Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs 6.00- 9.00 higher 450-650 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs mostly steady to 5.00 higher except some classes of plainer kind 1.00-3.00 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 $152.49/cwt on 643 head.

Average price

$152.49

643 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$40.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.12

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	161.62	789	338
Medium and Large 1-2	502	153.54	771	78
Medium and Large 2	496	141.86	704	190
Medium and Large 3	457	121.57	556	37

One grade step is worth $40.05/cwt here — about $233 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 sale643 hd

152.49

—

AR average9 barns · 2,026 hd

147.38

+5.12

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

100 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	136.09/cwt	129.00–140.00	780	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	148.05/cwt	140.00–161.00	478	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	161.20/cwt	150.00–165.50	864	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	149.84/cwt	149.00–150.00	799	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	159.84/cwt	155.00–166.00	737	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	743	121.32/cwt	119.00–126.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	685	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	157.51/cwt	147.00–167.00	903	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	123.47/cwt	120.00–130.00	451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	166.22/cwt	161.00–172.00	721	76
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	177.74/cwt	166.00–185.00	763	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	157.01/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,061	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	629	147.35/cwt	140.00–160.00	927	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	142.45/cwt	135.00–146.00	905	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	183.69/cwt	175.00–199.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	160.04/cwt	147.00–175.00	840	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	188.02/cwt	183.00–193.00	974	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	211.81/cwt	199.00–220.00	890	39
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	123.04/cwt	116.00–130.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	132.33/cwt	130.00–134.00	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	154.32/cwt	150.00–161.00	974	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	176.80/cwt	169.00–185.00	847	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	225.31/cwt	212.00–235.00	748	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,200	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	146.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,081	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	175.17/cwt	169.00–180.00	1,002	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	192.40/cwt	183.00–202.00	897	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	165.41/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,034	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	180.25/cwt	174.00–183.00	957	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	212.80/cwt	204.00–219.00	798	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,372	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	166.80/cwt	164.00–170.00	982	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	167.00/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,017	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	686	163.56/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,122	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	639	132.98/cwt	130.00–145.00	850	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	180.85/cwt	175.00–187.00	859	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	131.72/cwt	128.00–136.00	944	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	156.82/cwt	150.00–170.00	877	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	198.56/cwt	186.00–211.00	755	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	142.00/cwt	129.00–150.00	812	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	156.13/cwt	140.00–170.00	729	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	818	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	129.67/cwt	118.00–137.00	542	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	133.27/cwt	131.00–134.00	500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	169.82/cwt	150.00–190.00	555	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	767	123.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	150.31/cwt	145.00–158.00	992	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	634	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	172.33/cwt	160.00–185.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	160.17/cwt	158.00–163.00	868	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	172.03/cwt	163.00–180.00	881	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	128.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	864	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	147.49/cwt	137.00–161.00	765	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	863	120.49/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,040	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	132.28/cwt	120.00–141.00	816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	490	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	743	119.97/cwt	110.00–130.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	155.97/cwt	150.00–175.00	669	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	154.94/cwt	144.00–164.00	879	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	171.31/cwt	162.00–177.00	637	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	155.73/cwt	146.00–163.00	955	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	192.64/cwt	181.00–212.00	809	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	782	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	740	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	114.44/cwt	110.00–124.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	126.71/cwt	105.00–138.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	585	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	558	144.76/cwt	140.00–146.00	808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	120.27/cwt	108.00–130.00	512	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	167.92/cwt	160.00–175.00	784	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	151.19/cwt	130.00–160.00	652	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	143.23/cwt	130.00–155.00	692	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	104.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	167.76/cwt	160.00–173.00	560	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	134.47/cwt	132.00–139.00	906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	129.66/cwt	129.00–130.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	152.01/cwt	135.00–160.00	567	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	126.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	124.47/cwt	100.00–130.00	600	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	137.73/cwt	128.00–150.00	724	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	130.40/cwt	120.00–136.00	820	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	935	3

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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