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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 28

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Receipts

1,370 head

▲ 340 vs last sale 1,030▲ 840 vs year ago 530 · +158.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed with the 300-350 lb steers 3.00-8.00 lower and 350-650 lbs steady to 7.00 higher. The better feeder heifers steady to 6.00 higher and plainer heifers mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.66/cwt on 539 head.

Average price

$154.66

539 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$324

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

$44.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.43

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	163.29	781	308
Medium and Large 1-2	522	156.13	815	33
Medium and Large 2	482	146.32	705	160
Medium and Large 3	386	118.52	457	38

One grade step is worth $44.77/cwt here — about $324 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 sale539 hd

154.66

—

AR average8 barns · 1,432 hd

151.22

+3.43

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

96 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	208.18/cwt	206.00–210.00	654	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	191.56/cwt	176.00–200.00	628	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	354	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	687	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	366	135.45/cwt	130.00–138.00	496	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	208.88/cwt	200.00–218.00	767	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	179.46/cwt	170.00–190.00	666	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	414	124.42/cwt	110.00–150.00	515	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	176.24/cwt	163.00–188.00	751	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	204.52/cwt	191.00–220.00	875	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	191.29/cwt	185.00–199.00	844	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	448	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	829	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	203.72/cwt	190.00–206.00	957	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	195.46/cwt	195.00–196.00	921	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	127.40/cwt	120.00–137.00	601	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	176.46/cwt	165.00–186.00	843	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	199.12/cwt	189.00–204.00	1,029	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	171.72/cwt	159.00–183.00	898	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	572	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	180.60/cwt	174.00–185.00	1,022	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	169.40/cwt	164.00–178.00	962	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	989	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	172.25/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,054	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	153.95/cwt	150.00–160.00	976	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	643	158.25/cwt	158.00–159.00	1,018	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	160.19/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,092	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	154.23/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,093	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	741	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,030	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	801	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,185	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	850	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,105	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	892	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,195	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	321	113.78/cwt	110.00–124.00	365	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	155.61/cwt	150.00–160.00	504	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	177.38/cwt	165.00–190.00	587	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	343	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	563	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	154.74/cwt	140.00–166.00	577	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	174.70/cwt	169.00–184.00	659	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	377	120.67/cwt	100.00–140.00	455	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	417	122.88/cwt	107.00–131.00	512	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	153.19/cwt	140.00–160.00	648	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	170.62/cwt	160.00–180.00	723	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	714	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	467	153.59/cwt	150.00–157.00	717	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	150.36/cwt	139.00–161.00	711	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	167.04/cwt	155.00–177.00	792	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	476	128.36/cwt	120.00–146.00	611	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	777	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	790	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	564	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	154.94/cwt	149.00–167.00	801	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	518	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	769	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	140.69/cwt	130.00–150.00	737	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	806	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	157.08/cwt	150.00–163.00	881	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	152.75/cwt	145.00–168.00	880	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	138.96/cwt	130.00–149.00	807	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	148.39/cwt	140.00–158.00	917	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	646	129.35/cwt	118.00–139.00	836	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	944	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	674	121.71/cwt	106.00–130.00	820	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	721	123.68/cwt	118.00–127.00	892	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	138.81/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,008	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	768	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	850	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	125.41/cwt	121.00–130.00	978	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	905	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	950	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	329	199.77/cwt	190.00–205.00	657	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	332	173.07/cwt	160.00–195.00	575	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	369	193.24/cwt	187.00–207.00	713	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	369	165.76/cwt	150.00–176.00	612	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	170.56/cwt	158.00–183.00	713	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	193.65/cwt	186.00–215.00	827	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	428	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	770	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	868	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	165.75/cwt	150.00–179.00	791	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	479	188.97/cwt	179.00–198.00	905	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	483	177.34/cwt	174.00–179.00	857	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	517	168.02/cwt	167.00–169.00	869	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	161.20/cwt	152.00–168.00	840	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	527	180.38/cwt	170.00–197.00	951	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	577	165.50/cwt	154.00–174.00	955	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	579	151.61/cwt	130.00–161.00	878	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	161.03/cwt	157.00–166.00	998	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	661	155.32/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,027	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	721	139.28/cwt	128.00–146.00	1,004	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	773	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	997	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	810	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,045	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	925	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	925	2

This sale against other markets

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs, AR

Thu Apr 28, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Receipts 1,370Last week 1,030Year ago 530

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	371	170.00–190.00	179.46
20	—	328	176.00–200.00	191.56
22	—	523	159.00–183.00	171.72
3	—	850	130.00	130.00
8	—	741	139.00	139.00
5	—	634	150.00–160.00	153.95
16	—	426	163.00–188.00	176.24
14	—	478	165.00–186.00	176.46
12	—	568	164.00–178.00	169.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	120.00–137.00	127.40
6	—	366	130.00–138.00	135.45
1	—	525	109.00	109.00
1	—	550	105.00	105.00
5	—	414	110.00–150.00	124.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	566	174.00–185.00	180.60
9	—	612	165.00–180.00	172.25
5	—	314	206.00–210.00	208.18
5	—	367	200.00–218.00	208.88
4	—	682	159.00–164.00	160.19
2	—	770	150.00	150.00
40	—	428	191.00–220.00	204.52
39	—	517	189.00–204.00	199.12
4	—	709	152.00–155.00	154.23
43	—	470	190.00–206.00	203.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	441	185.00–199.00	191.29
7	—	354	194.00	194.00
3	—	585	169.00	169.00
22	—	471	195.00–196.00	195.46
5	—	892	134.00	134.00
5	—	801	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	140.00	140.00
4	—	643	158.00–159.00	158.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	726	130.00–143.00	138.81
2	—	780	121.00–130.00	125.41
60	—	474	155.00–177.00	167.04
9	—	674	140.00	140.00
28	—	377	169.00–184.00	174.70
28	—	618	140.00–158.00	148.39
29	—	561	150.00–163.00	157.08
38	—	331	165.00–190.00	177.38
44	—	517	149.00–167.00	154.94
55	—	424	160.00–180.00	170.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	768	110.00–112.00	110.66
4	—	674	106.00–130.00	121.71
4	—	721	118.00–127.00	123.68
6	—	646	118.00–139.00	129.35
17	—	581	130.00–149.00	138.96
20	—	373	140.00–166.00	154.74
39	—	423	140.00–160.00	153.19
1	—	905	105.00	105.00
40	—	473	139.00–161.00	150.36
9	—	324	150.00–160.00	155.61
14	—	524	130.00–150.00	140.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	154.00	154.00
6	—	498	156.00	156.00
7	—	433	165.00	165.00
15	—	576	145.00–168.00	152.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	467	150.00–157.00	153.59
2	—	518	148.00–149.00	148.50
1	—	560	144.00	144.00
2	—	343	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	111.00	111.00
2	—	513	110.00	110.00
3	—	417	107.00–131.00	122.88
6	—	476	120.00–146.00	128.36
11	—	377	100.00–140.00	120.67
15	—	321	110.00–124.00	113.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	100.00	100.00
2	—	773	129.00	129.00
32	—	527	170.00–197.00	180.38
28	—	479	179.00–198.00	188.97
15	—	620	157.00–166.00	161.03
14	—	661	147.00–158.00	155.32
1	—	810	129.00	129.00
28	—	427	186.00–215.00	193.65
23	—	577	154.00–174.00	165.50
18	—	369	187.00–207.00	193.24
7	—	329	190.00–205.00	199.77
7	—	721	128.00–146.00	139.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	180.00	180.00
6	—	517	167.00–169.00	168.02
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
3	—	483	174.00–179.00	177.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
8	—	369	150.00–176.00	165.76
15	—	477	150.00–179.00	165.75
12	—	521	152.00–168.00	161.20
11	—	418	158.00–183.00	170.56
6	—	579	130.00–161.00	151.61
1	—	825	105.00	105.00
10	—	332	160.00–195.00	173.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	182.00	182.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.