Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers mixed with under 400 lbs steady to 5.00 lower over 400 lbs mostly steady to 5.00 higher except the better 500-550 lbs 5.00 lower. 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 $213.05/cwt on 575 head.

Average price

$213.05

575 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$51.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.19

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	223.83	1,110	283
Medium and Large 1-2	497	212.07	1,054	95
Medium and Large 2	437	204.40	894	158
Medium and Large 3	445	172.15	767	39

One grade step is worth $51.69/cwt here — about $344 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 sale575 hd

213.05

—

AR average10 barns · 2,160 hd

205.86

+7.19

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

93 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 1	—	462	232.05/cwt	214.00–249.00	1,072	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	254.68/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,439	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	284.55/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,050	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	490	196.30/cwt	189.00–200.00	962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	195.33/cwt	151.00–206.00	1,309	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	244.58/cwt	230.00–249.00	961	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	201.18/cwt	194.00–207.00	1,249	30
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	288.14/cwt	270.00–306.00	962	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	215.62/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,044	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	223.65/cwt	221.00–226.00	962	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	213.45/cwt	209.00–225.00	1,118	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	257.49/cwt	230.00–268.00	829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	253.99/cwt	246.00–265.00	942	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	610	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	469	255.48/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,198	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	246.86/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,165	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	256.16/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,109	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	179.51/cwt	154.00–200.00	679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	174.64/cwt	172.00–180.00	987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	229.09/cwt	213.00–237.00	1,212	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	213.85/cwt	204.00–222.00	1,334	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	503	176.06/cwt	163.00–189.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	275.91/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,167	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	233.70/cwt	220.00–246.00	982	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	208.47/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,395	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	230.80/cwt	204.00–246.00	1,096	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,391	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	259.62/cwt	244.00–270.00	1,381	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	270.40/cwt	257.00–276.00	1,290	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	206.10/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,294	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	263.82/cwt	251.00–270.00	884	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	233.24/cwt	217.00–242.00	1,206	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	224.67/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,274	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	769	173.18/cwt	162.00–176.00	1,332	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	686	192.46/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,320	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	211.73/cwt	200.00–230.00	714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	167.23/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,020	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	221.31/cwt	201.00–235.00	941	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	163.56/cwt	160.00–171.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	202.97/cwt	200.00–210.00	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	178.75/cwt	160.00–198.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	205.33/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,084	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	948	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	241.98/cwt	228.00–260.00	1,154	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	679	179.90/cwt	170.00–196.00	1,222	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	363	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	178.13/cwt	140.00–190.00	741	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	601	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,256	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	218.46/cwt	200.00–229.00	1,020	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	198.86/cwt	185.00–206.00	1,044	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	165.05/cwt	130.00–184.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	175.17/cwt	147.00–189.00	664	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	254.34/cwt	239.00–267.00	1,068	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	259.35/cwt	250.00–269.00	986	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	240.83/cwt	228.00–251.00	1,004	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	203.25/cwt	180.00–220.00	963	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	181.94/cwt	173.00–197.00	1,017	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	564	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,241	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	207.75/cwt	207.00–208.00	1,111	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	188.64/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,100	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	204.74/cwt	196.00–218.00	1,165	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	240.84/cwt	237.00–253.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	163.41/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	216.54/cwt	196.00–230.00	725	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	423	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	205.96/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,087	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	162.16/cwt	130.00–178.00	1,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	126.95/cwt	116.00–135.00	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	591	147.55/cwt	140.00–150.00	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	159.28/cwt	153.00–167.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	180.86/cwt	165.00–185.00	924	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	621	220.71/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,371	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	208.29/cwt	190.00–225.00	896	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	172.00/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	182.02/cwt	178.00–186.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	211.57/cwt	190.00–235.00	787	31

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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