Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 10.00 higher mostly 3.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower on the small amount observed. Not enough bulls observed for a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.38/cwt on 391 head.

Average price

$158.38

391 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$243

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

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.22

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	162.22	786	308
Medium and Large 2	427	151.88	648	60
Medium and Large 3	436	125.07	545	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	841	122.22	1,028	9thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about −$243 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 sale391 hd

158.38

—

AR average8 barns · 1,280 hd

153.17

+5.22

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	1,517	112.99	1,714	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,511	79.85	1,206	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	74.40	832	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	943	57.31	540	52

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	643	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	135.77/cwt	135.00–136.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	155.10/cwt	138.00–167.00	582	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	155.27/cwt	140.00–164.00	661	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	122.38/cwt	107.00–150.00	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	171.25/cwt	165.00–180.00	575	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	135.31/cwt	132.00–138.00	917	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	164.77/cwt	154.00–174.00	768	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	152.18/cwt	145.00–163.00	508	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	134.03/cwt	130.00–138.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	194.66/cwt	165.00–200.00	617	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	191.20/cwt	182.00–201.00	1,000	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	156.46/cwt	150.00–164.00	825	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	175.22/cwt	165.00–183.00	648	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	155.42/cwt	141.00–163.00	891	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	175.83/cwt	165.00–190.00	647	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	173.17/cwt	154.00–179.00	900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	167.97/cwt	154.00–180.00	803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	202.87/cwt	185.00–217.00	953	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	205.28/cwt	197.00–215.00	772	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	180.45/cwt	170.00–198.00	1,011	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	161.93/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,101	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	216.84/cwt	196.00–228.00	705	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	163.82/cwt	159.00–168.00	958	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	176.86/cwt	170.00–189.00	739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	197.58/cwt	189.00–214.00	838	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	167.51/cwt	161.00–171.00	1,027	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	166.36/cwt	150.00–176.00	958	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	195.61/cwt	170.00–213.00	822	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	145.98/cwt	140.00–148.00	981	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	408	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	158.11/cwt	156.00–162.00	974	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	35.97/cwt	30.00–42.00	333	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	53.46/cwt	48.00–59.00	495	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	74.32/cwt	70.00–78.00	794	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	690	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	138	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	754	43.62/cwt	43.00–45.00	329	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	824	55.50/cwt	53.00–56.00	457	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,703	85.26/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,452	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	63.61/cwt	61.00–68.00	646	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	78.30/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,140	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	74.06/cwt	71.00–81.00	824	20
Bulls	—	—	1,525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,876	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	65.85/cwt	64.00–68.00	704	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	83.92/cwt	82.00–87.00	994	7
Bulls	—	—	1,514	109.65/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,660	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	905.85/cwt	820.00–1,000.00	11,776	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	82.84/cwt	71.00–86.00	969	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	16,065	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	96.44/cwt	89.00–107.00	863	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	866.93/cwt	750.00–950.00	9,398	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	966.52/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	9,201	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	1,068.14/cwt	925.00–1,175.00	11,867	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	17,880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,021.04/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	11,773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	162.07/cwt	145.00–175.00	606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	149.93/cwt	140.00–160.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	121.65/cwt	119.00–130.00	833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	160.86/cwt	150.00–171.00	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	148.55/cwt	140.00–157.00	918	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	197.56/cwt	187.00–210.00	931	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	182.14/cwt	166.00–193.00	953	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	206.36/cwt	190.00–220.00	656	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	192.59/cwt	177.00–207.00	734	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	856	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,027	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	151.27/cwt	136.00–156.00	723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	126.93/cwt	125.00–130.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	168.87/cwt	164.00–173.00	716	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	141.09/cwt	134.00–145.00	736	3

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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