Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers steady to 15.00 lower instances 20.00 lower mostly 7.00-12.00 lower than last weeks light test. Stocker heifers steady to 7.00 higher mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. Quality was average to plain. 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 $150.76/cwt on 435 head.

Average price

$150.76

435 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$341

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

$38.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.72

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	155.53	846	233
Medium and Large 1-2	524	153.36	803	79
Medium and Large 2	463	145.60	675	99
Medium and Large 3	432	117.06	505	24

One grade step is worth $38.47/cwt here — about $341 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 sale435 hd

150.76

—

AR average8 barns · 1,696 hd

148.04

+2.72

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

111 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 2	—	576	154.06/cwt	142.00–161.00	887	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	174.15/cwt	169.00–179.00	980	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	178.32/cwt	168.00–185.00	929	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	118.60/cwt	112.00–125.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	179.21/cwt	173.00–190.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	204.46/cwt	198.00–210.00	744	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	160.24/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,080	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	325	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	502	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,130	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	820	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	391	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	939	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	155.34/cwt	142.00–160.00	1,052	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	158.16/cwt	147.00–162.00	824	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	144.21/cwt	142.00–147.00	819	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	152.32/cwt	145.00–156.00	880	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	430	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	172.87/cwt	150.00–185.00	743	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	843	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	173.02/cwt	154.00–188.00	647	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,098	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	165.98/cwt	150.00–180.00	793	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	121.13/cwt	115.00–127.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	193.91/cwt	185.00–199.00	944	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	190.56/cwt	190.00–191.00	783	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	160.60/cwt	158.00–163.00	983	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	165.93/cwt	155.00–176.00	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	175.96/cwt	164.00–178.00	984	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	585	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,010	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	163.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,017	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	206.52/cwt	200.00–210.00	661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	156.08/cwt	155.00–160.00	968	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	157.95/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,050	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	927	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	341	202.23/cwt	195.00–204.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	158.15/cwt	157.00–161.00	957	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,023	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	935	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	162.21/cwt	156.00–169.00	928	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	648	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	972	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	155.62/cwt	139.00–164.00	843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	119.92/cwt	111.00–124.00	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	155.11/cwt	140.00–165.00	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	182.22/cwt	170.00–189.00	767	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	144.65/cwt	143.00–147.00	804	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	753	133.49/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,005	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	193.63/cwt	189.00–198.00	736	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	147.16/cwt	140.00–151.00	992	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	170.92/cwt	165.00–181.00	877	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	155.92/cwt	145.00–170.00	736	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	167.22/cwt	160.00–174.00	637	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	152.20/cwt	147.00–155.00	916	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	780	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,061	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	116.36/cwt	100.00–130.00	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	136.40/cwt	130.00–140.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	686	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	988	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	120.72/cwt	119.00–124.00	380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	160.78/cwt	141.00–177.00	617	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	174.95/cwt	169.00–184.00	824	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	166.88/cwt	149.00–184.00	529	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	121.01/cwt	119.00–125.00	865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	152.57/cwt	140.00–163.00	583	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	154.84/cwt	142.00–162.00	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	577	166.71/cwt	164.00–168.00	962	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	153.12/cwt	150.00–155.00	717	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	148.95/cwt	146.00–150.00	766	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	878	99.68/cwt	87.00–112.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	444	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	855	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	122.31/cwt	108.00–126.00	510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	166.28/cwt	159.00–167.00	775	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	166.78/cwt	156.00–172.00	705	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	808	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,050	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	90.73/cwt	80.00–102.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	117.88/cwt	105.00–135.00	448	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	150.25/cwt	140.00–161.00	497	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	147.07/cwt	130.00–154.00	702	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	170.15/cwt	160.00–176.00	546	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	578	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	148.22/cwt	130.00–160.00	627	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	126.98/cwt	116.00–140.00	863	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	139.18/cwt	133.00–141.00	724	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	418	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	644	4

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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