Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2022-07-26

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Jul 26
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Jul 19Jul 26latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
293 head
447 vs last sale 740 20 vs year ago 313 · 6.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
107 vs last sale 129 1 vs year ago 21 · +4.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
24 vs last sale 37 10 vs year ago 23 · 43.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00 - 13.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 - 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested due to limited comparable offerings. 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 $140.68/cwt on 105 head.
Average price
$140.68
105 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$678
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$72
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.61
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1473146.2169264
Medium and Large 2493133.6765935
Medium and Large 3506122.516206thin
One grade step is worth $23.70/cwt here — about $72 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 sale105 hd
140.68
AR average8 barns · 1,220 hd
142.29
−1.61
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
BullsAverage1,54576.001,1743thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44067.009651thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10257.2263015

Every lot, as filed

77 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
BullsMedium and Large 1609137.00/cwt137.00–137.008344
BullsMedium and Large 1469151.73/cwt142.00–157.007126
BullsMedium and Large 1375175.72/cwt170.00–186.006598
BullsMedium and Large 1415163.72/cwt158.00–175.0067913
BullsMedium and Large 2585127.74/cwt125.00–129.007474
BullsMedium and Large 1530141.97/cwt141.00–143.007523
SteersMedium and Large 1635159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0101
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added475192.00/cwt192.00–192.009122
SteersMedium and Large 1565166.58/cwt160.00–171.009414
SteersMedium and Large 1672153.32/cwt141.00–156.001,03011
SteersMedium and Large 1522169.66/cwt167.00–172.008863
SteersMedium and Large 1363203.59/cwt201.00–206.007392
SteersMedium and Large 2515162.00/cwt162.00–162.008341
SteersMedium and Large 1790144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1381
SteersMedium and Large 1828142.47/cwt141.00–144.001,1802
SteersMedium and Large 1470171.00/cwt171.00–171.008041
SteersMedium and Large 3555139.00/cwt139.00–139.007711
SteersMedium and Large 1433182.31/cwt181.00–185.007893
SteersMedium and Large 2600141.00/cwt141.00–141.008463
SteersMedium and Large 2780132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0301
SteersMedium and Large 3485158.00/cwt158.00–158.007661
SteersMedium and Large 2587147.00/cwt147.00–147.008633
HeifersMedium and Large 1466148.04/cwt146.00–150.006904
SteersMedium and Large 2330172.00/cwt172.00–172.005681
HeifersMedium and Large 1375149.69/cwt142.00–155.0056114
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added480166.00/cwt166.00–166.007971
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added630143.00/cwt143.00–143.009011
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added720168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2101
HeifersMedium and Large 2610124.19/cwt121.00–127.007585
SteersMedium and Large 3415160.00/cwt160.00–160.006641
HeifersMedium and Large 1795124.00/cwt124.00–124.009861
HeifersMedium and Large 1665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008312
HeifersMedium and Large 1570137.94/cwt131.00–144.0078610
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added525141.00/cwt141.00–141.007401
HeifersMedium and Large 3455128.54/cwt125.00–132.005852
HeifersMedium and Large 1519148.10/cwt143.00–157.007699
HeifersMedium and Large 2330140.91/cwt135.00–148.004658
HeifersMedium and Large 3700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
CowsBoner 80-85%97548.48/cwt46.00–51.004735
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44067.00/cwt67.00–67.009651
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26864.82/cwt63.00–67.008223
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12160.21/cwt58.00–62.006757
Bulls1,47874.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0942
Bulls1,68080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,3441
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-261285.11/cwt67.00–105.005213
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2641127.23/cwt89.00–142.008166
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-281581.00/cwt81.00–81.006601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,06368.00/cwt66.00–70.007232
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,09066.00/cwt66.00–66.007191
BullsMedium and Large 3321156.05/cwt154.00–160.005014
BullsMedium and Large 3435136.49/cwt136.00–137.005942
BullsMedium and Large 2371161.01/cwt152.00–168.005977
BullsMedium and Large 2323171.97/cwt167.00–181.005557
BullsMedium and Large 2625125.73/cwt120.00–131.007865
BullsMedium and Large 3500121.00/cwt121.00–121.006051
BullsMedium and Large 2422150.67/cwt145.00–159.0063610
BullsMedium and Large 2480139.31/cwt136.00–143.006693
BullsMedium and Large 1723145.58/cwt143.00–148.001,0532
BullsMedium and Large 286592.00/cwt92.00–92.007961
BullsMedium and Large 1695128.00/cwt128.00–128.008901
BullsMedium and Large 2523125.52/cwt125.00–126.006562
BullsMedium and Large 1568137.01/cwt134.00–140.007782
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005401
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added530162.98/cwt161.00–165.008642
HeifersMedium and Large 1300152.50/cwt152.50–152.504581
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy620125.00/cwt125.00–125.007751
BullsMedium and Large 1323194.15/cwt185.00–202.006274
HeifersMedium and Large 2529134.43/cwt130.00–141.007116
HeifersMedium and Large 3640107.00/cwt107.00–107.006851
HeifersMedium and Large 2586125.40/cwt118.00–131.007357
HeifersMedium and Large 3345131.00/cwt131.00–131.004521
HeifersMedium and Large 1422148.38/cwt142.00–157.0062618
HeifersMedium and Large 3440130.00/cwt130.00–130.005721
HeifersMedium and Large 2655121.00/cwt121.00–121.007931
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added490142.00/cwt142.00–142.006961
HeifersMedium and Large 2477138.60/cwt131.00–143.006613
HeifersMedium and Large 2410138.05/cwt136.00–140.005662

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.