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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Feb 15

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Feb 8Feb 15Feb 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

326 head

▲ 212 vs last sale 114▲ 326 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 15▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 1▲ 28 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 steady to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 -3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Today's sale offered plain to average cattle with a few groupings of value added cattle which some sold at a premium.

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 $152.05/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$152.05

103 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$15.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.41

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	424	153.16	650	32
Medium and Large 1	561	153.03	858	64
Medium and Large 3	377	137.93	520	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.24/cwt here — about $130 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 sale103 hd

152.05

—

AR average9 barns · 2,218 hd

156.45

−4.41

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	1,768	100.09	1,770	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	85.00	1,271	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	72.04	893	36

Every lot

83 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	622	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	189.49/cwt	189.00–190.00	720	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	210.99/cwt	202.00–212.00	827	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	162.41/cwt	155.00–170.00	682	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	195.61/cwt	183.00–201.00	837	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	181.22/cwt	179.00–182.00	868	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	183.84/cwt	179.00–189.00	882	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	511	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	986	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	181.36/cwt	180.00–182.00	959	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	842	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	173.28/cwt	170.00–175.00	967	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	158.97/cwt	154.00–166.00	922	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	873	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,067	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	144.00/cwt	141.00–149.00	958	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	151.52/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,065	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,008	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,214	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	187.78/cwt	179.00–197.00	578	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	165.86/cwt	160.00–172.00	534	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	143.61/cwt	136.00–151.00	481	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	163.45/cwt	159.00–170.00	597	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	367	134.10/cwt	130.00–137.00	492	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	158.13/cwt	151.00–162.00	606	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	152.56/cwt	142.00–157.00	644	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	167.36/cwt	164.00–175.00	711	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	137.98/cwt	135.00–141.00	597	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	163.47/cwt	157.00–173.00	762	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	470	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	790	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	151.24/cwt	143.00–155.00	720	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	152.28/cwt	145.00–159.00	799	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	140.46/cwt	135.00–143.00	737	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	543	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	847	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	126.04/cwt	121.00–131.00	718	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	142.69/cwt	140.00–146.00	823	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	135.60/cwt	131.00–139.00	837	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	675	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,036	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	724	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,090	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,017	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	196.39/cwt	193.00–200.00	619	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	185.13/cwt	175.00–193.00	583	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	333	162.44/cwt	154.00–171.00	541	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	186.61/cwt	179.00–195.00	705	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	172.18/cwt	166.00–179.00	663	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	405	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	170.95/cwt	165.00–178.00	706	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	190.47/cwt	186.00–197.00	804	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	178.82/cwt	172.00–189.00	849	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	174.57/cwt	167.00–181.00	896	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	516	157.71/cwt	151.00–164.00	814	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	162.38/cwt	156.00–168.00	909	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	145.79/cwt	141.00–150.00	846	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	631	145.15/cwt	141.00–151.00	916	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	883	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	136.51/cwt	136.00–137.00	921	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	937	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	767	139.07/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,067	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	880	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	827	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,310	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,153	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,095	1
Bulls	—	—	1,960	109.39/cwt	105.00–114.50	2,144	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	31.13/cwt	27.00–35.00	324	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,084	65.45/cwt	61.00–71.00	709	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	78.20/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,032	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,271	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	486	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	101.24/cwt	95.00–110.00	832	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	874	92.18/cwt	83.00–103.00	806	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,180	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	843	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	868.82/cwt	835.00–925.00	10,365	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	11,797	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	9,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,105	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	1,425.90/cwt	1,370.00–1,485.00	17,225	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	1,258.32/cwt	1,100.00–1,375.00	15,326	4

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 326Last week 114Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	322	160.00–172.00	165.86
2	—	570	121.00–131.00	126.04
6	—	476	143.00–155.00	151.24
1	—	705	116.00	116.00
6	—	383	151.00–162.00	158.13
5	—	422	142.00–157.00	152.56
3	—	525	135.00–143.00	140.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	724	150.50	150.50
5	—	543	156.00	156.00
5	—	675	153.50	153.50
1	—	470	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	124.00	124.00
2	—	308	179.00–197.00	187.78
7	—	466	157.00–173.00	163.47
10	—	525	145.00–159.00	152.28
4	—	425	164.00–175.00	167.36
8	—	617	131.00–139.00	135.60
4	—	365	159.00–170.00	163.45
7	—	577	140.00–146.00	142.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	136.00–151.00	143.61
3	—	367	130.00–137.00	134.10
2	—	433	135.00–141.00	137.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	168.00	168.00
10	—	392	202.00–212.00	210.99
2	—	823	145.00–150.00	147.49
2	—	703	145.00–158.00	151.52
3	—	558	170.00–175.00	173.28
7	—	529	180.00–182.00	181.36
15	—	428	183.00–201.00	195.61
2	—	480	179.00–189.00	183.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	148.00	148.00
1	—	540	156.00	156.00
2	—	420	155.00–170.00	162.41
1	—	370	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	511	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	143.00	143.00
2	—	380	189.00–190.00	189.49
3	—	665	141.00–149.00	144.00
3	—	580	154.00–166.00	158.97
4	—	479	179.00–182.00	181.22
1	—	415	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	631	141.00–151.00	145.15
11	—	475	172.00–189.00	178.82
7	—	560	156.00–168.00	162.38
4	—	378	179.00–195.00	186.61
3	—	422	186.00–197.00	190.47
2	—	315	193.00–200.00	196.39
3	—	767	133.00–145.00	139.07
11	—	513	167.00–181.00	174.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	154.00–171.00	162.44
1	—	405	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	139.00	139.00
12	—	385	166.00–179.00	172.18
5	—	315	175.00–193.00	185.13
8	—	413	165.00–178.00	170.95
6	—	580	141.00–150.00	145.79
2	—	675	136.00–137.00	136.51
1	—	880	94.00	94.00
1	—	795	125.00	125.00
4	—	516	151.00–164.00	157.71
1	—	715	131.00	131.00
1	—	450	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	27.00–35.00	31.13
24	—	1,320	75.00–85.00	78.20
10	—	1,084	61.00–71.00	65.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,960	105.00–114.50	109.39
1	—	1,310	88.00	88.00

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	3	—	822	95.00–110.00	101.24
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	874	83.00–103.00	92.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	71.00	71.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,193	835.00–925.00	868.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	400.00	400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	940.00	940.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	73.00	73.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,208	1,370.00–1,485.00	1,425.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,218	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,258.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,200.00	1,200.00

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.