Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold mostly 4.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.45/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$108.45

146 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 4

$16.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.28

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	111.97	585	63
Medium and Large 2	478	107.00	511	60
Medium and Large 3	431	102.93	444	22
Medium and Large 4	430	95.00	409	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.97/cwt here — about $176 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 sale146 hd

108.45

—

AR average7 barns · 692 hd

120.73

−12.28

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	1,730	82.00	1,419	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,313	57.27	752	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,092	55.12	602	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	935	41.63	389	4thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	113.21/cwt	109.00–119.00	598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	117.60/cwt	112.00–125.00	443	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	122.00/cwt	116.00–125.00	519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	95.90/cwt	92.00–100.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	104.00/cwt	100.00–108.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	118.17/cwt	114.00–125.00	488	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	108.93/cwt	105.00–116.00	570	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	110.55/cwt	108.00–113.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	116.53/cwt	115.00–119.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	110.71/cwt	109.00–113.00	371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	114.14/cwt	105.00–119.00	437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	110.94/cwt	106.00–115.00	467	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	106.94/cwt	102.00–113.00	610	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	102.68/cwt	100.00–109.00	535	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	105.73/cwt	100.00–114.00	501	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	108.43/cwt	100.00–122.00	409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	103.08/cwt	100.00–109.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	107.17/cwt	100.00–113.00	347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	97.64/cwt	92.00–100.00	463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	720	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	345	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	113.02/cwt	107.00–116.00	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	111.10/cwt	107.00–115.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	107.09/cwt	104.00–110.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	435	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	117.07/cwt	111.00–122.00	549	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	114.68/cwt	110.00–120.00	653	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	440	141.98/cwt	141.00–144.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	127.36/cwt	125.00–135.00	518	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	122.12/cwt	115.00–127.00	639	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	141.49/cwt	129.00–154.00	526	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	656	114.48/cwt	109.00–117.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	110.26/cwt	105.00–115.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	417	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	640	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	198	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	55.76/cwt	53.00–59.00	618	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	212	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,244	58.00/cwt	54.50–62.50	722	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	52.50/cwt	50.00–54.00	739	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,076	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	56.06/cwt	52.00–61.50	617	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	49.03/cwt	45.00–51.50	505	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	759	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	570	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	492	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	538	141.99/cwt	141.00–143.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	127.33/cwt	124.00–129.00	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	112.98/cwt	111.00–115.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	126.25/cwt	124.00–128.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	119.22/cwt	115.00–124.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	445	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	122.42/cwt	120.00–126.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	106.70/cwt	105.00–109.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	115.77/cwt	110.00–122.00	544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	108.39/cwt	104.00–115.00	610	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	848.95/cwt	800.00–900.00	8,065	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	6,064	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	6,579	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,205	679.46/cwt	675.00–685.00	8,187	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	10,354	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	916.09/cwt	900.00–930.00	10,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,053.82/cwt	1,000.00–1,120.00	11,834	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	845.00/cwt	845.00–845.00	7,267	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	892.39/cwt	700.00–1,020.00	11,360	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	910.64/cwt	700.00–1,080.00	10,545	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,105	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	15,194	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,335.00/cwt	1,335.00–1,335.00	15,887	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,330.00/cwt	1,330.00–1,330.00	16,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	103.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	423	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	430	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	145.68/cwt	141.00–150.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	123.09/cwt	120.00–126.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	108.36/cwt	105.00–110.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	117.78/cwt	115.00–120.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	127.38/cwt	121.00–134.00	535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	125.72/cwt	120.00–133.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	126.38/cwt	123.00–130.00	779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	126.13/cwt	122.00–131.00	727	6

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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