Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers under 700 lbs steady to 8.00 higher. 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 $218.09/cwt on 521 head.

Average price

$218.09

521 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,095

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$432

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

$49.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.32

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	227.46	1,175	308
Medium and Large 1-2	441	215.71	951	42
Medium and Large 2	501	205.33	1,029	149
Medium and Large 3	418	177.73	743	22

One grade step is worth $49.73/cwt here — about $432 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 sale521 hd

218.09

—

AR average10 barns · 2,389 hd

217.76

+0.32

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

92 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	—	618	218.94/cwt	206.00–225.00	1,353	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	222.10/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,044	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	623	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	245.29/cwt	240.00–250.00	822	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	194.84/cwt	180.00–209.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	234.57/cwt	229.00–238.00	1,485	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	235.23/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,120	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	236.65/cwt	227.00–243.00	1,029	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	264.15/cwt	257.00–273.00	1,260	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	251.81/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,088	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	257.68/cwt	247.00–270.00	951	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	498	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,185	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	194.44/cwt	157.00–214.00	914	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	223.26/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,527	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	228.47/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,289	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	254.53/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,443	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	238.02/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,254	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	243.05/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,189	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	225.08/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,688	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	243.16/cwt	243.00–244.00	1,673	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	217.25/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	227.47/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,515	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	681	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	298.73/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,081	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	264.95/cwt	248.00–281.00	861	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	287.06/cwt	285.00–289.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	254.86/cwt	244.00–261.00	1,325	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,477	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	573	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	270.25/cwt	263.00–272.00	1,170	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	244.78/cwt	229.00–254.00	1,412	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	482	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,128	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	265.19/cwt	250.00–280.00	981	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	234.97/cwt	222.00–255.00	1,234	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	217.27/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,484	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	757	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,484	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	252.50/cwt	240.00–266.00	1,076	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	276.18/cwt	270.00–279.00	895	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	205.02/cwt	204.00–206.00	1,474	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	222.89/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,369	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	248.82/cwt	238.00–268.00	1,167	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	219.79/cwt	180.00–240.00	934	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	229.59/cwt	210.00–238.00	1,123	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	206.68/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,073	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	601	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,214	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	438	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	233.19/cwt	219.00–250.00	874	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	233.22/cwt	222.00–250.00	1,322	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	185.85/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	245.69/cwt	238.00–257.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	183.60/cwt	180.00–190.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	175.67/cwt	167.00–184.00	585	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	465	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	893	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	559	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,118	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	210.27/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,005	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	571	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,313	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	248.16/cwt	239.00–262.00	1,556	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	219.99/cwt	212.00–228.00	1,247	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	228.27/cwt	216.00–234.00	1,205	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	212.58/cwt	208.00–220.00	708	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	807	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	211.46/cwt	200.00–230.00	909	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	225.90/cwt	223.00–230.00	976	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	216.50/cwt	200.00–230.00	823	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	208.01/cwt	204.00–215.00	1,394	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	249.58/cwt	236.00–265.00	941	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	197.52/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,128	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	181.15/cwt	177.00–190.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	185.20/cwt	178.00–191.00	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	179.13/cwt	156.00–190.00	1,302	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	190.85/cwt	184.00–198.00	1,267	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	192.79/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,209	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	204.55/cwt	183.00–223.00	1,080	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	209.78/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,204	4

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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