Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs steady to 2.00 higher over 450 lbs 2.00-9.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs steady to 5.00 higher over 450 lbs mostly steady to 4.00 lower. 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 $146.68/cwt on 380 head.

Average price

$146.68

380 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$45.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.74

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	155.47	762	232
Medium and Large 1-2	486	152.48	741	25
Medium and Large 2	511	134.88	689	94
Medium and Large 3	504	109.58	552	29

One grade step is worth $45.89/cwt here — about $210 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 sale380 hd

146.68

—

AR average8 barns · 1,770 hd

141.94

+4.74

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

94 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	140.10/cwt	130.00–150.00	738	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	985	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	145.94/cwt	130.00–159.00	537	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	115.78/cwt	105.00–127.00	443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	684	144.24/cwt	143.00–153.00	987	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	152.37/cwt	130.00–166.00	657	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	105.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	121.92/cwt	109.00–128.00	510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	681	129.70/cwt	125.00–136.00	883	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	548	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	182.30/cwt	180.00–186.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	134.47/cwt	132.00–137.00	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	172.78/cwt	154.00–182.00	833	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	186.94/cwt	171.00–196.00	813	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	153.39/cwt	145.00–159.00	815	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	159.42/cwt	145.00–170.00	678	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	156.50/cwt	140.00–170.00	524	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	145.85/cwt	137.00–150.00	697	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	453	149.34/cwt	148.00–150.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	113.05/cwt	108.00–120.00	519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	973	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,129	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	157.21/cwt	150.00–161.00	973	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	111.23/cwt	100.00–120.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	162.00/cwt	150.00–170.00	740	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	133.17/cwt	124.00–136.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	131.69/cwt	120.00–149.00	689	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	161.70/cwt	151.00–169.00	598	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	144.63/cwt	140.00–149.00	821	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	103.68/cwt	95.00–110.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	682	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	151.20/cwt	150.00–152.00	771	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	145.84/cwt	131.00–160.00	613	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	112.12/cwt	107.00–120.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	113.68/cwt	110.00–120.00	417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	111.96/cwt	105.00–119.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	136.27/cwt	119.00–150.00	646	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	143.83/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,030	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	129.23/cwt	120.00–137.00	870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	143.30/cwt	140.00–150.00	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	140.36/cwt	125.00–155.00	519	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	163.84/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,008	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	154.96/cwt	149.00–159.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	127.71/cwt	118.00–133.00	751	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	153.34/cwt	149.00–156.00	721	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	165.21/cwt	157.00–173.00	537	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	143.98/cwt	138.00–147.00	890	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	152.13/cwt	140.00–162.00	812	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	116.46/cwt	109.00–124.00	845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	167.72/cwt	150.00–180.00	600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	148.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,066	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	133.33/cwt	120.00–140.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	141.44/cwt	139.00–143.00	874	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	152.80/cwt	140.00–157.00	969	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	181.03/cwt	164.00–186.00	889	35
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	160.94/cwt	150.00–173.00	771	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	150.21/cwt	140.00–160.00	861	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	189.45/cwt	180.00–200.00	805	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	161.65/cwt	150.00–178.00	679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	204.34/cwt	186.00–224.00	762	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	159.21/cwt	151.00–163.00	997	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	140.50/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	149.99/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	683	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	186.05/cwt	179.00–188.00	856	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	170.64/cwt	166.00–176.00	979	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	173.40/cwt	165.00–183.00	907	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	678	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	166.01/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	711	152.03/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,081	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	832	121.40/cwt	117.00–130.00	1,010	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	136.00/cwt	126.00–141.00	1,047	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	157.27/cwt	140.00–167.00	884	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	161.81/cwt	150.00–169.00	841	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	601	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	902	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	181.94/cwt	164.00–191.00	710	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	125.68/cwt	118.00–134.00	784	4

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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