Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 9.00 - 13.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. 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 $139.57/cwt on 312 head.

Average price

$139.57

312 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$14.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.77

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	142.66	682	192
Medium and Large 2	422	135.40	572	107
Medium and Large 3	399	128.26	512	13thin

One grade step is worth $14.40/cwt here — about $169 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 sale312 hd

139.57

—

AR average7 barns · 1,602 hd

143.34

−3.77

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	—	Low	1,483	82.15	1,218	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,432	68.97	987	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,101	49.08	540	88

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 Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,206	$740	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$649	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,129	$749	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$576	2thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	153.61/cwt	149.00–160.00	866	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	166.63/cwt	160.00–174.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	194.58/cwt	189.00–201.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	142.89/cwt	136.00–151.00	590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	430	157.49/cwt	157.00–158.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	911	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	370	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	191.01/cwt	182.00–201.00	709	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	756	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	132.35/cwt	131.00–133.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	149.00/cwt	141.00–156.00	548	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	149.28/cwt	145.00–153.00	487	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	129.14/cwt	124.00–133.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	123.34/cwt	121.00–125.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	149.91/cwt	144.00–159.00	630	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	135.46/cwt	130.00–143.00	512	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	125.59/cwt	121.00–129.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	142.61/cwt	137.00–152.00	679	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	133.88/cwt	130.00–144.00	760	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	153.76/cwt	150.00–158.00	577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	181.96/cwt	174.00–194.00	582	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	161.14/cwt	154.00–167.00	670	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	163.27/cwt	153.00–169.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	151.14/cwt	146.00–157.00	707	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	141.25/cwt	141.00–142.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	176.72/cwt	168.00–182.00	756	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	174.76/cwt	170.00–181.00	652	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	144.49/cwt	142.00–148.00	746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	580	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	623	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	928	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	650	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	155.79/cwt	147.00–162.00	1,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	165.23/cwt	161.00–171.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	149.93/cwt	144.00–157.00	709	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	141.15/cwt	137.00–145.00	806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	113.02/cwt	110.00–116.00	978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	177.34/cwt	169.00–185.00	660	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	192.02/cwt	184.00–204.00	601	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	61.22/cwt	57.00–67.00	785	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	52.63/cwt	47.00–57.00	586	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	32.40/cwt	30.00–35.00	326	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	41.92/cwt	36.00–46.00	423	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	68.46/cwt	67.00–70.00	924	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,117	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	815	36.00/cwt	35.00–37.00	293	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	805	41.98/cwt	41.00–43.00	338	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,073	1
Bulls	—	—	1,482	83.42/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,236	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	706	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	536	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	747.79/head	700.00–790.00	748	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	740.16/head	600.00–860.00	740	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	648.56/head	300.00–740.00	649	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	60.19/cwt	51.00–67.00	495	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	67.99/cwt	53.00–76.00	660	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	62.05/cwt	59.50–65.00	653	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	61.54/cwt	57.00–67.00	671	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	575.93/head	400.00–750.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	134.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	582	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	137.09/cwt	133.00–147.00	706	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.25/cwt	128.00–141.00	628	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	137.63/cwt	129.00–143.00	582	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	133.78/cwt	132.00–135.00	412	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	176.44/cwt	170.00–183.00	580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	150.72/cwt	143.00–156.00	638	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	141.13/cwt	134.00–146.00	453	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	123.90/cwt	120.00–128.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	331	151.48/cwt	139.00–164.00	501	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	134.99/cwt	134.00–137.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	122.83/cwt	116.00–128.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	125.16/cwt	123.00–128.00	541	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	168.04/cwt	158.00–175.00	712	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	161.27/cwt	140.00–179.00	608	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	143.83/cwt	138.00–151.00	746	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	137.19/cwt	129.00–141.00	868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	137.31/cwt	130.00–141.00	647	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	130.02/cwt	127.00–133.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	137.13/cwt	133.00–142.00	710	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	146.39/cwt	130.00–156.00	539	3

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.

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