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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-19

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

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

740 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 695▲ 417 vs year ago 323 · +129.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

129 head

▼ 116 vs last sale 245▲ 85 vs year ago 44 · +193.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 57▲ 0 vs year ago 37 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 9.00 - 13.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. 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 $139.57/cwt on 312 head.

Average price

$139.57

312 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$14.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.77

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	142.66	682	192
Medium and Large 2	422	135.40	572	107
Medium and Large 3	399	128.26	512	13thin

One grade step is worth $14.40/cwt here — about $169 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 sale312 hd

139.57

—

AR average7 barns · 1,602 hd

143.34

−3.77

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	—	Low	1,483	82.15	1,218	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,432	68.97	987	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,101	49.08	540	88

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,206	$740	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$649	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,129	$749	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$576	2thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	181.96/cwt	174.00–194.00	582	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	194.58/cwt	189.00–201.00	628	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	163.27/cwt	153.00–169.00	527	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	191.01/cwt	182.00–201.00	709	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	174.76/cwt	170.00–181.00	652	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	153.76/cwt	150.00–158.00	577	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	413	142.89/cwt	136.00–151.00	590	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	161.14/cwt	154.00–167.00	670	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	176.72/cwt	168.00–182.00	756	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	166.63/cwt	160.00–174.00	775	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	151.14/cwt	146.00–157.00	707	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	663	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	144.49/cwt	142.00–148.00	746	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	165.23/cwt	161.00–171.00	859	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	153.61/cwt	149.00–160.00	866	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	141.25/cwt	141.00–142.00	812	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	580	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	876	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	772	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	918	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	793	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,031	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	623	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	928	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	923	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	999	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	673	155.79/cwt	147.00–162.00	1,048	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,117	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	308	133.78/cwt	132.00–135.00	412	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	141.13/cwt	134.00–146.00	453	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	149.28/cwt	145.00–153.00	487	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	149.00/cwt	141.00–156.00	548	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	370	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	511	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	135.46/cwt	130.00–143.00	512	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	149.91/cwt	144.00–159.00	630	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	137.63/cwt	129.00–143.00	582	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	430	157.49/cwt	157.00–158.00	677	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	125.16/cwt	123.00–128.00	541	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	465	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	716	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	132.25/cwt	128.00–141.00	628	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	142.61/cwt	137.00–152.00	679	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	477	122.83/cwt	116.00–128.00	586	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	137.09/cwt	133.00–147.00	706	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	682	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	767	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	125.59/cwt	121.00–129.00	712	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	133.88/cwt	130.00–144.00	760	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	132.35/cwt	131.00–133.00	810	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	123.34/cwt	121.00–125.00	759	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	665	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	911	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	129.14/cwt	124.00–133.00	859	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	949	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	123.90/cwt	120.00–128.00	896	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	756	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	975	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,007	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	313	192.02/cwt	184.00–204.00	601	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	329	176.44/cwt	170.00–183.00	580	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	331	151.48/cwt	139.00–164.00	501	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	368	146.39/cwt	130.00–156.00	539	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	372	177.34/cwt	169.00–185.00	660	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	377	161.27/cwt	140.00–179.00	608	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	675	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	150.72/cwt	143.00–156.00	638	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	424	168.04/cwt	158.00–175.00	712	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	432	134.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	582	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	137.31/cwt	130.00–141.00	647	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	149.93/cwt	144.00–157.00	709	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	474	130.02/cwt	127.00–133.00	616	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	137.13/cwt	133.00–142.00	710	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	143.83/cwt	138.00–151.00	746	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	709	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	141.15/cwt	137.00–145.00	806	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	134.99/cwt	134.00–137.00	772	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	633	137.19/cwt	129.00–141.00	868	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	832	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	865	113.02/cwt	110.00–116.00	978	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,482	83.42/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,236	8
Bulls	—	—	1,490	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,073	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	805	41.98/cwt	41.00–43.00	338	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	815	36.00/cwt	35.00–37.00	293	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,005	32.40/cwt	30.00–35.00	326	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,010	41.92/cwt	36.00–46.00	423	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	52.63/cwt	47.00–57.00	586	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	61.22/cwt	57.00–67.00	785	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	68.46/cwt	67.00–70.00	924	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,117	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	971	67.99/cwt	53.00–76.00	660	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	706	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	60.19/cwt	51.00–67.00	495	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	536	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	62.05/cwt	59.50–65.00	653	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	648.56/head	300.00–740.00	649	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	61.54/cwt	57.00–67.00	671	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,206	740.16/head	600.00–860.00	740	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	575.93/head	400.00–750.00	576	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	747.79/head	700.00–790.00	748	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	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 Jul 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 740Last week 695Year ago 323

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 245Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 57Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	564	149.00–160.00	153.61
6	—	465	160.00–174.00	166.63
2	—	323	189.00–201.00	194.58
7	—	371	182.00–201.00	191.01
3	—	657	152.00	152.00
1	—	735	152.00	152.00
9	—	428	168.00–182.00	176.72
3	—	520	161.00–171.00	165.23
1	—	600	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	136.00–151.00	142.89
1	—	585	132.00	132.00
3	—	375	150.00–158.00	153.76
1	—	470	141.00	141.00
3	—	323	153.00–169.00	163.27
1	—	605	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	320	174.00–194.00	181.96
12	—	416	154.00–167.00	161.14
10	—	468	146.00–157.00	151.14
4	—	575	141.00–142.00	141.25
6	—	373	170.00–181.00	174.76
4	—	516	142.00–148.00	144.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	151.00	151.00
4	—	623	149.00	149.00
1	—	650	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	169.00	169.00
3	—	673	147.00–162.00	155.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	157.00–158.00	157.49
1	—	630	150.00	150.00
2	—	700	135.00–136.00	135.50
6	—	665	137.00	137.00
1	—	370	157.00	157.00
4	—	756	129.00	129.00
1	—	465	154.00	154.00
1	—	525	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	125.00	125.00
3	—	612	131.00–133.00	132.35
47	—	368	141.00–156.00	149.00
1	—	915	110.00	110.00
7	—	326	145.00–153.00	149.28
5	—	665	124.00–133.00	129.14
31	—	420	144.00–159.00	149.91
25	—	476	137.00–152.00	142.61
17	—	568	130.00–144.00	133.88
35	—	515	133.00–147.00	137.09
2	—	723	120.00–128.00	123.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	121.00–125.00	123.34
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
25	—	378	130.00–143.00	135.46
3	—	567	121.00–129.00	125.59
21	—	475	128.00–141.00	132.25
33	—	423	129.00–143.00	137.63
4	—	519	131.00–132.00	131.50
17	—	321	134.00–146.00	141.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	308	132.00–135.00	133.78
1	—	370	138.00	138.00
3	—	477	116.00–128.00	122.83
5	—	432	123.00–128.00	125.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	473	144.00–157.00	149.93
1	—	650	128.00	128.00
6	—	571	137.00–145.00	141.15
2	—	865	110.00–116.00	113.02
26	—	372	169.00–185.00	177.34
13	—	313	184.00–204.00	192.02
23	—	424	158.00–175.00	168.04
15	—	519	138.00–151.00	143.83
4	—	633	129.00–141.00	137.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	432	130.00–140.00	134.83
1	—	515	129.00	129.00
13	—	331	139.00–164.00	151.48
2	—	565	125.00–126.00	125.49
4	—	474	127.00–133.00	130.02
3	—	368	130.00–156.00	146.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	170.00–183.00	176.44
12	—	423	143.00–156.00	150.72
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
5	—	572	134.00–137.00	134.99
1	—	655	126.00	126.00
23	—	377	140.00–179.00	161.27
14	—	471	130.00–141.00	137.31
9	—	518	133.00–142.00	137.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	409	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,282	57.00–67.00	61.22
22	—	1,113	47.00–57.00	52.63
6	—	1,005	30.00–35.00	32.40
32	—	1,010	36.00–46.00	41.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	67.00–70.00	68.46
1	—	1,595	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	35.00–37.00	36.00
2	—	805	41.00–43.00	41.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	72.00	72.00
8	—	1,482	78.00–87.00	83.42

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	100.00	100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	66.00	66.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	971	53.00–76.00	67.99

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	—	940	57.00	57.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,206	600.00–860.00	740.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,085	300.00–740.00	648.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	823	51.00–67.00	60.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,053	59.50–65.00	62.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,090	57.00–67.00	61.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	700.00–790.00	747.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	400.00–750.00	575.93

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.