Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2022-04-12

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Apr 12
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
333 head
▼ 366 vs last sale 699▲ 143 vs year ago 190 · +75.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 56▲ 68 vs year ago 36 · +188.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
111 head
▲ 84 vs last sale 27▲ 93 vs year ago 18 · +516.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 1.00 - 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 - 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 - 11.00 lower. Cattle was plain to average, with groupings of attractive offerings. Today's cow sale offered cow calf pairs, bred cows, and stock cows. Buyer activity was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.96/cwt on 127 head.
Average price
$160.96
127 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$733
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$232
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.83
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1470167.6278881
Medium and Large 2468153.0171725
Medium and Large 3384144.7255621
One grade step is worth $22.89/cwt here — about $232 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 sale127 hd
160.96
—
AR average10 barns · 1,666 hd
154.12
+6.83
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—Average1,48890.451,34611
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59579.001,2601thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,06266.0670281

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—935932.09/cwt750.00–1,050.008,7152
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—592150.19/cwt149.00–153.008893
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,050750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,8751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9701,473.39/cwt950.00–2,050.0014,2924
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—742878.54/cwt800.00–1,000.006,5193
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,050940.18/cwt900.00–975.009,8722
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—953102.68/cwt100.00–105.009793
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—95581.00/cwt81.00–81.007741
BullsMedium and Large 2—473174.08/cwt171.00–177.008232
BullsMedium and Large 2—580157.00/cwt157.00–157.009111
BullsMedium and Large 2—330181.55/cwt180.00–183.005992
BullsMedium and Large 3—327162.34/cwt161.00–163.005313
BullsMedium and Large 3—525143.00/cwt143.00–143.007511
BullsMedium and Large 3—380142.00/cwt142.00–142.005401
BullsMedium and Large 2—516165.00/cwt157.00–173.008517
BullsMedium and Large 1—800125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0001
BullsMedium and Large 2—629145.75/cwt145.00–146.009174
BullsMedium and Large 2—412175.11/cwt166.00–184.007213
BullsMedium and Large 1—578165.24/cwt162.00–169.009555
BullsMedium and Large 2—368184.39/cwt175.00–189.006796
HeifersMedium and Large 3—565123.47/cwt122.00–125.006982
HeifersMedium and Large 3—363145.11/cwt137.00–152.005276
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—498162.00/cwt162.00–162.008072
HeifersMedium and Large 1—472163.61/cwt159.00–171.0077216
HeifersMedium and Large 1—371171.96/cwt165.00–175.0063810
HeifersMedium and Large 1—621146.95/cwt139.00–153.009134
HeifersMedium and Large 2—476148.74/cwt143.00–153.007088
HeifersMedium and Large 1—563155.66/cwt155.00–157.008763
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—87683.56/cwt75.00–90.007324
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,10683.24/cwt77.00–86.009216
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—983780.31/cwt620.00–900.007,6702
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—865102.21/cwt99.00–105.008842
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,043902.02/cwt500.00–1,210.009,40826
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,110904.05/cwt770.00–1,325.0010,0357
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9881,120.56/cwt565.00–1,710.0011,0719
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9231,107.25/cwt700.00–1,510.0010,22013
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—670785.00/cwt785.00–785.005,2601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—938923.55/cwt850.00–960.008,6633
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,115105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1711
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,20080.00/cwt80.00–80.009601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,155998.80/cwt275.00–1,325.0011,53612
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—858820.87/cwt750.00–880.007,0432
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,003720.07/cwt690.00–750.007,2222
Bulls——1,32386.87/cwt82.00–91.001,1496
Bulls——1,76098.44/cwt94.00–100.001,7334
Bulls——1,39580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1161
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight—80041.58/cwt40.00–43.003332
CowsBoner 80-85%—94556.73/cwt51.00–60.005368
CowsBoner 80-85%—94945.28/cwt43.00–49.004308
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,02667.50/cwt61.00–71.0069328
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight—80949.17/cwt45.00–54.003985
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight—78566.06/cwt64.00–68.005192
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,24877.99/cwt72.00–82.0097328
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,59579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,2601
BullsMedium and Large 1—530182.00/cwt178.00–187.009655
BullsMedium and Large 1—377192.33/cwt189.00–197.007258
BullsMedium and Large 1—636158.91/cwt156.00–165.001,0118
BullsMedium and Large 1—424192.99/cwt187.00–197.0081818
BullsMedium and Large 1—680143.00/cwt143.00–143.009721
BullsMedium and Large 1—477184.75/cwt178.00–193.0088120
SteersMedium and Large 2—412186.65/cwt185.00–188.007693
SteersMedium and Large 3—317180.31/cwt177.00–185.005723
SteersMedium and Large 2—600157.00/cwt157.00–157.009421
SteersMedium and Large 2—470162.00/cwt162.00–162.007611
SteersMedium and Large 1—323199.72/cwt197.00–203.006453
SteersMedium and Large 1—416192.64/cwt187.00–195.008017
HeifersMedium and Large 2—333162.97/cwt162.00–165.005434
HeifersMedium and Large 2—379165.91/cwt156.00–172.006295
SteersMedium and Large 1—465193.04/cwt189.00–195.008983
SteersMedium and Large 1—670155.97/cwt154.00–158.001,0452
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—560179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0021
SteersMedium and Large 1—388196.40/cwt194.00–197.007625
HeifersMedium and Large 3—705110.00/cwt110.00–110.007761
HeifersMedium and Large 2—785126.00/cwt126.00–126.009892
SteersMedium and Large 3—575139.00/cwt139.00–139.007991
SteersMedium and Large 1—566176.18/cwt169.00–185.009974
SteersMedium and Large 3—420155.00/cwt155.00–155.006511
SteersMedium and Large 2—362186.36/cwt185.00–188.006753
HeifersMedium and Large 1—516160.38/cwt160.00–160.508288
HeifersMedium and Large 2—538141.00/cwt141.00–141.007592
HeifersMedium and Large 2—595139.00/cwt139.00–139.008271
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—492185.00/cwt185.00–185.009109
HeifersMedium and Large 1—422172.88/cwt163.00–179.0073027
SteersMedium and Large 1—508187.00/cwt187.00–187.009502
HeifersMedium and Large 2—440157.00/cwt157.00–157.006911
HeifersMedium and Large 3—319154.96/cwt150.00–159.0049410
HeifersMedium and Large 1—675142.23/cwt138.00–148.009604
HeifersMedium and Large 3—435131.00/cwt131.00–131.005702

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.