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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Apr 19

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Apr 12Apr 19May 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

287 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 333▲ 133 vs year ago 154 · +86.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 104▼ 1 vs year ago 28 · −3.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 93 vs last sale 111▲ 2 vs year ago 16 · +12.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 7.00 - 16.00 lower on a meager test. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 - 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested due to limited comparable offerings. Some value added cattle 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 $157.80/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$157.80

126 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$22.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.01

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	163.40	864	77
Medium and Large 2	480	152.84	734	33
Medium and Large 3	432	141.07	609	16thin

One grade step is worth $22.33/cwt here — about $255 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 sale126 hd

157.80

—

AR average8 barns · 1,027 hd

152.79

+5.01

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	—	High	1,505	103.00	1,550	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,100	74.58	821	28

Every lot

81 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	303	181.46/cwt	177.00–186.00	550	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	662	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	167.21/cwt	160.00–176.00	627	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	190.02/cwt	186.00–193.00	722	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	164.50/cwt	161.00–168.00	666	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	185.10/cwt	182.00–193.00	770	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	455	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	760	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	695	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	177.24/cwt	170.00–187.00	835	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	516	182.00/cwt	178.00–194.00	939	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	171.79/cwt	168.00–174.00	890	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	146.78/cwt	140.00–150.00	760	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	163.65/cwt	155.00–170.00	930	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	931	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	152.91/cwt	147.00–160.00	960	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	646	167.13/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,080	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	147.48/cwt	146.00–149.00	978	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	674	158.88/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,071	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	142.02/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,013	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	136.61/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,042	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	145.54/cwt	136.00–151.00	473	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	161.18/cwt	155.00–166.00	527	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	353	145.35/cwt	141.00–149.00	513	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	160.55/cwt	155.00–166.00	589	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	375	172.99/cwt	172.00–174.00	649	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	174.79/cwt	172.00–177.00	664	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	647	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	423	165.23/cwt	160.00–171.00	699	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	144.23/cwt	140.00–148.00	610	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	174.45/cwt	166.00–177.00	741	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	464	142.70/cwt	139.00–145.00	662	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	153.15/cwt	151.00–156.00	714	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	168.55/cwt	163.00–174.00	799	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	146.85/cwt	139.00–154.00	765	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	162.45/cwt	154.00–167.00	859	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	535	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	835	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	734	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	145.12/cwt	136.00–151.00	832	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	158.77/cwt	155.00–164.00	911	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	749	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	604	161.36/cwt	159.00–163.00	975	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	153.01/cwt	150.00–156.00	938	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	842	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	146.72/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,005	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	920	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,077	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	332	178.20/cwt	174.00–186.00	592	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	333	185.97/cwt	183.00–188.00	619	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	183.21/cwt	178.00–186.00	674	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	395	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	652	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	179.70/cwt	178.00–180.00	775	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	700	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	792	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	481	178.06/cwt	173.00–188.00	856	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	161.39/cwt	156.00–167.00	783	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	500	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	685	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	169.91/cwt	167.00–173.00	892	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	819	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	612	149.98/cwt	148.00–153.00	918	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	805	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	982	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,550	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	833	43.06/cwt	40.00–49.00	359	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	913	50.61/cwt	47.00–54.00	462	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,041	74.57/cwt	70.00–79.00	776	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,045	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	700	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	84.59/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,024	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,730	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,283	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	90.71/cwt	89.00–93.00	914	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	963	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	966	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	97.26/cwt	89.00–118.00	1,153	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,195	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	86.44/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,118	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,410	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	847	111.58/cwt	92.00–123.00	945	5

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 333Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 104Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 111Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	604	159.00–163.00	161.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	166.00–177.00	174.45
16	—	574	155.00–164.00	158.77
18	—	474	163.00–174.00	168.55
1	—	730	126.00	126.00
4	—	685	140.00–149.00	146.72
2	—	613	150.00–156.00	153.01
1	—	890	121.00	121.00
8	—	529	154.00–167.00	162.45
6	—	380	172.00–177.00	174.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	140.00–148.00	144.23
4	—	464	139.00–145.00	142.70
3	—	325	136.00–151.00	145.54
1	—	620	118.00	118.00
1	—	590	127.00	127.00
1	—	540	136.00	136.00
3	—	353	141.00–149.00	145.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	130.00–134.00	132.01
5	—	466	151.00–156.00	153.15
8	—	573	136.00–151.00	145.12
5	—	521	139.00–154.00	146.85
1	—	415	156.00	156.00
3	—	367	155.00–166.00	160.55
3	—	327	155.00–166.00	161.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	160.00–171.00	165.23
2	—	375	172.00–174.00	172.99
1	—	535	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	140.00	140.00
2	—	405	161.00–168.00	164.50
3	—	518	140.00–150.00	146.78
3	—	375	160.00–176.00	167.21
2	—	303	177.00–186.00	181.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
1	—	460	151.00	151.00
1	—	615	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	763	131.00–144.00	136.61
4	—	518	168.00–174.00	171.79
1	—	345	192.00	192.00
6	—	471	170.00–187.00	177.24
8	—	416	182.00–193.00	185.10
2	—	663	146.00–149.00	147.48
2	—	713	141.00–143.00	142.02
4	—	628	147.00–160.00	152.91
5	—	380	186.00–193.00	190.02
5	—	568	155.00–170.00	163.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	597	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	646	162.00–169.00	167.13
9	—	674	155.00–162.00	158.88
5	—	516	178.00–194.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	167.00–173.00	169.91
1	—	805	122.00	122.00
4	—	368	178.00–186.00	183.21
3	—	612	148.00–153.00	149.98
7	—	431	178.00–180.00	179.70
4	—	481	173.00–188.00	178.06
4	—	333	183.00–188.00	185.97
1	—	555	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	137.00	137.00
1	—	440	159.00	159.00
1	—	395	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	174.00–186.00	178.20
2	—	485	156.00–167.00	161.39
1	—	445	178.00	178.00
1	—	535	153.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	67.00	67.00
15	—	1,210	81.00–88.00	84.59
7	—	1,041	70.00–79.00	74.57
2	—	913	47.00–54.00	50.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	833	40.00–49.00	43.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	103.00	103.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,293	86.00–87.00	86.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	90.00	90.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	89.00	89.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,008	89.00–93.00	90.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,185	89.00–118.00	97.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	135.00	135.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	93.00	93.00

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	5	—	847	92.00–123.00	111.58

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.