Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2022-04-05

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Apr 5
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
699 head
▲ 450 vs last sale 249▲ 392 vs year ago 307 · +127.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 74▲ 18 vs year ago 38 · +47.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 15▼ 13 vs year ago 40 · −32.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 7.00 lower on a meager test. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Some value added cattle sold at a premium. Special cow sale scheduled for next week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $171.12/cwt on 281 head.
Average price
$171.12
281 head · 601 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,028
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$273
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$38.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.41
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525181.009508thin
Medium and Large 1619174.661,082206
Medium and Large 2562161.2990659
Medium and Large 3475142.626788thin
One grade step is worth $38.38/cwt here — about $273 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 sale281 hd
171.12
—
AR average8 barns · 1,516 hd
178.52
−7.41
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,52795.881,4647thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05669.7073638
CowsLean 85-90%Low88537.673334thin

Every lot

121 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3330180.00/cwt180.00–180.005941
Steers—Medium and Large 1345225.00/cwt225.00–225.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 2345205.00/cwt205.00–205.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 3370147.00/cwt147.00–147.005441
Steers—Medium and Large 2371189.08/cwt178.00–194.007015
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added374217.94/cwt214.00–220.008153
Steers—Medium and Large 1376208.45/cwt201.00–219.0078410
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added380197.00/cwt197.00–197.007491
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added416213.08/cwt211.00–218.008869
Steers—Medium and Large 3418132.49/cwt130.00–135.005542
Steers—Medium and Large 1419204.29/cwt196.00–211.0085612
Steers—Medium and Large 3Value Added425145.00/cwt145.00–145.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 2427168.05/cwt162.00–174.007183
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added465178.74/cwt174.00–187.008319
Steers—Medium and Large 1466191.41/cwt181.00–197.008926
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added467204.10/cwt201.00–207.0095320
Steers—Medium and Large 3Value Added470141.00/cwt141.00–141.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 1518183.21/cwt182.00–184.009495
Steers—Medium and Large 2523150.85/cwt145.00–157.007894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525181.00/cwt181.00–181.009508
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added536197.39/cwt196.00–199.001,0585
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added547166.59/cwt165.00–170.009115
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added559166.29/cwt160.00–170.009307
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added568188.01/cwt177.00–193.001,06813
Steers—Medium and Large 2570148.30/cwt141.00–156.008455
Steers—Medium and Large 1580171.00/cwt171.00–171.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 3Value Added625140.00/cwt140.00–140.008751
Steers—Medium and Large 1630165.03/cwt163.00–167.001,0403
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added634157.75/cwt151.00–164.001,0004
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added637172.32/cwt169.00–183.001,0984
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added669150.82/cwt146.00–155.001,0095
Steers—Medium and Large 2676144.00/cwt142.00–146.009734
Steers—Medium and Large 1678163.30/cwt160.00–165.001,1073
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added700150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0501
Steers—Medium and Large 1706157.98/cwt157.00–158.001,11541
Steers—Medium and Large 2718131.93/cwt129.00–135.009472
Steers—Medium and Large 3745123.00/cwt123.00–123.009161
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added750154.23/cwt151.00–154.301,15767
Steers—Medium and Large 1750150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1251
Steers—Medium and Large 1820141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1561
Steers—Medium and Large 2840121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0161
Steers—Medium and Large 2890110.00/cwt110.00–110.009791
Steers—Medium and Large 1990122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2081
Steers—Medium and Large 21,060108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3321148.28/cwt145.00–153.004765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322151.07/cwt145.00–157.004868
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added325181.00/cwt181.00–181.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332170.72/cwt163.00–181.0056710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363139.24/cwt133.00–147.005058
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376151.32/cwt148.00–159.005695
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added380170.78/cwt166.00–173.006496
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381172.60/cwt165.00–177.0065829
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added415168.34/cwt166.00–172.006995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419167.47/cwt163.00–174.0070215
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420125.00/cwt125.00–125.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421146.41/cwt141.00–155.006164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added429172.92/cwt167.00–179.0074224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468165.32/cwt157.00–167.0077420
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469144.23/cwt138.00–150.006765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472163.00/cwt163.00–163.0076932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added476168.48/cwt165.00–178.0080211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added485161.92/cwt158.00–166.007852
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510120.50/cwt116.00–125.006152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added517163.77/cwt157.00–167.0084718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added528154.99/cwt153.00–159.008183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1540147.97/cwt145.00–151.007992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added555153.00/cwt153.00–153.008491
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568126.40/cwt122.00–131.007182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added570156.06/cwt150.00–158.0089010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added610154.02/cwt148.00–157.009404
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610130.00/cwt130.00–130.007931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617151.68/cwt150.00–153.009363
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added630136.00/cwt136.00–136.008571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660135.00/cwt135.00–135.008911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added671147.42/cwt141.00–152.009895
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690125.00/cwt125.00–125.008631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700121.00/cwt121.00–121.008471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718136.68/cwt135.00–138.009813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added755139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added825138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0581
Heifers—Medium and Large 190599.00/cwt99.00–99.008961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3313169.38/cwt168.00–171.005303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2319183.14/cwt175.00–193.005845
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333196.65/cwt195.00–198.006553
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365162.33/cwt161.00–163.005933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376195.02/cwt190.00–199.007339
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417193.65/cwt185.00–200.0080819
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422170.62/cwt166.00–175.007203
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423154.47/cwt153.00–156.006532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478169.93/cwt165.00–174.008123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1482180.39/cwt171.00–190.0086921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500162.00/cwt162.00–162.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526175.41/cwt165.00–182.009239
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563153.49/cwt151.00–156.008642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572166.23/cwt159.00–172.009517
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580136.00/cwt136.00–136.007891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615144.32/cwt141.00–146.008883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710137.98/cwt135.00–141.009802
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——99081.95/cwt78.50–85.508112
Bulls——1,71296.00/cwt92.50–99.001,6443
Bulls——1,785109.63/cwt107.00–112.501,9572
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight77245.59/cwt40.00–49.003523
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight79532.45/cwt31.00–34.002582
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight81559.17/cwt55.00–63.504822
Cows—Boner 80-85%95652.88/cwt50.00–58.005066
Cows—Lean 85-90%97542.89/cwt42.00–44.004182
Cows—Boner 80-85%99866.96/cwt63.00–69.506685
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07675.09/cwt70.00–80.0080813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27585.04/cwt82.00–91.001,0849
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,240106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,3141
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2628108.96/cwt70.00–140.006844
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2724112.21/cwt80.00–150.008124
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-286575.00/cwt75.00–75.006491
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675470.00/cwt470.00–470.003,1731
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-268565.00/cwt65.00–65.004451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2798602.94/cwt525.00–700.004,8114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-282377.74/cwt75.00–80.006402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00078.82/cwt67.00–87.507883
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22389.12/cwt86.50–92.001,0905
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2670700.00/cwt700.00–700.004,6901

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.