Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2022-03-08

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Mar 8
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
259 head
235 vs last sale 24 1,169 vs year ago 1,428 · 81.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
89 vs last sale 126 3 vs year ago 34 · +8.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
2 vs last sale 11 10 vs year ago 23 · 43.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00 - 5.00 higher on a meager test. Feeder heifers sold 10.00 - 11.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 - 12.00 lower. Cattle was plain to average with some value added cattle selling at a premium.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.36/cwt on 117 head.
Average price
$138.36
117 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$721
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$211
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
14.53
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539142.5376860
Medium and Large 2515135.9169947
Medium and Large 3446124.8055710thin
One grade step is worth $17.72/cwt here — about $211 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 sale117 hd
138.36
AR average10 barns · 2,366 hd
152.88
−14.53
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
BullsAverage1,72798.931,7088thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,19583.069932thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22673.4490024

Every lot, as filed

83 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 2570127.68/cwt125.00–130.007283
HeifersMedium and Large 3324136.50/cwt130.00–141.004424
HeifersMedium and Large 2472135.36/cwt130.00–141.006393
HeifersMedium and Large 2385148.32/cwt140.00–151.005716
HeifersMedium and Large 1628136.24/cwt130.00–144.008564
HeifersMedium and Large 1479144.59/cwt140.00–151.0069310
HeifersMedium and Large 11,05099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0404
HeifersMedium and Large 2329162.78/cwt156.00–168.005365
HeifersMedium and Large 2665123.96/cwt121.00–127.008243
HeifersMedium and Large 2528130.17/cwt125.00–135.006877
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added458188.00/cwt188.00–188.008617
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added555187.13/cwt186.00–187.251,03911
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added480208.00/cwt208.00–208.009981
HeifersMedium and Large 3680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
HeifersMedium and Large 1426154.52/cwt148.00–162.006588
HeifersMedium and Large 1665136.88/cwt129.00–143.009103
SteersMedium and Large 2418171.00/cwt171.00–171.007152
SteersMedium and Large 3415150.93/cwt149.00–153.006262
SteersMedium and Large 2620140.90/cwt135.00–147.008742
HeifersMedium and Large 1369160.43/cwt154.00–170.0059212
SteersMedium and Large 2510151.94/cwt146.00–158.007752
SteersMedium and Large 3355153.00/cwt153.00–153.005431
SteersMedium and Large 2788122.97/cwt120.00–126.009692
SteersMedium and Large 1595151.00/cwt151.00–151.008981
SteersMedium and Large 2380171.51/cwt171.00–172.006522
HeifersMedium and Large 1568135.85/cwt130.00–142.007728
SteersMedium and Large 2725136.00/cwt136.00–136.009861
SteersMedium and Large 1515178.00/cwt178.00–178.009171
SteersMedium and Large 1388201.61/cwt196.00–207.007822
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added695154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0701
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added625174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0885
SteersMedium and Large 3470141.00/cwt141.00–141.006631
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added560159.00/cwt159.00–159.008901
SteersMedium and Large 2465160.00/cwt160.00–160.007441
SteersMedium and Large 1810129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0451
BullsMedium and Large 1825111.13/cwt110.00–111.509174
BullsMedium and Large 1736120.39/cwt120.00–122.008865
BullsMedium and Large 1554151.74/cwt150.00–155.008414
BullsMedium and Large 1697139.00/cwt139.00–139.009697
BullsMedium and Large 1476171.55/cwt169.00–177.008175
BullsMedium and Large 1417184.59/cwt175.00–194.007705
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,19583.06/cwt82.00–84.009932
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06357.37/cwt55.00–62.006105
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35287.17/cwt83.00–93.001,1796
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26575.15/cwt70.00–80.0095112
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight81551.00/cwt51.00–51.004161
Bulls1,52089.28/cwt85.00–94.001,3572
Bulls1,796102.14/cwt96.00–106.001,8346
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-274784.65/cwt80.00–88.006323
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2645400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5801
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,26391.89/cwt90.00–93.751,1612
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,075810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,7081
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,165990.57/cwt865.00–1,100.0011,5402
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0011,5561
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2545425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3161
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2990625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,1881
BullsMedium and Large 1-290083.00/cwt83.00–83.007471
BullsMedium and Large 1375200.00/cwt195.00–205.007502
BullsMedium and Large 2460151.98/cwt150.00–154.006992
BullsMedium and Large 2535141.00/cwt141.00–141.007541
BullsMedium and Large 3375147.69/cwt144.00–151.005542
BullsMedium and Large 3475133.00/cwt133.00–133.006321
BullsMedium and Large 3535127.00/cwt127.00–127.006791
BullsMedium and Large 11,06087.00/cwt87.00–87.009221
BullsMedium and Large 1618137.48/cwt135.00–143.008506
BullsMedium and Large 2333179.32/cwt175.00–183.005973
BullsMedium and Large 3338153.96/cwt148.00–160.005202
BullsMedium and Large 2645124.50/cwt124.00–125.008032
BullsMedium and Large 1516163.90/cwt155.00–171.008464
HeifersMedium and Large 1870107.52/cwt106.00–109.009352
HeifersMedium and Large 1755115.00/cwt115.00–115.008681
BullsMedium and Large 2376172.64/cwt165.00–182.006496
BullsMedium and Large 2424168.46/cwt161.00–174.007145
BullsMedium and Large 2569136.02/cwt135.00–138.007745
BullsMedium and Large 1328205.53/cwt205.00–206.006742
HeifersMedium and Large 2775109.90/cwt105.00–115.008522
HeifersMedium and Large 2624126.36/cwt120.00–129.0078811
BullsMedium and Large 1295209.00/cwt209.00–209.006171
HeifersMedium and Large 3425134.00/cwt134.00–134.005701
HeifersMedium and Large 3515114.51/cwt110.00–121.005904
HeifersMedium and Large 1330179.00/cwt179.00–179.005911
HeifersMedium and Large 1516142.42/cwt137.00–147.007357
HeifersMedium and Large 2429143.17/cwt141.00–145.006147

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.