Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2022-02-01

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Feb 1
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
326 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 351▲ 48 vs year ago 278 · +17.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 43▲ 27 vs year ago 29 · +93.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 13▼ 50 vs year ago 65 · −76.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly sold 4.00 - 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 14.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 11.00 higher on a meager test. Cattle today included: plain, average, and attractive offerings. Buyer demand was strong. 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 $151.13/cwt on 131 head.
Average price
$151.13
131 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$721
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$266
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.85
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1492155.1276392
Medium and Large 2468143.5567229
Medium and Large 3365136.4349710thin
One grade step is worth $18.69/cwt here — about $266 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 sale131 hd
151.13
—
AR average6 barns · 1,434 hd
149.28
+1.85
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—Average1,64098.261,6125thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60570.651,1346thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14064.7273835
CowsLean 85-90%Low74552.003871thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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
HeifersMedium and Large 3—326143.44/cwt140.00–149.004686
HeifersMedium and Large 3—460126.43/cwt120.00–133.005822
HeifersMedium and Large 1—474152.96/cwt145.00–159.007257
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—440150.00/cwt150.00–150.006601
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—367167.99/cwt164.00–174.006173
HeifersMedium and Large 3—385125.38/cwt121.00–130.004832
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—465164.00/cwt164.00–164.007631
HeifersMedium and Large 2—471144.98/cwt141.00–151.006835
HeifersMedium and Large 2—385149.61/cwt148.00–151.005765
HeifersMedium and Large 1—530155.94/cwt151.00–163.0082621
HeifersMedium and Large 1—607136.67/cwt135.00–138.008303
HeifersMedium and Large 2—425144.33/cwt139.00–149.006139
HeifersMedium and Large 2—563133.03/cwt130.00–135.007493
HeifersMedium and Large 1—420154.84/cwt149.00–165.0065023
HeifersMedium and Large 1—380154.57/cwt150.00–157.005873
HeifersMedium and Large 1—668142.92/cwt142.50–145.009556
SteersMedium and Large 1—626151.00/cwt151.00–151.0094511
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—655150.00/cwt150.00–150.009831
HeifersMedium and Large 2—665131.00/cwt131.00–131.008711
SteersMedium and Large 1—558158.68/cwt154.00–163.008853
SteersMedium and Large 2—345184.00/cwt184.00–184.006351
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—578163.70/cwt157.00–170.009462
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—479184.20/cwt184.00–186.0088210
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—620144.00/cwt144.00–144.008931
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—518160.15/cwt160.00–161.0083013
SteersMedium and Large 2—565145.00/cwt145.00–145.008191
SteersMedium and Large 2—480169.00/cwt169.00–169.008111
SteersMedium and Large 1—425180.00/cwt180.00–180.007651
SteersMedium and Large 2—413175.50/cwt175.00–176.007252
SteersMedium and Large 1—533163.01/cwt160.00–168.008693
SteersMedium and Large 2—390176.00/cwt176.00–176.006861
SteersMedium and Large 1—720149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0731
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—621167.81/cwt161.00–168.001,04238
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—737156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,15315
SteersMedium and Large 1—470176.38/cwt171.00–182.008292
BullsMedium and Large 2—565138.19/cwt135.00–141.007814
BullsMedium and Large 1—785120.98/cwt119.00–124.009504
BullsMedium and Large 1—485166.41/cwt162.00–171.008072
BullsMedium and Large 1—905110.00/cwt110.00–110.009961
BullsMedium and Large 1—522161.42/cwt153.00–165.0084317
BullsMedium and Large 1—575149.14/cwt146.00–151.008587
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,34871.64/cwt70.00–73.009668
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,54873.74/cwt73.50–74.001,1412
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—74552.00/cwt52.00–52.003871
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight—82060.00/cwt60.00–60.004921
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,63469.11/cwt67.00–70.501,1294
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,09865.70/cwt61.00–69.0072120
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,05547.00/cwt47.00–47.004961
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,05754.23/cwt50.00–58.005735
Bulls——1,49096.50/cwt96.50–96.501,4381
Bulls——93085.00/cwt85.00–85.007911
Bulls——1,927103.27/cwt99.50–109.501,9903
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,16083.00/cwt83.00–83.009631
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,105870.00/cwt870.00–870.009,6141
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—680100.00/cwt100.00–100.006801
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—925800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,4001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—805117.00/cwt117.00–117.009421
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—80384.50/cwt75.00–99.006792
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—85577.00/cwt77.00–77.006581
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,17375.50/cwt74.00–79.008863
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,22074.88/cwt70.00–79.009143
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,14578.50/cwt78.50–78.508991
BullsMedium and Large 3—363150.49/cwt150.00–151.005462
BullsMedium and Large 2—322167.47/cwt160.00–171.005393
BullsMedium and Large 3—438149.27/cwt145.00–156.006543
BullsMedium and Large 1—440176.00/cwt176.00–176.007741
BullsMedium and Large 3—540129.00/cwt129.00–129.006971
BullsMedium and Large 1—675129.89/cwt125.00–135.008772
BullsMedium and Large 2—373158.46/cwt151.00–164.005913
BullsMedium and Large 2—640130.00/cwt130.00–130.008321
BullsMedium and Large 2—476158.72/cwt150.00–162.007565
BullsMedium and Large 2—655127.00/cwt127.00–127.008321
BullsMedium and Large 1—376183.68/cwt178.00–190.006915
BullsMedium and Large 3—488135.00/cwt135.00–135.006592
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—385155.00/cwt155.00–155.005971
HeifersMedium and Large 1—323166.50/cwt164.00–170.005384
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy—620131.00/cwt131.00–131.008121
BullsMedium and Large 1—325190.67/cwt190.00–191.006203
BullsMedium and Large 1—865110.00/cwt110.00–110.009521
BullsMedium and Large 1—630141.00/cwt141.00–141.008881
HeifersMedium and Large 1—561152.42/cwt149.00–156.008557
HeifersMedium and Large 2—530140.49/cwt140.00–141.007452

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.