Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 - 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $162.38/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$162.38

87 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$24.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.40

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	168.08	813	48
Medium and Large 2	472	157.13	741	34
Medium and Large 3	432	143.41	620	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.67/cwt here — about $193 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 sale87 hd

162.38

—

AR average8 barns · 617 hd

154.99

+7.40

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	—	High	1,617	97.12	1,570	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	72.00	1,001	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	67.38	769	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	805	46.94	378	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	527	147.62/cwt	141.00–153.00	778	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	131.90/cwt	129.00–135.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	149.54/cwt	142.00–153.00	559	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	153.23/cwt	148.00–157.00	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	138.88/cwt	134.00–146.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	145.34/cwt	141.00–149.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	155.94/cwt	152.00–168.00	742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	144.49/cwt	136.00–151.00	672	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	145.67/cwt	140.00–152.00	618	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	138.75/cwt	138.50–139.00	1,066	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	156.00/cwt	155.00–157.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	174.49/cwt	174.00–175.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	173.01/cwt	169.00–177.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	190.73/cwt	184.00–195.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	155.51/cwt	154.00–157.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	149.50/cwt	146.00–153.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	152.52/cwt	151.00–154.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	190.00/cwt	187.00–195.00	811	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	168.04/cwt	165.00–171.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	182.50/cwt	174.00–191.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	183.56/cwt	178.00–189.00	929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	131.92/cwt	127.00–137.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	160.63/cwt	156.00–163.00	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	182.86/cwt	177.00–189.00	686	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	69.10/cwt	64.00–73.00	764	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	805	46.94/cwt	46.00–48.00	378	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,001	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	41.93/cwt	41.00–43.00	428	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	989	60.15/cwt	55.00–62.00	595	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	74.38/cwt	74.00–75.00	989	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	840	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	596	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	101.72/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,806	2
Bulls	—	—	1,458	92.51/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,349	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	92.39/cwt	82.00–99.00	719	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	77.34/cwt	76.00–78.50	1,005	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,466	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,022	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	84.18/cwt	67.00–98.00	759	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	16,730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	146.02/cwt	145.00–147.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	157.36/cwt	149.00–163.00	747	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	169.62/cwt	168.00–171.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	152.86/cwt	145.00–159.00	862	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	163.66/cwt	156.00–171.00	694	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	138.47/cwt	136.00–141.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	183.81/cwt	180.00–185.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	130.10/cwt	125.00–135.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	163.49/cwt	162.00–165.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	171.87/cwt	168.00–183.00	797	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	185.11/cwt	173.00–191.00	770	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	161.64/cwt	156.00–167.00	684	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	131.42/cwt	126.00–137.00	867	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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