Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows not well tested. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $129.10/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$129.10

67 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$19.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.06

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	131.55	726	45
Medium and Large 2	507	125.24	636	20
Medium and Large 3	503	112.50	565	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.05/cwt here — about $161 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 sale67 hd

129.10

—

AR average10 barns · 884 hd

133.16

−4.06

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	1,798	79.27	1,425	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	54.64	667	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	38.59	405	3thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	58.63/cwt	57.50–60.00	667	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	630	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	54.85/cwt	52.00–58.50	677	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	465	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	32.89/cwt	32.00–34.00	365	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	83.02/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,420	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	75.51/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	713	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	122.03/cwt	118.00–126.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	146.78/cwt	143.00–153.00	611	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	125.96/cwt	121.00–131.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	126.51/cwt	125.00–127.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	403	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	145.32/cwt	140.00–150.00	612	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	485	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	118.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	124.84/cwt	123.00–126.00	717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	658	112.48/cwt	107.00–118.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	128.47/cwt	127.00–130.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	505	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	110.01/cwt	108.00–112.00	845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	150.62/cwt	142.00–160.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	132.75/cwt	127.00–135.00	555	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	135.60/cwt	133.00–138.00	438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	115.46/cwt	113.00–118.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	555	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	822	106.06/cwt	98.00–111.00	872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	920	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	133.64/cwt	132.00–135.00	555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	141.53/cwt	133.00–145.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	100.10/cwt	93.00–107.00	365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	133.05/cwt	129.00–137.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	147.73/cwt	140.00–153.00	566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	122.33/cwt	121.00–125.00	565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	138.07/cwt	130.00–144.00	794	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	121.49/cwt	120.00–123.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	127.41/cwt	120.00–131.00	613	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	129.54/cwt	128.00–131.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	143.18/cwt	139.00–147.00	679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	884	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	8,464	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	782.79/cwt	700.00–875.00	7,632	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	11,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	664.31/cwt	605.00–710.00	7,939	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	955.00/cwt	955.00–955.00	9,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	132.88/cwt	125.00–138.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	149.11/cwt	144.00–153.00	771	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	130.73/cwt	127.00–135.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	137.56/cwt	133.00–142.00	536	2

How this sale compares

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.

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