Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 5.00-18.00 lower with the full decline on weights under 500 lbs. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 2.00-5.00 higher over 500 lbs 1.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.73/cwt on 296 head.

Average price

$154.73

296 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$39.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.97

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	162.93	840	149
Medium and Large 1-2	515	156.27	805	41
Medium and Large 2	520	144.00	748	99
Medium and Large 3	473	123.03	582	7thin

One grade step is worth $39.91/cwt here — about $258 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 sale296 hd

154.73

—

AR average8 barns · 1,201 hd

150.76

+3.97

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	—	Average	1,612	109.91	1,772	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	80.85	1,118	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	72.94	843	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	62.21	649	88

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)	1,013	$1,257	26
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,051	$1,175	20
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,148	$900	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,045	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	848	$896	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,363	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,079	$1,306	4thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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 2Fleshy	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	163.29/cwt	160.00–165.00	949	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	152.23/cwt	135.00–162.00	719	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	178.01/cwt	176.00–180.00	744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	162.65/cwt	158.00–164.00	799	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	150.76/cwt	148.00–158.00	808	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	122.90/cwt	114.00–130.00	897	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	138.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	988	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	141.93/cwt	130.00–151.00	747	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	159.68/cwt	150.00–166.00	675	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	147.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	923	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	152.35/cwt	151.00–155.00	842	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	128.89/cwt	115.00–134.00	866	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	143.92/cwt	130.00–148.00	820	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	172.63/cwt	164.00–181.00	811	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	157.69/cwt	149.00–166.00	497	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	156.40/cwt	144.00–165.00	596	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	172.15/cwt	157.00–190.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	165.49/cwt	152.00–175.00	854	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	171.44/cwt	159.00–180.00	816	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	174.38/cwt	171.00–176.00	582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	154.22/cwt	140.00–160.00	952	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	174.24/cwt	174.00–175.00	943	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	185.00/cwt	182.00–186.00	821	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	182.40/cwt	180.00–185.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,383	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,313	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,060	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	955	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	997	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	193.93/cwt	186.00–198.00	791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	201.60/cwt	200.00–204.00	792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,309	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	600	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	798	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	156.76/cwt	152.00–161.00	887	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	174.24/cwt	168.00–181.00	812	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	840	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	137.19/cwt	125.00–143.00	1,077	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	78.89/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,084	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	83.43/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,083	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	61.65/cwt	52.00–68.00	654	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	82.47/cwt	82.00–83.00	936	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	71.23/cwt	68.00–74.00	747	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	41.40/cwt	20.00–53.00	374	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	76.46/cwt	72.00–82.00	902	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	86.88/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,217	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	987	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	67.61/cwt	57.00–73.00	751	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	775	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	310	1
Bulls	—	—	1,608	107.23/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,724	10
Bulls	—	—	1,377	80.38/cwt	60.00–90.00	1,107	3
Bulls	—	—	1,680	120.40/cwt	114.00–127.00	2,023	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	77.48/cwt	74.00–79.00	753	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	895.87/head	750.00–975.00	896	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,044.54/head	825.00–1,260.00	1,045	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,257.23/head	850.00–1,450.00	1,257	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	1,175.41/head	825.00–1,385.00	1,175	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	1,371.28/head	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,371	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,337.90/head	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,338	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	391	173.98/cwt	159.00–179.00	680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	136.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	164.16/cwt	150.00–180.00	696	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	117.09/cwt	110.00–124.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	668	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,069	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	177.48/cwt	168.00–185.00	660	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	175.88/cwt	165.00–185.00	749	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	162.12/cwt	155.00–166.00	828	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	128.75/cwt	120.00–136.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	163.15/cwt	143.00–178.00	770	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	572	145.96/cwt	142.00–148.00	835	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	626	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	741	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,037	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	170.87/cwt	160.00–186.00	560	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	885	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	155.38/cwt	140.00–163.00	805	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	146.02/cwt	130.00–158.00	841	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	127.49/cwt	126.00–129.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	151.41/cwt	150.00–152.00	933	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	165.57/cwt	163.00–174.00	858	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	523	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	659	4

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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