Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 5.00-7.00 higher with the better 550-600 lbs 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly 3.00-7.00 higher. Breaker and boner cows 15.00-20.00 higher lean cows 7.00-11.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 14.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.53/cwt on 289 head.

Average price

$157.53

289 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$47.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.14

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	163.04	785	176
Medium and Large 1-2	581	154.08	895	34
Medium and Large 2	495	150.19	744	71
Medium and Large 3	486	115.95	563	8thin

One grade step is worth $47.10/cwt here — about $222 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 sale289 hd

157.53

—

AR average9 barns · 1,548 hd

153.39

+4.14

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	1,639	114.82	1,881	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	86.79	1,219	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	84.66	1,002	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	983	62.35	613	55

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,077	$1,046	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	912	$806	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$775	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	665	$650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,041	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,248	$1,013	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 2	—	370	151.68/cwt	140.00–159.00	561	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	152.41/cwt	136.00–160.00	732	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	149.81/cwt	139.00–160.00	629	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	766	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,018	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	131.52/cwt	130.00–136.00	882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	141.72/cwt	140.00–145.00	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	156.50/cwt	150.00–163.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	162.96/cwt	154.00–167.00	913	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	145.64/cwt	135.00–152.00	1,054	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	146.15/cwt	144.00–149.00	916	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	163.13/cwt	155.00–168.00	855	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	165.43/cwt	160.00–174.00	554	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	166.29/cwt	159.00–176.00	778	39
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	192.20/cwt	178.00–197.00	1,072	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	195.71/cwt	183.00–209.00	912	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	498	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	867	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	961	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	169.93/cwt	164.00–179.00	637	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	156.42/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,029	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	169.45/cwt	160.00–178.00	812	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	908	134.63/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,100	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	160.09/cwt	150.00–169.00	911	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	174.79/cwt	159.00–180.00	918	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	181.13/cwt	170.00–195.00	672	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	174.30/cwt	168.00–181.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	205.24/cwt	204.00–208.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	183.28/cwt	177.00–190.00	1,142	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	216.27/cwt	207.00–227.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	165.02/cwt	160.00–170.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,134	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	903	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	632	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	780	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	168.91/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	198.57/cwt	189.00–215.00	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	220.73/cwt	220.00–221.00	748	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	195.02/cwt	191.00–198.00	987	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	163.42/cwt	159.00–168.00	918	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	152.02/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,022	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	139.14/cwt	122.00–150.00	1,078	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	170.80/cwt	164.00–174.00	907	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	856	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	81.63/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,078	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,180	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	850	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	35.37/cwt	20.00–40.00	317	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	59.06/cwt	50.00–66.00	552	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	81.67/cwt	78.00–89.00	942	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	72.98/cwt	67.00–79.00	739	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	90.38/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,320	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	90.29/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,075	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	79.30/cwt	75.00–86.00	933	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	718	30.40/cwt	20.00–40.00	218	4
Bulls	—	—	1,819	123.45/cwt	116.00–135.00	2,246	16
Bulls	—	—	1,529	108.90/cwt	99.00–117.00	1,665	11
Bulls	—	—	1,078	90.49/cwt	85.00–98.00	975	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	74.94/cwt	57.00–99.00	597	20
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	1,046.40/head	825.00–1,225.00	1,046	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,041	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	805.67/head	550.00–925.00	806	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	78.32/cwt	76.00–79.00	956	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,041.13/head	900.00–1,150.00	1,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	177.50/cwt	160.00–197.00	650	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	126.53/cwt	120.00–130.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	139.49/cwt	130.00–146.00	802	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	148.04/cwt	140.00–153.00	779	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	162.87/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,010	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	719	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,114	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	171.16/cwt	168.00–172.00	486	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	165.23/cwt	160.00–174.00	701	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	158.99/cwt	149.00–161.00	900	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	339	204.93/cwt	200.00–212.00	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	167.31/cwt	150.00–177.00	790	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	201.12/cwt	196.00–213.00	732	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	178.31/cwt	177.00–180.00	845	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	184.89/cwt	177.00–201.00	788	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	123.16/cwt	119.00–131.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	175.49/cwt	151.00–197.00	563	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	147.07/cwt	130.00–170.00	837	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	162.84/cwt	160.00–170.00	690	7

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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