Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker steers and heifers steady to 9.00 higher mostly 1.00-4.00 higher. The offering included some value added cattle that sold for a premium. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher on the small amount observed due to time limits. No trend on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.37/cwt on 395 head.

Average price

$154.37

395 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$36.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.43

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	161.93	807	210
Medium and Large 1-2	500	156.77	784	31
Medium and Large 2	514	146.45	752	133
Medium and Large 3	439	125.36	550	21

One grade step is worth $36.56/cwt here — about $257 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 sale395 hd

154.37

—

AR average5 barns · 1,039 hd

151.94

+2.43

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	—	High	1,825	133.49	2,436	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,506	91.98	1,386	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	89.04	1,105	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,007	73.15	737	23

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,253	$1,421	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,238	$1,202	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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 3	—	305	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,134	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,196	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,149	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	481	214.91/cwt	213.00–216.00	1,034	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	917	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,021	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	160.14/cwt	152.00–166.00	846	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	558	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	418	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	394	165.12/cwt	164.00–168.00	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	166.84/cwt	160.00–173.00	719	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	159.19/cwt	145.00–163.00	903	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	171.02/cwt	165.00–174.00	653	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	157.51/cwt	156.00–159.00	794	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	164.20/cwt	156.00–173.00	772	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	153.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	953	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	162.39/cwt	145.00–168.00	512	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	133.81/cwt	120.00–138.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	149.94/cwt	137.00–156.00	711	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	142.45/cwt	135.00–149.00	811	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	157.27/cwt	140.00–166.00	593	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	157.88/cwt	148.00–165.00	759	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	144.37/cwt	132.00–152.00	752	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	181.82/cwt	170.00–194.00	1,049	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	196.57/cwt	195.00–200.00	851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	188.00/cwt	185.00–190.00	588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	162.12/cwt	150.00–164.00	937	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	181.69/cwt	170.00–190.00	692	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,128	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	166.45/cwt	160.00–170.00	872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	143.54/cwt	142.00–145.00	973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	172.40/cwt	160.00–182.00	733	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	172.44/cwt	159.00–179.00	812	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	152.03/cwt	150.00–156.00	962	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	171.00/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,144	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,026	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	190.26/cwt	184.00–195.00	997	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	205.50/cwt	205.00–207.00	808	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	171.54/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,043	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	196.81/cwt	181.00–208.00	941	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	440	174.16/cwt	170.00–175.00	766	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	563	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	44.06/cwt	32.00–55.00	408	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	86.26/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,067	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	685	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	855	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	75.02/cwt	70.00–76.00	741	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	94.80/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,340	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,662	87.29/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,451	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	92.04/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,147	13
Bulls	—	—	1,825	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	2,436	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	86.98/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,008	19
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,201.52/head	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,202	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,421.48/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	160.90/cwt	140.00–173.00	674	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	512	114.89/cwt	106.00–120.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	135.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	149.31/cwt	130.00–160.00	779	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	139.12/cwt	126.00–150.00	799	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	111.88/cwt	104.00–122.00	856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	669	135.87/cwt	130.00–141.00	909	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	165.30/cwt	159.00–178.00	926	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	149.84/cwt	140.00–160.00	637	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	120.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	126.01/cwt	110.00–138.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	122.51/cwt	110.00–132.00	643	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	638	140.03/cwt	134.00–146.00	893	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	766	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	965	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	677	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	125.20/cwt	115.00–145.00	399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	123.56/cwt	100.00–144.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	172.33/cwt	160.00–185.00	891	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	925	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	599	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	170.28/cwt	168.00–173.00	553	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	141.08/cwt	140.00–151.00	935	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	174.55/cwt	150.00–190.00	566	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	169.91/cwt	153.00–180.00	646	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	176.09/cwt	169.00–190.00	845	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	189.13/cwt	174.00–202.00	821	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	156.34/cwt	148.00–165.00	968	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	156.61/cwt	135.00–168.00	750	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	134.69/cwt	125.00–144.00	847	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	195.29/cwt	192.00–199.00	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	191.92/cwt	190.00–200.00	629	8

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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