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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Apr 12

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Apr 5Apr 12Apr 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

333 head

▼ 366 vs last sale 699▲ 143 vs year ago 190 · +75.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 56▲ 68 vs year ago 36 · +188.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 84 vs last sale 27▲ 93 vs year ago 18 · +516.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 1.00 - 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 - 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 - 11.00 lower. Cattle was plain to average, with groupings of attractive offerings. Today's cow sale offered cow calf pairs, bred cows, and stock cows. Buyer activity was moderate.

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 $160.96/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$160.96

127 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$22.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.83

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	167.62	788	81
Medium and Large 2	468	153.01	717	25
Medium and Large 3	384	144.72	556	21

One grade step is worth $22.89/cwt here — about $232 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 sale127 hd

160.96

—

AR average10 barns · 1,666 hd

154.12

+6.83

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	1,488	90.45	1,346	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	79.00	1,260	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,062	66.06	702	81

Every lot

88 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	317	180.31/cwt	177.00–185.00	572	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	199.72/cwt	197.00–203.00	645	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	186.36/cwt	185.00–188.00	675	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	196.40/cwt	194.00–197.00	762	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	186.65/cwt	185.00–188.00	769	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	192.64/cwt	187.00–195.00	801	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	193.04/cwt	189.00–195.00	898	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	761	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	950	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,002	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	176.18/cwt	169.00–185.00	997	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	799	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	942	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	155.97/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,045	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	319	154.96/cwt	150.00–159.00	494	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	162.97/cwt	162.00–165.00	543	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	145.11/cwt	137.00–152.00	527	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	171.96/cwt	165.00–175.00	638	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	165.91/cwt	156.00–172.00	629	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	172.88/cwt	163.00–179.00	730	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	570	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	691	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	163.61/cwt	159.00–171.00	772	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	148.74/cwt	143.00–153.00	708	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	492	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	910	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	498	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	807	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	160.38/cwt	160.00–160.50	828	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	759	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	155.66/cwt	155.00–157.00	876	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	123.47/cwt	122.00–125.00	698	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	827	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	146.95/cwt	139.00–153.00	913	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	142.23/cwt	138.00–148.00	960	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	989	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	327	162.34/cwt	161.00–163.00	531	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	181.55/cwt	180.00–183.00	599	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	184.39/cwt	175.00–189.00	679	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	192.33/cwt	189.00–197.00	725	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	412	175.11/cwt	166.00–184.00	721	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	424	192.99/cwt	187.00–197.00	818	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	174.08/cwt	171.00–177.00	823	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	477	184.75/cwt	178.00–193.00	881	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	516	165.00/cwt	157.00–173.00	851	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	751	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	182.00/cwt	178.00–187.00	965	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	165.24/cwt	162.00–169.00	955	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	911	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	629	145.75/cwt	145.00–146.00	917	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	636	158.91/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,011	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	972	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,000	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,323	86.87/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,149	6
Bulls	—	—	1,395	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,116	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	98.44/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,733	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	785	66.06/cwt	64.00–68.00	519	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	800	41.58/cwt	40.00–43.00	333	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	809	49.17/cwt	45.00–54.00	398	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	945	56.73/cwt	51.00–60.00	536	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	949	45.28/cwt	43.00–49.00	430	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,026	67.50/cwt	61.00–71.00	693	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	77.99/cwt	72.00–82.00	973	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,260	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	102.68/cwt	100.00–105.00	979	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	774	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	940.18/cwt	900.00–975.00	9,872	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	820.87/cwt	750.00–880.00	7,043	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	102.21/cwt	99.00–105.00	884	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	932.09/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	8,715	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	780.31/cwt	620.00–900.00	7,670	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	720.07/cwt	690.00–750.00	7,222	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	902.02/cwt	500.00–1,210.00	9,408	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	904.05/cwt	770.00–1,325.00	10,035	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,171	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	998.80/cwt	275.00–1,325.00	11,536	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	960	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	150.19/cwt	149.00–153.00	889	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	876	83.56/cwt	75.00–90.00	732	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,106	83.24/cwt	77.00–86.00	921	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	878.54/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	6,519	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	1,107.25/cwt	700.00–1,510.00	10,220	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	923.55/cwt	850.00–960.00	8,663	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	1,473.39/cwt	950.00–2,050.00	14,292	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	1,120.56/cwt	565.00–1,710.00	11,071	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	5,260	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 Apr 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 699Year ago 190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 56Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 111Last week 27Year ago 18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	935	750.00–1,050.00	932.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	983	620.00–900.00	780.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	865	99.00–105.00	102.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,043	500.00–1,210.00	902.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,110	770.00–1,325.00	904.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	105.00	105.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	80.00	80.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,155	275.00–1,325.00	998.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	858	750.00–880.00	820.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,003	690.00–750.00	720.07

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	—	592	149.00–153.00	150.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	876	75.00–90.00	83.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,106	77.00–86.00	83.24

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)	Open	1	—	1,050	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	970	950.00–2,050.00	1,473.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	742	800.00–1,000.00	878.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	988	565.00–1,710.00	1,120.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	923	700.00–1,510.00	1,107.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	938	850.00–960.00	923.55

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	2	—	1,050	900.00–975.00	940.18
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	953	100.00–105.00	102.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	955	81.00	81.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	785.00	785.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	171.00–177.00	174.08
1	—	580	157.00	157.00
2	—	330	180.00–183.00	181.55
7	—	516	157.00–173.00	165.00
4	—	629	145.00–146.00	145.75
3	—	412	166.00–184.00	175.11
6	—	368	175.00–189.00	184.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	161.00–163.00	162.34
1	—	525	143.00	143.00
1	—	380	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	125.00	125.00
5	—	578	162.00–169.00	165.24
5	—	530	178.00–187.00	182.00
8	—	377	189.00–197.00	192.33
8	—	636	156.00–165.00	158.91
18	—	424	187.00–197.00	192.99
1	—	680	143.00	143.00
20	—	477	178.00–193.00	184.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	122.00–125.00	123.47
6	—	363	137.00–152.00	145.11
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
10	—	319	150.00–159.00	154.96
2	—	435	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	472	159.00–171.00	163.61
10	—	371	165.00–175.00	171.96
4	—	621	139.00–153.00	146.95
3	—	563	155.00–157.00	155.66
8	—	516	160.00–160.50	160.38
27	—	422	163.00–179.00	172.88
4	—	675	138.00–148.00	142.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	143.00–153.00	148.74
4	—	333	162.00–165.00	162.97
5	—	379	156.00–172.00	165.91
2	—	785	126.00	126.00
2	—	538	141.00	141.00
1	—	595	139.00	139.00
1	—	440	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	492	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	185.00–188.00	186.65
1	—	600	157.00	157.00
1	—	470	162.00	162.00
3	—	362	185.00–188.00	186.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	177.00–185.00	180.31
1	—	575	139.00	139.00
1	—	420	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	197.00–203.00	199.72
7	—	416	187.00–195.00	192.64
3	—	465	189.00–195.00	193.04
2	—	670	154.00–158.00	155.97
5	—	388	194.00–197.00	196.40
4	—	566	169.00–185.00	176.18
2	—	508	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	179.00	179.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,323	82.00–91.00	86.87
4	—	1,760	94.00–100.00	98.44
1	—	1,395	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	40.00–43.00	41.58
5	—	809	45.00–54.00	49.17
2	—	785	64.00–68.00	66.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	945	51.00–60.00	56.73
8	—	949	43.00–49.00	45.28
28	—	1,026	61.00–71.00	67.50
28	—	1,248	72.00–82.00	77.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	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.