Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs mostly steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher. The offering included several groups of good quality calves. The demand was good on the light weight calves. 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 $155.11/cwt on 628 head.

Average price

$155.11

628 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$55.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.46

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	165.64	761	317
Medium and Large 1-2	490	157.48	772	117
Medium and Large 2	486	140.96	684	166
Medium and Large 3	484	109.97	532	28

One grade step is worth $55.67/cwt here — about $229 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 sale628 hd

155.11

—

AR average9 barns · 1,894 hd

147.65

+7.46

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

101 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 1Unweaned	—	653	140.61/cwt	130.00–146.00	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	320	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	563	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	168.32/cwt	157.00–175.00	806	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	206.82/cwt	188.00–221.00	987	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	170.39/cwt	162.00–183.00	576	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	498	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	195.71/cwt	183.00–203.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	164.80/cwt	152.00–175.00	857	42
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	195.42/cwt	179.00–206.00	1,026	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	180.40/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,037	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	215.37/cwt	200.00–228.00	924	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	163.22/cwt	150.00–181.00	837	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	223.27/cwt	200.00–229.00	837	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	134.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	157.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,068	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	774	147.18/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,139	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	179.67/cwt	178.00–181.00	981	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	121.49/cwt	110.00–129.00	569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	163.32/cwt	150.00–168.00	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	159.39/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,003	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	166.43/cwt	152.00–177.00	969	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	225.86/cwt	222.00–229.00	750	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	142.45/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,040	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,102	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	182.29/cwt	176.00–197.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	189.79/cwt	180.00–193.00	920	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	178.93/cwt	166.00–185.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	714	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,078	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	853	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	157.52/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,062	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	162.36/cwt	155.00–164.00	994	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,102	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,203	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	995	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	975	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	314	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	788	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	631	146.34/cwt	140.00–156.00	923	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	688	135.39/cwt	125.00–146.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	157.51/cwt	149.00–160.00	912	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	211.95/cwt	200.00–221.00	689	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	194.47/cwt	179.00–209.00	916	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	197.51/cwt	179.00–211.00	843	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	152.24/cwt	150.00–161.00	575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	163.97/cwt	131.00–174.00	794	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	202.54/cwt	190.00–210.00	760	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	151.01/cwt	145.00–159.00	790	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	169.74/cwt	164.00–178.00	791	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	135.04/cwt	130.00–145.00	790	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	149.15/cwt	146.00–159.00	928	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	175.53/cwt	160.00–187.00	909	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	165.93/cwt	160.00–173.00	695	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	493	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	134.00/cwt	130.00–142.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	497	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	573	144.75/cwt	140.00–150.00	829	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	153.75/cwt	150.00–165.00	484	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	120.87/cwt	110.00–130.00	529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	135.96/cwt	130.00–141.00	976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	597	102.49/cwt	100.00–110.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	688	95.16/cwt	80.00–110.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	147.41/cwt	133.00–155.00	548	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	144.59/cwt	130.00–157.00	619	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	110.70/cwt	100.00–120.00	525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	150.48/cwt	131.00–161.00	485	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	108.13/cwt	100.00–118.00	403	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	136.93/cwt	129.00–149.00	786	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	145.32/cwt	130.00–160.00	693	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	154.89/cwt	150.00–161.00	731	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	131.83/cwt	128.00–140.00	819	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	139.00/cwt	130.00–150.00	731	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	155.73/cwt	154.00–160.00	595	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	171.49/cwt	160.00–175.00	741	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	958	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	149.03/cwt	146.00–150.00	875	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	128.82/cwt	122.00–140.00	868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	150.39/cwt	148.00–152.00	782	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	169.40/cwt	160.00–183.00	728	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	167.34/cwt	157.00–176.00	634	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	996	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	600	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	155.78/cwt	148.00–168.00	879	35

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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