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Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, May 12

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Receipts

1,981 head

▲ 1,602 vs last sale 379▼ 53 vs year ago 2,034 · −2.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers and heifers under 600 lbs mostly 3.00-11.00 higher than last weeks light test. Not enough over 600 lbs for a trend last week. The offering included several groups of good quality calves. 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 $163.30/cwt on 752 head.

Average price

$163.30

752 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$56.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.15

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	170.93	771	529
Medium and Large 1-2	488	156.72	764	87
Medium and Large 2	517	141.84	733	116
Medium and Large 3	422	114.37	483	20

One grade step is worth $56.56/cwt here — about $288 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 sale752 hd

163.30

—

AR average9 barns · 1,703 hd

155.15

+8.15

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

Every lot

95 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	312	216.95/cwt	200.00–227.00	677	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	187.12/cwt	180.00–190.00	610	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	326	150.85/cwt	140.00–166.00	492	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	364	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	848	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	183.78/cwt	175.00–190.00	680	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	215.48/cwt	199.00–223.00	817	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	143.05/cwt	140.00–149.00	548	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	407	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	948	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	214.46/cwt	205.00–225.00	929	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	179.00/cwt	153.00–197.00	779	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	208.29/cwt	195.00–219.00	964	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	184.40/cwt	169.00–193.00	863	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	477	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	897	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	983	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	496	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,052	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	187.31/cwt	179.00–190.00	963	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	193.41/cwt	184.00–213.00	1,002	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	174.43/cwt	154.00–183.00	933	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	976	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	186.60/cwt	177.00–204.00	1,054	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	164.12/cwt	158.00–173.00	942	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	601	176.73/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,062	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	609	159.92/cwt	155.00–168.00	974	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	631	164.73/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,039	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	172.52/cwt	166.00–175.00	1,128	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	686	157.16/cwt	146.00–167.00	1,078	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	154.85/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,121	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	157.44/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,201	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	890	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,157	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,290	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	950	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,283	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	178.04/cwt	170.00–187.00	561	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	134.09/cwt	131.00–137.00	429	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	321	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	632	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	165.55/cwt	150.00–169.00	541	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	157.13/cwt	140.00–168.00	575	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	163.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	605	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	104.69/cwt	96.00–140.00	393	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	175.49/cwt	168.00–182.00	670	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	478	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	408	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	812	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	175.33/cwt	160.00–183.00	729	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	166.82/cwt	163.00–176.00	706	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	150.17/cwt	139.00–159.00	644	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	162.98/cwt	158.00–175.00	771	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	157.39/cwt	157.00–159.00	752	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	148.55/cwt	134.00–156.00	716	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	121.03/cwt	117.00–126.00	587	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	488	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	732	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	514	119.18/cwt	116.00–120.00	613	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	158.33/cwt	148.00–163.00	825	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	138.84/cwt	130.00–150.00	726	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	151.60/cwt	146.00–153.00	850	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	134.22/cwt	125.00–145.00	765	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	151.05/cwt	150.00–152.00	862	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	146.02/cwt	144.00–148.00	862	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	147.56/cwt	138.00–151.00	916	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	127.90/cwt	120.00–135.00	808	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	129.60/cwt	125.00–134.00	872	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	889	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	126.98/cwt	125.00–128.00	917	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	727	114.66/cwt	110.00–120.00	834	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	845	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	963	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	920	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	810	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	326	209.21/cwt	200.00–215.00	682	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	332	164.83/cwt	160.00–179.00	547	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	205.84/cwt	190.00–224.00	764	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	381	174.18/cwt	158.00–186.00	664	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	192.97/cwt	180.00–215.00	810	34
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	172.13/cwt	150.00–184.00	742	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	584	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	185.07/cwt	174.00–190.00	875	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	163.03/cwt	150.00–179.00	773	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	176.87/cwt	160.00–187.00	914	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	148.64/cwt	140.00–165.00	791	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	566	139.08/cwt	130.00–153.00	787	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	170.17/cwt	160.00–178.00	987	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	605	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	823	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	611	163.69/cwt	156.00–168.00	1,000	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	135.40/cwt	125.00–149.00	867	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	662	155.98/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,033	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	665	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	951	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	677	125.66/cwt	118.00–132.00	851	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	723	120.53/cwt	118.00–123.00	871	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	773	126.90/cwt	121.00–133.00	981	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	808	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,002	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	832	111.52/cwt	110.00–116.00	928	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	885	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,018	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 May 12, 2022

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

Receipts 1,981Last week 379Year ago 2,034

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	570	125.00–145.00	134.22
1	—	830	110.00	110.00
6	—	327	150.00–169.00	165.55
18	—	429	139.00–159.00	150.17
2	—	850	100.00	100.00
1	—	920	88.00	88.00
4	—	673	125.00–134.00	129.60
27	—	482	134.00–156.00	148.55
3	—	770	125.00	125.00
8	—	632	120.00–135.00	127.90
7	—	727	110.00–120.00	114.66
6	—	523	130.00–150.00	138.84
16	—	366	140.00–168.00	157.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	621	138.00–151.00	147.56
3	—	722	125.00–128.00	126.98
65	—	521	148.00–163.00	158.33
41	—	561	146.00–153.00	151.60
44	—	382	168.00–182.00	175.49
97	—	416	160.00–183.00	175.33
120	—	473	158.00–175.00	162.98
33	—	315	170.00–187.00	178.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	478	157.00–159.00	157.39
4	—	689	129.00	129.00
15	—	370	160.00–165.00	163.46
25	—	571	150.00–152.00	151.05
13	—	423	163.00–176.00	166.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	488	150.00	150.00
2	—	590	144.00–148.00	146.02
1	—	845	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	408	199.00	199.00
21	—	321	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	131.00–137.00	134.09
1	—	405	118.00	118.00
3	—	485	117.00–126.00	121.03
9	—	375	96.00–140.00	104.69
5	—	514	116.00–120.00	119.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	763	151.00–158.00	157.44
17	—	312	200.00–227.00	216.95
8	—	724	153.00–156.00	154.85
29	—	654	166.00–175.00	172.52
15	—	601	175.00–177.00	176.73
41	—	379	199.00–223.00	215.48
42	—	433	205.00–225.00	214.46
102	—	565	177.00–204.00	186.60
1	—	915	141.00	141.00
47	—	463	195.00–219.00	208.29
103	—	518	184.00–213.00	193.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	407	233.00	233.00
94	—	496	212.00	212.00
14	—	364	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	535	154.00–183.00	174.43
1	—	780	150.00	150.00
9	—	686	146.00–167.00	157.16
10	—	468	169.00–193.00	184.40
4	—	574	158.00–173.00	164.12
6	—	370	175.00–190.00	183.78
1	—	950	135.00	135.00
6	—	326	180.00–190.00	187.12
6	—	609	155.00–168.00	159.92
1	—	890	130.00	130.00
14	—	435	153.00–197.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	140.00–166.00	150.85
3	—	383	140.00–149.00	143.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	494	199.00	199.00
6	—	564	173.00	173.00
37	—	514	179.00–190.00	187.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	161.00–166.00	164.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	326	200.00–215.00	209.21
2	—	885	115.00	115.00
23	—	580	160.00–178.00	170.17
2	—	773	121.00–133.00	126.90
27	—	517	160.00–187.00	176.87
6	—	611	156.00–168.00	163.69
13	—	473	174.00–190.00	185.07
7	—	371	190.00–224.00	205.84
5	—	662	146.00–159.00	155.98
34	—	420	180.00–215.00	192.97
2	—	808	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	143.00	143.00
2	—	605	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	127.00	127.00
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	460	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	118.00–123.00	120.53
4	—	832	110.00–116.00	111.52
10	—	381	158.00–186.00	174.18
16	—	431	150.00–184.00	172.13
6	—	640	125.00–149.00	135.40
7	—	332	160.00–179.00	164.83
17	—	474	150.00–179.00	163.03
11	—	532	140.00–165.00	148.64
4	—	566	130.00–153.00	139.08
5	—	677	118.00–132.00	125.66

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.