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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, May 10

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← May 3May 10May 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

317 head

▲ 167 vs last sale 150▲ 66 vs year ago 251 · +26.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 28▲ 52 vs year ago 34 · +152.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 6▲ 20 vs year ago 19 · +105.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher on a meager test. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 12.00 lower on a meager test. Cattle was plain to average with a decent quantity of crossbred offerings.

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 $141.19/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$141.19

99 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$33.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.07

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	156.02	799	37
Medium and Large 2	475	146.29	695	25
Medium and Large 3	462	122.92	568	37

One grade step is worth $33.11/cwt here — about $231 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 sale99 hd

141.19

—

AR average10 barns · 1,138 hd

151.27

−10.07

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	1,372	80.59	1,106	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,422	73.23	1,041	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,119	66.20	741	61

Every lot

90 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	185.65/cwt	181.00–190.00	711	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	628	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	190.25/cwt	181.00–198.00	793	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	680	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	185.49/cwt	176.00–193.00	868	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	506	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	655	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	183.49/cwt	175.00–188.00	956	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	175.90/cwt	172.00–181.00	980	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	941	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	980	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	170.46/cwt	168.00–173.00	1,082	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	152.00/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,018	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	141.53/cwt	131.00–144.00	967	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,044	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	150.33/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,156	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	136.93/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,109	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,168	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	905	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,204	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	151.84/cwt	145.00–159.00	498	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	137.67/cwt	131.00–141.00	454	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	362	135.22/cwt	127.00–141.00	489	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	170.63/cwt	166.00–177.00	642	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	151.69/cwt	144.00–159.00	578	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	640	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	166.33/cwt	159.00–174.00	707	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	133.14/cwt	130.00–136.00	566	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	160.65/cwt	156.00–164.00	749	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	150.27/cwt	147.00–157.00	711	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	148.86/cwt	143.00–154.00	774	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	146.38/cwt	144.00–148.00	771	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	812	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	119.03/cwt	113.00–125.00	670	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	139.38/cwt	133.00–146.00	787	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	131.62/cwt	129.00–135.00	812	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	859	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	645	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	974	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	143.34/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,041	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	122.00/cwt	120.00–123.00	985	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	322	203.09/cwt	197.00–208.00	654	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	190.32/cwt	183.00–196.00	704	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	376	173.37/cwt	169.00–181.00	652	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	162.70/cwt	155.00–172.00	683	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	171.52/cwt	167.00–180.00	734	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	169.84/cwt	165.00–177.00	803	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	155.17/cwt	147.00–161.00	749	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	167.02/cwt	165.00–170.00	865	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	519	149.74/cwt	144.00–160.00	777	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	132.87/cwt	126.00–140.00	691	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	579	156.23/cwt	151.00–164.00	905	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	850	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	152.93/cwt	146.00–156.00	945	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	138.00/cwt	132.00–144.00	869	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	678	113.05/cwt	111.00–115.00	766	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	126.00/cwt	122.00–128.00	863	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	820	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,009	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	900	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,053	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,210	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	859	1
Bulls	—	—	1,413	82.99/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,173	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	795	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	366	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	953	48.45/cwt	43.00–53.00	462	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,054	57.86/cwt	52.00–62.00	610	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	68.83/cwt	63.00–73.00	767	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	78.06/cwt	74.00–84.00	994	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	888	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	74.26/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,064	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	15,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,301	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	942	89.54/cwt	80.00–100.00	843	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	715.01/cwt	540.00–840.00	7,043	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	833	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	824.50/cwt	735.00–900.00	9,012	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	76.20/cwt	73.00–79.00	844	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	78.20/cwt	75.00–82.00	919	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,328	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	79.71/cwt	64.00–105.00	729	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	872	798.15/cwt	585.00–900.00	6,960	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	896	791.72/cwt	600.00–920.00	7,094	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,400	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 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 150Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 28Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 6Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	151.00	151.00
1	—	385	163.00	163.00
15	—	506	129.50	129.50
1	—	705	125.00	125.00
1	—	580	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	181.00–198.00	190.25
3	—	769	149.00–151.00	150.33
15	—	521	175.00–188.00	183.49
2	—	635	168.00–173.00	170.46
12	—	557	172.00–181.00	175.90
1	—	885	132.00	132.00
4	—	468	176.00–193.00	185.49
2	—	810	131.00–143.00	136.93
2	—	670	145.00–159.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	905	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	170.00	170.00
8	—	683	131.00–144.00	141.53
2	—	632	155.00	155.00
2	—	383	181.00–190.00	185.65
1	—	730	143.00	143.00
1	—	570	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	139.00	139.00
3	—	726	142.00–144.00	143.34
3	—	807	120.00–123.00	122.00
6	—	376	166.00–177.00	170.63
11	—	425	159.00–174.00	166.33
1	—	560	145.00	145.00
3	—	520	143.00–154.00	148.86
6	—	466	156.00–164.00	160.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	117.00	117.00
2	—	328	145.00–159.00	151.84
3	—	527	144.00–148.00	146.38
3	—	617	129.00–135.00	131.62
6	—	381	144.00–159.00	151.69
6	—	473	147.00–157.00	150.27
2	—	565	133.00–146.00	139.38
2	—	410	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	475	120.00	120.00
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
2	—	425	130.00–136.00	133.14
2	—	563	113.00–125.00	119.03
3	—	330	131.00–141.00	137.67
3	—	362	127.00–141.00	135.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	145.00	145.00
1	—	715	130.00	130.00
8	—	473	165.00–177.00	169.84
5	—	428	167.00–180.00	171.52
5	—	370	183.00–196.00	190.32
4	—	618	146.00–156.00	152.93
4	—	579	151.00–164.00	156.23
4	—	518	165.00–170.00	167.02
1	—	820	123.00	123.00
3	—	322	197.00–208.00	203.09
1	—	900	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	122.00–128.00	126.00
2	—	630	132.00–144.00	138.00
10	—	420	155.00–172.00	162.70
6	—	519	144.00–160.00	149.74
4	—	376	169.00–181.00	173.37
1	—	590	144.00	144.00
5	—	483	147.00–161.00	155.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
2	—	520	126.00–140.00	132.87
1	—	480	143.00	143.00
2	—	678	111.00–115.00	113.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	66.00	66.00
7	—	1,433	71.00–77.00	74.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	953	43.00–53.00	48.45
14	—	1,054	52.00–62.00	57.86
15	—	1,273	74.00–84.00	78.06
25	—	1,115	63.00–73.00	68.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,413	81.00–85.00	82.99
1	—	1,210	71.00	71.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	695	475.00	475.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	942	80.00–100.00	89.54

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,093	735.00–900.00	824.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	86.00	86.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	985	540.00–840.00	715.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,108	73.00–79.00	76.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	79.00	79.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,175	75.00–82.00	78.20

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	3	—	915	64.00–105.00	79.71
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	100.00	100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	896	600.00–920.00	791.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	872	585.00–900.00	798.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,065	1,500.00	1,500.00

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.