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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Feb 8

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Feb 1Feb 8Feb 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

114 head

▼ 212 vs last sale 326▲ 48 vs year ago 66 · +72.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 56▲ 4 vs year ago 11 · +36.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 15▼ 5 vs year ago 6 · −83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 - 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Trends are based off of limited comparable offerings.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.37/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$156.37

53 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$19.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.67

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	159.99	767	29
Medium and Large 2	446	154.99	691	19thin
Medium and Large 3	406	140.56	571	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.43/cwt here — about $196 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 sale53 hd

156.37

—

AR average2 barns · 144 hd

151.70

+4.67

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	—	Average	1,608	96.35	1,549	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	71.67	834	11

Every lot

44 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	184.52/cwt	183.00–186.00	720	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	192.49/cwt	192.00–193.00	814	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	178.68/cwt	170.00–187.00	840	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	912	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	861	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	172.74/cwt	163.00–178.00	914	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	942	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	920	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,006	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,040	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	148.51/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,044	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	485	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	162.41/cwt	159.00–167.00	599	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	166.57/cwt	159.00–170.00	616	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	147.03/cwt	146.00–148.00	544	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	165.61/cwt	164.00–168.00	701	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	156.57/cwt	154.00–159.00	662	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	163.00/cwt	158.00–167.00	760	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	130.88/cwt	125.00–137.00	628	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	485	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	815	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	760	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	508	151.02/cwt	143.00–156.00	767	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	156.09/cwt	153.00–161.00	816	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	148.02/cwt	143.00–153.00	848	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	936	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	836	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	916	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	167.38/cwt	165.00–170.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	395	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	743	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	184.34/cwt	179.00–189.00	783	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	141.47/cwt	140.00–143.00	605	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	178.18/cwt	171.00–184.00	829	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	533	165.51/cwt	165.00–166.00	882	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	156.94/cwt	154.00–165.00	896	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	152.47/cwt	151.00–154.00	935	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	815	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,084	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,010	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	848	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,345	88.08/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,185	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	104.61/cwt	99.50–109.00	1,956	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	885	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	540	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,109	68.08/cwt	65.00–71.00	755	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	79.73/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,049	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	853	1

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ouachita Livestock Auction - Ola, AR

Tue Feb 8, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 326Year ago 66

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 56Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 15Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	466	158.00–167.00	163.00
1	—	620	151.00	151.00
1	—	710	129.00	129.00
1	—	340	173.00	173.00
7	—	523	153.00–161.00	156.09
2	—	573	143.00–153.00	148.02
3	—	423	164.00–168.00	165.61
4	—	370	159.00–170.00	166.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	147.00	147.00
2	—	480	125.00–137.00	130.88
2	—	370	146.00–148.00	147.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	155.00	155.00
3	—	508	143.00–156.00	151.02
1	—	680	123.00	123.00
4	—	369	159.00–167.00	162.41
9	—	423	154.00–159.00	156.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	161.00	161.00
4	—	529	163.00–178.00	172.74
1	—	645	156.00	156.00
2	—	423	192.00–193.00	192.49
2	—	703	147.00–150.00	148.51
1	—	480	190.00	190.00
1	—	680	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	170.00–187.00	178.68
2	—	390	183.00–186.00	184.52
1	—	525	164.00	164.00
1	—	590	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	165.00–166.00	165.51
1	—	815	133.00	133.00
2	—	613	151.00–154.00	152.47
1	—	395	188.00	188.00
7	—	571	154.00–165.00	156.94
3	—	465	171.00–184.00	178.18
4	—	425	179.00–189.00	184.34
1	—	1,010	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	140.00–143.00	141.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	165.00–170.00	167.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,109	65.00–71.00	68.08
1	—	885	61.00	61.00
4	—	1,316	79.00–80.00	79.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	85.00–90.00	88.08
2	—	1,870	99.50–109.00	104.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	79.00	79.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.