Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2022-03-15

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Mar 15
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
226 head
33 vs last sale 259 29 vs year ago 255 · 11.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
16 vs last sale 37 34 vs year ago 19 · +178.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
15 vs last sale 13 16 vs year ago 12 · +133.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 1.00 higher on a sparse test. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00 - 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 - 9.00 higher. Cattle was plain, with many thin options.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.58/cwt on 104 head.
Average price
$137.58
104 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$153
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.03
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528143.7676041
Medium and Large 2463137.9663944
Medium and Large 3492123.3560619thin
One grade step is worth $20.41/cwt here — about $153 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 sale104 hd
137.58
AR average9 barns · 1,335 hd
142.61
−5.03
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
BullsAverage1,55994.761,47711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57579.501,2521thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,09669.9876735
CowsLean 85-90%Low97530.502971thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 3433126.94/cwt125.00–129.005502
HeifersMedium and Large 3375131.84/cwt128.00–136.004942
HeifersMedium and Large 3710115.00/cwt115.00–115.008171
HeifersMedium and Large 3670121.00/cwt121.00–121.008111
HeifersMedium and Large 3525117.80/cwt114.00–123.006185
HeifersMedium and Large 3600116.67/cwt115.00–120.007003
HeifersMedium and Large 2468134.93/cwt130.00–141.0063111
HeifersMedium and Large 2422139.80/cwt135.00–147.0059010
HeifersMedium and Large 2373146.16/cwt144.00–153.005459
HeifersMedium and Large 2573127.49/cwt126.00–129.007312
HeifersMedium and Large 3330133.69/cwt126.00–140.004413
HeifersMedium and Large 3465125.00/cwt125.00–125.005812
HeifersMedium and Large 1535145.19/cwt140.00–148.0077710
HeifersMedium and Large 1371158.19/cwt151.00–166.005875
HeifersMedium and Large 1640135.90/cwt133.00–138.0087011
HeifersMedium and Large 2670128.10/cwt125.00–136.008584
HeifersMedium and Large 2531132.42/cwt126.00–138.007034
HeifersMedium and Large 2323154.54/cwt151.00–157.004993
SteersMedium and Large 2530153.62/cwt149.00–156.008143
SteersMedium and Large 2380175.00/cwt175.00–175.006651
SteersMedium and Large 3525129.00/cwt129.00–129.006771
SteersMedium and Large 1625157.00/cwt157.00–157.009811
HeifersMedium and Large 1680131.49/cwt130.00–133.008942
HeifersMedium and Large 2725112.00/cwt112.00–112.008121
SteersMedium and Large 2690137.00/cwt137.00–137.009451
SteersMedium and Large 3495129.00/cwt129.00–129.006391
SteersMedium and Large 3385137.00/cwt137.00–137.005271
SteersMedium and Large 2420171.56/cwt169.00–174.007212
SteersMedium and Large 2940118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1091
SteersMedium and Large 2745135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0061
SteersMedium and Large 1515166.20/cwt160.00–175.008563
SteersMedium and Large 1465191.20/cwt181.00–200.008893
SteersMedium and Large 2555152.00/cwt151.00–153.008442
SteersMedium and Large 2468167.18/cwt159.00–176.007822
SteersMedium and Large 1358205.50/cwt205.00–206.007362
SteersMedium and Large 2315185.00/cwt185.00–185.005831
BullsMedium and Large 1476168.48/cwt167.00–170.008024
BullsMedium and Large 1418177.04/cwt175.00–179.007402
BullsMedium and Large 1536138.69/cwt135.00–145.007434
BullsMedium and Large 1305186.00/cwt186.00–186.005671
BullsMedium and Large 1720127.00/cwt127.00–127.009141
BullsMedium and Large 1570131.00/cwt131.00–131.007471
CowsLean 85-90%97530.50/cwt30.50–30.502971
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57579.50/cwt79.50–79.501,2521
CowsBoner 80-85%1,01954.21/cwt51.00–57.505528
CowsBoner 80-85%99164.18/cwt61.00–69.006367
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30481.33/cwt77.00–86.501,06111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02776.33/cwt72.00–80.507848
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight72061.00/cwt61.00–61.004391
Bulls1,42297.64/cwt93.00–99.001,3885
Bulls1,44378.76/cwt74.50–84.501,1373
Bulls1,903105.95/cwt100.00–111.002,0163
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2814108.91/cwt88.00–131.008874
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,42582.50/cwt82.50–82.501,1761
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2980840.00/cwt840.00–840.008,2321
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,043833.31/cwt770.00–890.008,6912
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,260980.00/cwt980.00–980.0012,3481
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-270379.84/cwt57.50–108.005613
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,18085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0031
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,15085.00/cwt85.00–85.009781
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,04574.63/cwt55.00–83.007802
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,14580.18/cwt79.00–81.009183
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,073934.37/cwt760.00–1,030.0010,0265
BullsMedium and Large 3390147.00/cwt147.00–147.005731
HeifersMedium and Large 1472142.32/cwt140.00–144.006723
HeifersMedium and Large 1338161.53/cwt160.00–163.005462
HeifersMedium and Large 1416149.42/cwt143.00–156.006226
HeifersMedium and Large 1700126.00/cwt126.00–126.008821
HeifersMedium and Large 1775121.00/cwt121.00–121.009381
BullsMedium and Large 3440137.53/cwt135.00–140.006052
BullsMedium and Large 2600126.00/cwt126.00–126.007561
BullsMedium and Large 2373154.74/cwt149.00–165.005773
BullsMedium and Large 2478146.02/cwt139.00–154.006986
BullsMedium and Large 2415148.94/cwt145.00–155.006184
BullsMedium and Large 2528139.43/cwt134.00–144.007364
BullsMedium and Large 3540128.00/cwt128.00–128.006911
BullsMedium and Large 3460137.00/cwt137.00–137.006301
BullsMedium and Large 2320168.89/cwt166.00–174.005403
BullsMedium and Large 3343135.95/cwt129.00–143.004662
BullsMedium and Large 3590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
BullsMedium and Large 3665119.00/cwt119.00–119.007911
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,065900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,5851
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,018.01/cwt900.00–1,100.0010,7402
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0012,9251

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.