Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 650 lbs mostly 1.00-6.00 higher with the better 300-350 lbs 14.00-17.00 higher. Demand was good on most classes of feeders. Cows and bulls not reported due to time.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $222.62/cwt on 474 head.

Average price

$222.62

474 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$377

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

$71.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.90

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	233.59	1,100	320
Medium and Large 2	466	203.55	949	98
Medium and Large 1-2	562	202.60	1,139	43
Medium and Large 3	445	162.35	723	13thin

One grade step is worth $71.25/cwt here — about $377 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 sale474 hd

222.62

—

AR average10 barns · 1,810 hd

209.72

+12.90

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

94 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 3	—	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	254.97/cwt	250.00–260.00	964	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	290.07/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,091	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	263.75/cwt	253.00–275.00	1,379	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	241.73/cwt	226.00–252.00	1,027	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	188.08/cwt	180.00–190.00	833	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	473	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,201	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	184.43/cwt	169.00–210.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	248.18/cwt	228.00–260.00	1,050	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,280	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	591	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,064	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	218.52/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,379	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	448	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,187	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	182.29/cwt	170.00–198.00	955	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	205.46/cwt	195.00–217.00	1,175	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	217.56/cwt	209.00–230.00	1,138	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	255.11/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,077	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	193.36/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	273.21/cwt	259.00–288.00	1,306	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	303.04/cwt	291.00–315.00	967	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	242.51/cwt	229.00–251.00	1,137	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	225.52/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,294	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	231.51/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,357	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	256.46/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,249	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	363	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,053	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	239.21/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,466	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	230.99/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,432	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	217.35/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,443	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	278.30/cwt	262.00–289.00	1,177	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	258.19/cwt	246.00–264.00	1,430	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	509	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,222	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	225.85/cwt	200.00–240.00	933	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	219.94/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,119	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	195.34/cwt	187.00–206.00	1,317	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	244.87/cwt	233.00–255.00	1,278	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	257.17/cwt	245.00–273.00	1,080	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	238.05/cwt	220.00–250.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	275.10/cwt	269.00–285.00	1,012	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	637	209.30/cwt	202.00–226.00	1,333	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	219.26/cwt	214.00–236.00	1,252	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	740	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,167	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	634	194.99/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,236	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,256	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	223.81/cwt	210.00–240.00	857	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	214.42/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,239	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	259.81/cwt	246.00–268.00	1,237	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	716	176.62/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,265	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	424	215.76/cwt	210.00–222.00	915	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	471	219.31/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,033	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	218.45/cwt	210.00–225.00	710	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	153.08/cwt	139.00–160.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	266.64/cwt	250.00–277.00	888	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	209.89/cwt	199.00–232.00	993	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	172.22/cwt	151.00–190.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	233.02/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,088	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,255	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	199.92/cwt	195.00–218.00	1,160	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	203.14/cwt	192.00–209.00	1,245	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	452	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,311	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	258.00/cwt	230.00–270.00	875	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	251.04/cwt	230.00–265.00	939	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	210.30/cwt	197.00–220.00	1,009	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	633	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,361	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	440	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,126	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	197.26/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,053	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	173.45/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,067	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	154.46/cwt	150.00–159.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	160.42/cwt	150.00–183.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,182	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	217.33/cwt	212.00–221.00	1,045	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	208.91/cwt	200.00–228.00	884	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	216.12/cwt	200.00–230.00	804	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	608	193.32/cwt	191.00–198.00	1,175	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	185.99/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,066	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	363	227.43/cwt	226.00–230.00	826	6

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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