Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 2.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good on most classes of feeders. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.02/cwt on 399 head.

Average price

$166.02

399 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$321

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

$62.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.61

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	174.07	833	225
Medium and Large 1-2	467	167.59	782	56
Medium and Large 2	478	151.28	722	114
Medium and Large 3	458	111.73	512	4thin

One grade step is worth $62.34/cwt here — about $321 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 sale399 hd

166.02

—

AR average8 barns · 1,320 hd

161.41

+4.61

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	—	Low	1,600	119.34	1,910	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	89.95	1,311	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	88.75	1,119	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	74.46	741	32

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)	1,045	$1,049	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$885	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,030	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,070	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$900	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	156.16/cwt	155.00–157.00	987	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	182.17/cwt	170.00–185.00	523	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	169.95/cwt	157.00–177.00	993	30
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	176.70/cwt	170.00–190.00	576	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	178.61/cwt	160.00–192.00	664	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	173.49/cwt	161.00–183.00	826	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	166.17/cwt	155.00–170.00	854	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	184.73/cwt	176.00–190.00	979	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	174.39/cwt	165.00–187.00	753	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	168.87/cwt	166.00–171.00	795	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	141.78/cwt	130.00–150.00	815	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	156.47/cwt	150.00–168.00	519	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	173.28/cwt	158.00–182.00	911	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	139.06/cwt	132.00–148.00	862	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	152.43/cwt	131.00–160.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	202.78/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,069	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	187.52/cwt	185.00–190.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	157.99/cwt	145.00–166.00	671	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	120.40/cwt	101.00–130.00	1,054	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	172.34/cwt	167.00–179.00	732	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	164.30/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,086	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	161.64/cwt	150.00–170.00	925	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	184.32/cwt	172.00–192.00	761	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	177.86/cwt	165.00–185.00	587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	175.89/cwt	164.00–190.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	209.72/cwt	193.00–221.00	875	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	220.19/cwt	210.00–230.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	210.96/cwt	200.00–221.00	816	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	174.76/cwt	165.00–190.00	835	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	181.16/cwt	180.00–195.00	531	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	188.30/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,231	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	204.10/cwt	200.00–210.00	992	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	625	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,094	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	200.13/cwt	180.00–207.00	1,133	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	190.72/cwt	184.00–199.00	1,194	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	212.31/cwt	208.00–217.00	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	556	203.80/cwt	199.00–207.00	1,133	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	202.40/cwt	195.00–208.00	629	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	163.46/cwt	157.00–189.00	927	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	207.37/cwt	199.00–222.00	780	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	174.21/cwt	161.00–194.00	1,092	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	155.87/cwt	146.00–161.00	1,121	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	84.25/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,153	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	74.57/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,044	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	62.77/cwt	54.00–69.00	588	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	74.95/cwt	70.00–80.00	749	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	85.02/cwt	81.00–91.00	911	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	91.83/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,187	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	93.20/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,406	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	85.31/cwt	77.00–88.00	1,013	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	635	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	127	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	710	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	355	1
Bulls	—	—	1,160	96.17/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,116	2
Bulls	—	—	1,769	126.94/cwt	116.00–139.00	2,246	24
Bulls	—	—	1,374	109.62/cwt	99.00–115.00	1,506	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	634	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,069.85/head	985.00–1,200.00	1,070	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	81.24/cwt	77.00–84.00	770	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	90.54/cwt	83.00–95.00	1,211	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,049.28/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,049	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	83.44/cwt	71.00–89.00	983	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	152.76/cwt	150.00–158.00	871	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	284	174.32/cwt	170.00–177.00	495	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	138.32/cwt	136.00–145.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	156.60/cwt	140.00–161.00	755	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	168.85/cwt	166.00–173.00	653	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	147.51/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,081	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	111.46/cwt	106.00–117.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	152.28/cwt	141.00–166.00	792	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	151.61/cwt	140.00–161.00	572	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	173.18/cwt	165.00–181.00	1,152	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	378	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	631	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,092	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	561	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	999	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	170.87/cwt	158.00–180.00	552	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	205.84/cwt	200.00–210.00	583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	193.32/cwt	174.00–207.00	820	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	178.54/cwt	170.00–187.00	919	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	174.94/cwt	160.00–190.00	658	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	157.55/cwt	150.00–167.00	815	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	135.65/cwt	113.00–151.00	509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	169.20/cwt	150.00–180.00	709	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	154.41/cwt	150.00–157.00	951	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	124.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	158.37/cwt	147.00–170.00	743	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	188.56/cwt	178.00–197.00	882	36

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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