Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers and heifers steady to 10.00 lower mostly 200-7.00 lower except the better 500-550 lb steers 2.00 higher. Quality of most calves not as good as last week. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.10/cwt on 293 head.

Average price

$152.10

293 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$35.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.91

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	157.87	782	153
Medium and Large 1-2	502	151.02	758	48
Medium and Large 2	446	147.81	659	75
Medium and Large 3	436	122.18	533	17thin

One grade step is worth $35.69/cwt here — about $249 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 sale293 hd

152.10

—

AR average8 barns · 1,331 hd

150.19

+1.91

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	1,545	122.65	1,895	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,422	87.88	1,249	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	85.08	1,000	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	69.69	686	99

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,282	$1,275	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,240	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,313	$1,213	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,117	$1,040	7
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,075	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	905	$725	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	750	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,397	$1,429	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,428	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$1,412	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$800	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,340	2thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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 1	—	468	161.95/cwt	157.00–169.00	758	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	156.99/cwt	154.00–160.00	746	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	137.50/cwt	136.00–139.00	897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	157.47/cwt	150.00–164.00	824	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	162.25/cwt	146.00–173.00	933	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	150.56/cwt	149.00–158.00	864	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	164.79/cwt	164.00–165.00	684	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	167.30/cwt	160.00–171.00	694	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	148.39/cwt	140.00–160.00	626	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	125.96/cwt	120.00–137.00	790	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	158.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	521	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	170.04/cwt	168.00–172.00	529	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	151.50/cwt	135.00–160.00	573	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	111.84/cwt	100.00–124.00	536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	125.14/cwt	117.00–130.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	143.28/cwt	140.00–148.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	473	153.63/cwt	150.00–157.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	571	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	799	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	488	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	732	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	167.13/cwt	163.00–174.00	1,053	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	346	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	206.41/cwt	194.00–215.00	658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	144.17/cwt	140.00–152.00	897	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	167.18/cwt	160.00–172.00	617	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	179.20/cwt	165.00–190.00	668	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	174.16/cwt	160.00–180.00	733	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	184.47/cwt	184.00–185.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	173.95/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,033	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	205.54/cwt	200.00–207.00	767	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,170	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	189.87/cwt	180.00–195.00	828	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	172.94/cwt	172.00–174.00	917	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	171.31/cwt	160.00–178.00	802	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	181.61/cwt	180.00–185.00	857	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	180.09/cwt	174.00–183.00	1,023	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	797	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	194.87/cwt	189.00–204.00	803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	193.88/cwt	181.00–204.00	997	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	154.84/cwt	140.00–164.00	739	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	177.98/cwt	165.00–182.00	856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	166.09/cwt	158.00–168.00	948	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	568	151.69/cwt	147.00–158.00	862	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	72.40/cwt	66.00–74.00	804	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	88.67/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,101	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	82.03/cwt	76.00–86.00	900	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	88.68/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,252	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	818	60.97/cwt	52.00–66.00	499	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	833	25.84/cwt	22.00–30.00	215	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	81.49/cwt	76.00–87.00	868	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	34.86/cwt	22.00–44.00	319	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	81.08/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,220	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	710	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	249	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	71.71/cwt	65.00–75.00	700	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	56.26/cwt	48.00–64.00	540	4
Bulls	—	—	1,471	112.62/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,657	7
Bulls	—	—	1,637	130.91/cwt	120.00–141.00	2,143	26
Bulls	—	—	1,169	93.73/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,096	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	95.10/cwt	81.00–113.00	834	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	1,040.29/head	825.00–1,200.00	1,040	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	1,212.85/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,213	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	85.72/cwt	76.00–94.00	987	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,344	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,340.29/head	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,340	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	79.55/cwt	64.00–94.00	651	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,240.15/head	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,240	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	84.64/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,026	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,412.22/head	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	150.22/cwt	140.00–156.00	702	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	128.60/cwt	128.00–130.00	480	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	156.23/cwt	148.00–169.00	662	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	140.99/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,008	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	878	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	167.42/cwt	159.00–185.00	626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	147.37/cwt	135.00–155.00	911	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	150.54/cwt	136.00–157.00	873	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	153.93/cwt	150.00–158.00	825	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	199.72/cwt	198.00–203.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	125.67/cwt	119.00–133.00	899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	309	163.65/cwt	152.00–177.00	506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,011	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	184.22/cwt	171.00–186.00	777	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	146.09/cwt	146.00–147.00	961	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	152.21/cwt	140.00–155.00	928	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,397	1,429.26/head	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,429	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	1,275.15/head	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,275	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,428.41/head	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,428	3

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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