Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale three weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers mostly 2.00-10.00 higher instances 12.00-15.00 higher on some heifers under 500 lbs. The offering was mostly weaned cattle some of them Value Added that sold for a premium. Good buyer attendance with active bidding. 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 $200.99/cwt on 908 head.

Average price

$200.99

908 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,148

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$473

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

$68.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.60

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	204.92	1,182	679
Medium and Large 1-2	550	198.69	1,093	156
Medium and Large 2	561	174.35	978	59
Medium and Large 2-3	591	161.00	952	7thin
Medium and Large 3	521	136.14	709	7thin

One grade step is worth $68.78/cwt here — about $473 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 sale908 hd

200.99

—

AR average7 barns · 1,819 hd

194.39

+6.60

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

103 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 1Value Added	—	375	210.79/cwt	210.00–211.00	790	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	173.40/cwt	170.00–177.00	999	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	157.04/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,047	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	661	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,058	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	176.00/cwt	170.00–185.00	931	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	138.48/cwt	137.00–140.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	187.44/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,087	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	241.19/cwt	224.00–253.00	902	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	196.93/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,071	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	191.54/cwt	179.00–210.00	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	145.43/cwt	135.00–160.00	1,056	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	208.68/cwt	191.00–218.00	1,096	42
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	209.69/cwt	202.00–218.00	1,015	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	202.59/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,163	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	821	134.08/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,101	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	191.26/cwt	179.00–210.00	895	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	183.12/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,141	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,089	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	214.21/cwt	213.00–216.00	913	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	238.65/cwt	219.00–247.00	771	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,446	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	176.40/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,161	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,100	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,238	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,253	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	167.58/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,218	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	226.00/cwt	223.00–237.00	961	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	799	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,278	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,131	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	171.80/cwt	158.00–179.00	979	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	709	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,269	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	411	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,023	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	606	205.48/cwt	180.00–211.00	1,245	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	566	206.64/cwt	196.00–212.00	1,170	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,200	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	222.00/cwt	209.00–229.00	1,032	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,097	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	686	197.30/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,353	81
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	499	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,003	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,090	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,205	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	533	214.01/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,141	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	466	230.09/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,072	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	160.77/cwt	151.00–170.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	162.93/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	204.64/cwt	195.00–215.00	968	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	181.87/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,060	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,123	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	213.48/cwt	196.00–225.00	912	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	178.01/cwt	177.00–180.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	176.72/cwt	170.00–180.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	167.26/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,054	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	129.48/cwt	119.00–140.00	533	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	858	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,167	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	753	160.64/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,210	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	718	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,170	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	143.09/cwt	136.00–154.00	841	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	198.01/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,073	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	128.19/cwt	120.00–130.00	403	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	164.04/cwt	150.00–175.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	172.28/cwt	160.00–180.00	730	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	678	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,153	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	160.06/cwt	140.00–176.00	523	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	161.95/cwt	150.00–170.00	604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	155.60/cwt	150.00–160.00	898	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	954	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	154.46/cwt	140.00–170.00	728	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	188.84/cwt	174.00–203.00	889	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	150.87/cwt	140.00–160.00	947	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	160.27/cwt	152.00–169.00	997	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	154.98/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,045	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	167.29/cwt	157.00–178.00	955	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	171.05/cwt	165.00–176.00	915	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	417	208.47/cwt	206.00–209.00	869	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	152.80/cwt	140.00–160.00	796	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,035	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	188.32/cwt	180.00–201.00	599	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	198.94/cwt	178.00–205.00	851	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	198.42/cwt	180.00–210.00	746	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	735	150.91/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,109	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	179.21/cwt	164.00–208.00	953	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	487	185.93/cwt	183.00–202.00	905	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	733	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	724	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,187	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	952	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	690	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,070	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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