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
BullsAverage1,48890.451,34611
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 1-2935932.09/cwt750.00–1,050.008,7152
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2592150.19/cwt149.00–153.008893
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,050750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,8751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29701,473.39/cwt950.00–2,050.0014,2924
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2742878.54/cwt800.00–1,000.006,5193
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,050940.18/cwt900.00–975.009,8722
BullsMedium and Large 1-2953102.68/cwt100.00–105.009793
BullsMedium and Large 1-295581.00/cwt81.00–81.007741
BullsMedium and Large 2473174.08/cwt171.00–177.008232
BullsMedium and Large 2580157.00/cwt157.00–157.009111
BullsMedium and Large 2330181.55/cwt180.00–183.005992
BullsMedium and Large 3327162.34/cwt161.00–163.005313
BullsMedium and Large 3525143.00/cwt143.00–143.007511
BullsMedium and Large 3380142.00/cwt142.00–142.005401
BullsMedium and Large 2516165.00/cwt157.00–173.008517
BullsMedium and Large 1800125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0001
BullsMedium and Large 2629145.75/cwt145.00–146.009174
BullsMedium and Large 2412175.11/cwt166.00–184.007213
BullsMedium and Large 1578165.24/cwt162.00–169.009555
BullsMedium and Large 2368184.39/cwt175.00–189.006796
HeifersMedium and Large 3565123.47/cwt122.00–125.006982
HeifersMedium and Large 3363145.11/cwt137.00–152.005276
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added498162.00/cwt162.00–162.008072
HeifersMedium and Large 1472163.61/cwt159.00–171.0077216
HeifersMedium and Large 1371171.96/cwt165.00–175.0063810
HeifersMedium and Large 1621146.95/cwt139.00–153.009134
HeifersMedium and Large 2476148.74/cwt143.00–153.007088
HeifersMedium and Large 1563155.66/cwt155.00–157.008763
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-287683.56/cwt75.00–90.007324
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,10683.24/cwt77.00–86.009216
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2983780.31/cwt620.00–900.007,6702
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2865102.21/cwt99.00–105.008842
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,043902.02/cwt500.00–1,210.009,40826
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,110904.05/cwt770.00–1,325.0010,0357
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29881,120.56/cwt565.00–1,710.0011,0719
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29231,107.25/cwt700.00–1,510.0010,22013
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2670785.00/cwt785.00–785.005,2601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2938923.55/cwt850.00–960.008,6633
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,115105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1711
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,20080.00/cwt80.00–80.009601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,155998.80/cwt275.00–1,325.0011,53612
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2858820.87/cwt750.00–880.007,0432
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,003720.07/cwt690.00–750.007,2222
Bulls1,32386.87/cwt82.00–91.001,1496
Bulls1,76098.44/cwt94.00–100.001,7334
Bulls1,39580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1161
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight80041.58/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 Weight80949.17/cwt45.00–54.003985
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight78566.06/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 1530182.00/cwt178.00–187.009655
BullsMedium and Large 1377192.33/cwt189.00–197.007258
BullsMedium and Large 1636158.91/cwt156.00–165.001,0118
BullsMedium and Large 1424192.99/cwt187.00–197.0081818
BullsMedium and Large 1680143.00/cwt143.00–143.009721
BullsMedium and Large 1477184.75/cwt178.00–193.0088120
SteersMedium and Large 2412186.65/cwt185.00–188.007693
SteersMedium and Large 3317180.31/cwt177.00–185.005723
SteersMedium and Large 2600157.00/cwt157.00–157.009421
SteersMedium and Large 2470162.00/cwt162.00–162.007611
SteersMedium and Large 1323199.72/cwt197.00–203.006453
SteersMedium and Large 1416192.64/cwt187.00–195.008017
HeifersMedium and Large 2333162.97/cwt162.00–165.005434
HeifersMedium and Large 2379165.91/cwt156.00–172.006295
SteersMedium and Large 1465193.04/cwt189.00–195.008983
SteersMedium and Large 1670155.97/cwt154.00–158.001,0452
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added560179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0021
SteersMedium and Large 1388196.40/cwt194.00–197.007625
HeifersMedium and Large 3705110.00/cwt110.00–110.007761
HeifersMedium and Large 2785126.00/cwt126.00–126.009892
SteersMedium and Large 3575139.00/cwt139.00–139.007991
SteersMedium and Large 1566176.18/cwt169.00–185.009974
SteersMedium and Large 3420155.00/cwt155.00–155.006511
SteersMedium and Large 2362186.36/cwt185.00–188.006753
HeifersMedium and Large 1516160.38/cwt160.00–160.508288
HeifersMedium and Large 2538141.00/cwt141.00–141.007592
HeifersMedium and Large 2595139.00/cwt139.00–139.008271
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added492185.00/cwt185.00–185.009109
HeifersMedium and Large 1422172.88/cwt163.00–179.0073027
SteersMedium and Large 1508187.00/cwt187.00–187.009502
HeifersMedium and Large 2440157.00/cwt157.00–157.006911
HeifersMedium and Large 3319154.96/cwt150.00–159.0049410
HeifersMedium and Large 1675142.23/cwt138.00–148.009604
HeifersMedium and Large 3435131.00/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.