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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, May 24

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← May 17May 24Jun 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

217 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 257▼ 275 vs year ago 492 · −55.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 36▲ 12 vs year ago 54 · +22.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 14▲ 10 vs year ago 22 · +45.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady to 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 - 10.00 higher. There will be no sale 05/31/2022.

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 $144.07/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$144.07

73 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$15.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.73

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	147.03	738	45
Medium and Large 1-2	490	147.00	720	3thin
Medium and Large 2	447	138.98	621	23
Medium and Large 3	413	131.50	542	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.53/cwt here — about $195 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 sale73 hd

144.07

—

AR average9 barns · 1,525 hd

149.80

−5.73

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	1,738	103.27	1,795	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	66.08	1,016	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,083	63.65	689	54

Every lot

82 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 2	300	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	555	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	169.68/cwt	163.00–177.00	641	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	186.88/cwt	184.00–191.00	710	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	184.81/cwt	181.00–189.00	776	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	726	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	175.71/cwt	171.00–181.00	807	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	155.97/cwt	153.00–159.00	749	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	790	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	169.40/cwt	159.00–175.00	888	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	164.98/cwt	158.00–166.00	926	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	149.97/cwt	148.00–153.00	867	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	159.70/cwt	157.00–163.00	974	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	147.34/cwt	147.00–148.00	911	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	969	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	152.72/cwt	149.00–159.00	490	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	156.50/cwt	150.00–160.00	576	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	144.16/cwt	140.00–148.00	541	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	154.90/cwt	148.00–162.00	635	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	139.64/cwt	134.00–144.00	585	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	135.66/cwt	128.00–140.00	635	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	152.69/cwt	145.00–157.00	716	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	595	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	720	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	145.43/cwt	141.00–156.00	749	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	131.96/cwt	126.00–138.00	693	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	142.74/cwt	139.00–146.00	824	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	593	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	741	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	791	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	135.72/cwt	131.00–139.00	859	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	135.35/cwt	131.00–140.00	904	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	847	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	177.34/cwt	174.00–181.00	585	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	340	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	500	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	343	188.31/cwt	181.00–194.00	646	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	363	162.99/cwt	161.00–165.00	592	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	379	181.78/cwt	178.00–187.00	689	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	543	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	598	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	173.65/cwt	170.00–183.00	726	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	170.93/cwt	163.00–175.00	814	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	677	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	619	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	514	163.58/cwt	155.00–169.00	841	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	754	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	140.08/cwt	131.00–149.00	784	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	582	148.39/cwt	144.00–156.00	864	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	895	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	664	143.50/cwt	140.00–151.00	953	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	765	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	857	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,584	98.65/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,563	4
Bulls	—	—	2,045	112.52/cwt	112.00–113.00	2,301	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	800	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	272	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	805	54.04/cwt	53.00–55.00	435	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	840	46.34/cwt	44.00–48.00	389	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	944	47.42/cwt	42.00–50.00	448	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	968	57.31/cwt	53.00–61.00	555	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	68.96/cwt	64.00–73.00	812	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	76.30/cwt	74.00–79.00	908	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	66.08/cwt	65.00–67.00	1,016	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,969	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,188	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	1,453.22/cwt	1,425.00–1,475.00	15,520	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	988.86/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	10,877	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,149	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	73.59/cwt	73.00–74.00	659	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	613	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	72.00/cwt	71.00–73.00	731	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,056	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	943.37/cwt	500.00–1,100.00	10,358	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	73.58/cwt	69.00–76.00	850	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	838	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	901.26/cwt	850.00–950.00	10,725	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	932.17/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	11,699	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	986	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	64.97/cwt	63.00–67.00	561	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,055	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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 257Year ago 492

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 36Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 14Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	134.00–144.00	139.64
3	—	468	128.00–140.00	135.66
2	—	623	125.00–129.00	126.99
3	—	525	126.00–138.00	131.96
2	—	375	140.00–148.00	144.16
5	—	321	149.00–159.00	152.72
2	—	593	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	139.00	139.00
1	—	480	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	131.00–139.00	135.72
2	—	703	120.00–121.00	120.50
9	—	410	148.00–162.00	154.90
11	—	515	141.00–156.00	145.43
8	—	469	145.00–157.00	152.69
3	—	577	139.00–146.00	142.74
4	—	368	150.00–160.00	156.50
3	—	668	131.00–140.00	135.35
1	—	330	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	163.00–175.00	170.93
6	—	582	144.00–156.00	148.39
6	—	664	140.00–151.00	143.50
4	—	379	178.00–187.00	181.78
3	—	343	181.00–194.00	188.31
8	—	514	155.00–169.00	163.58
1	—	605	148.00	148.00
5	—	418	170.00–183.00	173.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	141.00	141.00
2	—	330	174.00–181.00	177.34
1	—	415	144.00	144.00
2	—	560	131.00–149.00	140.08
2	—	363	161.00–165.00	162.99
1	—	535	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	129.00	129.00
1	—	765	112.00	112.00
1	—	340	147.00	147.00
1	—	385	141.00	141.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	163.00–177.00	169.68
1	—	300	185.00	185.00
3	—	578	148.00–153.00	149.97
2	—	523	150.00–152.00	151.00
3	—	618	147.00–148.00	147.34
2	—	480	153.00–159.00	155.97
1	—	435	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	184.00–191.00	186.88
11	—	610	157.00–163.00	159.70
4	—	459	171.00–181.00	175.71
10	—	524	159.00–175.00	169.40
13	—	561	158.00–166.00	164.98
2	—	420	181.00–189.00	184.81
1	—	650	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	944	42.00–50.00	47.42
9	—	968	53.00–61.00	57.31
8	—	1,190	74.00–79.00	76.30
26	—	1,177	64.00–73.00	68.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	34.00	34.00
3	—	840	44.00–48.00	46.34
2	—	805	53.00–55.00	54.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	65.00–67.00	66.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,584	94.00–103.00	98.65
2	—	2,045	112.00–113.00	112.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,155	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,068	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,453.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	900.00–1,125.00	988.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,000.00	1,000.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	685.00	685.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	850.00–950.00	901.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	895	73.00–74.00	73.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,098	500.00–1,100.00	943.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,155	69.00–76.00	73.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	67.00	67.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,255	850.00–1,000.00	932.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	75.00	75.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	71.00	71.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,015	71.00–73.00	72.00

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	1	—	695	118.00	118.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	863	63.00–67.00	64.97

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	—	895	900.00	900.00

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	1	—	1,025	875.00	875.00

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.