Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2021-11-30

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Nov 30
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
438 head
▲ 438 vs last sale 0▲ 121 vs year ago 317 · +38.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 0▲ 33 vs year ago 43 · +76.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 0▼ 3 vs year ago 26 · −11.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 - 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 - 11.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold on average 7.00 higher. Some value added cattle sold at a premium.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.41/cwt on 161 head.
Average price
$137.41
161 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$636
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$278
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.90
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1512144.0373885
Medium and Large 2417132.9655557
Medium and Large 3380121.1546019thin
One grade step is worth $22.88/cwt here — about $278 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 sale161 hd
137.41
—
AR average3 barns · 505 hd
138.30
−0.90
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—High1,61479.371,28116
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40059.508332thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,06350.5553748

Every lot, as filed

105 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
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—545155.00/cwt155.00–155.008451
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—505178.00/cwt178.00–178.008991
SteersMedium and Large 2—470152.22/cwt145.00–159.007152
SteersMedium and Large 1—330189.70/cwt182.00–200.006265
SteersMedium and Large 3—458134.93/cwt131.00–139.006182
HeifersMedium and Large 1—467146.93/cwt141.00–153.0068610
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—770132.92/cwt130.00–136.001,0232
HeifersMedium and Large 1—770120.79/cwt116.00–125.009304
SteersMedium and Large 3—423132.77/cwt126.00–139.005622
SteersMedium and Large 2—530135.96/cwt134.00–139.007213
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—623142.52/cwt141.00–144.008882
HeifersMedium and Large 2—368136.00/cwt126.00–145.0050012
HeifersMedium and Large 1—687127.98/cwt123.00–131.008793
HeifersMedium and Large 1—526137.76/cwt133.00–145.0072511
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—580168.95/cwt167.00–171.009802
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—750151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1331
HeifersMedium and Large 1—623134.73/cwt129.00–139.008397
HeifersMedium and Large 2—765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
HeifersMedium and Large 2—526124.84/cwt120.00–130.006575
HeifersMedium and Large 2—655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
HeifersMedium and Large 1—578133.67/cwt130.00–136.007736
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—465155.36/cwt149.00–162.007222
HeifersMedium and Large 2—573123.30/cwt117.00–130.007072
HeifersMedium and Large 3—437123.80/cwt120.00–126.005415
HeifersMedium and Large 3—369119.56/cwt115.00–125.004417
HeifersMedium and Large 2—323136.15/cwt125.00–150.0044017
SteersMedium and Large 1—778140.03/cwt137.00–143.001,0892
SteersMedium and Large 2—423151.81/cwt144.00–160.006424
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—720150.72/cwt148.00–155.001,0854
SteersMedium and Large 1—568150.99/cwt150.00–152.008582
SteersMedium and Large 3—600124.00/cwt124.00–124.007441
SteersMedium and Large 3—520125.00/cwt125.00–125.006501
SteersMedium and Large 3—383142.63/cwt140.00–147.005463
SteersMedium and Large 1—366186.77/cwt180.00–198.006846
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—480186.00/cwt186.00–186.008931
SteersMedium and Large 1—667144.23/cwt137.00–148.009625
SteersMedium and Large 2—640133.00/cwt133.00–133.008511
SteersMedium and Large 2—378168.30/cwt166.00–171.006363
SteersMedium and Large 2—673132.55/cwt130.00–135.008922
SteersMedium and Large 1—423169.35/cwt163.00–179.0071610
SteersMedium and Large 1—521166.89/cwt158.00–173.008699
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—660151.00/cwt151.00–151.009971
SteersMedium and Large 1—613151.38/cwt147.00–156.009283
SteersMedium and Large 1—477172.83/cwt167.00–178.008243
SteersMedium and Large 1—717142.49/cwt142.00–144.001,0224
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—885130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,1555
BullsMedium and Large 1—480157.35/cwt150.00–165.007558
BullsMedium and Large 1—620135.70/cwt133.00–138.008414
BullsMedium and Large 1—732122.97/cwt120.00–125.009003
BullsMedium and Large 1—755124.50/cwt124.00–125.009402
BullsMedium and Large 1—421159.37/cwt154.00–171.0067112
BullsMedium and Large 1—517150.89/cwt145.00–160.0078010
CowsBoner 80-85%—90829.00/cwt28.00–30.002632
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,06044.64/cwt40.00–48.0047311
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,25061.00/cwt61.00–61.007631
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight—82742.05/cwt38.00–45.003483
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight—84030.00/cwt30.00–30.002521
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,55058.00/cwt58.00–58.008991
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,16860.00/cwt60.00–60.007013
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,09755.04/cwt49.00–59.0060428
Bulls——1,81988.54/cwt87.00–91.001,6117
Bulls——1,41856.75/cwt54.00–59.008053
Bulls——1,47279.97/cwt76.00–86.001,1776
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—990625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,1881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—98771.85/cwt62.00–86.007093
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,25559.00/cwt59.00–59.007401
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—76671.56/cwt65.00–93.005484
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,03574.13/cwt70.00–78.007673
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—95565.00/cwt65.00–65.006211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—995911.06/cwt760.00–1,100.009,0653
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,455850.00/cwt850.00–850.0012,3681
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—914705.57/cwt410.00–900.006,4495
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—830710.00/cwt710.00–710.005,8931
BullsMedium and Large 3—475121.63/cwt115.00–125.005783
BullsMedium and Large 3—385131.00/cwt131.00–131.005041
BullsMedium and Large 2—372145.35/cwt134.00–161.005416
BullsMedium and Large 2—630123.49/cwt122.00–125.007782
BullsMedium and Large 3—422124.98/cwt119.00–131.005273
HeifersMedium and Large 1—376155.73/cwt147.00–163.0058618
HeifersMedium and Large 1—420151.97/cwt144.00–159.0063811
BullsMedium and Large 2—414144.83/cwt139.00–152.006008
HeifersMedium and Large 2—419135.66/cwt129.00–142.005688
HeifersMedium and Large 2—470131.70/cwt125.00–137.0061910
HeifersMedium and Large 2—640124.00/cwt124.00–124.007941
HeifersMedium and Large 1—341162.99/cwt158.00–167.005564
HeifersMedium and Large 1—728128.01/cwt123.00–133.009323
BullsMedium and Large 2—690116.00/cwt116.00–116.008001
BullsMedium and Large 1—570136.59/cwt133.00–147.0077910
BullsMedium and Large 1—321178.02/cwt173.00–181.005715
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—725136.46/cwt135.00–138.009892
HeifersMedium and Large 3—331120.99/cwt110.00–135.004006
HeifersMedium and Large 3—460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005521
BullsMedium and Large 1—800119.00/cwt119.00–119.009521
BullsMedium and Large 1—377168.21/cwt157.00–181.006346
BullsMedium and Large 2—888107.01/cwt103.00–111.009502
BullsMedium and Large 3—570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006271
BullsMedium and Large 2—528137.49/cwt131.00–143.0072610
BullsMedium and Large 1—920110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0121
BullsMedium and Large 3—690105.00/cwt105.00–105.007251
BullsMedium and Large 1—673127.91/cwt123.00–133.008612
BullsMedium and Large 2—328164.89/cwt161.00–171.005413
BullsMedium and Large 2—725114.65/cwt110.00–117.008313
BullsMedium and Large 2—472136.11/cwt130.00–142.0064210
BullsMedium and Large 2—578131.52/cwt131.00–132.007602
BullsMedium and Large 3—538123.65/cwt121.00–125.006653

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.