Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 17.00 higher mostly 10.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 9.00 higher mostly 3.00-5.00 higher except the better 600-650 lbs 5.00 lower. Quality of feeder cattle good with demand strong. Slaughter cows mixed with breaker cows 6.00 higher and boner cows steady on the small amount observed both weeks due to time limits. Slaughter bulls not reported.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.45/cwt on 379 head.

Average price

$167.45

379 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$52.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.36

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	173.37	880	287
Medium and Large 1-2	491	168.26	826	26
Medium and Large 2	521	143.90	749	59
Medium and Large 3	466	120.42	562	7thin

One grade step is worth $52.94/cwt here — about $318 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 sale379 hd

167.45

—

AR average9 barns · 1,594 hd

159.09

+8.36

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	71.93	1,022	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	66.28	775	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	960	44.21	425	9thin

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)	1,178	$1,017	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,192	$912	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$1,139	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$949	3thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 3	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	164.18/cwt	150.00–169.00	928	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	165.77/cwt	164.00–167.00	799	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	175.90/cwt	162.00–185.00	830	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	182.45/cwt	170.00–199.00	699	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	127.65/cwt	120.00–141.00	874	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	153.53/cwt	150.00–156.00	967	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	186.25/cwt	170.00–194.00	795	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,201	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	167.28/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,024	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	146.27/cwt	130.00–151.00	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	399	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	794	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	442	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,053	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	195.05/cwt	185.00–200.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	186.19/cwt	177.00–190.00	631	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	238.00/cwt	208.00–255.00	888	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	240.67/cwt	219.00–259.00	794	30
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	204.08/cwt	184.00–215.00	1,080	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	182.95/cwt	170.00–199.00	664	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	901	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	159.23/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,053	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	192.52/cwt	186.00–198.00	814	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	171.96/cwt	168.00–175.00	894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	191.00/cwt	183.00–201.00	1,056	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,365	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	155.89/cwt	150.00–158.00	998	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,093	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	171.32/cwt	154.00–181.00	994	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	186.99/cwt	180.00–199.00	881	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	516	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,151	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,065	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	882	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,235	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	680	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,086	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	221.16/cwt	196.00–237.00	1,051	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	223.98/cwt	203.00–236.00	941	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	848	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,187	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	138.83/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,011	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	163.24/cwt	159.00–186.00	958	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	183.60/cwt	176.00–191.00	947	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	151.70/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,036	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	485	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	455	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	783	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	38.45/cwt	20.00–49.00	366	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	55.74/cwt	53.00–57.00	545	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	78.59/cwt	74.00–88.00	1,172	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	69.63/cwt	63.00–73.00	973	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	54.79/cwt	52.00–61.00	594	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	75.39/cwt	74.00–78.00	939	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	64.44/cwt	62.00–69.00	742	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	949.25/head	925.00–1,000.00	949	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,352	1,210.40/head	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,210	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,016.88/head	875.00–1,150.00	1,017	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	912.33/head	700.00–1,075.00	912	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,314	71.85/cwt	64.00–81.00	944	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	403	119.88/cwt	100.00–140.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	192.82/cwt	180.00–206.00	810	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	168.26/cwt	160.00–177.00	883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	142.04/cwt	127.00–155.00	818	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	209.37/cwt	200.00–215.00	787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	853	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	173.68/cwt	170.00–181.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	141.82/cwt	135.00–149.00	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	150.81/cwt	140.00–166.00	651	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	157.06/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,148	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	162.67/cwt	158.00–165.00	545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	138.91/cwt	127.00–156.00	802	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	609	147.49/cwt	142.00–150.00	898	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	154.44/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,025	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	980	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,225	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	154.75/cwt	146.00–168.00	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	127.65/cwt	126.00–129.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	508	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	161.82/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,011	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	188.38/cwt	179.00–200.00	882	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	171.53/cwt	159.00–178.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	170.61/cwt	156.00–176.00	884	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	838	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,006	3

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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