Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 1.00-6.00 lower except the better 300-350 lbs 4.00 higher and 600-650 lbs 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers mixed with the better 300-350 lbs and 550-650 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Quality of most cattle not as good as last week with more unweaned calves in the offering. Some of the long weaned calves and Value Added cattle sold at a premium. 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 $169.11/cwt on 670 head.

Average price

$169.11

670 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$56.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.47

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	177.14	886	328
Medium and Large 1-2	484	171.79	832	204
Medium and Large 2	453	152.45	690	110
Medium and Large 3	514	120.92	621	28

One grade step is worth $56.21/cwt here — about $265 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 sale670 hd

169.11

—

AR average6 barns · 2,296 hd

171.58

−2.47

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

113 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 1	—	738	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	181.49/cwt	169.00–201.00	866	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,157	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	189.34/cwt	180.00–200.00	797	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,037	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	592	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	888	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	200.74/cwt	198.00–210.00	968	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	908	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	127.54/cwt	120.00–130.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	177.74/cwt	170.00–184.00	933	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	239.36/cwt	233.00–249.00	919	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	888	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,332	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	138.80/cwt	128.00–155.00	740	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	144.76/cwt	123.00–150.00	634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	874	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	165.33/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	338	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	198.41/cwt	185.00–207.00	633	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	149.81/cwt	147.00–154.00	924	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	335	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	224.05/cwt	219.00–240.00	939	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	990	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	903	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	549	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	933	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	195.70/cwt	187.00–207.00	718	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	190.82/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,090	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	751	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	207.92/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,108	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	171.30/cwt	164.00–176.00	995	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	376	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	955	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	216.33/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,041	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,320	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	200.82/cwt	193.00–208.00	1,169	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	643	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	155.91/cwt	140.00–163.00	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	413	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,004	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	192.52/cwt	174.00–198.00	1,217	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	242.65/cwt	216.00–257.00	815	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	174.18/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,198	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	488	222.88/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,088	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	213.29/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,205	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	666	179.37/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,195	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	521	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,105	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	647	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,068	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,062	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	935	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	180.78/cwt	169.00–193.00	1,023	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,051	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	954	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	126.41/cwt	120.00–142.00	531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	178.14/cwt	158.00–187.00	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	163.46/cwt	146.00–182.00	605	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	154.51/cwt	148.00–173.00	887	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	164.00/cwt	156.00–168.00	1,058	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	174.82/cwt	150.00–189.00	822	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	175.15/cwt	150.00–193.00	755	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	167.15/cwt	150.00–180.00	871	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	737	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	146.38/cwt	136.00–151.00	912	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	618	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,020	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	190.28/cwt	188.00–194.00	911	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	192.54/cwt	188.00–197.00	994	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	752	143.56/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,080	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	208.75/cwt	190.00–219.00	896	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	114.73/cwt	110.00–120.00	376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	205.95/cwt	196.00–219.00	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	169.79/cwt	162.00–174.00	985	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	412	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	694	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,152	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	116.58/cwt	108.00–126.00	660	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	755	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,170	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	173.73/cwt	160.00–181.00	907	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	498	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	176.61/cwt	169.00–180.00	766	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	603	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	189.52/cwt	175.00–206.00	612	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	194.05/cwt	180.00–205.00	737	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	173.71/cwt	164.00–178.00	820	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	117.53/cwt	115.00–126.00	856	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	155.66/cwt	142.00–170.00	503	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	160.49/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,019	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	174.05/cwt	170.00–178.00	647	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	145.78/cwt	140.00–150.00	751	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	965	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	188.13/cwt	179.00–193.00	803	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	133.01/cwt	129.00–137.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	182.14/cwt	160.00–188.00	849	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	138.48/cwt	131.00–145.00	792	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	168.98/cwt	140.00–176.00	703	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	167.59/cwt	159.00–176.00	880	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	125.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	153.16/cwt	140.00–173.00	715	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	155.82/cwt	140.00–173.00	583	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	134.96/cwt	130.00–138.00	856	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	125.18/cwt	120.00–128.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	544	126.21/cwt	105.00–129.00	687	8

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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