Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2021-11-02

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Nov 2
● Final133 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
914 head
▲ 450 vs last sale 464▲ 914 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 44▲ 110 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 48▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 - 11.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Some value added cattle sold at a premium. Cattle was plain to average with some attractive offerings. Supply was very good, demand was moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.28/cwt on 372 head.
Average price
$125.28
372 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$593
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$185
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.83
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510132.15674145
Medium and Large 2454122.91559184
Medium and Large 3435112.2548843
One grade step is worth $19.90/cwt here — about $185 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 sale372 hd
125.28
—
AR average9 barns · 1,727 hd
131.11
−5.83
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—Low1,54379.251,2237thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14855.1463390
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,56253.088298thin

Every lot

133 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1320195.00/cwt195.00–195.006241
Steers—Medium and Large 2340164.43/cwt160.00–169.005592
Steers—Medium and Large 3343144.00/cwt144.00–144.004942
Steers—Medium and Large 2350146.00/cwt146.00–146.005111
Steers—Medium and Large 1365164.00/cwt164.00–164.005991
Steers—Medium and Large 3388131.96/cwt130.00–134.005122
Steers—Medium and Large 3420134.42/cwt131.00–138.005652
Steers—Medium and Large 1423160.85/cwt154.00–169.006809
Steers—Medium and Large 2428143.92/cwt139.00–151.006164
Steers—Medium and Large 3455132.48/cwt131.00–134.006032
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added460175.98/cwt174.00–178.008102
Steers—Medium and Large 1472153.25/cwt147.00–161.0072311
Steers—Medium and Large 2479142.83/cwt140.00–153.006845
Steers—Medium and Large 3505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added516153.19/cwt152.00–168.0079020
Steers—Medium and Large 1525141.75/cwt134.00–148.0074412
Steers—Medium and Large 2538130.64/cwt125.00–138.007039
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added550144.00/cwt144.00–144.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 2564130.02/cwt125.00–133.007334
Steers—Medium and Large 1567140.19/cwt134.00–147.0079514
Steers—Medium and Large 1614133.95/cwt130.00–138.0082224
Steers—Medium and Large 2629126.20/cwt123.00–131.007944
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added657140.00/cwt140.00–140.009209
Steers—Medium and Large 3660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1663136.53/cwt132.00–139.009054
Steers—Medium and Large 2690121.00/cwt121.00–121.008351
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added720140.49/cwt138.00–143.001,0124
Steers—Medium and Large 2720118.00/cwt118.00–118.008501
Steers—Medium and Large 1783139.30/cwt133.00–139.751,09116
Steers—Medium and Large 1805138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1111
Steers—Medium and Large 1990115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2316132.40/cwt128.00–137.004186
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added318138.00/cwt138.00–138.0043911
Heifers—Medium and Large 3324116.86/cwt105.00–123.003798
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327146.35/cwt141.00–154.004799
Heifers—Medium and Large 3371116.40/cwt105.00–121.0043213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added375154.00/cwt154.00–154.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378140.67/cwt136.00–148.0053213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2389126.33/cwt122.00–136.0049150
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added400129.00/cwt129.00–129.005161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421133.86/cwt129.00–139.0056415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424122.29/cwt119.00–129.0051928
Heifers—Medium and Large 3431112.45/cwt105.00–116.004854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added438142.38/cwt141.50–148.006247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465154.00/cwt154.00–154.007161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472127.71/cwt124.00–137.0060315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472119.73/cwt115.00–127.0056540
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added474123.21/cwt121.00–128.005844
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478108.96/cwt105.00–113.005216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added500147.00/cwt147.00–147.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520128.68/cwt122.50–135.0066929
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521119.39/cwt115.00–124.0062218
Heifers—Medium and Large 3521107.51/cwt105.00–110.005608
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added561133.94/cwt133.50–142.0075119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567127.90/cwt121.00–134.0072512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577117.10/cwt112.00–123.006769
Heifers—Medium and Large 3588106.05/cwt102.00–110.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613114.51/cwt110.00–120.0070210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616125.16/cwt122.00–129.007716
Heifers—Medium and Large 3640105.00/cwt105.00–105.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660119.00/cwt119.00–119.007851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665124.54/cwt116.00–125.5082810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700112.50/cwt110.00–115.007882
Heifers—Medium and Large 371098.00/cwt98.00–98.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725116.54/cwt115.00–118.008452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added750130.00/cwt130.00–130.009751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1768115.93/cwt112.00–120.008902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added770117.00/cwt117.00–117.009011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770111.00/cwt111.00–111.008551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810119.00/cwt117.00–121.009642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2815106.00/cwt106.00–106.008641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3324130.83/cwt125.00–139.004246
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325157.50/cwt149.00–163.005124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326183.65/cwt173.00–190.005999
Bulls—Medium and Large 3364134.62/cwt130.00–138.004905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372164.77/cwt157.00–171.0061319
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375140.98/cwt129.00–158.0052913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422151.04/cwt144.00–160.0063718
Bulls—Medium and Large 3422121.97/cwt116.00–126.005157
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424134.41/cwt130.00–143.0057023
Bulls—Medium and Large 3464117.57/cwt110.00–120.005464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471149.29/cwt140.00–155.0070324
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473130.51/cwt125.00–138.0061716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519143.01/cwt136.00–151.0074218
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523127.95/cwt124.00–135.0066917
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525117.01/cwt115.00–120.006145
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571135.52/cwt130.00–144.0077416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574123.88/cwt119.00–129.0071111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608118.16/cwt115.00–124.007186
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615125.30/cwt124.00–128.007713
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625111.00/cwt111.00–111.006941
Bulls—Medium and Large 3660105.00/cwt105.00–105.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668110.99/cwt110.00–115.007417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1683124.24/cwt122.00–127.008494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2731114.51/cwt114.00–116.008374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1758122.97/cwt120.00–126.009322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2759110.45/cwt105.00–116.008382
Bulls—Medium and Large 377092.00/cwt92.00–92.007081
Bulls—Medium and Large 281098.00/cwt98.00–98.007941
Bulls—Medium and Large 191093.00/cwt93.00–93.008461
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,03571.00/cwt71.00–71.007351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——96061.00/cwt61.00–61.005861
Bulls——1,30578.28/cwt75.00–81.501,0223
Bulls——1,97586.31/cwt84.50–89.001,7053
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight81041.00/cwt41.00–41.003321
Cows—Boner 80-85%96535.00/cwt35.00–35.003381
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01043.19/cwt39.00–47.004368
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10553.95/cwt47.50–57.5059651
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,11530.00/cwt30.00–30.003351
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28161.71/cwt57.50–66.0079129
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62455.19/cwt50.00–58.508966
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64063.50/cwt63.50–63.501,0411
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-283071.76/cwt69.00–74.005962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875690.00/cwt690.00–690.006,0381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2918587.70/cwt300.00–885.005,39512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2938640.00/cwt640.00–640.006,0032
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010560.00/cwt560.00–560.005,6561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07067.50/cwt67.50–67.507221
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10870.17/cwt67.00–73.007772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,122686.23/cwt490.00–830.007,7008
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,174848.41/cwt730.00–950.009,9608
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,480905.00/cwt905.00–905.0013,3941
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-272491.68/cwt71.00–104.006646
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-281678.81/cwt68.00–93.006434
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,010570.00/cwt570.00–570.005,7571
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,29087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,1221
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2880860.00/cwt860.00–860.007,5681
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,4301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.0013,6741
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,535910.00/cwt910.00–910.0013,9691

This sale against other markets

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.