Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2022-07-12

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Jul 12
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
695 head
695 vs last sale 0 695 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
245 head
245 vs last sale 0 245 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
57 vs last sale 0 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold steady to 10.00 lower, however feeder steers over 600 lbs. sold 1.00 -7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 11.00 - 14.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 - 12.00 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 $139.19/cwt on 310 head.
Average price
$139.19
310 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$707
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.70
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523143.03749190
Medium and Large 2485134.38651102
Medium and Large 3481125.8960518thin
One grade step is worth $17.14/cwt here — about $143 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 sale310 hd
139.19
AR average8 barns · 1,905 hd
145.88
−6.70
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
BullsHigh1,54783.631,29318
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13362.03703194
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55559.989335thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low88535.003101thin

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
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$9054thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,160$8654thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,313$8584thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,108$8382thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)870$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$9995
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,003$9706

Every lot, as filed

120 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
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added395202.00/cwt202.00–202.007981
SteersMedium and Large 3395159.00/cwt159.00–159.006281
SteersMedium and Large 3455146.00/cwt146.00–146.006641
SteersMedium and Large 2324180.66/cwt174.00–187.005855
HeifersMedium and Large 1372149.39/cwt143.00–156.0055636
HeifersMedium and Large 1760116.00/cwt116.00–116.008821
HeifersMedium and Large 1727126.52/cwt118.00–129.0092010
HeifersMedium and Large 1519146.37/cwt140.00–152.0076011
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added680142.00/cwt142.00–142.009661
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added413162.69/cwt160.00–167.006723
HeifersMedium and Large 1616141.75/cwt131.00–145.0087323
HeifersMedium and Large 1678132.15/cwt126.00–140.0089612
HeifersMedium and Large 1323155.26/cwt147.00–163.0050114
HeifersMedium and Large 1470146.19/cwt140.00–154.0068729
HeifersMedium and Large 2472136.70/cwt129.00–145.0064510
HeifersMedium and Large 1958100.00/cwt100.00–100.009582
HeifersMedium and Large 2416138.66/cwt135.00–143.0057712
HeifersMedium and Large 2330141.98/cwt135.00–150.0046915
HeifersMedium and Large 2890110.00/cwt110.00–110.009791
HeifersMedium and Large 1876111.83/cwt110.00–114.009809
HeifersMedium and Large 1573141.70/cwt135.00–148.0081210
HeifersMedium and Large 1425146.23/cwt141.00–154.0062118
HeifersMedium and Large 2718114.95/cwt109.00–121.008254
HeifersMedium and Large 2374139.40/cwt136.00–142.0052116
HeifersMedium and Large 2527134.82/cwt131.00–141.0071125
HeifersMedium and Large 2571130.39/cwt125.00–134.007458
HeifersMedium and Large 2775110.51/cwt110.00–111.008562
HeifersMedium and Large 2670119.73/cwt115.00–124.008024
HeifersMedium and Large 2613126.42/cwt121.00–133.007755
HeifersMedium and Large 3580119.00/cwt119.00–119.006901
SteersMedium and Large 1815132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0761
SteersMedium and Large 1590170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0031
SteersMedium and Large 2519149.11/cwt145.00–154.007744
SteersMedium and Large 2423169.82/cwt160.00–176.007186
SteersMedium and Large 2570139.85/cwt133.00–145.007975
SteersMedium and Large 2467163.01/cwt161.00–164.007613
SteersMedium and Large 2668144.90/cwt141.00–149.009682
SteersMedium and Large 2900110.00/cwt110.00–110.009901
SteersMedium and Large 1614164.75/cwt153.00–168.501,01220
SteersMedium and Large 1320202.83/cwt199.00–208.0064910
SteersMedium and Large 1518171.99/cwt171.00–179.008918
SteersMedium and Large 1-2673149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,0067
SteersMedium and Large 2385171.45/cwt167.00–177.006604
SteersMedium and Large 2604151.24/cwt147.00–157.009134
SteersMedium and Large 1422191.61/cwt181.00–198.008096
SteersMedium and Large 1370194.47/cwt189.00–202.007206
SteersMedium and Large 1763142.33/cwt141.00–145.001,0863
SteersMedium and Large 1474171.40/cwt166.00–177.008125
SteersMedium and Large 1743152.00/cwt151.00–153.001,1292
SteersMedium and Large 1663154.02/cwt153.00–156.001,0213
SteersMedium and Large 1865117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0121
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1551
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added520188.00/cwt188.00–188.009781
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added583175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0202
BullsMedium and Large 1622143.92/cwt139.00–154.008957
BullsMedium and Large 1567148.28/cwt142.00–157.008416
BullsMedium and Large 1424174.00/cwt167.00–184.0073824
BullsMedium and Large 1471169.05/cwt160.00–177.0079622
BullsMedium and Large 1377183.34/cwt175.00–192.0069115
BullsMedium and Large 1521156.42/cwt151.00–167.0081514
CowsLean 85-90%88535.00/cwt35.00–35.003101
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55559.98/cwt55.00–65.009335
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16563.32/cwt58.00–68.00738134
CowsBoner 80-85%1,01054.18/cwt49.00–58.0054731
CowsBoner 80-85%93544.83/cwt40.00–48.004193
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25770.80/cwt68.50–76.0089019
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight82538.00/cwt38.00–38.003141
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight83555.51/cwt55.00–56.004642
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight80360.25/cwt59.00–61.004844
Bulls1,62792.29/cwt87.50–97.001,5026
Bulls1,54981.05/cwt75.00–85.001,25511
Bulls1,04060.00/cwt60.00–60.006241
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-297873.76/cwt72.00–76.007212
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-298075.00/cwt75.00–75.007351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,15679.41/cwt71.00–90.009189
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,07169.04/cwt65.00–76.007394
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,22885.37/cwt75.00–97.001,0484
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,04876.96/cwt71.00–83.008072
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,02086.00/cwt86.00–86.008771
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,220850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,025904.66/head635.00–1,100.009054
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,313857.99/head800.00–900.008584
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,160865.22/head750.00–950.008654
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,108837.70/head750.00–925.008382
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2756104.16/cwt91.00–125.007876
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2870850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28301,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,066890.23/head850.00–950.008904
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29251,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0921,012.74/head850.00–1,085.001,0133
HeifersMedium and Large 3680105.00/cwt105.00–105.007141
HeifersMedium and Large 3375133.91/cwt127.00–141.005022
HeifersMedium and Large 3474123.70/cwt120.00–129.005864
HeifersMedium and Large 3425129.34/cwt129.00–130.005503
BullsMedium and Large 1314198.06/cwt187.00–205.006225
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added528157.52/cwt152.00–166.008323
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added478158.03/cwt156.00–161.007554
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added814139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1314
HeifersMedium and Large 3528125.06/cwt120.00–130.006606
HeifersMedium and Large 3305141.00/cwt141.00–141.004301
BullsMedium and Large 3362146.22/cwt140.00–155.005295
BullsMedium and Large 1710129.00/cwt129.00–129.009161
BullsMedium and Large 1680130.00/cwt130.00–130.008841
BullsMedium and Large 1830115.00/cwt115.00–115.009551
BullsMedium and Large 1775127.04/cwt123.00–129.009854
BullsMedium and Large 2579137.75/cwt130.00–141.0079813
BullsMedium and Large 2319177.24/cwt170.00–181.005658
BullsMedium and Large 2677125.61/cwt120.00–130.008503
BullsMedium and Large 2474153.48/cwt147.00–159.0072710
BullsMedium and Large 2431158.17/cwt151.00–164.0068213
BullsMedium and Large 3310152.00/cwt152.00–152.004711
BullsMedium and Large 2720121.00/cwt121.00–121.008711
BullsMedium and Large 2524145.57/cwt139.00–150.007639
BullsMedium and Large 2615134.41/cwt125.00–138.008275
BullsMedium and Large 2367167.00/cwt160.00–176.006136
BullsMedium and Large 3435135.46/cwt129.00–143.005893
BullsMedium and Large 3463136.09/cwt131.00–141.006302
BullsMedium and Large 3503129.00/cwt129.00–129.006492
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,10087.00/cwt87.00–87.009571
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,100978.30/head950.00–1,000.009782

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.