Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00-10.00 higher mostly 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly 1.00-5.00 higher. The offering included some groups of fancy reputation calves that sold for a premium and 2 loads of 850 lb yearlings that sold good. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Not enough slaughter bulls reported last week for a trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $195.02/cwt on 443 head.

Average price

$195.02

443 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,189

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$694

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

$63.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.11

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	198.13	1,227	402
Medium and Large 2	519	166.05	861	39
Medium and Large 3	395	135.00	533	2thin

One grade step is worth $63.13/cwt here — about $694 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 sale443 hd

195.02

—

AR average8 barns · 1,243 hd

171.91

+23.11

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	1,668	87.69	1,462	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	68.91	1,007	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	66.69	819	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	55.95	576	56

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,164	$1,086	12
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$984	10
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	804	$850	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$1,189	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$864	2thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	189.36/cwt	185.00–195.00	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	139.87/cwt	139.00–140.00	859	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	612	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	165.74/cwt	159.00–174.00	704	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	155.32/cwt	145.00–161.00	822	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	170.98/cwt	155.00–190.00	650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	164.81/cwt	157.00–172.00	542	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	141.16/cwt	137.00–151.00	1,022	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	110.29/cwt	100.00–118.00	849	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	150.63/cwt	130.00–157.00	654	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	142.00/cwt	138.00–144.00	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	149.79/cwt	145.00–156.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	147.61/cwt	134.00–154.00	685	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	163.08/cwt	154.00–174.00	778	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	137.62/cwt	130.00–143.00	732	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	858	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	133.45/cwt	130.00–136.00	835	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	127.26/cwt	120.00–130.00	854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	725	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	538	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	135.13/cwt	125.00–140.00	777	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	157.65/cwt	156.00–158.00	758	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	147.08/cwt	144.00–151.00	921	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	156.67/cwt	150.00–160.00	921	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	190.86/cwt	187.00–195.00	916	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	173.87/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,083	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	506	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,128	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	436	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	977	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,108	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	174.25/cwt	167.00–178.00	826	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	206.76/cwt	198.00–215.00	802	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	535	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,118	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	153.57/cwt	150.00–156.00	975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	188.55/cwt	175.00–197.00	982	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,577	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	204.55/cwt	190.00–216.00	886	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	216.44/cwt	215.00–220.00	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	173.64/cwt	166.00–174.00	1,000	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	946	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,220	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	176.47/cwt	165.00–190.00	926	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	144.80/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,043	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	183.61/cwt	166.00–199.00	868	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	149.06/cwt	144.00–154.00	936	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	56.65/cwt	53.00–58.00	675	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	51.46/cwt	45.00–55.00	471	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	64.89/cwt	59.00–68.00	789	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	64.76/cwt	60.00–68.00	958	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	71.03/cwt	68.00–78.00	889	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	67.67/cwt	64.00–73.00	789	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	60.16/cwt	55.00–64.00	641	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	28.54/cwt	20.00–36.00	280	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	73.66/cwt	68.00–79.00	1,061	14
Bulls	—	—	1,566	79.47/cwt	70.00–85.00	1,245	6
Bulls	—	—	1,605	99.14/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,591	2
Bulls	—	—	1,773	91.46/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,622	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	838	671.57/head	625.00–725.00	672	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	864.23/head	825.00–900.00	864	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	69.51/cwt	69.00–70.00	608	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	66.22/cwt	60.00–81.00	812	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,301	69.43/cwt	56.00–73.00	903	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,134.21/head	800.00–1,250.00	1,134	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	1,062.70/head	700.00–1,200.00	1,063	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	65.39/cwt	60.00–70.00	716	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	905	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,189.33/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	186.72/cwt	150.00–215.00	693	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	167.65/cwt	160.00–176.00	553	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	150.21/cwt	140.00–157.00	861	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	117.56/cwt	110.00–129.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	791	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,210	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	166.98/cwt	160.00–173.00	640	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	149.35/cwt	141.00–156.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	594	139.00/cwt	120.00–146.00	826	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	153.49/cwt	149.00–158.00	955	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	404	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	848	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	467	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	936	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	399	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	157.09/cwt	150.00–172.00	908	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	136.95/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,065	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	189.36/cwt	181.00–198.00	805	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	154.48/cwt	142.00–165.00	649	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	940	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	131.04/cwt	123.00–140.00	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	829	114.93/cwt	100.00–120.00	953	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	202.72/cwt	185.00–213.00	681	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	160.84/cwt	150.00–168.00	764	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	148.44/cwt	137.00–160.00	788	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	637	132.66/cwt	128.00–140.00	845	3

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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