Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend to available, due to reporter being absent. However, today, cattle was plain to average. Supply was moderate, demand was good. 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 $140.48/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$140.48

152 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$18.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.21

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	144.02	763	103
Medium and Large 2	471	135.11	637	38
Medium and Large 3	429	125.89	540	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.12/cwt here — about $223 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 sale152 hd

140.48

—

AR average10 barns · 1,046 hd

140.69

−0.21

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	1,512	86.49	1,307	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	61.27	713	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	935	29.00	271	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 2	—	423	169.75/cwt	167.00–178.00	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	402	167.31/cwt	161.00–172.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	592	138.32/cwt	137.00–140.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	148.50/cwt	141.00–156.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	171.44/cwt	168.00–175.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	166.50/cwt	161.00–171.00	791	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	142.50/cwt	134.00–147.00	750	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	131.53/cwt	125.00–136.00	871	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	158.33/cwt	157.00–160.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	380	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	141.31/cwt	135.00–145.00	800	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	445	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	159.97/cwt	154.00–166.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	631	159.76/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,008	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	151.07/cwt	146.00–156.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	128.54/cwt	122.00–135.00	666	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	148.67/cwt	139.00–153.00	699	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	140.02/cwt	139.00–141.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	189.15/cwt	179.00–196.00	726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	576	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	578	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	330	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	136.97/cwt	131.00–143.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	194.69/cwt	189.00–204.00	652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	181.42/cwt	177.00–191.00	771	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	151.76/cwt	151.00–154.00	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	166.13/cwt	163.00–171.00	861	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	740	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	965	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	133.00/cwt	131.00–134.00	876	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	173.76/cwt	170.00–186.00	718	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	157.13/cwt	150.00–162.00	817	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	271	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	58.44/cwt	54.50–63.50	629	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	69.10/cwt	65.00–71.50	901	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	361	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	49.30/cwt	48.50–50.00	468	2
Bulls	—	—	995	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	736	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	92.73/cwt	92.50–93.00	1,641	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	3,825	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	578	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	70.92/cwt	69.50–72.00	850	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,248	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	855	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	4,055	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	65.90/cwt	63.00–70.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	130.56/cwt	126.00–135.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	168.78/cwt	158.00–175.00	787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	149.64/cwt	149.00–150.00	476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	158.85/cwt	154.00–166.00	697	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	182.21/cwt	176.00–189.00	663	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	139.04/cwt	134.00–144.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	147.33/cwt	146.00–149.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	135.05/cwt	133.00–139.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	149.61/cwt	144.00–158.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	145.55/cwt	140.00–151.00	552	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	159.41/cwt	153.00–170.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	128.69/cwt	125.00–132.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	138.01/cwt	129.00–143.00	846	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	170.39/cwt	164.00–175.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	154.64/cwt	152.00–158.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	158.28/cwt	154.00–161.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	143.34/cwt	136.00–149.00	595	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	145.46/cwt	143.00–148.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	128.76/cwt	121.00–135.00	604	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	126.89/cwt	125.00–130.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	134.42/cwt	129.00–138.00	833	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	155.09/cwt	151.00–166.00	665	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	145.30/cwt	141.00–148.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	156.61/cwt	151.00–163.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	851	1

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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