Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago. Feeder steers sold mostly 5.00 - 11.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 - 13.00 lower. Some value added cattle sold at a premium.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.91/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$149.91

169 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$19.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.03

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	151.86	785	103
Medium and Large 2	443	148.81	659	58
Medium and Large 3	417	132.80	554	8thin

One grade step is worth $19.06/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 sale169 hd

149.91

—

AR average10 barns · 2,081 hd

148.88

+1.03

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	1,417	85.41	1,211	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	78.62	1,145	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,107	71.35	790	106

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,012	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$650	1thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	150.74/cwt	142.00–155.00	696	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	153.45/cwt	144.00–159.00	491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	153.23/cwt	149.00–156.00	570	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	143.68/cwt	141.00–147.00	746	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	133.00/cwt	131.00–135.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	141.49/cwt	140.00–143.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	133.29/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	165.49/cwt	165.00–166.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	143.35/cwt	140.00–148.00	880	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	150.21/cwt	144.00–156.00	787	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	156.55/cwt	153.00–160.00	742	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	728	144.26/cwt	143.50–149.00	1,050	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	181.68/cwt	174.00–190.00	783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	150.59/cwt	141.00–155.00	640	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	129.77/cwt	123.00–136.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	141.94/cwt	141.00–143.00	451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	154.77/cwt	147.00–161.00	803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	171.33/cwt	164.00–182.00	970	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	166.09/cwt	161.00–173.00	1,018	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	192.90/cwt	191.00–197.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,289	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	161.24/cwt	156.00–167.00	772	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	148.38/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	207.25/cwt	202.00–213.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	180.13/cwt	169.00–181.50	920	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	610	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	585	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	181.43/cwt	174.00–186.00	853	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	149.64/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	144.41/cwt	139.00–152.00	965	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	171.69/cwt	164.00–180.00	810	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	154.94/cwt	147.00–161.00	886	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	955	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	850	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	938	52.48/cwt	51.00–54.00	492	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	961	60.50/cwt	55.00–65.00	581	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,253	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	76.33/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,109	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	80.30/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,000	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	71.08/cwt	66.00–76.00	775	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	811	52.22/cwt	49.00–55.00	424	4
Bulls	—	—	1,762	99.97/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,761	3
Bulls	—	—	1,383	88.62/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,226	4
Bulls	—	—	1,238	74.11/cwt	69.00–78.00	917	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	809	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	84.03/cwt	73.00–107.00	828	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	84.68/cwt	71.00–93.00	716	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	929	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	96.91/cwt	96.00–98.00	856	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	1,012.37/head	950.00–1,070.00	1,012	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	147.12/cwt	140.00–152.00	778	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	151.70/cwt	145.00–161.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	138.02/cwt	135.00–142.00	776	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	150.86/cwt	144.00–159.00	929	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	140.78/cwt	135.00–149.00	936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	164.08/cwt	161.00–167.00	533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	162.37/cwt	157.00–167.00	596	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	159.93/cwt	157.00–164.00	681	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	144.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	845	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	175.95/cwt	175.00–177.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	178.61/cwt	170.00–187.00	747	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	183.63/cwt	179.00–191.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	181.55/cwt	175.00–191.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	160.23/cwt	153.00–169.00	687	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	151.29/cwt	148.00–155.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	162.51/cwt	154.00–169.00	845	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	145.13/cwt	136.00–150.00	814	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	326	158.33/cwt	153.00–165.00	516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	134.45/cwt	131.00–138.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	141.45/cwt	140.00–143.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	169.77/cwt	168.00–173.00	635	4

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →