Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2019-08-30

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Fri, Aug 30
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
208 head
64 vs last sale 272 208 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
7 vs last sale 38 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
30 vs last sale 33 3 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 530 lbs sold steady to 5.25 lower, while 550 -585 lbs sold steady to 1.75 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.50 to 6.25 lower. Slaughter cows sold 7.75 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.50 lower on limited comparable offerings.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.14/cwt on 87 head.
Average price
$133.14
87 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$655
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$33
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.04
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1486137.7166949
Medium and Large 2496128.3863729
Medium and Large 3515123.646369thin
One grade step is worth $14.06/cwt here — about $33 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 sale87 hd
133.14
AR average9 barns · 862 hd
134.18
−1.04
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
BullsLow1,32279.991,0573thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,28555.967192thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,06750.3353721
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00049.504952thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1610120.23/cwt118.00–124.007335
HeifersMedium and Large 1565120.98/cwt120.00–122.006842
BullsMedium and Large 3440127.46/cwt124.00–131.005612
CowsBoner 80-85%1,05251.39/cwt46.00–55.0054114
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,28555.96/cwt55.00–57.007192
Bulls1,08072.50/cwt72.50–72.507831
CowsLean 85-90%97555.00/cwt55.00–55.005361
Bulls1,44383.73/cwt83.50–84.001,2082
CowsLean 85-90%1,02544.00/cwt44.00–44.004511
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21538.00/cwt38.00–38.004621
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added465149.00/cwt149.00–149.006931
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02343.28/cwt42.00–45.004433
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13256.56/cwt55.50–58.506403
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2930840.00/cwt840.00–840.007,8121
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,18583.00/cwt83.00–83.009841
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,510970.00/cwt970.00–970.0014,6471
BullsMedium and Large 2374139.03/cwt120.00–148.005205
BullsMedium and Large 2468135.41/cwt133.00–138.006342
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed303177.08/cwt167.00–187.005372
BullsMedium and Large 1516125.01/cwt120.00–130.006454
SteersMedium and Large 2463125.52/cwt120.00–131.005814
SteersMedium and Large 1345167.00/cwt167.00–167.005761
HeifersMedium and Large 2567117.70/cwt116.00–119.006673
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added445122.50/cwt119.00–126.005452
HeifersMedium and Large 1478118.71/cwt114.00–121.005673
BullsMedium and Large 3483122.94/cwt119.00–127.005942
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375163.00/cwt163.00–163.006111
BullsMedium and Large 2560112.96/cwt111.00–115.006332
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed354169.25/cwt164.00–173.005994
BullsMedium and Large 1631127.50/cwt124.00–132.008054
SteersMedium and Large 2520127.47/cwt120.00–132.006634
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added515159.00/cwt159.00–159.008191
SteersMedium and Large 1655129.00/cwt129.00–129.008451
HeifersMedium and Large 2374126.45/cwt123.00–131.004734
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added568119.01/cwt116.00–122.006762
HeifersMedium and Large 1667111.64/cwt108.00–117.007453
BullsMedium and Large 3570120.00/cwt115.00–125.006842
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430140.00/cwt140.00–140.006021
BullsMedium and Large 2723115.84/cwt111.00–121.008382
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added515137.00/cwt137.00–137.007061
BullsMedium and Large 1414138.94/cwt136.00–144.005755
SteersMedium and Large 2423133.39/cwt127.00–138.005645
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added570157.00/cwt157.00–157.008951
SteersMedium and Large 1375151.44/cwt147.00–156.005682
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added465112.00/cwt112.00–112.005211
HeifersMedium and Large 2620105.00/cwt105.00–105.006511
HeifersMedium and Large 1727108.04/cwt105.00–110.007853
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed360153.00/cwt153.00–153.005511
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed318161.52/cwt159.00–164.005142
BullsMedium and Large 2618124.00/cwt122.00–127.007663
BullsMedium and Large 2Full450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
BullsMedium and Large 1470126.64/cwt122.00–134.005955
BullsMedium and Large 1663118.91/cwt114.00–124.007882
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added590129.00/cwt129.00–129.007611
SteersMedium and Large 2620119.00/cwt119.00–119.007381
SteersMedium and Large 1480135.71/cwt132.00–139.006514
HeifersMedium and Large 3485105.00/cwt105.00–105.005091
HeifersMedium and Large 2650100.00/cwt100.00–100.006501
HeifersMedium and Large 1529117.55/cwt114.00–123.006224
HeifersMedium and Large 1300140.00/cwt140.00–140.004201
BullsMedium and Large 3540127.00/cwt127.00–127.006861
BullsMedium and Large 2431129.37/cwt125.00–137.005584
BullsMedium and Large 2660105.00/cwt105.00–105.006931
BullsMedium and Large 1369155.70/cwt139.00–169.005757
BullsMedium and Large 1323149.62/cwt131.00–167.004833
SteersMedium and Large 3445109.00/cwt109.00–109.004851
SteersMedium and Large 2690126.00/cwt126.00–126.008691
SteersMedium and Large 1513135.04/cwt131.00–138.006934
HeifersMedium and Large 3510114.00/cwt114.00–114.005811
HeifersMedium and Large 2530116.47/cwt115.00–118.006172
HeifersMedium and Large 1429122.29/cwt118.00–129.005255
HeifersMedium and Large 1375117.35/cwt112.00–123.004402
BullsMedium and Large 374592.00/cwt92.00–92.006851
BullsMedium and Large 2524113.21/cwt109.00–115.005934
BullsMedium and Large 2790106.00/cwt106.00–106.008371
BullsMedium and Large 1574124.89/cwt121.00–128.007179
BullsMedium and Large 1738113.66/cwt113.00–114.008393
SteersMedium and Large 3520105.00/cwt105.00–105.005461
SteersMedium and Large 2560120.50/cwt118.00–123.006752
SteersMedium and Large 1566134.71/cwt133.00–138.007624
HeifersMedium and Large 3318113.06/cwt105.00–125.003603
HeifersMedium and Large 2470115.63/cwt110.00–120.005433

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.