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
BullsLow1,585100.891,5995thin
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 1625145.05/cwt142.00–148.009072
HeifersMedium and Large 2317160.39/cwt155.00–163.005083
HeifersMedium and Large 1680143.23/cwt140.00–145.009744
HeifersMedium and Large 2580134.41/cwt131.00–138.007802
HeifersMedium and Large 2469154.25/cwt153.00–155.007234
HeifersMedium and Large 2377156.67/cwt149.00–162.005916
HeifersMedium and Large 2678131.02/cwt125.00–137.008882
HeifersMedium and Large 2705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008811
HeifersMedium and Large 3323143.79/cwt139.00–154.004644
HeifersMedium and Large 1470159.43/cwt155.00–165.007494
HeifersMedium and Large 1362169.57/cwt166.00–173.006143
HeifersMedium and Large 1325170.97/cwt169.00–173.005563
SteersMedium and Large 2524164.48/cwt159.00–171.008626
SteersMedium and Large 2495173.00/cwt173.00–173.008561
HeifersMedium and Large 2603133.00/cwt132.00–134.008022
SteersMedium and Large 3360154.00/cwt154.00–154.005541
SteersMedium and Large 3540151.00/cwt151.00–151.008151
SteersMedium and Large 3345162.00/cwt162.00–162.005591
SteersMedium and Large 1715153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0941
SteersMedium and Large 1519180.18/cwt176.00–183.009354
HeifersMedium and Large 2427151.78/cwt144.00–157.0064814
SteersMedium and Large 2565159.99/cwt158.00–164.009045
SteersMedium and Large 2693140.02/cwt135.00–145.009702
SteersMedium and Large 2420172.41/cwt165.00–180.007242
SteersMedium and Large 2390187.00/cwt187.00–187.007291
SteersMedium and Large 2620155.00/cwt155.00–155.009611
SteersMedium and Large 1465191.33/cwt191.00–192.008903
SteersMedium and Large 1616165.69/cwt158.00–173.001,0214
SteersMedium and Large 1425194.92/cwt188.00–202.008282
BullsMedium and Large 1670142.00/cwt142.00–142.009511
BullsMedium and Large 1890118.00/cwt115.00–121.001,0502
BullsMedium and Large 1625148.48/cwt146.00–151.009282
BullsMedium and Large 1405192.33/cwt187.00–196.007793
BullsMedium and Large 1565164.22/cwt159.00–173.009284
BullsMedium and Large 1363187.48/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
Bulls1,09578.00/cwt78.00–78.008541
Bulls1,593103.82/cwt103.00–105.501,6543
Bulls2,050115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,3581
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,01093.12/cwt65.00–121.009418
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2865124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0731
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,23583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0301,107.33/cwt1,065.00–1,145.0011,4052
BullsMedium and Large 2705127.00/cwt127.00–127.008951
BullsMedium and Large 2670138.00/cwt138.00–138.009251
BullsMedium and Large 3428146.76/cwt142.00–155.006283
BullsMedium and Large 3458142.51/cwt140.00–145.006532
BullsMedium and Large 3365154.74/cwt144.00–160.005653
BullsMedium and Large 2510152.00/cwt152.00–152.007751
BullsMedium and Large 1320194.52/cwt194.00–195.006222
BullsMedium and Large 11,040106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,1021
BullsMedium and Large 1526165.44/cwt161.00–169.008707
BullsMedium and Large 2623146.96/cwt146.00–148.009162
BullsMedium and Large 3323165.73/cwt162.00–168.005353
BullsMedium and Large 2570149.36/cwt144.00–155.008512
HeifersMedium and Large 1571147.84/cwt144.00–155.008448
HeifersMedium and Large 1518153.58/cwt148.00–159.007966
BullsMedium and Large 2428168.85/cwt163.00–175.007238
HeifersMedium and Large 1427158.69/cwt157.00–161.006783
BullsMedium and Large 2334174.63/cwt168.00–186.005834
BullsMedium and Large 1470187.49/cwt187.00–188.008812
HeifersMedium and Large 3530135.00/cwt135.00–135.007161
HeifersMedium and Large 2527148.75/cwt145.00–155.007843
BullsMedium and Large 2469159.88/cwt155.00–169.007505
HeifersMedium and Large 3376137.35/cwt133.00–141.005164
HeifersMedium and Large 1780130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0141
HeifersMedium and Large 1726139.62/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.