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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

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

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Mar 1Mar 8Mar 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

259 head

▲ 235 vs last sale 24▼ 1,169 vs year ago 1,428 · −81.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 89 vs last sale 126▲ 3 vs year ago 34 · +8.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 11▼ 10 vs year ago 23 · −43.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00 - 5.00 higher on a meager test. Feeder heifers sold 10.00 - 11.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 - 12.00 lower. Cattle was plain to average with some value added cattle selling 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 $138.36/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$138.36

117 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$17.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.53

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	142.53	768	60
Medium and Large 2	515	135.91	699	47
Medium and Large 3	446	124.80	557	10thin

One grade step is worth $17.72/cwt here — about $211 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 sale117 hd

138.36

—

AR average10 barns · 2,366 hd

152.88

−14.53

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	1,727	98.93	1,708	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,195	83.06	993	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	73.44	900	24

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	543	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	171.51/cwt	171.00–172.00	652	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	201.61/cwt	196.00–207.00	782	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	150.93/cwt	149.00–153.00	626	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	715	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	458	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	861	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	663	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	480	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	998	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	151.94/cwt	146.00–158.00	775	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	917	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	187.13/cwt	186.00–187.25	1,039	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	560	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	890	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	898	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	140.90/cwt	135.00–147.00	874	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	625	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,088	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	695	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,070	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	986	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	788	122.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	969	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,045	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	324	136.50/cwt	130.00–141.00	442	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	162.78/cwt	156.00–168.00	536	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	591	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	160.43/cwt	154.00–170.00	592	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	148.32/cwt	140.00–151.00	571	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	154.52/cwt	148.00–162.00	658	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	143.17/cwt	141.00–145.00	614	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	135.36/cwt	130.00–141.00	639	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	144.59/cwt	140.00–151.00	693	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	114.51/cwt	110.00–121.00	590	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	142.42/cwt	137.00–147.00	735	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	130.17/cwt	125.00–135.00	687	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	135.85/cwt	130.00–142.00	772	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	127.68/cwt	125.00–130.00	728	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	126.36/cwt	120.00–129.00	788	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	136.24/cwt	130.00–144.00	856	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	136.88/cwt	129.00–143.00	910	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	123.96/cwt	121.00–127.00	824	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	109.90/cwt	105.00–115.00	852	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	107.52/cwt	106.00–109.00	935	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,040	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	295	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	617	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	205.53/cwt	205.00–206.00	674	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	333	179.32/cwt	175.00–183.00	597	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	338	153.96/cwt	148.00–160.00	520	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	200.00/cwt	195.00–205.00	750	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	147.69/cwt	144.00–151.00	554	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	376	172.64/cwt	165.00–182.00	649	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	417	184.59/cwt	175.00–194.00	770	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	168.46/cwt	161.00–174.00	714	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	151.98/cwt	150.00–154.00	699	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	171.55/cwt	169.00–177.00	817	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	163.90/cwt	155.00–171.00	846	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	754	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	679	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	554	151.74/cwt	150.00–155.00	841	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	569	136.02/cwt	135.00–138.00	774	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	137.48/cwt	135.00–143.00	850	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	645	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	803	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	697	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	969	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	736	120.39/cwt	120.00–122.00	886	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	825	111.13/cwt	110.00–111.50	917	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	922	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	89.28/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,357	2
Bulls	—	—	1,796	102.14/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,834	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	815	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	416	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	57.37/cwt	55.00–62.00	610	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,195	83.06/cwt	82.00–84.00	993	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	75.15/cwt	70.00–80.00	951	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,352	87.17/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,179	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	747	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,580	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	747	84.65/cwt	80.00–88.00	632	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	91.89/cwt	90.00–93.75	1,161	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,556	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,708	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	990.57/cwt	865.00–1,100.00	11,540	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,316	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,188	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 Mar 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 24Year ago 1,428

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 126Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 11Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	125.00–130.00	127.68
3	—	472	130.00–141.00	135.36
6	—	385	140.00–151.00	148.32
5	—	329	156.00–168.00	162.78
3	—	665	121.00–127.00	123.96
7	—	528	125.00–135.00	130.17
2	—	775	105.00–115.00	109.90
11	—	624	120.00–129.00	126.36
7	—	429	141.00–145.00	143.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	130.00–141.00	136.50
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
1	—	425	134.00	134.00
4	—	515	110.00–121.00	114.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	130.00–144.00	136.24
10	—	479	140.00–151.00	144.59
4	—	1,050	99.00	99.00
8	—	426	148.00–162.00	154.52
3	—	665	129.00–143.00	136.88
12	—	369	154.00–170.00	160.43
8	—	568	130.00–142.00	135.85
2	—	870	106.00–109.00	107.52
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
1	—	330	179.00	179.00
7	—	516	137.00–147.00	142.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	458	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	555	186.00–187.25	187.13
1	—	480	208.00	208.00
1	—	695	154.00	154.00
5	—	625	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	171.00	171.00
2	—	620	135.00–147.00	140.90
2	—	510	146.00–158.00	151.94
2	—	788	120.00–126.00	122.97
2	—	380	171.00–172.00	171.51
1	—	725	136.00	136.00
1	—	465	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	149.00–153.00	150.93
1	—	355	153.00	153.00
1	—	470	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	151.00	151.00
1	—	515	178.00	178.00
2	—	388	196.00–207.00	201.61
1	—	810	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	825	110.00–111.50	111.13
5	—	736	120.00–122.00	120.39
4	—	554	150.00–155.00	151.74
7	—	697	139.00	139.00
5	—	476	169.00–177.00	171.55
5	—	417	175.00–194.00	184.59
2	—	375	195.00–205.00	200.00
1	—	1,060	87.00	87.00
6	—	618	135.00–143.00	137.48
4	—	516	155.00–171.00	163.90
2	—	328	205.00–206.00	205.53
1	—	295	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	150.00–154.00	151.98
1	—	535	141.00	141.00
3	—	333	175.00–183.00	179.32
2	—	645	124.00–125.00	124.50
6	—	376	165.00–182.00	172.64
5	—	424	161.00–174.00	168.46
5	—	569	135.00–138.00	136.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	144.00–151.00	147.69
1	—	475	133.00	133.00
1	—	535	127.00	127.00
2	—	338	148.00–160.00	153.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	82.00–84.00	83.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,063	55.00–62.00	57.37
6	—	1,352	83.00–93.00	87.17
12	—	1,265	70.00–80.00	75.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	85.00–94.00	89.28
6	—	1,796	96.00–106.00	102.14

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	747	80.00–88.00	84.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,263	90.00–93.75	91.89

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	—	1,075	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	865.00–1,100.00	990.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	545	425.00	425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	625.00	625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	900	83.00	83.00

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.