Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to 4.00 higher with some of the plainer kind 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher except the better 450-550 lbs 1.00 lower and 600-700 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. The offering was mostly unweaned calves with quality average to plain. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.54/cwt on 352 head.

Average price

$145.54

352 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$46.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.72

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	153.80	760	192
Medium and Large 1-2	498	150.20	748	36
Medium and Large 2	505	136.39	689	103
Medium and Large 3	476	106.93	509	21

One grade step is worth $46.86/cwt here — about $252 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 sale352 hd

145.54

—

AR average9 barns · 1,437 hd

139.82

+5.72

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	1,815	93.66	1,700	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,441	64.75	933	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,309	61.71	808	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,100	60.76	668	11

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)	1,080	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,257	$900	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,240	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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	—	364	166.02/cwt	160.00–188.00	604	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	148.67/cwt	140.00–150.00	987	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	144.20/cwt	134.00–155.00	1,035	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	157.98/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	152.31/cwt	147.00–154.00	800	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	194.29/cwt	183.00–207.00	824	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	166.14/cwt	156.00–174.00	774	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	129.95/cwt	125.00–140.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	148.01/cwt	139.00–152.00	827	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	121.06/cwt	120.00–125.00	828	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	171.61/cwt	165.00–174.00	956	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	162.53/cwt	156.00–167.00	596	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	133.23/cwt	130.00–136.00	826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	143.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	160.77/cwt	157.00–169.00	757	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	163.32/cwt	155.00–168.00	707	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	630	122.00/cwt	119.00–125.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	135.62/cwt	128.00–142.00	709	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	146.42/cwt	130.00–153.00	606	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	153.06/cwt	152.00–155.00	729	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	149.09/cwt	148.00–151.00	775	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	802	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	157.37/cwt	156.00–160.00	914	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	180.04/cwt	170.00–190.00	569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	163.91/cwt	149.00–177.00	711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	150.35/cwt	147.00–154.00	923	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	150.95/cwt	149.00–160.00	872	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	901	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	146.69/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	136.67/cwt	133.00–140.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	609	158.46/cwt	147.00–165.00	965	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	215.19/cwt	207.00–227.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	182.11/cwt	170.00–188.00	936	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	188.63/cwt	174.00–196.00	881	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	156.13/cwt	150.00–167.00	813	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	201.00/cwt	196.00–203.00	746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,229	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	724	133.30/cwt	128.00–137.00	965	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	939	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	680	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	935	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	597	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	830	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	67.30/cwt	66.00–69.00	923	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	54.68/cwt	52.00–57.00	672	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	61.50/cwt	57.00–65.00	803	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	64.36/cwt	64.00–65.00	752	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	59.41/cwt	57.00–61.00	638	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	67.26/cwt	66.00–70.00	965	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	924	10
Bulls	—	—	1,815	93.66/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,700	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	657	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	61.24/cwt	59.00–65.00	653	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	131.35/cwt	126.00–140.00	680	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	150.68/cwt	139.00–157.00	726	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	143.79/cwt	141.00–149.00	956	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	99.58/cwt	89.00–122.00	528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	118.02/cwt	116.00–123.00	562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	161.57/cwt	152.00–173.00	832	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	818	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	131.47/cwt	120.00–140.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	186.99/cwt	179.00–193.00	679	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	125.08/cwt	120.00–128.00	904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	154.78/cwt	136.00–170.00	642	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	132.93/cwt	120.00–138.00	760	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	141.87/cwt	136.00–149.00	460	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	145.40/cwt	126.00–158.00	539	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	113.54/cwt	108.00–120.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	111.63/cwt	100.00–127.00	423	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	139.78/cwt	126.00–157.00	667	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	716	131.51/cwt	129.00–134.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	455	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	138.49/cwt	136.00–140.00	856	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	178.45/cwt	169.00–183.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	113.92/cwt	106.00–120.00	382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	179.20/cwt	172.00–189.00	848	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	861	115.96/cwt	110.00–120.00	998	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	166.67/cwt	160.00–176.00	533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	651	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	155.39/cwt	150.00–180.00	575	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	895	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	138.41/cwt	131.00–152.00	799	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	101.03/cwt	100.00–102.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	149.33/cwt	135.00–152.00	933	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	589	152.63/cwt	150.00–158.00	899	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	890	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	129.77/cwt	120.00–136.00	893	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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