Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed with the better kind under 650 lbs 1.00-6.00 higher and the plainer kind and unweaned 650-700 lb calves steady to 10.00 lower mostly 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 5.00 lower except the better 500-650 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher. The offering included several weaned calves some with two rounds of shots that were in good demand. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $184.23/cwt on 691 head.

Average price

$184.23

691 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,014

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

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

$65.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.16

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	193.99	1,020	457
Medium and Large 1-2	650	174.25	1,133	117
Medium and Large 2	552	159.19	878	105
Medium and Large 3	502	128.70	646	12thin

One grade step is worth $65.30/cwt here — about $374 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 sale691 hd

184.23

—

AR average8 barns · 2,860 hd

177.06

+7.16

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

111 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 2Fleshy	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	479	156.50/cwt	156.00–157.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	199.08/cwt	190.00–209.00	739	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	149.00/cwt	148.00–152.00	839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	160.91/cwt	150.00–176.00	845	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	181.57/cwt	168.00–195.00	1,030	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	178.66/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,195	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	198.31/cwt	189.00–207.00	930	80
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	155.71/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,032	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	122.57/cwt	101.00–130.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	175.71/cwt	160.00–188.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	180.05/cwt	170.00–192.00	612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	353	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	628	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	336	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	411	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	727	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	152.01/cwt	140.00–160.00	944	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	167.03/cwt	155.00–177.00	783	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	156.92/cwt	148.00–162.00	984	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,084	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	164.94/cwt	158.00–170.00	640	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	173.52/cwt	160.00–185.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	126.14/cwt	120.00–133.00	844	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	142.50/cwt	139.00–146.00	871	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	140.88/cwt	140.00–143.00	873	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	407	221.21/cwt	220.00–222.00	900	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	386	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	903	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	176.47/cwt	167.00–179.00	1,274	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,331	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	166.44/cwt	165.00–168.00	974	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	180.26/cwt	175.00–182.00	957	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,012	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	192.62/cwt	184.00–197.00	1,009	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	368	224.53/cwt	219.00–230.00	826	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,252	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	169.37/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,043	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	688	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	479	206.90/cwt	202.00–209.00	991	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	659	152.80/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,007	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	305	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	702	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	214.86/cwt	200.00–225.00	799	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	212.28/cwt	197.00–228.00	894	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,111	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	611	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,063	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	516	204.45/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,055	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	226.52/cwt	216.00–239.00	720	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	168.83/cwt	153.00–181.00	871	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	149.84/cwt	149.00–151.00	938	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	479	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	719	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	478	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	189.47/cwt	186.00–192.00	819	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	138.84/cwt	119.00–144.00	815	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	131.26/cwt	125.00–140.00	820	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	468	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	873	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	133.15/cwt	125.00–141.00	909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	151.82/cwt	146.00–157.00	885	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	143.60/cwt	143.00–144.00	941	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	147.57/cwt	140.00–156.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	544	149.07/cwt	145.00–151.00	811	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	144.82/cwt	130.00–160.00	688	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	167.11/cwt	162.00–171.00	551	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	692	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,066	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	160.93/cwt	140.00–178.00	698	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	773	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	122.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	166.11/cwt	158.00–176.00	723	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	113.55/cwt	100.00–127.00	422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	182.74/cwt	166.00–196.00	837	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	670	140.05/cwt	135.00–146.00	938	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	117.04/cwt	109.00–125.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	150.10/cwt	149.00–154.00	812	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	134.93/cwt	120.00–150.00	706	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	149.20/cwt	138.00–157.00	619	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	458	172.84/cwt	171.00–176.00	792	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	509	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	896	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	158.47/cwt	148.00–167.00	910	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	112.64/cwt	110.00–114.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	136.41/cwt	121.00–140.00	780	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	147.59/cwt	134.00–157.00	555	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	141.20/cwt	130.00–154.00	675	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	164.70/cwt	153.00–175.00	855	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	162.66/cwt	158.00–173.00	766	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	123.30/cwt	116.00–131.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	154.34/cwt	154.00–155.00	738	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	150.88/cwt	136.00–160.00	481	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	425	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	657	136.70/cwt	130.00–140.00	898	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	110.04/cwt	105.00–120.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	129.84/cwt	129.00–131.00	801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	135.40/cwt	135.00–136.00	957	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	719	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	662	2

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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