Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 6.25 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 6.00 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady to .25 lower on limited comparable offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.70/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$124.70

92 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$9.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.62

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	495	127.50	631	8thin
Medium and Large 1	452	125.47	567	60
Medium and Large 2	447	122.18	546	22
Medium and Large 3	408	118.00	481	2thin

One grade step is worth $9.50/cwt here — about $150 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 sale92 hd

124.70

—

AR average8 barns · 1,074 hd

132.31

−7.62

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	1,735	87.06	1,510	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,332	58.70	782	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,092	57.46	628	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,080	42.52	459	6thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	940.84/cwt	870.00–1,010.00	9,766	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	8,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	128.60/cwt	124.00–135.00	424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	133.57/cwt	127.00–139.00	422	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	131.50/cwt	128.00–135.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	134.84/cwt	129.00–141.00	701	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	142.16/cwt	140.00–145.00	608	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	154.33/cwt	141.00–171.00	563	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	124.72/cwt	119.00–129.00	772	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	137.94/cwt	132.00–145.00	659	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	455	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	710	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	940	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	10,716	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,514	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	64.19/cwt	59.00–69.00	735	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	55.24/cwt	50.00–60.00	627	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	52.22/cwt	47.00–55.50	549	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,140	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	758	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	57.14/cwt	54.00–63.50	783	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	631	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	123.70/cwt	120.50–129.00	524	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	120.31/cwt	114.00–125.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	117.85/cwt	115.50–120.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	425	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	350	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	135.52/cwt	128.00–139.00	649	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	123.50/cwt	121.00–126.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	141.23/cwt	140.00–143.00	510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	140.68/cwt	139.00–142.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	554	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	87.06/cwt	83.50–93.50	1,510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	123.57/cwt	120.00–130.00	688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	108.02/cwt	105.00–110.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	900	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	130.68/cwt	126.00–138.00	619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	133.73/cwt	128.00–139.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	141.85/cwt	131.00–152.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	915	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	7,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,844	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	481	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	818	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	844	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	882	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	701	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,906	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	124.91/cwt	120.00–131.00	595	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	126.82/cwt	124.00–132.00	544	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	127.99/cwt	121.00–131.00	481	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	123.50/cwt	121.00–129.00	651	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	120.99/cwt	118.00–124.00	690	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	747	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	935	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	832	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	995	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	935	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	780	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,510	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,265	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	541	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	34.07/cwt	32.00–36.50	376	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,075	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,245	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,250	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	601	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,383	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	935.03/cwt	920.00–950.00	11,295	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	907.33/cwt	870.00–950.00	10,207	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	480	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	850	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	930	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	985	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	430	128.02/cwt	126.00–130.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	124.31/cwt	122.00–127.00	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	144.75/cwt	137.00–150.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	139.25/cwt	139.00–140.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	132.92/cwt	129.00–136.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	405	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	588	1

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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