Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2022-05-10

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, May 10
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
317 head
167 vs last sale 150 66 vs year ago 251 · +26.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
58 vs last sale 28 52 vs year ago 34 · +152.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
33 vs last sale 6 20 vs year ago 19 · +105.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher on a meager test. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 12.00 lower on a meager test. Cattle was plain to average with a decent quantity of crossbred offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.19/cwt on 99 head.
Average price
$141.19
99 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$683
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$231
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
10.07
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1512156.0279937
Medium and Large 2475146.2969525
Medium and Large 3462122.9256837
One grade step is worth $33.11/cwt here — about $231 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 sale99 hd
141.19
AR average10 barns · 1,138 hd
151.27
−10.07
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
BullsAverage1,37280.591,1065thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42273.231,0418thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,11966.2074161

Every lot, as filed

90 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
SteersMedium and Large 3450151.00/cwt151.00–151.006801
HeifersMedium and Large 1618139.00/cwt139.00–139.008593
HeifersMedium and Large 1726143.34/cwt142.00–144.001,0413
HeifersMedium and Large 1807122.00/cwt120.00–123.009853
SteersMedium and Large 1417190.25/cwt181.00–198.007933
SteersMedium and Large 1769150.33/cwt149.00–151.001,1563
SteersMedium and Large 1521183.49/cwt175.00–188.0095615
HeifersMedium and Large 2715117.00/cwt117.00–117.008371
HeifersMedium and Large 2328151.84/cwt145.00–159.004982
HeifersMedium and Large 1376170.63/cwt166.00–177.006426
HeifersMedium and Large 1425166.33/cwt159.00–174.0070711
HeifersMedium and Large 1560145.00/cwt145.00–145.008121
HeifersMedium and Large 1520148.86/cwt143.00–154.007743
HeifersMedium and Large 2527146.38/cwt144.00–148.007713
HeifersMedium and Large 3475120.00/cwt120.00–120.0057026
HeifersMedium and Large 3700105.00/cwt105.00–105.007351
HeifersMedium and Large 2617131.62/cwt129.00–135.008123
HeifersMedium and Large 2381151.69/cwt144.00–159.005786
HeifersMedium and Large 2473150.27/cwt147.00–157.007116
HeifersMedium and Large 3425133.14/cwt130.00–136.005662
HeifersMedium and Large 3563119.03/cwt113.00–125.006702
HeifersMedium and Large 3330137.67/cwt131.00–141.004543
SteersMedium and Large 3385163.00/cwt163.00–163.006281
SteersMedium and Large 3506129.50/cwt129.50–129.5065515
SteersMedium and Large 3705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008811
SteersMedium and Large 3580129.00/cwt129.00–129.007481
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added905133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2043
SteersMedium and Large 2445170.00/cwt170.00–170.007571
SteersMedium and Large 2683141.53/cwt131.00–144.009678
SteersMedium and Large 1635170.46/cwt168.00–173.001,0822
SteersMedium and Large 2632155.00/cwt155.00–155.009802
SteersMedium and Large 2383185.65/cwt181.00–190.007112
SteersMedium and Large 2730143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0441
SteersMedium and Large 1557175.90/cwt172.00–181.0098012
SteersMedium and Large 1885132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1681
SteersMedium and Large 1468185.49/cwt176.00–193.008684
SteersMedium and Large 1810136.93/cwt131.00–143.001,1092
SteersMedium and Large 1670152.00/cwt145.00–159.001,0182
SteersMedium and Large 2570165.00/cwt165.00–165.009411
BullsMedium and Large 1650145.00/cwt145.00–145.009431
BullsMedium and Large 1715130.00/cwt130.00–130.009301
BullsMedium and Large 1473169.84/cwt165.00–177.008038
BullsMedium and Large 1428171.52/cwt167.00–180.007345
BullsMedium and Large 1370190.32/cwt183.00–196.007045
BullsMedium and Large 1618152.93/cwt146.00–156.009454
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34566.00/cwt66.00–66.008881
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43374.26/cwt71.00–77.001,0647
CowsBoner 80-85%95348.45/cwt43.00–53.004626
CowsBoner 80-85%1,05457.86/cwt52.00–62.0061014
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27378.06/cwt74.00–84.0099415
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11568.83/cwt63.00–73.0076725
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight79546.00/cwt46.00–46.003661
Bulls1,41382.99/cwt81.00–85.001,1734
Bulls1,21071.00/cwt71.00–71.008591
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2695475.00/cwt475.00–475.003,3011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,093824.50/cwt735.00–900.009,0125
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,215850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,3281
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-293086.00/cwt86.00–86.008001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2985715.01/cwt540.00–840.007,0435
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,10876.20/cwt73.00–79.008442
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-291579.71/cwt64.00–105.007293
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2850100.00/cwt100.00–100.008501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-294289.54/cwt80.00–100.008433
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,05579.00/cwt79.00–79.008331
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,17578.20/cwt75.00–82.009193
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2896791.72/cwt600.00–920.007,0946
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2900600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2872798.15/cwt585.00–900.006,9605
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0651,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0015,9751
BullsMedium and Large 2685126.00/cwt122.00–128.008633
BullsMedium and Large 1579156.23/cwt151.00–164.009054
BullsMedium and Large 3345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
BullsMedium and Large 3520132.87/cwt126.00–140.006912
BullsMedium and Large 3480143.00/cwt143.00–143.006861
BullsMedium and Large 2630138.00/cwt132.00–144.008692
BullsMedium and Large 1518167.02/cwt165.00–170.008654
BullsMedium and Large 1820123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0091
BullsMedium and Large 3678113.05/cwt111.00–115.007662
BullsMedium and Large 2420162.70/cwt155.00–172.0068310
BullsMedium and Large 2519149.74/cwt144.00–160.007776
BullsMedium and Large 2376173.37/cwt169.00–181.006524
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added645151.00/cwt151.00–151.009741
HeifersMedium and Large 1466160.65/cwt156.00–164.007496
BullsMedium and Large 1322203.09/cwt197.00–208.006543
BullsMedium and Large 1900117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0531
BullsMedium and Large 2590144.00/cwt144.00–144.008501
BullsMedium and Large 2483155.17/cwt147.00–161.007495
HeifersMedium and Large 2565139.38/cwt133.00–146.007872
HeifersMedium and Large 2410156.00/cwt156.00–156.006402
HeifersMedium and Large 3362135.22/cwt127.00–141.004893

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.