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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, May 3

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Apr 19May 3May 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

150 head

▼ 137 vs last sale 287▼ 101 vs year ago 251 · −40.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 27▲ 7 vs year ago 21 · +33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 18▼ 17 vs year ago 23 · −73.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend available due to the absence of the livestock reporter last week.

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 $151.00/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$151.00

69 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

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

$20.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.36

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	153.27	840	49
Medium and Large 2	457	147.73	676	17thin
Medium and Large 3	345	132.35	457	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.92/cwt here — about $383 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 sale69 hd

151.00

—

AR average9 barns · 1,588 hd

150.64

+0.36

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	1,327	83.23	1,104	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,098	70.84	778	23

Every lot

64 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	607	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	601	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	189.32/cwt	182.00–197.00	776	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	173.41/cwt	171.00–176.00	720	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	954	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	170.53/cwt	164.00–180.00	948	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	898	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,002	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	705	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,170	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,042	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	775	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,139	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,125	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	133.03/cwt	129.00–137.00	423	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	334	159.59/cwt	155.00–166.00	533	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	583	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	156.50/cwt	153.00–160.00	563	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	174.73/cwt	171.00–180.00	669	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	400	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	524	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	169.85/cwt	168.00–172.00	718	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	153.33/cwt	151.00–155.00	659	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	475	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	798	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	139.44/cwt	138.00–141.00	662	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	157.05/cwt	151.00–165.00	752	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	152.40/cwt	146.00–159.00	792	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	522	162.31/cwt	158.00–166.00	847	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	141.33/cwt	139.00–143.00	739	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	139.56/cwt	135.00–144.00	814	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	590	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	920	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	958	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	136.97/cwt	135.00–139.00	938	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	739	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,012	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	969	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	745	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	879	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	966	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	119.55/cwt	116.00–123.00	978	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	990	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,040	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	316	188.90/cwt	182.00–197.00	597	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	172.05/cwt	163.00–178.00	568	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	659	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	171.48/cwt	163.00–179.00	640	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	413	152.85/cwt	145.00–161.00	631	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	183.95/cwt	180.00–187.00	782	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	175.87/cwt	170.00–182.00	814	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	761	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	490	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	671	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	163.96/cwt	163.00–165.00	858	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	162.95/cwt	161.00–165.00	921	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	831	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	930	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	558	1
Bulls	—	—	1,295	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,188	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	94.85/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,446	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	813	46.97/cwt	44.00–50.00	382	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	840	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	319	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	890	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	401	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	65.96/cwt	64.00–68.00	660	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,106	74.54/cwt	69.50–78.50	824	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	83.74/cwt	81.50–85.50	1,048	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	690	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	413	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	480	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	6,476	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	10,346	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 May 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 287Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 27Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 18Year ago 23

Compared to last week: No trend available due to the absence of the livestock reporter last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	479	151.00–165.00	157.05
1	—	630	152.00	152.00
1	—	335	174.00	174.00
1	—	740	131.00	131.00
3	—	383	171.00–180.00	174.73
2	—	818	116.00–123.00	119.55
2	—	685	135.00–139.00	136.97
1	—	990	105.00	105.00
7	—	423	168.00–172.00	169.85
12	—	520	146.00–159.00	152.40
1	—	785	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	156.00	156.00
3	—	522	158.00–166.00	162.31
1	—	475	168.00	168.00
1	—	610	155.00	155.00
4	—	739	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	139.00–143.00	141.33
2	—	360	153.00–160.00	156.50
2	—	475	138.00–141.00	139.44
4	—	334	155.00–166.00	159.59
3	—	430	151.00–155.00	153.33
2	—	583	135.00–144.00	139.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	129.00–137.00	133.03
1	—	400	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	556	164.00–180.00	170.53
2	—	410	182.00–197.00	189.32
1	—	615	163.00	163.00
1	—	545	175.00	175.00
1	—	900	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	167.00	167.00
1	—	635	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	184.00	184.00
2	—	415	171.00–176.00	173.41
1	—	755	138.00	138.00
2	—	595	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	147.00	147.00
3	—	705	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	147.00	147.00
1	—	470	162.00	162.00
4	—	330	163.00–178.00	172.05
2	—	373	163.00–179.00	171.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	161.00–165.00	162.95
4	—	425	180.00–187.00	183.95
2	—	523	163.00–165.00	163.96
1	—	360	183.00	183.00
6	—	316	182.00–197.00	188.90
5	—	463	170.00–182.00	175.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	137.00	137.00
2	—	413	145.00–161.00	152.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	64.00–68.00	65.96
9	—	1,252	81.50–85.50	83.74
2	—	890	45.00	45.00
7	—	1,106	69.50–78.50	74.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	38.00	38.00
2	—	813	44.00–50.00	46.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	1,250.00	1,250.00
2	—	1,525	90.00–99.00	94.85
1	—	930	60.00	60.00

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	1	—	885	78.00	78.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	990.00	990.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	635	65.00	65.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	695	69.00	69.00

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.