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
BullsHigh1,61479.371,28116
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 Added545155.00/cwt155.00–155.008451
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added505178.00/cwt178.00–178.008991
SteersMedium and Large 2470152.22/cwt145.00–159.007152
SteersMedium and Large 1330189.70/cwt182.00–200.006265
SteersMedium and Large 3458134.93/cwt131.00–139.006182
HeifersMedium and Large 1467146.93/cwt141.00–153.0068610
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added770132.92/cwt130.00–136.001,0232
HeifersMedium and Large 1770120.79/cwt116.00–125.009304
SteersMedium and Large 3423132.77/cwt126.00–139.005622
SteersMedium and Large 2530135.96/cwt134.00–139.007213
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added623142.52/cwt141.00–144.008882
HeifersMedium and Large 2368136.00/cwt126.00–145.0050012
HeifersMedium and Large 1687127.98/cwt123.00–131.008793
HeifersMedium and Large 1526137.76/cwt133.00–145.0072511
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added580168.95/cwt167.00–171.009802
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1331
HeifersMedium and Large 1623134.73/cwt129.00–139.008397
HeifersMedium and Large 2765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
HeifersMedium and Large 2526124.84/cwt120.00–130.006575
HeifersMedium and Large 2655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
HeifersMedium and Large 1578133.67/cwt130.00–136.007736
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added465155.36/cwt149.00–162.007222
HeifersMedium and Large 2573123.30/cwt117.00–130.007072
HeifersMedium and Large 3437123.80/cwt120.00–126.005415
HeifersMedium and Large 3369119.56/cwt115.00–125.004417
HeifersMedium and Large 2323136.15/cwt125.00–150.0044017
SteersMedium and Large 1778140.03/cwt137.00–143.001,0892
SteersMedium and Large 2423151.81/cwt144.00–160.006424
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added720150.72/cwt148.00–155.001,0854
SteersMedium and Large 1568150.99/cwt150.00–152.008582
SteersMedium and Large 3600124.00/cwt124.00–124.007441
SteersMedium and Large 3520125.00/cwt125.00–125.006501
SteersMedium and Large 3383142.63/cwt140.00–147.005463
SteersMedium and Large 1366186.77/cwt180.00–198.006846
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added480186.00/cwt186.00–186.008931
SteersMedium and Large 1667144.23/cwt137.00–148.009625
SteersMedium and Large 2640133.00/cwt133.00–133.008511
SteersMedium and Large 2378168.30/cwt166.00–171.006363
SteersMedium and Large 2673132.55/cwt130.00–135.008922
SteersMedium and Large 1423169.35/cwt163.00–179.0071610
SteersMedium and Large 1521166.89/cwt158.00–173.008699
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added660151.00/cwt151.00–151.009971
SteersMedium and Large 1613151.38/cwt147.00–156.009283
SteersMedium and Large 1477172.83/cwt167.00–178.008243
SteersMedium and Large 1717142.49/cwt142.00–144.001,0224
SteersMedium and Large 1-2885130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,1555
BullsMedium and Large 1480157.35/cwt150.00–165.007558
BullsMedium and Large 1620135.70/cwt133.00–138.008414
BullsMedium and Large 1732122.97/cwt120.00–125.009003
BullsMedium and Large 1755124.50/cwt124.00–125.009402
BullsMedium and Large 1421159.37/cwt154.00–171.0067112
BullsMedium and Large 1517150.89/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 Weight82742.05/cwt38.00–45.003483
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight84030.00/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
Bulls1,81988.54/cwt87.00–91.001,6117
Bulls1,41856.75/cwt54.00–59.008053
Bulls1,47279.97/cwt76.00–86.001,1776
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2990625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,1881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-298771.85/cwt62.00–86.007093
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,25559.00/cwt59.00–59.007401
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-276671.56/cwt65.00–93.005484
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,03574.13/cwt70.00–78.007673
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-295565.00/cwt65.00–65.006211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2995911.06/cwt760.00–1,100.009,0653
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,455850.00/cwt850.00–850.0012,3681
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2914705.57/cwt410.00–900.006,4495
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2830710.00/cwt710.00–710.005,8931
BullsMedium and Large 3475121.63/cwt115.00–125.005783
BullsMedium and Large 3385131.00/cwt131.00–131.005041
BullsMedium and Large 2372145.35/cwt134.00–161.005416
BullsMedium and Large 2630123.49/cwt122.00–125.007782
BullsMedium and Large 3422124.98/cwt119.00–131.005273
HeifersMedium and Large 1376155.73/cwt147.00–163.0058618
HeifersMedium and Large 1420151.97/cwt144.00–159.0063811
BullsMedium and Large 2414144.83/cwt139.00–152.006008
HeifersMedium and Large 2419135.66/cwt129.00–142.005688
HeifersMedium and Large 2470131.70/cwt125.00–137.0061910
HeifersMedium and Large 2640124.00/cwt124.00–124.007941
HeifersMedium and Large 1341162.99/cwt158.00–167.005564
HeifersMedium and Large 1728128.01/cwt123.00–133.009323
BullsMedium and Large 2690116.00/cwt116.00–116.008001
BullsMedium and Large 1570136.59/cwt133.00–147.0077910
BullsMedium and Large 1321178.02/cwt173.00–181.005715
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added725136.46/cwt135.00–138.009892
HeifersMedium and Large 3331120.99/cwt110.00–135.004006
HeifersMedium and Large 3460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005521
BullsMedium and Large 1800119.00/cwt119.00–119.009521
BullsMedium and Large 1377168.21/cwt157.00–181.006346
BullsMedium and Large 2888107.01/cwt103.00–111.009502
BullsMedium and Large 3570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006271
BullsMedium and Large 2528137.49/cwt131.00–143.0072610
BullsMedium and Large 1920110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0121
BullsMedium and Large 3690105.00/cwt105.00–105.007251
BullsMedium and Large 1673127.91/cwt123.00–133.008612
BullsMedium and Large 2328164.89/cwt161.00–171.005413
BullsMedium and Large 2725114.65/cwt110.00–117.008313
BullsMedium and Large 2472136.11/cwt130.00–142.0064210
BullsMedium and Large 2578131.52/cwt131.00–132.007602
BullsMedium and Large 3538123.65/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.