Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs mostly 6.00-10.00 lower instances 18.00 lower over 600 lbs steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 4.00-12.00 lower. Quality and condition of most feeder cattle not as good as last week. Cows and bulls not reported due to time.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $241.27/cwt on 501 head.

Average price

$241.27

501 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$335

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

$63.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.28

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	260.24	1,364	146
Medium and Large 1-2	725	235.05	1,705	289
Medium and Large 2	503	231.28	1,163	57
Medium and Large 3	523	196.80	1,030	9thin

One grade step is worth $63.45/cwt here — about $335 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 sale501 hd

241.27

—

AR average10 barns · 1,876 hd

235.99

+5.28

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 2	—	610	176.55/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,077	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	242.42/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,028	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	177.23/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,081	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	263.21/cwt	254.00–278.00	1,371	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	250.30/cwt	239.00–259.00	949	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	218.51/cwt	193.00–233.00	704	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	208.12/cwt	199.00–217.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	218.90/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,132	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	242.43/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,033	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	254.82/cwt	249.00–258.00	973	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	273.83/cwt	269.00–290.00	1,295	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,901	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	248.56/cwt	232.00–258.00	1,399	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	246.27/cwt	237.00–258.00	827	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	262.20/cwt	259.00–264.00	1,264	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	216.04/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,242	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	229.98/cwt	210.00–254.00	1,090	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	211.48/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,423	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	229.43/cwt	210.00–239.00	1,193	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	242.29/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,432	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	258.57/cwt	257.00–261.00	1,102	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	256.07/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,319	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	258.44/cwt	239.00–280.00	874	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	277.05/cwt	271.00–301.00	1,197	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	290.67/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,090	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	243.41/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,490	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	303.02/cwt	302.00–305.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,584	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	224.99/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	931	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	274.28/cwt	250.00–293.00	998	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	245.84/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,148	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	231.96/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,322	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	259.61/cwt	240.00–277.00	1,109	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	521	213.54/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,113	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	473	232.98/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	219.14/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,034	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	193.83/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,136	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	191.97/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,204	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	582	173.32/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,009	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	203.08/cwt	189.00–218.00	875	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	242.74/cwt	219.00–248.00	1,032	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	208.94/cwt	202.00–214.00	1,293	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,163	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	186.60/cwt	168.00–194.00	1,325	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	769	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	585	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	230.10/cwt	224.00–250.00	1,231	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	202.27/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,331	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	286.92/cwt	262.00–299.00	930	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	174.23/cwt	169.00–180.00	1,167	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	668	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	623	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,190	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	175.39/cwt	171.00–180.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	170.66/cwt	170.00–172.00	985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	176.02/cwt	170.00–180.00	935	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	237.16/cwt	226.00–243.00	1,112	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	249.50/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,053	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	215.69/cwt	206.00–222.00	1,223	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	218.07/cwt	203.00–231.00	918	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	199.56/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,151	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	194.90/cwt	190.00–200.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,074	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,235	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	205.49/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,064	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	218.18/cwt	190.00–230.00	812	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,077	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	231.62/cwt	229.00–239.00	864	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	212.17/cwt	197.00–224.00	1,023	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	211.54/cwt	200.00–229.00	1,108	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	243.98/cwt	235.00–250.00	893	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	187.55/cwt	185.00–190.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	240.87/cwt	220.00–250.00	805	11

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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