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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Jul 26

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

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Feeder Cattle receipts

293 head

▼ 447 vs last sale 740▼ 20 vs year ago 313 · −6.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 107 vs last sale 129▲ 1 vs year ago 21 · +4.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 37▼ 10 vs year ago 23 · −43.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00 - 13.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 - 8.00 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 $140.68/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$140.68

105 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$23.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.61

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	146.21	692	64
Medium and Large 2	493	133.67	659	35
Medium and Large 3	506	122.51	620	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.70/cwt here — about $72 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 sale105 hd

140.68

—

AR average8 barns · 1,220 hd

142.29

−1.61

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	1,545	76.00	1,174	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	67.00	965	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,102	57.22	630	15

Every lot

77 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	568	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	203.59/cwt	201.00–206.00	739	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	182.31/cwt	181.00–185.00	789	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	804	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	475	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	912	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	766	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	834	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	169.66/cwt	167.00–172.00	886	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	771	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	166.58/cwt	160.00–171.00	941	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	863	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	846	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,010	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	153.32/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,030	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	720	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,210	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,030	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,138	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	142.47/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,180	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	458	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	140.91/cwt	135.00–148.00	465	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	452	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	149.69/cwt	142.00–155.00	561	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	138.05/cwt	136.00–140.00	566	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	148.38/cwt	142.00–157.00	626	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	128.54/cwt	125.00–132.00	585	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	148.04/cwt	146.00–150.00	690	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	138.60/cwt	131.00–143.00	661	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	480	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	797	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	490	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	148.10/cwt	143.00–157.00	769	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	525	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	740	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	134.43/cwt	130.00–141.00	711	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	162.98/cwt	161.00–165.00	864	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	137.94/cwt	131.00–144.00	786	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	586	125.40/cwt	118.00–131.00	735	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	124.19/cwt	121.00–127.00	758	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	630	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	901	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	685	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	986	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	321	156.05/cwt	154.00–160.00	501	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	194.15/cwt	185.00–202.00	627	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	171.97/cwt	167.00–181.00	555	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	371	161.01/cwt	152.00–168.00	597	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	175.72/cwt	170.00–186.00	659	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	163.72/cwt	158.00–175.00	679	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	150.67/cwt	145.00–159.00	636	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	136.49/cwt	136.00–137.00	594	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	151.73/cwt	142.00–157.00	712	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	139.31/cwt	136.00–143.00	669	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	500	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	125.52/cwt	125.00–126.00	656	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	141.97/cwt	141.00–143.00	752	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	137.01/cwt	134.00–140.00	778	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	127.74/cwt	125.00–129.00	747	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	609	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	834	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	125.73/cwt	120.00–131.00	786	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	695	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	890	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	723	145.58/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,053	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	865	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	796	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,478	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,094	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,344	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	975	48.48/cwt	46.00–51.00	473	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,121	60.21/cwt	58.00–62.00	675	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	64.82/cwt	63.00–67.00	822	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	965	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	85.11/cwt	67.00–105.00	521	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	127.23/cwt	89.00–142.00	816	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	660	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	68.00/cwt	66.00–70.00	723	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	719	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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 740Year ago 313

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 129Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 37Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	609	137.00	137.00
6	—	469	142.00–157.00	151.73
8	—	375	170.00–186.00	175.72
13	—	415	158.00–175.00	163.72
3	—	530	141.00–143.00	141.97
2	—	723	143.00–148.00	145.58
1	—	695	128.00	128.00
2	—	568	134.00–140.00	137.01
4	—	323	185.00–202.00	194.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	125.00–129.00	127.74
7	—	371	152.00–168.00	161.01
7	—	323	167.00–181.00	171.97
5	—	625	120.00–131.00	125.73
10	—	422	145.00–159.00	150.67
3	—	480	136.00–143.00	139.31
1	—	865	92.00	92.00
2	—	523	125.00–126.00	125.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	154.00–160.00	156.05
2	—	435	136.00–137.00	136.49
1	—	500	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	159.00	159.00
4	—	565	160.00–171.00	166.58
11	—	672	141.00–156.00	153.32
3	—	522	167.00–172.00	169.66
2	—	363	201.00–206.00	203.59
1	—	790	144.00	144.00
2	—	828	141.00–144.00	142.47
1	—	470	171.00	171.00
3	—	433	181.00–185.00	182.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	192.00	192.00
1	—	720	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	162.00	162.00
3	—	600	141.00	141.00
1	—	780	132.00	132.00
3	—	587	147.00	147.00
1	—	330	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	139.00	139.00
1	—	485	158.00	158.00
1	—	415	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	146.00–150.00	148.04
14	—	375	142.00–155.00	149.69
1	—	795	124.00	124.00
2	—	665	125.00	125.00
10	—	570	131.00–144.00	137.94
9	—	519	143.00–157.00	148.10
1	—	300	152.50	152.50
18	—	422	142.00–157.00	148.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	166.00	166.00
1	—	630	143.00	143.00
2	—	530	161.00–165.00	162.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	610	121.00–127.00	124.19
8	—	330	135.00–148.00	140.91
6	—	529	130.00–141.00	134.43
7	—	586	118.00–131.00	125.40
1	—	655	121.00	121.00
3	—	477	131.00–143.00	138.60
2	—	410	136.00–140.00	138.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	141.00	141.00
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
1	—	490	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	125.00–132.00	128.54
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
1	—	640	107.00	107.00
1	—	345	131.00	131.00
1	—	440	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	975	46.00–51.00	48.48
3	—	1,268	63.00–67.00	64.82
7	—	1,121	58.00–62.00	60.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,680	80.00	80.00

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	3	—	612	67.00–105.00	85.11
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	641	89.00–142.00	127.23

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	—	815	81.00	81.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,063	66.00–70.00	68.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	66.00	66.00

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.