Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available, this was the first sale of 2022. Today, cattle was plain to average with some attractive offerings. Supply and demand was good. There were many offerings of value added cattle, and some of these cattle sold at a premium.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.15/cwt on 340 head.

Average price

$140.15

340 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$23.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.51

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	489	146.82	717	11thin
Medium and Large 1	509	145.05	739	191
Medium and Large 2	514	135.14	694	111
Medium and Large 3	479	123.34	591	27

One grade step is worth $23.48/cwt here — about $126 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 sale340 hd

140.15

—

AR average8 barns · 1,989 hd

145.66

−5.51

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	—	Average	2,008	89.49	1,797	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	62.20	970	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,108	56.22	623	34

Every lot, as filed

132 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	855	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	66.31/cwt	65.00–67.50	746	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	486	132.03/cwt	128.00–137.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	140.25/cwt	131.00–145.00	536	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	116.79/cwt	111.00–121.00	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	186.49/cwt	181.00–198.00	705	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	162.58/cwt	157.00–168.00	919	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	140.99/cwt	135.00–150.00	763	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	156.72/cwt	155.00–161.00	664	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	495	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	169.60/cwt	161.00–178.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	478	155.95/cwt	154.00–158.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	157.18/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,044	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	555	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	508	155.51/cwt	154.00–157.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	382	149.41/cwt	146.00–157.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	323	154.39/cwt	150.00–159.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	318	164.78/cwt	161.00–169.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	741	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	952	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	425	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	703	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	149.14/cwt	144.00–156.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	147.27/cwt	140.00–155.00	689	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	128.01/cwt	127.00–130.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	622	140.27/cwt	137.00–145.00	872	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	687	142.15/cwt	140.00–142.50	977	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	133.16/cwt	128.00–139.00	633	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	157.45/cwt	153.00–165.00	498	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	135.20/cwt	130.00–141.00	831	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	195.04/cwt	183.00–200.00	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	174.50/cwt	172.00–177.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	140.51/cwt	135.00–145.00	875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	143.80/cwt	140.00–151.00	824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	146.42/cwt	144.00–149.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	663	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	170.43/cwt	168.00–173.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	153.96/cwt	150.00–162.00	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	156.65/cwt	152.00–160.00	818	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	170.52/cwt	165.00–175.00	798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	562	176.17/cwt	166.00–183.00	990	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	363	176.06/cwt	172.00–180.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	903	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,282	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	607	167.65/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,018	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	474	156.97/cwt	155.00–165.00	744	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	532	165.06/cwt	155.00–170.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	189.32/cwt	187.00–191.00	805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	363	193.99/cwt	187.00–200.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	746	150.81/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,125	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	310	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	824	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	335	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	529	186.75/cwt	179.00–195.00	988	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	462	183.88/cwt	178.00–192.00	850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	157.18/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,045	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	164.12/cwt	155.00–171.00	844	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	135.68/cwt	130.00–141.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	177.05/cwt	167.00–185.00	740	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	160.07/cwt	154.00–166.00	757	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	178.19/cwt	172.00–184.00	665	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	62.20/cwt	60.00–64.00	970	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	34.90/cwt	31.00–41.00	354	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,046	48.47/cwt	44.00–53.00	507	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	66.92/cwt	65.50–68.50	852	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	59.86/cwt	55.00–65.00	678	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	825	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	338	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	785	56.40/cwt	54.00–59.00	443	2
Bulls	—	—	1,823	86.28/cwt	86.00–86.50	1,573	2
Bulls	—	—	2,100	91.10/cwt	90.00–91.50	1,913	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	58.32/cwt	43.00–71.00	383	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	66.18/cwt	63.00–68.00	607	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,633	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,915	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,480	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	138.29/cwt	132.00–143.00	588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	151.04/cwt	144.00–160.00	633	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	150.14/cwt	141.00–156.00	470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	122.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	130.28/cwt	129.00–136.00	819	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	132.72/cwt	125.00–138.00	689	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	142.00/cwt	137.00–148.00	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	172.61/cwt	170.00–179.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	123.26/cwt	119.00–126.00	817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	880	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	144.22/cwt	138.00–153.00	678	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	141.37/cwt	135.00–149.00	813	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	148.17/cwt	140.00–155.00	782	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	132.61/cwt	127.00–140.00	761	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	190.18/cwt	187.00–193.00	609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	135.31/cwt	132.00–141.00	886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	157.04/cwt	150.00–165.00	598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	123.78/cwt	121.00–125.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	127.83/cwt	125.00–131.00	491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	132.98/cwt	130.00–136.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	122.72/cwt	119.00–125.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	139.15/cwt	132.00–146.00	573	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	114.00/cwt	108.00–120.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	124.07/cwt	124.00–125.00	828	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	143.06/cwt	135.00–147.00	536	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	128.32/cwt	121.00–131.00	542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	130.52/cwt	125.00–135.00	743	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	130.40/cwt	125.00–138.00	675	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	143.80/cwt	136.00–151.00	751	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	151.66/cwt	148.00–156.00	472	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	126.54/cwt	120.00–131.00	791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	133.74/cwt	129.00–139.00	887	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	151.11/cwt	145.00–155.00	549	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	149.59/cwt	141.00–156.00	630	20

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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