Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 8.00 - 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 - 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 - 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 7.00 higher on a meager test. In conjunction with the regular sale, value added cattle was also offered. Some value added cattle sold at a premium. Supply was very good, as well as demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.74/cwt on 418 head.

Average price

$151.74

418 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$23.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.29

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	154.78	796	348
Medium and Large 2	478	140.16	670	42
Medium and Large 3	409	131.36	537	28

One grade step is worth $23.42/cwt here — about $259 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 sale418 hd

151.74

—

AR average10 barns · 3,555 hd

143.45

+8.29

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,536	72.32	1,111	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,068	45.09	481	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	918	28.50	261	2thin

Every lot, as filed

126 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	178.23/cwt	169.00–182.00	847	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	153.02/cwt	145.00–161.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	161.79/cwt	159.00–164.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	167.33/cwt	159.00–174.00	701	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	175.62/cwt	168.00–182.00	904	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	181.31/cwt	171.00–186.00	950	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	714	149.96/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,071	33
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	124.94/cwt	121.00–129.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	143.49/cwt	137.00–148.00	461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	137.33/cwt	134.00–141.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	154.32/cwt	147.00–159.00	875	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	374	167.23/cwt	163.00–172.00	625	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	440	168.22/cwt	159.00–169.00	740	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	629	151.57/cwt	148.00–158.50	953	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	144.26/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,039	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	380	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	600	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	508	139.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	523	156.74/cwt	155.50–159.00	820	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	674	150.47/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	159.55/cwt	153.00–168.00	750	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	143.98/cwt	134.00–147.50	829	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	134.19/cwt	126.00–139.00	902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	161.45/cwt	155.00–168.00	597	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	141.48/cwt	138.00–147.00	879	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	152.49/cwt	143.00–156.00	726	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	320	170.66/cwt	169.00–172.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	179.37/cwt	171.00–188.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	175.66/cwt	171.00–187.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	140.40/cwt	132.00–143.00	883	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	142.42/cwt	139.00–147.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	184.16/cwt	176.00–193.00	786	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	153.14/cwt	151.00–164.00	904	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	199.21/cwt	196.00–213.00	669	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	148.33/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	144.62/cwt	141.00–151.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	171.76/cwt	162.00–177.00	967	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	156.75/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,055	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	333	201.41/cwt	197.00–205.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	152.74/cwt	146.00–160.00	933	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	197.76/cwt	195.00–202.00	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	395	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	475	165.50/cwt	164.00–167.00	786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	435	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	643	153.22/cwt	153.00–155.00	985	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	572	156.87/cwt	151.00–165.00	897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	413	199.50/cwt	190.00–205.00	824	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	466	184.61/cwt	183.00–192.50	860	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	500	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	625	134.12/cwt	129.00–139.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	159.17/cwt	151.00–167.00	904	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	196.98/cwt	189.00–204.00	638	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	185.64/cwt	181.00–191.00	702	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	140.24/cwt	138.00–142.00	885	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	169.45/cwt	161.00–177.00	878	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	184.20/cwt	176.00–189.00	763	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	303	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,009	29.08/cwt	26.00–31.00	293	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	38.16/cwt	32.00–42.00	385	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	58.74/cwt	55.00–60.50	783	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,039	48.80/cwt	44.00–53.00	507	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	790	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	221	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	810	35.51/cwt	35.00–36.00	288	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	790	48.61/cwt	46.00–51.00	384	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	63.69/cwt	61.00–65.00	892	4
Bulls	—	—	2,000	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,680	1
Bulls	—	—	1,556	78.03/cwt	72.00–81.50	1,214	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	973	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	426	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	53.08/cwt	49.00–57.00	368	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	473.30/cwt	410.00–530.00	3,659	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	628.45/cwt	400.00–890.00	5,078	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	469	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	57.11/cwt	46.00–63.00	590	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	50.35/cwt	43.00–57.00	355	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	62.08/cwt	60.00–64.00	717	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	5,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	139.62/cwt	133.00–147.00	586	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	162.01/cwt	153.00–168.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	178.44/cwt	171.00–187.00	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	131.32/cwt	131.00–132.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	120.45/cwt	115.00–126.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	162.37/cwt	154.00–170.00	536	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	930	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	146.99/cwt	145.00–151.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	128.43/cwt	122.00–135.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	159.84/cwt	153.00–167.00	670	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	163.59/cwt	156.00–166.00	532	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	144.36/cwt	139.00–151.00	768	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	150.26/cwt	142.00–157.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	147.36/cwt	140.00–154.00	497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	142.90/cwt	137.00–149.00	674	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	130.75/cwt	128.00–136.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	144.69/cwt	142.00–152.00	627	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	138.56/cwt	135.00–143.00	439	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	128.46/cwt	122.00–135.00	542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	127.22/cwt	122.00–134.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	127.39/cwt	122.00–133.00	987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	154.31/cwt	151.00–158.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	791	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,131	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	133.68/cwt	127.00–141.00	491	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	129.78/cwt	125.00–133.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	173.34/cwt	163.00–179.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	132.75/cwt	124.00–137.00	885	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	387	158.66/cwt	157.00–160.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	176.28/cwt	171.00–183.00	829	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	134.50/cwt	131.00–138.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	141.51/cwt	134.00–148.00	825	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	171.68/cwt	163.00–179.00	724	9

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.

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