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
Bulls—High1,64896.571,5916thin
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 1—385162.06/cwt161.00–166.0062411
HeifersMedium and Large 2—368156.24/cwt149.00–159.005756
HeifersMedium and Large 2—325154.31/cwt150.00–161.0050211
HeifersMedium and Large 2—403156.48/cwt153.00–160.006312
SteersMedium and Large 1—634160.13/cwt155.00–168.001,01511
HeifersMedium and Large 1—524154.07/cwt151.00–167.0080710
HeifersMedium and Large 2—675133.00/cwt133.00–133.008981
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—655154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0091
HeifersMedium and Large 1—426163.31/cwt162.00–166.006966
HeifersMedium and Large 1—795124.00/cwt124.00–124.009861
SteersMedium and Large 3—159159.00/cwt159.00–159.002531
SteersMedium and Large 3—500136.00/cwt136.00–136.006801
HeifersMedium and Large 2—635132.00/cwt132.00–132.008381
SteersMedium and Large 3—345151.00/cwt151.00–151.005211
SteersMedium and Large 1—579167.49/cwt163.00–173.0097017
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—540164.00/cwt164.00–164.008861
SteersMedium and Large 2—495156.00/cwt156.00–156.007721
SteersMedium and Large 1—473174.17/cwt170.00–184.0082441
HeifersMedium and Large 1—564147.21/cwt141.00–153.008309
SteersMedium and Large 2—516154.10/cwt147.00–160.007954
SteersMedium and Large 2—750133.00/cwt133.00–133.009981
SteersMedium and Large 2—330161.00/cwt161.00–161.005311
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—640148.00/cwt148.00–148.009471
SteersMedium and Large 1—658155.06/cwt150.00–157.001,02013
SteersMedium and Large 3—375141.00/cwt141.00–141.005291
SteersMedium and Large 1—350191.50/cwt185.00–198.006702
SteersMedium and Large 1—431180.58/cwt172.00–187.007787
SteersMedium and Large 1—326206.66/cwt198.00–215.006744
SteersMedium and Large 1—522169.72/cwt166.00–182.0088633
SteersMedium and Large 2—555140.00/cwt140.00–140.007771
SteersMedium and Large 1—850134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1391
BullsMedium and Large 1—655143.00/cwt143.00–143.009371
BullsMedium and Large 1—310201.73/cwt191.00–208.006254
BullsMedium and Large 1—383184.19/cwt183.00–186.007055
BullsMedium and Large 1—628159.35/cwt154.00–165.001,0012
BullsMedium and Large 1—431181.53/cwt175.00–187.007827
BullsMedium and Large 1—471175.24/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 Weight—85070.00/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
Bulls——1,81599.86/cwt96.00–105.001,8124
Bulls——1,31390.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1822
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—960870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—910800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,110940.00/head940.00–940.009401
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—695139.00/cwt139.00–139.009661
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—81581.00/cwt81.00–81.006601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,49389.54/cwt89.00–90.001,3372
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—79065.00/cwt65.00–65.005141
BullsMedium and Large 2—320185.00/cwt185.00–185.005921
BullsMedium and Large 3—320150.00/cwt150.00–150.004801
BullsMedium and Large 2—735117.97/cwt116.00–120.008672
BullsMedium and Large 1—760125.99/cwt124.00–128.009582
BullsMedium and Large 1—512167.89/cwt164.00–172.0086011
BullsMedium and Large 2—493141.51/cwt139.00–144.006982
HeifersMedium and Large 3—615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006771
HeifersMedium and Large 1—458160.65/cwt151.00–167.0073634
BullsMedium and Large 1—810120.00/cwt120.00–120.009721
BullsMedium and Large 3—482123.65/cwt120.00–126.005963
BullsMedium and Large 3—425143.96/cwt140.00–151.006123
BullsMedium and Large 2—370171.59/cwt168.00–175.006352
HeifersMedium and Large 1—624144.95/cwt141.00–147.009044
HeifersMedium and Large 2—478150.22/cwt141.00–156.007183
HeifersMedium and Large 3—467132.40/cwt125.00–138.006183
BullsMedium and Large 2—578125.37/cwt119.00–131.007253
BullsMedium and Large 2—410167.91/cwt161.00–175.006882
BullsMedium and Large 1—569157.08/cwt151.00–165.008946
HeifersMedium and Large 3—355135.00/cwt135.00–135.004791
HeifersMedium and Large 3—335135.00/cwt135.00–135.004521
HeifersMedium and Large 3—535128.52/cwt126.00–131.006882
HeifersMedium and Large 1—730135.67/cwt135.00–137.009903
HeifersMedium and Large 2—780123.00/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.