Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 450 lbs 7.00-12.00 lower over 450 lbs 1.00-5.00 lower except the better 500-550 lbs 1.00 higher. Stocker heifers mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Quality and condition not as good as last week. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week with only a few reported this week due to time limits.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.16/cwt on 498 head.

Average price

$154.16

498 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$40.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.43

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	158.39	772	263
Medium and Large 1-2	436	156.14	681	133
Medium and Large 2	456	144.24	658	88
Medium and Large 3	405	118.23	479	14thin

One grade step is worth $40.16/cwt here — about $293 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 sale498 hd

154.16

—

AR average9 barns · 1,522 hd

149.73

+4.43

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	1,314	109.07	1,434	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,368	75.00	1,026	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,113	71.49	796	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	945	66.00	624	6thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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	—	530	194.52/cwt	187.00–209.00	1,031	78
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	177.13/cwt	161.00–188.00	843	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	136.52/cwt	133.00–140.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	170.34/cwt	160.00–177.00	712	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	163.58/cwt	154.00–176.00	774	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	154.98/cwt	145.00–160.00	801	89
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	178.53/cwt	169.00–186.00	753	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	171.85/cwt	162.00–179.00	662	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	750	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	148.61/cwt	145.00–152.00	797	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	155.03/cwt	149.00–159.00	755	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	145.29/cwt	140.00–151.00	907	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	150.95/cwt	145.00–156.00	862	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	121.94/cwt	110.00–129.00	827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	156.38/cwt	151.00–164.00	514	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	131.39/cwt	130.00–134.00	740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	170.26/cwt	169.00–172.00	550	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	159.17/cwt	154.00–168.00	669	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	503	105.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	140.49/cwt	139.00–142.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	134.43/cwt	130.00–143.00	694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	154.97/cwt	153.00–163.00	601	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	143.66/cwt	129.00–151.00	675	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	206.70/cwt	192.00–215.00	854	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	473	185.74/cwt	180.00–191.00	879	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	185.07/cwt	184.00–191.00	801	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	156.93/cwt	152.00–169.00	907	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	203.79/cwt	200.00–205.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	173.91/cwt	168.00–185.00	666	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	918	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	185.58/cwt	181.00–199.00	902	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,012	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,135	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	166.67/cwt	155.00–183.00	875	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	178.50/cwt	168.00–194.00	589	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	189.37/cwt	183.00–196.00	725	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	203.06/cwt	190.00–207.00	975	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	182.43/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,034	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	203.58/cwt	194.00–210.00	772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,178	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	163.34/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,013	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	173.20/cwt	155.00–185.00	975	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	178.96/cwt	170.00–192.00	852	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	729	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	812	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	974	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	348	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	626	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	701	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	596	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,031	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,020	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	946	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	70.41/cwt	70.00–75.00	772	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	464	1
Bulls	—	—	1,183	103.53/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,225	2
Bulls	—	—	1,402	112.76/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,581	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,947	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,688	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,950	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,020	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,338	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	956.29/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	7,975	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	7,933	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	976.24/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	11,559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	1,979.72/cwt	1,175.00–2,600.00	24,727	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	498	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	161.99/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,003	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	607	148.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	904	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	438	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	177.45/cwt	160.00–188.00	919	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	160.60/cwt	140.00–170.00	675	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	183.77/cwt	182.00–186.00	779	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	808	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	148.83/cwt	135.00–160.00	563	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	110.62/cwt	100.00–121.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	381	160.38/cwt	160.00–162.00	611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	435	157.15/cwt	153.00–161.00	684	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	151.13/cwt	140.00–157.00	647	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	425	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	400	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	139.09/cwt	126.00–150.00	812	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	138.06/cwt	125.00–149.00	878	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	162.36/cwt	133.00–168.00	787	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	137.54/cwt	133.00–142.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	174.65/cwt	160.00–184.00	555	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	171.79/cwt	153.00–185.00	637	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	828	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	147.45/cwt	140.00–160.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	673	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	138.94/cwt	130.00–143.00	917	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	678	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	376	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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