Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2021-11-16

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Nov 16
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
319 head
191 vs last sale 510 1 vs year ago 320 · 0.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
14 vs last sale 78 71 vs year ago 21 · +338.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
6 vs last sale 17 10 vs year ago 13 · +76.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 - 13.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 - 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested due to limited comparable offerings. Some value added cattle sold at a premium.

*Special note: There will be no sale Tuesday November 23, 2021, in observance of the holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.23/cwt on 160 head.
Average price
$127.23
160 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$618
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.00
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518131.8768370
Medium and Large 1-2421130.3254919thin
Medium and Large 2466124.0557859
Medium and Large 3495110.8354912thin
One grade step is worth $21.04/cwt here — about $134 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 sale160 hd
127.23
AR average9 barns · 2,666 hd
135.22
−8.00
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,59772.261,1548thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,09243.2647364
CowsLean 85-90%Average75543.063252thin

Every lot, as filed

103 lots · USDA AMS · Ouachita Livestock Auction - Ola, AR
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2354132.12/cwt121.00–133.0046815
HeifersMedium and Large 1376138.03/cwt135.00–141.005196
HeifersMedium and Large 2785105.00/cwt105.00–105.008241
HeifersMedium and Large 3435115.67/cwt115.00–117.005033
HeifersMedium and Large 2572116.97/cwt114.00–121.006695
HeifersMedium and Large 1462131.41/cwt127.00–140.006079
HeifersMedium and Large 1333147.48/cwt145.00–153.004919
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added435150.00/cwt150.00–150.006531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2340136.00/cwt136.00–136.004621
HeifersMedium and Large 1634123.95/cwt119.00–131.007864
HeifersMedium and Large 2670115.00/cwt115.00–115.007711
HeifersMedium and Large 2336135.50/cwt132.00–139.004556
HeifersMedium and Large 1671124.04/cwt119.00–128.008324
SteersMedium and Large 3570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
HeifersMedium and Large 1832125.32/cwt123.00–129.001,0433
HeifersMedium and Large 1422138.70/cwt132.00–146.005857
HeifersMedium and Large 2428126.15/cwt121.00–131.005408
HeifersMedium and Large 1770122.00/cwt122.00–122.009391
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added470125.00/cwt125.00–125.005881
SteersMedium and Large 1310198.00/cwt198.00–198.006141
HeifersMedium and Large 1525127.67/cwt123.00–132.0067015
HeifersMedium and Large 1572125.99/cwt120.00–133.007216
HeifersMedium and Large 1945111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0491
SteersMedium and Large 2535142.00/cwt142.00–142.007601
SteersMedium and Large 2425149.00/cwt149.00–149.006332
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added665153.50/cwt149.00–158.001,0212
SteersMedium and Large 3480121.00/cwt121.00–121.005811
SteersMedium and Large 3375122.00/cwt122.00–122.004581
SteersMedium and Large 1393173.32/cwt172.00–176.006813
SteersMedium and Large 1666139.74/cwt135.00–146.009314
SteersMedium and Large 1574145.52/cwt143.00–149.008354
SteersMedium and Large 1520159.50/cwt159.00–160.008292
SteersMedium and Large 2490146.00/cwt145.00–147.007152
SteersMedium and Large 2320156.63/cwt149.00–165.005012
SteersMedium and Large 2292185.00/cwt185.00–185.005403
SteersMedium and Large 1880128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1261
SteersMedium and Large 1466167.26/cwt163.00–173.007794
SteersMedium and Large 1424168.98/cwt166.00–174.007164
SteersMedium and Large 1782134.63/cwt132.00–140.001,0533
SteersMedium and Large 1723134.93/cwt131.00–139.009762
SteersMedium and Large 1905124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1221
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0571
SteersMedium and Large 1620144.03/cwt142.00–146.008932
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added643149.98/cwt145.00–155.009642
SteersMedium and Large 11,11094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,0431
BullsMedium and Large 1425151.43/cwt147.00–156.006443
BullsMedium and Large 1577130.99/cwt125.00–134.007568
BullsMedium and Large 1663118.99/cwt118.00–120.007892
BullsMedium and Large 1830110.00/cwt110.00–110.009131
BullsMedium and Large 1508142.45/cwt138.00–144.0072410
BullsMedium and Large 1369156.71/cwt154.00–159.005784
CowsBoner 80-85%1,03933.71/cwt29.00–39.0035016
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22153.26/cwt51.00–55.0065015
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08746.55/cwt41.00–50.0050627
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight82049.48/cwt49.00–50.004062
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight75543.06/cwt40.00–46.003252
CowsBoner 80-85%99518.64/cwt15.00–22.001854
Bulls1,21555.00/cwt55.00–55.006681
Bulls1,74587.50/cwt87.50–87.501,5271
Bulls1,63672.60/cwt68.00–78.001,1886
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2905625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,6561
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-286098.00/cwt98.00–98.008431
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,120668.92/cwt600.00–725.007,4922
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2847610.77/cwt300.00–875.005,1735
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,11053.00/cwt53.00–53.005881
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-289056.41/cwt51.00–60.005024
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,33571.00/cwt71.00–71.009481
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-295551.00/cwt51.00–51.004871
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,15057.00/cwt57.00–57.006561
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900820.00/cwt820.00–820.007,3801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2985632.96/cwt500.00–710.006,2354
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,56598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,5341
BullsMedium and Large 3469124.23/cwt121.00–130.005834
BullsMedium and Large 2580118.48/cwt116.00–121.006872
BullsMedium and Large 2432137.01/cwt132.00–141.005925
BullsMedium and Large 3383124.52/cwt121.00–128.004772
BullsMedium and Large 2510129.74/cwt124.00–137.006624
HeifersMedium and Large 3465105.00/cwt105.00–105.004881
HeifersMedium and Large 2705105.00/cwt105.00–105.007401
HeifersMedium and Large 2850104.00/cwt104.00–104.008841
HeifersMedium and Large 3670104.00/cwt104.00–104.006974
HeifersMedium and Large 2464120.54/cwt115.00–125.005598
HeifersMedium and Large 3325125.00/cwt125.00–125.004061
HeifersMedium and Large 2629113.99/cwt109.00–117.007174
HeifersMedium and Large 3390112.33/cwt110.00–117.004383
HeifersMedium and Large 1735118.00/cwt118.00–118.008671
HeifersMedium and Large 11,03592.00/cwt92.00–92.009521
HeifersMedium and Large 2524119.49/cwt118.00–123.006268
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added585133.00/cwt133.00–133.007781
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added426130.00/cwt130.00–130.0055418
BullsMedium and Large 2722105.67/cwt105.00–107.007633
BullsMedium and Large 1478148.34/cwt144.00–153.007092
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added365157.00/cwt157.00–157.005731
BullsMedium and Large 2325146.00/cwt146.00–146.004751
BullsMedium and Large 1728116.32/cwt113.00–120.008473
BullsMedium and Large 1608125.98/cwt120.00–132.007663
BullsMedium and Large 3520121.00/cwt121.00–121.006294
BullsMedium and Large 2630114.00/cwt114.00–114.007181
BullsMedium and Large 2678111.00/cwt110.00–112.007532
BullsMedium and Large 2463138.68/cwt131.00–145.006428
BullsMedium and Large 3300136.00/cwt136.00–136.004081
BullsMedium and Large 2373142.01/cwt140.00–144.005302
BullsMedium and Large 3426124.96/cwt121.00–129.005324

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.