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
Bulls—Average1,72798.931,7088thin
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 2—570127.68/cwt125.00–130.007283
HeifersMedium and Large 3—324136.50/cwt130.00–141.004424
HeifersMedium and Large 2—472135.36/cwt130.00–141.006393
HeifersMedium and Large 2—385148.32/cwt140.00–151.005716
HeifersMedium and Large 1—628136.24/cwt130.00–144.008564
HeifersMedium and Large 1—479144.59/cwt140.00–151.0069310
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,05099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0404
HeifersMedium and Large 2—329162.78/cwt156.00–168.005365
HeifersMedium and Large 2—665123.96/cwt121.00–127.008243
HeifersMedium and Large 2—528130.17/cwt125.00–135.006877
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—458188.00/cwt188.00–188.008617
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—555187.13/cwt186.00–187.251,03911
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—480208.00/cwt208.00–208.009981
HeifersMedium and Large 3—680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
HeifersMedium and Large 1—426154.52/cwt148.00–162.006588
HeifersMedium and Large 1—665136.88/cwt129.00–143.009103
SteersMedium and Large 2—418171.00/cwt171.00–171.007152
SteersMedium and Large 3—415150.93/cwt149.00–153.006262
SteersMedium and Large 2—620140.90/cwt135.00–147.008742
HeifersMedium and Large 1—369160.43/cwt154.00–170.0059212
SteersMedium and Large 2—510151.94/cwt146.00–158.007752
SteersMedium and Large 3—355153.00/cwt153.00–153.005431
SteersMedium and Large 2—788122.97/cwt120.00–126.009692
SteersMedium and Large 1—595151.00/cwt151.00–151.008981
SteersMedium and Large 2—380171.51/cwt171.00–172.006522
HeifersMedium and Large 1—568135.85/cwt130.00–142.007728
SteersMedium and Large 2—725136.00/cwt136.00–136.009861
SteersMedium and Large 1—515178.00/cwt178.00–178.009171
SteersMedium and Large 1—388201.61/cwt196.00–207.007822
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—695154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0701
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—625174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0885
SteersMedium and Large 3—470141.00/cwt141.00–141.006631
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—560159.00/cwt159.00–159.008901
SteersMedium and Large 2—465160.00/cwt160.00–160.007441
SteersMedium and Large 1—810129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0451
BullsMedium and Large 1—825111.13/cwt110.00–111.509174
BullsMedium and Large 1—736120.39/cwt120.00–122.008865
BullsMedium and Large 1—554151.74/cwt150.00–155.008414
BullsMedium and Large 1—697139.00/cwt139.00–139.009697
BullsMedium and Large 1—476171.55/cwt169.00–177.008175
BullsMedium and Large 1—417184.59/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 Weight—81551.00/cwt51.00–51.004161
Bulls——1,52089.28/cwt85.00–94.001,3572
Bulls——1,796102.14/cwt96.00–106.001,8346
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—74784.65/cwt80.00–88.006323
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—645400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5801
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,26391.89/cwt90.00–93.751,1612
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,075810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,7081
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,165990.57/cwt865.00–1,100.0011,5402
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0751,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0011,5561
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—545425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3161
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—990625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,1881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—90083.00/cwt83.00–83.007471
BullsMedium and Large 1—375200.00/cwt195.00–205.007502
BullsMedium and Large 2—460151.98/cwt150.00–154.006992
BullsMedium and Large 2—535141.00/cwt141.00–141.007541
BullsMedium and Large 3—375147.69/cwt144.00–151.005542
BullsMedium and Large 3—475133.00/cwt133.00–133.006321
BullsMedium and Large 3—535127.00/cwt127.00–127.006791
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,06087.00/cwt87.00–87.009221
BullsMedium and Large 1—618137.48/cwt135.00–143.008506
BullsMedium and Large 2—333179.32/cwt175.00–183.005973
BullsMedium and Large 3—338153.96/cwt148.00–160.005202
BullsMedium and Large 2—645124.50/cwt124.00–125.008032
BullsMedium and Large 1—516163.90/cwt155.00–171.008464
HeifersMedium and Large 1—870107.52/cwt106.00–109.009352
HeifersMedium and Large 1—755115.00/cwt115.00–115.008681
BullsMedium and Large 2—376172.64/cwt165.00–182.006496
BullsMedium and Large 2—424168.46/cwt161.00–174.007145
BullsMedium and Large 2—569136.02/cwt135.00–138.007745
BullsMedium and Large 1—328205.53/cwt205.00–206.006742
HeifersMedium and Large 2—775109.90/cwt105.00–115.008522
HeifersMedium and Large 2—624126.36/cwt120.00–129.0078811
BullsMedium and Large 1—295209.00/cwt209.00–209.006171
HeifersMedium and Large 3—425134.00/cwt134.00–134.005701
HeifersMedium and Large 3—515114.51/cwt110.00–121.005904
HeifersMedium and Large 1—330179.00/cwt179.00–179.005911
HeifersMedium and Large 1—516142.42/cwt137.00–147.007357
HeifersMedium and Large 2—429143.17/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.