Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to 3.00 higher with the better 300-350 lbs 11.00 higher and a few plainer kind steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 7.00 higher. Some value added cattle sold for a premium. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.44/cwt on 463 head.

Average price

$162.44

463 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$321

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

$52.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.23

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	172.78	871	249
Medium and Large 1-2	497	164.53	817	87
Medium and Large 2	491	144.81	711	106
Medium and Large 3	458	120.13	550	21

One grade step is worth $52.65/cwt here — about $321 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 sale463 hd

162.44

—

AR average7 barns · 1,705 hd

154.20

+8.23

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	—	High	1,694	87.52	1,483	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,408	69.58	979	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	64.62	789	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,028	51.25	527	8thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,036	$1,249	15
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,181	$1,058	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$974	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	982	$1,037	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$875	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	822	$634	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$988	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

132 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	—	581	164.81/cwt	158.00–174.00	958	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,148	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	211.23/cwt	203.00–230.00	896	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	220.37/cwt	200.00–231.00	820	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	204.70/cwt	195.00–220.00	954	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,038	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	593	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	473	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	866	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	666	173.59/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,156	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	182.71/cwt	169.00–196.00	682	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	158.85/cwt	157.00–160.00	967	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	176.33/cwt	163.00–181.00	836	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	784	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	934	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	623	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	159.39/cwt	147.00–166.00	916	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	177.60/cwt	168.00–188.00	584	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,022	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	150.16/cwt	140.00–160.00	551	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	151.43/cwt	139.00–164.00	716	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	162.61/cwt	161.00–164.00	837	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	586	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	171.86/cwt	169.00–174.00	816	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	930	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	137.51/cwt	136.00–139.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	184.34/cwt	170.00–193.00	680	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	119.97/cwt	115.00–125.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	173.86/cwt	165.00–192.00	835	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	158.36/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	190.56/cwt	166.00–198.00	821	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,064	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	167.32/cwt	157.00–180.00	877	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	148.05/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,147	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	858	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	235.15/cwt	223.00–248.00	781	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	182.84/cwt	181.00–184.00	980	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,129	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,508	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	183.12/cwt	180.00–208.00	579	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	702	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	578	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	959	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	210.37/cwt	203.00–216.00	1,098	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	194.19/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,012	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	175.83/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,106	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	683	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,216	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	184.26/cwt	177.00–191.00	1,036	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,149	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	964	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	448	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	411	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	945	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	466	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,025	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	186.70/cwt	160.00–193.00	980	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	166.89/cwt	150.00–181.00	933	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	690	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	980	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	186	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	52.28/cwt	50.00–56.00	548	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	60.30/cwt	60.00–61.00	622	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	1,009	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	72.27/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,002	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	783	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	828	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	70.53/cwt	70.00–71.00	926	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	64.49/cwt	61.00–67.00	769	17
Bulls	—	—	1,953	101.21/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,977	2
Bulls	—	—	1,737	90.01/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,563	5
Bulls	—	—	1,511	77.56/cwt	69.00–85.00	1,172	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	778	41.89/cwt	35.00–49.00	326	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	1,037.09/head	800.00–1,275.00	1,037	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	633.82/head	500.00–725.00	634	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	1,248.76/head	775.00–1,350.00	1,249	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	62.15/cwt	60.00–71.00	585	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	1,058.15/head	750.00–1,275.00	1,058	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	974.09/head	900.00–1,025.00	974	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	907	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	145.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	166.67/cwt	160.00–170.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	181.14/cwt	160.00–190.00	603	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	158.79/cwt	143.00–170.00	735	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	995	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	777	124.03/cwt	122.00–126.00	964	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	126.19/cwt	104.00–140.00	837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	157.99/cwt	145.00–169.00	504	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	136.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	781	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	144.27/cwt	140.00–161.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	123.37/cwt	120.00–130.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	827	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	127.05/cwt	123.00–130.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	114.88/cwt	106.00–125.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	146.05/cwt	130.00–154.00	761	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	120.47/cwt	110.00–130.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	615	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	953	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	166.62/cwt	160.00–179.00	876	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	107.37/cwt	103.00–116.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	194.68/cwt	174.00–206.00	818	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	463	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	638	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	177.08/cwt	160.00–196.00	758	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	137.18/cwt	135.00–140.00	855	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	137.29/cwt	132.00–146.00	986	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	191.32/cwt	175.00–199.00	893	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	157.21/cwt	153.00–160.00	964	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	391	206.85/cwt	205.00–208.00	809	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	147.58/cwt	145.00–148.00	981	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	162.08/cwt	143.00–167.00	861	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	964	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	158.14/cwt	130.00–180.00	672	16

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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