Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 7.00 lower on a meager test. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Some value added cattle sold at a premium. Special cow sale scheduled for next week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.12/cwt on 281 head.

Average price

$171.12

281 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,028

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$38.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.41

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	181.00	950	8thin
Medium and Large 1	619	174.66	1,082	206
Medium and Large 2	562	161.29	906	59
Medium and Large 3	475	142.62	678	8thin

One grade step is worth $38.38/cwt here — about $273 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 sale281 hd

171.12

—

AR average8 barns · 1,516 hd

178.52

−7.41

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,527	95.88	1,464	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,056	69.70	736	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	885	37.67	333	4thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	183.21/cwt	182.00–184.00	949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	208.45/cwt	201.00–219.00	784	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	168.05/cwt	162.00–174.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	131.93/cwt	129.00–135.00	947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	144.00/cwt	142.00–146.00	973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	189.08/cwt	178.00–194.00	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	148.30/cwt	141.00–156.00	845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	769	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	165.03/cwt	163.00–167.00	1,040	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	157.98/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,115	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	374	217.94/cwt	214.00–220.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	517	163.77/cwt	157.00–167.00	847	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	429	172.92/cwt	167.00–179.00	742	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	630	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	380	170.78/cwt	166.00–173.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	476	168.48/cwt	165.00–178.00	802	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	151.68/cwt	150.00–153.00	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	156.06/cwt	150.00–158.00	890	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	825	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	669	150.82/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,009	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	204.29/cwt	196.00–211.00	856	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	191.41/cwt	181.00–197.00	892	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	163.30/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	470	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	150.85/cwt	145.00–157.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	547	166.59/cwt	165.00–170.00	911	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	634	157.75/cwt	151.00–164.00	1,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	536	197.39/cwt	196.00–199.00	1,058	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	750	154.23/cwt	151.00–154.30	1,157	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	465	178.74/cwt	174.00–187.00	831	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	188.01/cwt	177.00–193.00	1,068	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	467	204.10/cwt	201.00–207.00	953	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	559	166.29/cwt	160.00–170.00	930	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	380	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	416	213.08/cwt	211.00–218.00	886	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	950	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	637	172.32/cwt	169.00–183.00	1,098	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	166.23/cwt	159.00–172.00	951	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	137.98/cwt	135.00–141.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	180.39/cwt	171.00–190.00	869	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	144.32/cwt	141.00–146.00	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	193.65/cwt	185.00–200.00	808	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	195.02/cwt	190.00–199.00	733	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	42.89/cwt	42.00–44.00	418	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	75.09/cwt	70.00–80.00	808	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	956	52.88/cwt	50.00–58.00	506	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	998	66.96/cwt	63.00–69.50	668	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	85.04/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,084	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	815	59.17/cwt	55.00–63.50	482	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	795	32.45/cwt	31.00–34.00	258	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	772	45.59/cwt	40.00–49.00	352	3
Bulls	—	—	990	81.95/cwt	78.50–85.50	811	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	109.63/cwt	107.00–112.50	1,957	2
Bulls	—	—	1,712	96.00/cwt	92.50–99.00	1,644	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	112.21/cwt	80.00–150.00	812	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	3,173	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	602.94/cwt	525.00–700.00	4,811	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	445	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	89.12/cwt	86.50–92.00	1,090	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	649	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	77.74/cwt	75.00–80.00	640	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,690	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	108.96/cwt	70.00–140.00	684	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	78.82/cwt	67.00–87.50	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	169.38/cwt	168.00–171.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	154.47/cwt	153.00–156.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	170.62/cwt	166.00–175.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	183.14/cwt	175.00–193.00	584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	162.33/cwt	161.00–163.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	169.93/cwt	165.00–174.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	325	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	415	168.34/cwt	166.00–172.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	528	154.99/cwt	153.00–159.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	167.47/cwt	163.00–174.00	702	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	485	161.92/cwt	158.00–166.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	154.02/cwt	148.00–157.00	940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	147.97/cwt	145.00–151.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	555	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	144.23/cwt	138.00–150.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	146.41/cwt	141.00–155.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	170.72/cwt	163.00–181.00	567	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	165.32/cwt	157.00–167.00	774	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	120.50/cwt	116.00–125.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	136.68/cwt	135.00–138.00	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	148.28/cwt	145.00–153.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	151.07/cwt	145.00–157.00	486	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	139.24/cwt	133.00–147.00	505	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	151.32/cwt	148.00–159.00	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	671	147.42/cwt	141.00–152.00	989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	126.40/cwt	122.00–131.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	175.41/cwt	165.00–182.00	923	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	196.65/cwt	195.00–198.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	172.60/cwt	165.00–177.00	658	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	153.49/cwt	151.00–156.00	864	2

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.

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