Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend available due to the absence of the livestock reporter last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.00/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$151.00

69 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

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

$20.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.36

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	153.27	840	49
Medium and Large 2	457	147.73	676	17thin
Medium and Large 3	345	132.35	457	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.92/cwt here — about $383 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 sale69 hd

151.00

—

AR average9 barns · 1,588 hd

150.64

+0.36

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	—	Average	1,327	83.23	1,104	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,098	70.84	778	23

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	157.05/cwt	151.00–165.00	752	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	174.73/cwt	171.00–180.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	119.55/cwt	116.00–123.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	170.53/cwt	164.00–180.00	948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	189.32/cwt	182.00–197.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	162.31/cwt	158.00–166.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	141.33/cwt	139.00–143.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	173.41/cwt	171.00–176.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	739	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	775	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	136.97/cwt	135.00–139.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,042	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	162.95/cwt	161.00–165.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	183.95/cwt	180.00–187.00	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	163.96/cwt	163.00–165.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	659	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	65.96/cwt	64.00–68.00	660	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	83.74/cwt	81.50–85.50	1,048	9
Bulls	—	—	1,295	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,188	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	890	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	401	2
Bulls	—	—	1,525	94.85/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,446	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	74.54/cwt	69.50–78.50	824	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	840	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	319	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	813	46.97/cwt	44.00–50.00	382	2
Bulls	—	—	930	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	558	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	690	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	10,346	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	6,476	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	413	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	745	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	188.90/cwt	182.00–197.00	597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	172.05/cwt	163.00–178.00	568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	175.87/cwt	170.00–182.00	814	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	171.48/cwt	163.00–179.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	133.03/cwt	129.00–137.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	156.50/cwt	153.00–160.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	152.85/cwt	145.00–161.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	169.85/cwt	168.00–172.00	718	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	139.44/cwt	138.00–141.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	159.59/cwt	155.00–166.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	152.40/cwt	146.00–159.00	792	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	153.33/cwt	151.00–155.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	139.56/cwt	135.00–144.00	814	2

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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