Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2022-05-24

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, May 24
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
217 head
40 vs last sale 257 275 vs year ago 492 · 55.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
30 vs last sale 36 12 vs year ago 54 · +22.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
18 vs last sale 14 10 vs year ago 22 · +45.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady to 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 - 10.00 higher. There will be no sale 05/31/2022.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.07/cwt on 73 head.
Average price
$144.07
73 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$694
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$195
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.73
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1502147.0373845
Medium and Large 1-2490147.007203thin
Medium and Large 2447138.9862123
Medium and Large 3413131.505422thin
One grade step is worth $15.53/cwt here — about $195 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 sale73 hd
144.07
AR average9 barns · 1,525 hd
149.80
−5.73
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
BullsAverage1,738103.271,7956thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53866.081,0162thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,08363.6568954

Every lot, as filed

82 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2419139.64/cwt134.00–144.005856
HeifersMedium and Large 3345139.00/cwt139.00–139.004801
HeifersMedium and Large 1633135.72/cwt131.00–139.008594
HeifersMedium and Large 1703120.50/cwt120.00–121.008472
HeifersMedium and Large 1410154.90/cwt148.00–162.006359
BullsMedium and Large 1476170.93/cwt163.00–175.008144
HeifersMedium and Large 1515145.43/cwt141.00–156.0074911
HeifersMedium and Large 1469152.69/cwt145.00–157.007168
HeifersMedium and Large 1577142.74/cwt139.00–146.008243
HeifersMedium and Large 3480124.00/cwt124.00–124.005951
HeifersMedium and Large 2468135.66/cwt128.00–140.006353
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2490147.00/cwt147.00–147.007203
SteersMedium and Large 2378169.68/cwt163.00–177.006412
HeifersMedium and Large 2623126.99/cwt125.00–129.007912
HeifersMedium and Large 2525131.96/cwt126.00–138.006933
HeifersMedium and Large 1368156.50/cwt150.00–160.005764
HeifersMedium and Large 1668135.35/cwt131.00–140.009043
HeifersMedium and Large 2375144.16/cwt140.00–148.005412
SteersMedium and Large 2300185.00/cwt185.00–185.005551
HeifersMedium and Large 2321152.72/cwt149.00–159.004905
HeifersMedium and Large 2593125.00/cwt125.00–125.007412
SteersMedium and Large 2578149.97/cwt148.00–153.008673
SteersMedium and Large 2523151.00/cwt150.00–152.007902
SteersMedium and Large 2618147.34/cwt147.00–148.009113
SteersMedium and Large 1380186.88/cwt184.00–191.007105
SteersMedium and Large 1610159.70/cwt157.00–163.0097411
HeifersMedium and Large 1330157.00/cwt157.00–157.005181
SteersMedium and Large 1459175.71/cwt171.00–181.008074
SteersMedium and Large 1524169.40/cwt159.00–175.0088810
SteersMedium and Large 2480155.97/cwt153.00–159.007492
SteersMedium and Large 1561164.98/cwt158.00–166.0092613
SteersMedium and Large 1420184.81/cwt181.00–189.007762
SteersMedium and Large 2435167.00/cwt167.00–167.007261
SteersMedium and Large 3440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005281
SteersMedium and Large 1650149.00/cwt149.00–149.009691
BullsMedium and Large 1582148.39/cwt144.00–156.008646
BullsMedium and Large 2480141.00/cwt141.00–141.006771
BullsMedium and Large 1664143.50/cwt140.00–151.009536
BullsMedium and Large 1379181.78/cwt178.00–187.006894
BullsMedium and Large 1343188.31/cwt181.00–194.006463
BullsMedium and Large 1514163.58/cwt155.00–169.008418
CowsBoner 80-85%94447.42/cwt42.00–50.004485
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight80034.00/cwt34.00–34.002721
CowsBoner 80-85%96857.31/cwt53.00–61.005559
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19076.30/cwt74.00–79.009088
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17768.96/cwt64.00–73.0081226
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53866.08/cwt65.00–67.001,0162
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight84046.34/cwt44.00–48.003893
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight80554.04/cwt53.00–55.004352
Bulls1,58498.65/cwt94.00–103.001,5634
Bulls2,045112.52/cwt112.00–113.002,3012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1551,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0014,1491
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,030685.00/cwt685.00–685.007,0561
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,190901.26/cwt850.00–950.0010,7252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-289573.59/cwt73.00–74.006592
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,098943.37/cwt500.00–1,100.0010,3584
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,15573.58/cwt69.00–76.008503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-291567.00/cwt67.00–67.006131
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2695118.00/cwt118.00–118.008201
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-286364.97/cwt63.00–67.005612
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2895900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,0551
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,255932.17/cwt850.00–1,000.0011,6992
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0681,453.22/cwt1,425.00–1,475.0015,5202
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,31575.00/cwt75.00–75.009861
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,18071.00/cwt71.00–71.008381
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,01572.00/cwt71.00–73.007312
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0013,1881
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,100988.86/cwt900.00–1,125.0010,8773
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0051,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,0501
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,025875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,9691
BullsMedium and Large 2330177.34/cwt174.00–181.005852
BullsMedium and Large 2415144.00/cwt144.00–144.005981
BullsMedium and Large 3480129.00/cwt129.00–129.006191
BullsMedium and Large 3765112.00/cwt112.00–112.008571
BullsMedium and Large 2560140.08/cwt131.00–149.007842
BullsMedium and Large 2363162.99/cwt161.00–165.005922
BullsMedium and Large 1605148.00/cwt148.00–148.008951
BullsMedium and Large 3340147.00/cwt147.00–147.005001
BullsMedium and Large 2535141.00/cwt141.00–141.007541
BullsMedium and Large 3385141.00/cwt141.00–141.005431
BullsMedium and Large 1418173.65/cwt170.00–183.007265
BullsMedium and Large 3520120.00/cwt120.00–120.006241

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.