Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2022-06-14

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Jun 14
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
387 head
98 vs last sale 485 40 vs year ago 427 · 9.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
100 vs last sale 135 7 vs year ago 42 · 16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
10 vs last sale 18 18 vs year ago 26 · 69.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00 - 11.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 - 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Cattle was plain to average with single and groupings of attractive cattle. Some value added and weaned cattle sold at a premium.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $168.39/cwt on 143 head.
Average price
$168.39
143 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$879
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$390
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.65
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1526170.34896129
Medium and Large 2537151.8481610thin
Medium and Large 3345146.755064thin
One grade step is worth $23.59/cwt here — about $390 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 sale143 hd
168.39
AR average9 barns · 1,939 hd
176.03
−7.65
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
BullsHigh1,64896.571,5916thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,67082.001,3691thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,09274.2781119

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$9401thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)935$8352thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1385162.06/cwt161.00–166.0062411
HeifersMedium and Large 2368156.24/cwt149.00–159.005756
HeifersMedium and Large 2325154.31/cwt150.00–161.0050211
HeifersMedium and Large 2403156.48/cwt153.00–160.006312
SteersMedium and Large 1634160.13/cwt155.00–168.001,01511
HeifersMedium and Large 1524154.07/cwt151.00–167.0080710
HeifersMedium and Large 2675133.00/cwt133.00–133.008981
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added655154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0091
HeifersMedium and Large 1426163.31/cwt162.00–166.006966
HeifersMedium and Large 1795124.00/cwt124.00–124.009861
SteersMedium and Large 3159159.00/cwt159.00–159.002531
SteersMedium and Large 3500136.00/cwt136.00–136.006801
HeifersMedium and Large 2635132.00/cwt132.00–132.008381
SteersMedium and Large 3345151.00/cwt151.00–151.005211
SteersMedium and Large 1579167.49/cwt163.00–173.0097017
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added540164.00/cwt164.00–164.008861
SteersMedium and Large 2495156.00/cwt156.00–156.007721
SteersMedium and Large 1473174.17/cwt170.00–184.0082441
HeifersMedium and Large 1564147.21/cwt141.00–153.008309
SteersMedium and Large 2516154.10/cwt147.00–160.007954
SteersMedium and Large 2750133.00/cwt133.00–133.009981
SteersMedium and Large 2330161.00/cwt161.00–161.005311
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added640148.00/cwt148.00–148.009471
SteersMedium and Large 1658155.06/cwt150.00–157.001,02013
SteersMedium and Large 3375141.00/cwt141.00–141.005291
SteersMedium and Large 1350191.50/cwt185.00–198.006702
SteersMedium and Large 1431180.58/cwt172.00–187.007787
SteersMedium and Large 1326206.66/cwt198.00–215.006744
SteersMedium and Large 1522169.72/cwt166.00–182.0088633
SteersMedium and Large 2555140.00/cwt140.00–140.007771
SteersMedium and Large 1850134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1391
BullsMedium and Large 1655143.00/cwt143.00–143.009371
BullsMedium and Large 1310201.73/cwt191.00–208.006254
BullsMedium and Large 1383184.19/cwt183.00–186.007055
BullsMedium and Large 1628159.35/cwt154.00–165.001,0012
BullsMedium and Large 1431181.53/cwt175.00–187.007827
BullsMedium and Large 1471175.24/cwt170.00–181.008255
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,67082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,3691
CowsBoner 80-85%95964.59/cwt59.00–69.006194
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight85070.00/cwt70.00–70.005951
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22983.87/cwt81.00–87.001,0315
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10173.71/cwt70.00–79.008129
Bulls1,81599.86/cwt96.00–105.001,8124
Bulls1,31390.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1822
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2960870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2910800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,110940.00/head940.00–940.009401
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2695139.00/cwt139.00–139.009661
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-281581.00/cwt81.00–81.006601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,49389.54/cwt89.00–90.001,3372
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-279065.00/cwt65.00–65.005141
BullsMedium and Large 2320185.00/cwt185.00–185.005921
BullsMedium and Large 3320150.00/cwt150.00–150.004801
BullsMedium and Large 2735117.97/cwt116.00–120.008672
BullsMedium and Large 1760125.99/cwt124.00–128.009582
BullsMedium and Large 1512167.89/cwt164.00–172.0086011
BullsMedium and Large 2493141.51/cwt139.00–144.006982
HeifersMedium and Large 3615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006771
HeifersMedium and Large 1458160.65/cwt151.00–167.0073634
BullsMedium and Large 1810120.00/cwt120.00–120.009721
BullsMedium and Large 3482123.65/cwt120.00–126.005963
BullsMedium and Large 3425143.96/cwt140.00–151.006123
BullsMedium and Large 2370171.59/cwt168.00–175.006352
HeifersMedium and Large 1624144.95/cwt141.00–147.009044
HeifersMedium and Large 2478150.22/cwt141.00–156.007183
HeifersMedium and Large 3467132.40/cwt125.00–138.006183
BullsMedium and Large 2578125.37/cwt119.00–131.007253
BullsMedium and Large 2410167.91/cwt161.00–175.006882
BullsMedium and Large 1569157.08/cwt151.00–165.008946
HeifersMedium and Large 3355135.00/cwt135.00–135.004791
HeifersMedium and Large 3335135.00/cwt135.00–135.004521
HeifersMedium and Large 3535128.52/cwt126.00–131.006882
HeifersMedium and Large 1730135.67/cwt135.00–137.009903
HeifersMedium and Large 2780123.00/cwt123.00–123.009591

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.