Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers mostly steady to 5.00 lower except the better 450-500 lbs 6.00 higher. Stocker heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.01/cwt on 326 head.

Average price

$155.01

326 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$40.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.45

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	163.06	739	135
Medium and Large 1-2	496	154.21	765	98
Medium and Large 2	490	145.63	714	87
Medium and Large 3	414	123.00	509	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.06/cwt here — about $230 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 sale326 hd

155.01

—

AR average8 barns · 1,336 hd

152.56

+2.45

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	1,538	121.55	1,869	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	92.55	1,343	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,171	87.81	1,029	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	966	73.12	706	49

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$972	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	690	$375	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,360	$1,329	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	773	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	928	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	488	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	150.56/cwt	147.00–160.00	717	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	124.33/cwt	110.00–133.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	150.61/cwt	136.00–160.00	557	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	145.49/cwt	140.00–150.00	762	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	134.29/cwt	116.00–141.00	825	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	159.87/cwt	152.00–166.00	699	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	149.36/cwt	140.00–162.00	629	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	140.61/cwt	138.00–146.00	803	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	152.14/cwt	146.00–161.00	866	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	163.48/cwt	159.00–168.00	780	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	166.67/cwt	165.00–170.00	712	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	159.66/cwt	154.00–166.00	519	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	164.27/cwt	160.00–168.00	629	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	151.73/cwt	150.00–153.00	813	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	143.60/cwt	140.00–149.00	869	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	158.50/cwt	150.00–163.00	824	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	171.28/cwt	166.00–180.00	550	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	680	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	945	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	525	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	172.40/cwt	165.00–179.00	657	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	169.73/cwt	160.00–174.00	794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	189.64/cwt	189.00–192.00	779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	671	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,074	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	146.21/cwt	131.00–158.00	999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	185.08/cwt	180.00–186.00	635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	168.27/cwt	160.00–179.00	888	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	181.13/cwt	161.00–190.00	677	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,095	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	162.47/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,069	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	175.38/cwt	166.00–180.00	903	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,170	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	540	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	73.50/cwt	70.00–78.00	694	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	85.16/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,442	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	94.57/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,310	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	33.48/cwt	33.00–34.00	268	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	835	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	585	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	90.77/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,125	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	84.49/cwt	78.00–88.00	900	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	73.37/cwt	69.00–77.00	781	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	82.13/cwt	78.00–89.00	828	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	65.51/cwt	62.00–69.00	732	3
Bulls	—	—	1,703	130.14/cwt	123.00–135.00	2,216	13
Bulls	—	—	1,388	113.86/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,580	6
Bulls	—	—	1,123	99.71/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,120	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	971.53/head	600.00–1,100.00	972	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	488	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	690	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	84.57/cwt	83.00–89.00	829	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	80.33/cwt	79.00–81.00	711	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,379	1,355.09/head	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,355	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	779	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	666	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	169.99/cwt	160.00–176.00	643	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	174.36/cwt	161.00–181.00	807	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	557	129.32/cwt	128.00–130.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	169.28/cwt	166.00–171.00	875	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	155.36/cwt	152.00–158.00	957	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	151.40/cwt	140.00–159.00	799	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	144.08/cwt	140.00–148.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	143.30/cwt	137.00–150.00	818	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	175.46/cwt	170.00–190.00	556	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	158.52/cwt	140.00–170.00	664	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	803	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	964	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	752	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	978	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	934	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	163.72/cwt	157.00–170.00	927	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	171.21/cwt	156.00–188.00	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	841	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	165.48/cwt	165.00–166.00	943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	204.25/cwt	200.00–210.00	741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	158.78/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,167	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	657	167.81/cwt	158.00–169.00	1,103	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	797	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,196	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,264	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	176.12/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,016	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	993	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	188.45/cwt	176.00–202.00	869	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	155.97/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,022	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	198.38/cwt	190.00–202.00	728	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	193.18/cwt	188.00–198.00	643	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	712	142.50/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,015	13

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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