Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2022-02-22

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Feb 22
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
243 head
▼ 83 vs last sale 326▲ 132 vs year ago 111 · +118.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 34▲ 10 vs year ago 17 · +58.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 28▲ 9 vs year ago 4 · +225.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. sold 4.00 - 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 500 lbs. sold mostly 1.00 - 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 - 13.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested due to limited comparable offerings, however the bulls sold today were in high demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.53/cwt on 108 head.
Average price
$147.53
108 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$797
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$173
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$9.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.92
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2461149.4969037
Medium and Large 1613147.4590362
Medium and Large 3370139.955179thin
One grade step is worth $9.54/cwt here — about $173 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 sale108 hd
147.53
—
AR average10 barns · 1,204 hd
154.45
−6.92
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—Low1,585100.891,5995thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59982.621,3214thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20477.9593819

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1—625145.05/cwt142.00–148.009072
HeifersMedium and Large 2—317160.39/cwt155.00–163.005083
HeifersMedium and Large 1—680143.23/cwt140.00–145.009744
HeifersMedium and Large 2—580134.41/cwt131.00–138.007802
HeifersMedium and Large 2—469154.25/cwt153.00–155.007234
HeifersMedium and Large 2—377156.67/cwt149.00–162.005916
HeifersMedium and Large 2—678131.02/cwt125.00–137.008882
HeifersMedium and Large 2—705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008811
HeifersMedium and Large 3—323143.79/cwt139.00–154.004644
HeifersMedium and Large 1—470159.43/cwt155.00–165.007494
HeifersMedium and Large 1—362169.57/cwt166.00–173.006143
HeifersMedium and Large 1—325170.97/cwt169.00–173.005563
SteersMedium and Large 2—524164.48/cwt159.00–171.008626
SteersMedium and Large 2—495173.00/cwt173.00–173.008561
HeifersMedium and Large 2—603133.00/cwt132.00–134.008022
SteersMedium and Large 3—360154.00/cwt154.00–154.005541
SteersMedium and Large 3—540151.00/cwt151.00–151.008151
SteersMedium and Large 3—345162.00/cwt162.00–162.005591
SteersMedium and Large 1—715153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0941
SteersMedium and Large 1—519180.18/cwt176.00–183.009354
HeifersMedium and Large 2—427151.78/cwt144.00–157.0064814
SteersMedium and Large 2—565159.99/cwt158.00–164.009045
SteersMedium and Large 2—693140.02/cwt135.00–145.009702
SteersMedium and Large 2—420172.41/cwt165.00–180.007242
SteersMedium and Large 2—390187.00/cwt187.00–187.007291
SteersMedium and Large 2—620155.00/cwt155.00–155.009611
SteersMedium and Large 1—465191.33/cwt191.00–192.008903
SteersMedium and Large 1—616165.69/cwt158.00–173.001,0214
SteersMedium and Large 1—425194.92/cwt188.00–202.008282
BullsMedium and Large 1—670142.00/cwt142.00–142.009511
BullsMedium and Large 1—890118.00/cwt115.00–121.001,0502
BullsMedium and Large 1—625148.48/cwt146.00–151.009282
BullsMedium and Large 1—405192.33/cwt187.00–196.007793
BullsMedium and Large 1—565164.22/cwt159.00–173.009284
BullsMedium and Large 1—363187.48/cwt184.00–191.006812
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,59982.62/cwt81.00–86.001,3214
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,24365.87/cwt61.00–71.008194
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,33684.81/cwt81.50–89.001,1336
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,09878.74/cwt74.00–83.008659
Bulls——1,09578.00/cwt78.00–78.008541
Bulls——1,593103.82/cwt103.00–105.501,6543
Bulls——2,050115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,3581
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,01093.12/cwt65.00–121.009418
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—865124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0731
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,23583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1351,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0301,107.33/cwt1,065.00–1,145.0011,4052
BullsMedium and Large 2—705127.00/cwt127.00–127.008951
BullsMedium and Large 2—670138.00/cwt138.00–138.009251
BullsMedium and Large 3—428146.76/cwt142.00–155.006283
BullsMedium and Large 3—458142.51/cwt140.00–145.006532
BullsMedium and Large 3—365154.74/cwt144.00–160.005653
BullsMedium and Large 2—510152.00/cwt152.00–152.007751
BullsMedium and Large 1—320194.52/cwt194.00–195.006222
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,040106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,1021
BullsMedium and Large 1—526165.44/cwt161.00–169.008707
BullsMedium and Large 2—623146.96/cwt146.00–148.009162
BullsMedium and Large 3—323165.73/cwt162.00–168.005353
BullsMedium and Large 2—570149.36/cwt144.00–155.008512
HeifersMedium and Large 1—571147.84/cwt144.00–155.008448
HeifersMedium and Large 1—518153.58/cwt148.00–159.007966
BullsMedium and Large 2—428168.85/cwt163.00–175.007238
HeifersMedium and Large 1—427158.69/cwt157.00–161.006783
BullsMedium and Large 2—334174.63/cwt168.00–186.005834
BullsMedium and Large 1—470187.49/cwt187.00–188.008812
HeifersMedium and Large 3—530135.00/cwt135.00–135.007161
HeifersMedium and Large 2—527148.75/cwt145.00–155.007843
BullsMedium and Large 2—469159.88/cwt155.00–169.007505
HeifersMedium and Large 3—376137.35/cwt133.00–141.005164
HeifersMedium and Large 1—780130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0141
HeifersMedium and Large 1—726139.62/cwt139.50–143.001,01428

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.