Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2021-12-07

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Dec 7
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
970 head
▲ 532 vs last sale 438▼ 374 vs year ago 1,344 · −27.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 76▼ 21 vs year ago 70 · −30.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 23▼ 1 vs year ago 21 · −4.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 8.00 - 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 - 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 - 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 7.00 higher on a meager test. In conjunction with the regular sale, value added cattle was also offered. Some value added cattle sold at a premium. Supply was very good, as well as demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.74/cwt on 418 head.
Average price
$151.74
418 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$764
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$259
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.29
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1514154.78796348
Medium and Large 2478140.1667042
Medium and Large 3409131.3653728
One grade step is worth $23.42/cwt here — about $259 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 sale418 hd
151.74
—
AR average10 barns · 3,555 hd
143.45
+8.29
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—Low1,53672.321,1119thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,06845.0948129
CowsLean 85-90%Low91828.502612thin

Every lot

126 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3321143.49/cwt137.00–148.004614
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added333201.41/cwt197.00–205.006713
Steers—Medium and Large 2335179.37/cwt171.00–188.006012
Steers—Medium and Large 1336199.21/cwt196.00–213.0066914
Steers—Medium and Large 1359197.76/cwt195.00–202.007105
Steers—Medium and Large 3376153.02/cwt145.00–161.005754
Steers—Medium and Large 2377175.66/cwt171.00–187.006625
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added395177.00/cwt177.00–177.006991
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added413199.50/cwt190.00–205.0082419
Steers—Medium and Large 2419167.33/cwt159.00–174.007018
Steers—Medium and Large 3425153.00/cwt153.00–153.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 1427184.16/cwt176.00–193.0078616
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added435179.00/cwt179.00–179.007791
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added466184.61/cwt183.00–192.5086022
Steers—Medium and Large 2473161.79/cwt159.00–164.007654
Steers—Medium and Large 1475178.23/cwt169.00–182.008477
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added475165.50/cwt164.00–167.007862
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added500161.00/cwt161.00–161.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 1515175.62/cwt168.00–182.0090423
Steers—Medium and Large 2521142.42/cwt139.00–147.007424
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added524181.31/cwt171.00–186.0095031
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added563171.76/cwt162.00–177.0096725
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added572156.87/cwt151.00–165.008973
Steers—Medium and Large 2572144.62/cwt141.00–151.008273
Steers—Medium and Large 3580130.00/cwt130.00–130.007541
Steers—Medium and Large 1590153.14/cwt151.00–164.0090432
Steers—Medium and Large 1611152.74/cwt146.00–160.0093329
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added620171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0601
Steers—Medium and Large 3Value Added625134.12/cwt129.00–139.008382
Steers—Medium and Large 3625124.94/cwt121.00–129.007812
Steers—Medium and Large 2629140.40/cwt132.00–143.008837
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added643153.22/cwt153.00–155.009859
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added673156.75/cwt155.00–157.001,05512
Steers—Medium and Large 2673137.33/cwt134.00–141.009243
Steers—Medium and Large 1680148.33/cwt148.00–149.001,0093
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added714149.96/cwt145.00–153.001,07133
Steers—Medium and Large 1720144.26/cwt141.00–150.001,0394
Steers—Medium and Large 2795126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0021
Steers—Medium and Large 2860115.00/cwt115.00–115.009891
Steers—Medium and Large 1890140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2463
Steers—Medium and Large 1940119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3317138.56/cwt135.00–143.004396
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added320170.66/cwt169.00–172.005463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325163.59/cwt156.00–166.0053219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2337147.36/cwt140.00–154.004975
Heifers—Medium and Large 3367133.68/cwt127.00–141.004917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370161.45/cwt155.00–168.0059710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added374167.23/cwt163.00–172.006257
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Value Added380138.00/cwt138.00–138.005241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381150.26/cwt142.00–157.005726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419159.84/cwt153.00–167.0067026
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422128.46/cwt122.00–135.005426
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433144.69/cwt142.00–152.006279
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added440168.22/cwt159.00–169.0074028
Heifers—Medium and Large 3466129.78/cwt125.00–133.006054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added470159.55/cwt153.00–168.0075017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472142.90/cwt137.00–149.006747
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476152.49/cwt143.00–156.0072632
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505126.01/cwt125.00–127.006362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added508139.98/cwt135.00–145.007112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513130.75/cwt128.00–136.006713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added523156.74/cwt155.50–159.0082034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532144.36/cwt139.00–151.0076829
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565116.00/cwt116.00–116.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added567154.32/cwt147.00–159.0087572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575129.51/cwt129.00–130.007452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576143.98/cwt134.00–147.5082915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added600133.00/cwt133.00–133.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621141.48/cwt138.00–147.0087912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2624127.22/cwt122.00–134.007944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added629151.57/cwt148.00–158.5095328
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630115.00/cwt115.00–115.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2658128.43/cwt122.00–135.008452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672134.19/cwt126.00–139.009025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added674150.47/cwt147.00–155.001,0145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1733138.49/cwt137.00–140.001,0152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added791143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2795116.00/cwt116.00–116.009221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2313178.44/cwt171.00–187.005593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1324196.98/cwt189.00–204.006385
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330162.37/cwt154.00–170.005365
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378185.64/cwt181.00–191.0070212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2382173.34/cwt163.00–179.006625
Bulls—Medium and Large 3387158.66/cwt157.00–160.006143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414184.20/cwt176.00–189.0076317
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420139.62/cwt133.00–147.005866
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422171.68/cwt163.00–179.007249
Bulls—Medium and Large 2462162.01/cwt153.00–168.007483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470176.28/cwt171.00–183.0082915
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478146.99/cwt145.00–151.007033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518169.45/cwt161.00–177.0087812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527154.31/cwt151.00–158.008133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568159.17/cwt151.00–167.009048
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570131.32/cwt131.00–132.007493
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583141.51/cwt134.00–148.008256
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605120.45/cwt115.00–126.007292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615138.00/cwt138.00–138.008491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1631140.24/cwt138.00–142.008854
Bulls—Medium and Large 2667132.75/cwt124.00–137.008859
Bulls—Medium and Large 3695121.00/cwt121.00–121.008411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720134.50/cwt131.00–138.009682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775127.39/cwt122.00–133.009872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780118.00/cwt118.00–118.009201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1800130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2930108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40063.69/cwt61.00–65.008924
Bulls——1,55678.03/cwt72.00–81.501,2144
Bulls——2,00084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,6801
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight79048.61/cwt46.00–51.003842
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight79028.00/cwt28.00–28.002211
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight81035.51/cwt35.00–36.002882
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00929.08/cwt26.00–31.002936
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01038.16/cwt32.00–42.003853
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03948.80/cwt44.00–53.005079
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04529.00/cwt29.00–29.003031
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33358.74/cwt55.00–60.507837
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-260071.00/cwt71.00–71.004261
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-269353.08/cwt49.00–57.003684
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2760128.00/cwt128.00–128.009731
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-270550.35/cwt43.00–57.003552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2773473.30/cwt410.00–530.003,6592
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2808628.45/cwt400.00–890.005,0784
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-288553.00/cwt53.00–53.004691
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03357.11/cwt46.00–63.005902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15562.08/cwt60.00–64.007172
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2990520.00/cwt520.00–520.005,1481

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.