwt	140.00–159.00	622	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	958	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	524	170.38/cwt	163.00–178.00	893	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	164.71/cwt	160.00–169.00	619	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	166.48/cwt	163.00–171.00	704	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	142.63/cwt	130.00–152.00	762	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	754	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	811	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	136.05/cwt	130.00–140.00	848	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	170.70/cwt	162.00–173.00	785	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	126.40/cwt	120.00–130.00	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	198.37/cwt	190.00–210.00	851	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	170.57/cwt	163.00–178.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	148.80/cwt	142.00–156.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	166.15/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,175	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	171.21/cwt	168.00–177.00	1,149	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,158	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	169.67/cwt	165.00–180.00	702	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	810	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	182.42/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,122	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	553	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,117	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	201.86/cwt	185.00–208.00	963	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	147.60/cwt	142.00–155.00	982	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	213.87/cwt	199.00–230.00	772	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	616	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,167	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	214.85/cwt	206.00–219.00	653	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,165	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	198.50/cwt	185.00–201.00	1,068	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	156.20/cwt	154.00–160.00	981	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	190.80/cwt	170.00–205.00	893	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	185.28/cwt	176.00–200.00	778	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	169.20/cwt	163.00–178.00	961	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	199.67/cwt	190.00–206.00	749	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	178.00/cwt	162.00–185.00	942	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	531	158.68/cwt	154.00–160.00	843	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	302	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	137.03/cwt	134.00–140.00	909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	432	179.02/cwt	170.00–180.00	773	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	160.40/cwt	150.00–169.00	767	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	388	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	162.55/cwt	150.00–170.00	696	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	156.79/cwt	148.00–165.00	812	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	609	133.72/cwt	129.00–142.00	814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	172.78/cwt	160.00–185.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	578	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	483	169.64/cwt	150.00–174.00	819	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	154.11/cwt	150.00–156.00	959	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	149.33/cwt	148.00–156.00	983	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	561	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	143.55/cwt	142.00–150.00	844	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	156.96/cwt	150.00–161.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	327	172.26/cwt	164.00–174.00	563	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	512	142.18/cwt	139.00–151.00	728	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	113.31/cwt	110.00–120.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	156.05/cwt	140.00–163.00	581	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	788	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	128.21/cwt	125.00–135.00	797	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	841	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	169.17/cwt	159.00–184.00	798	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	149.99/cwt	140.00–156.00	718	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	155.31/cwt	152.00–170.00	797	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	153.96/cwt	139.00–162.00	513	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	124.22/cwt	120.00–130.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	105.99/cwt	100.00–110.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	180.94/cwt	169.00–189.00	583	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	125.23/cwt	120.00–130.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	151.17/cwt	146.00–153.00	842	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	150.02/cwt	142.00–156.00	935	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	467	160.59/cwt	149.00–168.00	750	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	432	159.84/cwt	150.00–167.00	691	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	174.65/cwt	160.00–179.00	660	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	480	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	520	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	199.77/cwt	185.00–209.00	673	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	138.60/cwt	138.00–140.00	998	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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