Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2019-08-09

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Fri, Aug 9
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
352 head
161 vs last sale 191 352 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
59 vs last sale 24 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
2 vs last sale 15 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-10.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower on limited comparable offerings. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $144.49/cwt on 102 head.
Average price
$144.49
102 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$730
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$203
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.49
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1514148.4476366
Medium and Large 1-2529145.007674thin
Medium and Large 2487137.6467129
Medium and Large 3455123.015603thin
One grade step is worth $25.43/cwt here — about $203 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 sale102 hd
144.49
AR average9 barns · 1,688 hd
146.98
−2.49
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,73582.181,4265thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,22356.376896thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14250.7758034
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05138.8040827

Every lot, as filed

98 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight86328.92/cwt26.00–32.002502
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed333195.04/cwt190.00–200.006492
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed405164.00/cwt164.00–164.006641
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed540141.00/cwt141.00–141.007611
BullsMedium and Large 2372138.36/cwt135.00–145.005153
BullsMedium and Large 2610121.03/cwt119.00–123.007382
BullsMedium and Large 2338151.97/cwt148.00–156.005142
BullsMedium and Large 3435132.00/cwt125.00–139.005742
BullsMedium and Large 3378136.17/cwt119.00–155.005152
BullsMedium and Large 3600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
BullsMedium and Large 2576119.43/cwt110.00–125.006885
BullsMedium and Large 1623132.03/cwt127.00–142.008236
BullsMedium and Large 2775106.00/cwt106.00–106.008221
BullsMedium and Large 2660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
BullsMedium and Large 2476132.44/cwt124.00–144.0063015
BullsMedium and Large 2414138.62/cwt135.00–144.005745
BullsMedium and Large 1413149.51/cwt138.00–159.0061710
Bulls1,68483.23/cwt80.50–85.001,4024
BullsMedium and Large 1517126.20/cwt120.00–141.006526
BullsMedium and Large 1367156.12/cwt131.00–174.005736
BullsMedium and Large 1579130.83/cwt126.00–135.007585
BullsMedium and Large 2521131.16/cwt125.00–139.006838
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13244.27/cwt42.00–46.005017
CowsLean 85-90%1,06835.58/cwt32.50–39.503804
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy575129.00/cwt129.00–129.007421
Bulls1,94078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,5131
BullsMedium and Large 1768122.03/cwt119.00–125.009372
BullsMedium and Large 1672123.67/cwt121.00–126.008313
BullsMedium and Large 1715118.00/cwt118.00–118.008441
BullsMedium and Large 1805115.00/cwt115.00–115.009261
BullsMedium and Large 195099.00/cwt99.00–99.009411
Stock CowsMedium and Large 288058.00/cwt58.00–58.005101
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-297075.00/cwt75.00–75.007281
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,130700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,9101
SteersMedium and Large 2372151.03/cwt146.00–158.005625
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,043807.96/cwt780.00–835.008,4272
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,005700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,0351
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2978987.61/cwt835.00–1,105.009,6592
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,130950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,7351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,015745.00/cwt745.00–745.007,5621
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,120650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,2801
SteersMedium and Large 1337168.53/cwt160.00–175.005684
SteersMedium and Large 1369167.97/cwt161.00–175.006204
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,210777.04/cwt755.00–800.009,4022
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,055705.00/cwt705.00–705.007,4381
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2955865.00/cwt865.00–865.008,2611
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2965800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,7201
SteersMedium and Large 2422142.57/cwt137.00–152.006026
SteersMedium and Large 3425127.00/cwt127.00–127.005401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2529145.00/cwt145.00–145.007674
SteersMedium and Large 21,000110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1001
SteersMedium and Large 2580122.44/cwt120.00–125.007102
SteersMedium and Large 1845120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0141
SteersMedium and Large 2520137.28/cwt133.00–140.007143
SteersMedium and Large 2310150.19/cwt134.00–178.004664
SteersMedium and Large 1650142.50/cwt142.00–143.009262
SteersMedium and Large 1738133.99/cwt132.00–136.009892
SteersMedium and Large 1567140.03/cwt138.00–141.007943
SteersMedium and Large 3470121.02/cwt120.00–122.005692
SteersMedium and Large 1429152.25/cwt144.00–160.006538
SteersMedium and Large 1522145.44/cwt138.00–152.0075910
CowsLean 85-90%99927.27/cwt23.50–30.502724
CowsLean 85-90%1,13851.00/cwt51.00–51.005802
CowsLean 85-90%1,07342.42/cwt40.00–47.0045515
BullsMedium and Large 1470144.66/cwt139.00–151.0068011
HeifersMedium and Large 1532127.81/cwt122.00–134.0068012
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,19055.24/cwt53.00–60.506573
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,25562.50/cwt62.50–62.507842
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,25547.50/cwt47.50–47.505961
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13450.85/cwt47.00–54.5057718
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16755.66/cwt55.00–57.506509
HeifersMedium and Large 1630127.04/cwt124.00–129.008003
HeifersMedium and Large 1328130.01/cwt127.00–134.004263
HeifersMedium and Large 1785118.00/cwt118.00–118.009261
HeifersMedium and Large 1421130.83/cwt125.00–135.005518
HeifersMedium and Large 2477123.62/cwt115.00–133.005905
HeifersMedium and Large 2350132.00/cwt132.00–132.004621
HeifersMedium and Large 2317128.65/cwt121.00–132.504083
HeifersMedium and Large 3533114.49/cwt112.00–117.006102
HeifersMedium and Large 3585114.00/cwt114.00–114.006671
HeifersMedium and Large 3425115.00/cwt115.00–115.004891
HeifersMedium and Large 1650119.00/cwt119.00–119.007741
HeifersMedium and Large 1374132.99/cwt131.00–135.004975
HeifersMedium and Large 1561127.39/cwt122.00–131.007158
HeifersMedium and Large 1470128.06/cwt125.00–134.006028
HeifersMedium and Large 2421129.28/cwt125.00–136.005446
HeifersMedium and Large 3315130.00/cwt130.00–130.004101
HeifersMedium and Large 2562119.99/cwt117.00–126.006743
HeifersMedium and Large 2523118.02/cwt112.50–123.006173
SteersMedium and Large 2467137.68/cwt131.00–144.006435
SteersMedium and Large 1476148.84/cwt142.00–155.0070815
SteersMedium and Large 1621137.54/cwt137.00–140.0085415
HeifersMedium and Large 2665114.00/cwt114.00–114.007581
HeifersMedium and Large 3482115.56/cwt110.00–119.005575
HeifersMedium and Large 3373122.89/cwt115.00–129.004583
SteersMedium and Large 296592.00/cwt92.00–92.008881
SteersMedium and Large 2765123.00/cwt123.00–123.009411
SteersMedium and Large 2720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007921

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.