Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 1.00-15.00 lower mostly 5.00-10.00 lower not enough over 600 lbs last week for a trend. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs 2.00-19.00 lower mostly 5.00-15.00 lower not enough over 650 lbs for a trend last week. The offering was mostly unweaned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.69/cwt on 474 head.

Average price

$145.69

474 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$45.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.00

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	155.26	757	186
Medium and Large 1-2	518	147.23	762	99
Medium and Large 2	489	139.05	679	166
Medium and Large 3	466	109.58	511	23

One grade step is worth $45.69/cwt here — about $246 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 sale474 hd

145.69

—

AR average7 barns · 1,732 hd

144.69

+1.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	127.50/cwt	117.00–138.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	139.43/cwt	130.00–149.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	125.75/cwt	120.00–132.00	459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	164.14/cwt	154.00–169.00	768	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	168.74/cwt	154.00–179.00	704	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	157.72/cwt	148.00–165.00	837	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	536	167.90/cwt	160.00–171.00	900	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	648	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,030	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	168.83/cwt	160.00–173.00	549	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	344	130.02/cwt	125.00–140.00	447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	145.03/cwt	142.00–147.00	892	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	161.71/cwt	154.00–166.00	621	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	145.81/cwt	144.00–149.00	859	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	151.46/cwt	147.00–159.00	709	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	603	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	143.17/cwt	125.00–153.00	614	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	170.79/cwt	159.00–183.00	574	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	158.85/cwt	150.00–166.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	184.26/cwt	167.00–190.00	763	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	165.47/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,044	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	157.52/cwt	155.00–160.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	705	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	179.04/cwt	170.00–184.00	852	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	182.91/cwt	170.00–199.00	935	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	150.79/cwt	140.00–162.00	863	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	202.12/cwt	197.00–203.00	657	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	157.02/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,151	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	740	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,095	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,185	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	899	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	808	125.37/cwt	111.00–140.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	168.51/cwt	168.00–169.00	974	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	722	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	161.24/cwt	155.00–169.00	845	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	178.73/cwt	177.00–186.00	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	184.82/cwt	170.00–203.00	591	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	125.27/cwt	117.00–139.00	843	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	683	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	158.27/cwt	144.00–168.00	606	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	156.71/cwt	140.00–160.00	882	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	150.97/cwt	130.00–160.00	720	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	152.89/cwt	139.00–166.00	642	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	167.57/cwt	160.00–172.00	717	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	143.00/cwt	130.00–156.00	751	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	153.91/cwt	140.00–160.00	499	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	151.56/cwt	144.00–160.00	946	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	169.57/cwt	160.00–178.00	805	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	119.50/cwt	110.00–129.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	137.74/cwt	120.00–147.00	802	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	156.80/cwt	149.00–162.00	670	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	130.44/cwt	120.00–143.00	818	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	736	115.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	175.59/cwt	169.00–178.00	685	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	100.21/cwt	90.00–120.00	378	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	147.98/cwt	147.00–150.00	978	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	147.28/cwt	140.00–154.00	845	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	133.08/cwt	122.00–144.00	776	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	105.24/cwt	97.00–115.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	438	152.83/cwt	152.00–154.00	669	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	522	142.44/cwt	140.00–144.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	112.06/cwt	100.00–120.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	122.03/cwt	120.00–124.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	115.11/cwt	100.00–125.00	826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	104.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	114.89/cwt	100.00–123.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	146.06/cwt	133.00–154.00	551	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	135.19/cwt	131.00–139.00	844	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	152.64/cwt	148.00–156.00	655	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	150.58/cwt	142.00–160.00	479	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	136.52/cwt	120.00–148.00	715	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	140.91/cwt	121.00–153.00	664	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	153.85/cwt	148.00–156.00	808	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	145.34/cwt	142.00–146.00	961	6

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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