Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 550 lbs 1.00-5.00 lower 550-650 lbs 1.00-2.00 higher with some groups of unweaned 600-650 lb calves 14.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 7.00 higher mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. 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 $160.35/cwt on 650 head.

Average price

$160.35

650 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$51.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.80

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	170.21	809	398
Medium and Large 1-2	516	160.04	825	80
Medium and Large 2	516	140.08	722	153
Medium and Large 3	458	118.30	541	19thin

One grade step is worth $51.91/cwt here — about $268 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 sale650 hd

160.35

—

AR average8 barns · 2,538 hd

153.55

+6.80

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

102 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	—	705	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	180.94/cwt	176.00–183.00	983	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	211.35/cwt	209.00–212.00	839	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,064	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	160.76/cwt	153.00–170.00	913	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	166.72/cwt	148.00–176.00	895	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	141.73/cwt	140.00–145.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	155.38/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,058	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	189.24/cwt	180.00–199.00	819	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	132.38/cwt	120.00–140.00	563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	185.72/cwt	180.00–194.00	683	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	392	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	588	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	708	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,119	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	176.95/cwt	165.00–181.00	1,085	51
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,104	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	176.89/cwt	170.00–184.00	835	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	203.12/cwt	193.00–210.00	942	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	182.98/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,041	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	197.50/cwt	186.00–209.00	792	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	179.76/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,098	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	186.60/cwt	185.00–190.00	888	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,217	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	217.60/cwt	210.00–219.00	779	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,216	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	223.66/cwt	217.00–230.00	727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	613	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	667	153.98/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,027	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,122	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	343	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	847	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	192.69/cwt	184.00–202.00	1,014	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	213.15/cwt	200.00–218.00	891	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	176.00/cwt	165.00–188.00	913	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	201.04/cwt	189.00–212.00	738	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	147.18/cwt	140.00–154.00	979	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	156.69/cwt	149.00–161.00	901	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	136.03/cwt	132.00–138.00	921	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	162.78/cwt	150.00–170.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	190.64/cwt	185.00–205.00	820	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	154.41/cwt	147.00–163.00	947	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	205.53/cwt	190.00–215.00	684	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	706	140.68/cwt	140.00–144.00	993	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	141.28/cwt	124.00–151.00	807	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	182.40/cwt	171.00–197.00	861	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	826	114.89/cwt	110.00–120.00	949	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	114.38/cwt	110.00–120.00	492	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	690	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,007	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	166.78/cwt	156.00–185.00	702	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	159.07/cwt	140.00–176.00	751	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	147.86/cwt	139.00–162.00	776	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	169.22/cwt	150.00–182.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	136.09/cwt	130.00–145.00	777	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	116.68/cwt	110.00–125.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	119.76/cwt	100.00–130.00	501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	110.45/cwt	100.00–120.00	339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	118.07/cwt	110.00–120.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	913	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,004	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	605	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	618	117.43/cwt	110.00–120.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	452	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	170.17/cwt	170.00–171.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	159.76/cwt	149.00–162.00	967	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	175.16/cwt	160.00–185.00	652	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	157.73/cwt	150.00–163.00	916	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	166.61/cwt	159.00–171.00	881	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	901	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	167.00/cwt	157.00–173.00	768	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	174.91/cwt	161.00–180.00	745	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	173.95/cwt	155.00–184.00	811	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	388	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	726	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.26/cwt	120.00–155.00	736	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	131.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	148.20/cwt	130.00–159.00	707	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	144.79/cwt	130.00–158.00	614	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	147.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	823	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	126.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	154.72/cwt	153.00–160.00	494	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	127.02/cwt	120.00–132.00	842	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	153.87/cwt	147.00–164.00	592	13

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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