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
Bulls—Low1,59772.261,1548thin
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 2—354132.12/cwt121.00–133.0046815
HeifersMedium and Large 1—376138.03/cwt135.00–141.005196
HeifersMedium and Large 2—785105.00/cwt105.00–105.008241
HeifersMedium and Large 3—435115.67/cwt115.00–117.005033
HeifersMedium and Large 2—572116.97/cwt114.00–121.006695
HeifersMedium and Large 1—462131.41/cwt127.00–140.006079
HeifersMedium and Large 1—333147.48/cwt145.00–153.004919
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—435150.00/cwt150.00–150.006531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—340136.00/cwt136.00–136.004621
HeifersMedium and Large 1—634123.95/cwt119.00–131.007864
HeifersMedium and Large 2—670115.00/cwt115.00–115.007711
HeifersMedium and Large 2—336135.50/cwt132.00–139.004556
HeifersMedium and Large 1—671124.04/cwt119.00–128.008324
SteersMedium and Large 3—570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
HeifersMedium and Large 1—832125.32/cwt123.00–129.001,0433
HeifersMedium and Large 1—422138.70/cwt132.00–146.005857
HeifersMedium and Large 2—428126.15/cwt121.00–131.005408
HeifersMedium and Large 1—770122.00/cwt122.00–122.009391
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—470125.00/cwt125.00–125.005881
SteersMedium and Large 1—310198.00/cwt198.00–198.006141
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525127.67/cwt123.00–132.0067015
HeifersMedium and Large 1—572125.99/cwt120.00–133.007216
HeifersMedium and Large 1—945111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0491
SteersMedium and Large 2—535142.00/cwt142.00–142.007601
SteersMedium and Large 2—425149.00/cwt149.00–149.006332
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—665153.50/cwt149.00–158.001,0212
SteersMedium and Large 3—480121.00/cwt121.00–121.005811
SteersMedium and Large 3—375122.00/cwt122.00–122.004581
SteersMedium and Large 1—393173.32/cwt172.00–176.006813
SteersMedium and Large 1—666139.74/cwt135.00–146.009314
SteersMedium and Large 1—574145.52/cwt143.00–149.008354
SteersMedium and Large 1—520159.50/cwt159.00–160.008292
SteersMedium and Large 2—490146.00/cwt145.00–147.007152
SteersMedium and Large 2—320156.63/cwt149.00–165.005012
SteersMedium and Large 2—292185.00/cwt185.00–185.005403
SteersMedium and Large 1—880128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1261
SteersMedium and Large 1—466167.26/cwt163.00–173.007794
SteersMedium and Large 1—424168.98/cwt166.00–174.007164
SteersMedium and Large 1—782134.63/cwt132.00–140.001,0533
SteersMedium and Large 1—723134.93/cwt131.00–139.009762
SteersMedium and Large 1—905124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1221
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—700151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0571
SteersMedium and Large 1—620144.03/cwt142.00–146.008932
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—643149.98/cwt145.00–155.009642
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,11094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,0431
BullsMedium and Large 1—425151.43/cwt147.00–156.006443
BullsMedium and Large 1—577130.99/cwt125.00–134.007568
BullsMedium and Large 1—663118.99/cwt118.00–120.007892
BullsMedium and Large 1—830110.00/cwt110.00–110.009131
BullsMedium and Large 1—508142.45/cwt138.00–144.0072410
BullsMedium and Large 1—369156.71/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 Weight—82049.48/cwt49.00–50.004062
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—75543.06/cwt40.00–46.003252
CowsBoner 80-85%—99518.64/cwt15.00–22.001854
Bulls——1,21555.00/cwt55.00–55.006681
Bulls——1,74587.50/cwt87.50–87.501,5271
Bulls——1,63672.60/cwt68.00–78.001,1886
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—905625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,6561
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—86098.00/cwt98.00–98.008431
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,120668.92/cwt600.00–725.007,4922
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—847610.77/cwt300.00–875.005,1735
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,11053.00/cwt53.00–53.005881
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—89056.41/cwt51.00–60.005024
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,33571.00/cwt71.00–71.009481
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—95551.00/cwt51.00–51.004871
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,15057.00/cwt57.00–57.006561
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—900820.00/cwt820.00–820.007,3801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—985632.96/cwt500.00–710.006,2354
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,56598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,5341
BullsMedium and Large 3—469124.23/cwt121.00–130.005834
BullsMedium and Large 2—580118.48/cwt116.00–121.006872
BullsMedium and Large 2—432137.01/cwt132.00–141.005925
BullsMedium and Large 3—383124.52/cwt121.00–128.004772
BullsMedium and Large 2—510129.74/cwt124.00–137.006624
HeifersMedium and Large 3—465105.00/cwt105.00–105.004881
HeifersMedium and Large 2—705105.00/cwt105.00–105.007401
HeifersMedium and Large 2—850104.00/cwt104.00–104.008841
HeifersMedium and Large 3—670104.00/cwt104.00–104.006974
HeifersMedium and Large 2—464120.54/cwt115.00–125.005598
HeifersMedium and Large 3—325125.00/cwt125.00–125.004061
HeifersMedium and Large 2—629113.99/cwt109.00–117.007174
HeifersMedium and Large 3—390112.33/cwt110.00–117.004383
HeifersMedium and Large 1—735118.00/cwt118.00–118.008671
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,03592.00/cwt92.00–92.009521
HeifersMedium and Large 2—524119.49/cwt118.00–123.006268
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—585133.00/cwt133.00–133.007781
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—426130.00/cwt130.00–130.0055418
BullsMedium and Large 2—722105.67/cwt105.00–107.007633
BullsMedium and Large 1—478148.34/cwt144.00–153.007092
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—365157.00/cwt157.00–157.005731
BullsMedium and Large 2—325146.00/cwt146.00–146.004751
BullsMedium and Large 1—728116.32/cwt113.00–120.008473
BullsMedium and Large 1—608125.98/cwt120.00–132.007663
BullsMedium and Large 3—520121.00/cwt121.00–121.006294
BullsMedium and Large 2—630114.00/cwt114.00–114.007181
BullsMedium and Large 2—678111.00/cwt110.00–112.007532
BullsMedium and Large 2—463138.68/cwt131.00–145.006428
BullsMedium and Large 3—300136.00/cwt136.00–136.004081
BullsMedium and Large 2—373142.01/cwt140.00–144.005302
BullsMedium and Large 3—426124.96/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.