Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed with the better kind steady to 6.00 lower except the 650-700 lbs 3.00 higher and the plainer kind steady to 6.00 higher. Quality of most feeder cattle not as good as last week. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs mostly 1.00-5.00 lower over 550 lbs 3.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00-11.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.85/cwt on 288 head.

Average price

$159.85

288 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$48.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.64

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	170.32	812	123
Medium and Large 1-2	441	163.42	721	60
Medium and Large 2	462	149.20	690	91
Medium and Large 3	405	121.93	494	14thin

One grade step is worth $48.39/cwt here — about $318 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 sale288 hd

159.85

—

AR average9 barns · 1,196 hd

160.50

−0.64

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	1,594	105.36	1,679	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,421	86.58	1,230	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	82.84	997	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	67.69	689	41

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	918	$1,080	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,071	$1,000	11
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$850	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	935	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	993	$1,198	2thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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 2	—	433	187.97/cwt	180.00–193.00	814	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	161.90/cwt	151.00–170.00	928	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	172.29/cwt	164.00–179.00	799	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	157.54/cwt	140.00–162.00	584	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	175.09/cwt	174.00–178.00	494	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	194.31/cwt	186.00–198.00	1,187	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	193.92/cwt	189.00–203.00	1,105	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	175.26/cwt	169.00–180.00	571	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	153.62/cwt	150.00–160.00	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	169.16/cwt	163.00–180.00	743	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	163.27/cwt	160.00–167.00	727	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	164.06/cwt	160.00–169.00	596	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	175.86/cwt	170.00–184.00	651	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	154.39/cwt	151.00–158.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	169.96/cwt	165.00–176.00	901	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	133.02/cwt	131.00–135.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	947	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	161.31/cwt	160.00–164.00	782	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	154.79/cwt	140.00–171.00	494	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	173.07/cwt	162.00–179.00	986	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	165.01/cwt	163.00–166.00	960	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	151.78/cwt	140.00–160.00	713	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	164.09/cwt	153.00–178.00	1,012	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	170.31/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,248	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	146.02/cwt	142.00–150.00	939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	176.80/cwt	160.00–190.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	181.01/cwt	178.00–189.00	853	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	152.01/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	180.12/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,000	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	217.31/cwt	216.00–221.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	195.84/cwt	194.00–199.00	1,016	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,184	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	206.50/cwt	200.00–209.00	739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	205.49/cwt	199.00–214.00	879	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,402	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	605	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	197.01/cwt	190.00–199.00	853	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	203.92/cwt	193.00–208.00	956	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	831	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	202.55/cwt	194.00–214.00	758	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	180.21/cwt	170.00–190.00	932	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	198.97/cwt	188.00–212.00	822	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	642	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,027	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	82.65/cwt	77.00–88.00	1,016	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	75.04/cwt	71.00–79.00	782	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	46.08/cwt	40.00–51.00	497	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	63.91/cwt	59.00–69.00	621	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	83.32/cwt	83.00–84.00	923	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	880	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	71.45/cwt	62.00–75.00	880	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,304	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	92.33/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,268	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	91.71/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,042	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	695	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	209	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	700	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	350	1
Bulls	—	—	1,307	89.88/cwt	80.00–98.00	1,175	9
Bulls	—	—	1,635	105.93/cwt	98.00–112.00	1,732	23
Bulls	—	—	1,720	115.07/cwt	112.00–128.00	1,979	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	94.51/cwt	80.00–115.00	950	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	748	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	1,079.84/head	900.00–1,200.00	1,080	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	1,000.12/head	800.00–1,225.00	1,000	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	630	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	83.33/cwt	80.00–88.00	884	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	1,197.92/head	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	154.89/cwt	140.00–168.00	812	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	139.96/cwt	110.00–150.00	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	148.98/cwt	141.00–155.00	851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	171.77/cwt	169.00–174.00	581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	191.67/cwt	180.00–200.00	920	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	169.07/cwt	160.00–179.00	970	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	141.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,034	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	148.04/cwt	146.00–150.00	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	166.08/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,126	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	200.57/cwt	199.00–207.00	654	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	147.52/cwt	129.00–157.00	997	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	173.67/cwt	155.00–185.00	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	166.46/cwt	159.00–176.00	694	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	165.24/cwt	150.00–177.00	790	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	152.54/cwt	145.00–160.00	648	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	121.84/cwt	113.00–130.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	538	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	468	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	253	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	126.76/cwt	105.00–133.00	482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	1

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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