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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Feb 22

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Feb 15Feb 22Mar 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

243 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 326▲ 132 vs year ago 111 · +118.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 34▲ 10 vs year ago 17 · +58.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 28▲ 9 vs year ago 4 · +225.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. sold 4.00 - 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 500 lbs. sold mostly 1.00 - 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 - 13.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested due to limited comparable offerings, however the bulls sold today were in high demand.

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 $147.53/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$147.53

108 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$9.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.92

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	461	149.49	690	37
Medium and Large 1	613	147.45	903	62
Medium and Large 3	370	139.95	517	9thin

One grade step is worth $9.54/cwt here — about $173 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 sale108 hd

147.53

—

AR average10 barns · 1,204 hd

154.45

−6.92

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	1,585	100.89	1,599	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,599	82.62	1,321	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	77.95	938	19

Every lot

71 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	559	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	554	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	729	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	172.41/cwt	165.00–180.00	724	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	194.92/cwt	188.00–202.00	828	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	191.33/cwt	191.00–192.00	890	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	856	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	180.18/cwt	176.00–183.00	935	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	164.48/cwt	159.00–171.00	862	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	815	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	159.99/cwt	158.00–164.00	904	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	165.69/cwt	158.00–173.00	1,021	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	961	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	693	140.02/cwt	135.00–145.00	970	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,094	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	317	160.39/cwt	155.00–163.00	508	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	143.79/cwt	139.00–154.00	464	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	170.97/cwt	169.00–173.00	556	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	169.57/cwt	166.00–173.00	614	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	376	137.35/cwt	133.00–141.00	516	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	156.67/cwt	149.00–162.00	591	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	158.69/cwt	157.00–161.00	678	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	151.78/cwt	144.00–157.00	648	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	154.25/cwt	153.00–155.00	723	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	159.43/cwt	155.00–165.00	749	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	153.58/cwt	148.00–159.00	796	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	148.75/cwt	145.00–155.00	784	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	147.84/cwt	144.00–155.00	844	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	134.41/cwt	131.00–138.00	780	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	603	133.00/cwt	132.00–134.00	802	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	145.05/cwt	142.00–148.00	907	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	131.02/cwt	125.00–137.00	888	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	143.23/cwt	140.00–145.00	974	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	139.62/cwt	139.50–143.00	1,014	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	194.52/cwt	194.00–195.00	622	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	323	165.73/cwt	162.00–168.00	535	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	334	174.63/cwt	168.00–186.00	583	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	363	187.48/cwt	184.00–191.00	681	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	365	154.74/cwt	144.00–160.00	565	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	192.33/cwt	187.00–196.00	779	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	168.85/cwt	163.00–175.00	723	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	146.76/cwt	142.00–155.00	628	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	458	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	653	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	159.88/cwt	155.00–169.00	750	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	187.49/cwt	187.00–188.00	881	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	165.44/cwt	161.00–169.00	870	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	164.22/cwt	159.00–173.00	928	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	149.36/cwt	144.00–155.00	851	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	146.96/cwt	146.00–148.00	916	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	148.48/cwt	146.00–151.00	928	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	951	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	925	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	705	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	895	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	890	118.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,050	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,102	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,095	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	854	1
Bulls	—	—	1,593	103.82/cwt	103.00–105.50	1,654	3
Bulls	—	—	2,050	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,358	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	78.74/cwt	74.00–83.00	865	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	65.87/cwt	61.00–71.00	819	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	84.81/cwt	81.50–89.00	1,133	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,599	82.62/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,321	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,073	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	93.12/cwt	65.00–121.00	941	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,107.33/cwt	1,065.00–1,145.00	11,405	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,025	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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 326Year ago 111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 34Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 28Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	142.00–148.00	145.05
4	—	680	140.00–145.00	143.23
4	—	470	155.00–165.00	159.43
3	—	362	166.00–173.00	169.57
3	—	325	169.00–173.00	170.97
8	—	571	144.00–155.00	147.84
6	—	518	148.00–159.00	153.58
3	—	427	157.00–161.00	158.69
1	—	780	130.00	130.00
28	—	726	139.50–143.00	139.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	155.00–163.00	160.39
2	—	580	131.00–138.00	134.41
4	—	469	153.00–155.00	154.25
6	—	377	149.00–162.00	156.67
2	—	678	125.00–137.00	131.02
1	—	705	125.00	125.00
2	—	603	132.00–134.00	133.00
14	—	427	144.00–157.00	151.78
3	—	527	145.00–155.00	148.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	139.00–154.00	143.79
1	—	530	135.00	135.00
4	—	376	133.00–141.00	137.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	159.00–171.00	164.48
1	—	495	173.00	173.00
5	—	565	158.00–164.00	159.99
2	—	693	135.00–145.00	140.02
2	—	420	165.00–180.00	172.41
1	—	390	187.00	187.00
1	—	620	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	154.00	154.00
1	—	540	151.00	151.00
1	—	345	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	153.00	153.00
4	—	519	176.00–183.00	180.18
3	—	465	191.00–192.00	191.33
4	—	616	158.00–173.00	165.69
2	—	425	188.00–202.00	194.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	142.00	142.00
2	—	890	115.00–121.00	118.00
2	—	625	146.00–151.00	148.48
3	—	405	187.00–196.00	192.33
4	—	565	159.00–173.00	164.22
2	—	363	184.00–191.00	187.48
2	—	320	194.00–195.00	194.52
1	—	1,040	106.00	106.00
7	—	526	161.00–169.00	165.44
2	—	470	187.00–188.00	187.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	127.00	127.00
1	—	670	138.00	138.00
1	—	510	152.00	152.00
2	—	623	146.00–148.00	146.96
2	—	570	144.00–155.00	149.36
8	—	428	163.00–175.00	168.85
4	—	334	168.00–186.00	174.63
5	—	469	155.00–169.00	159.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	142.00–155.00	146.76
2	—	458	140.00–145.00	142.51
3	—	365	144.00–160.00	154.74
3	—	323	162.00–168.00	165.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,599	81.00–86.00	82.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,243	61.00–71.00	65.87
6	—	1,336	81.50–89.00	84.81
9	—	1,098	74.00–83.00	78.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	78.00	78.00
3	—	1,593	103.00–105.50	103.82
1	—	2,050	115.00	115.00

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	8	—	1,010	65.00–121.00	93.12
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	124.00	124.00

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)	1	—	1,235	83.00	83.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,030	1,065.00–1,145.00	1,107.33

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.