Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 -10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls and replacement cattle not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.03/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$113.03

70 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$8.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.58

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	114.73	582	56
Medium and Large 2	492	106.20	522	14thin

One grade step is worth $8.54/cwt here — about $60 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 sale70 hd

113.03

—

AR average7 barns · 692 hd

120.60

−7.58

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	—	Low	1,190	59.50	708	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,240	53.40	662	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,061	50.80	539	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	33.66	318	4thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1	—	308	135.99/cwt	128.00–148.00	419	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	122.97/cwt	120.00–128.00	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	123.52/cwt	118.00–129.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	112.17/cwt	109.00–115.00	483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	112.65/cwt	111.00–115.00	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	114.17/cwt	109.00–119.00	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	119.40/cwt	117.00–123.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	115.27/cwt	111.00–119.00	430	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	131.02/cwt	125.00–137.00	569	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	130.70/cwt	125.00–136.00	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	114.39/cwt	111.00–116.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	515	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	122.83/cwt	119.00–125.00	598	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	127.46/cwt	120.00–142.00	468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	120.69/cwt	120.00–122.00	449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	129.17/cwt	126.00–130.00	672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	946	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,191	55.08/cwt	51.00–59.50	656	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,012	40.21/cwt	38.00–43.00	407	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	33.66/cwt	30.00–40.00	318	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	55.81/cwt	54.50–57.50	627	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	49.12/cwt	45.00–53.00	551	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	815	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	119.09/cwt	111.50–130.00	437	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	122.34/cwt	120.00–127.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	116.84/cwt	110.00–122.00	504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	127.31/cwt	124.00–131.00	722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	93.02/cwt	92.00–94.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	114.12/cwt	110.00–117.00	703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	571.00/cwt	571.00–571.00	4,768	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	7,254	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,531	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,981	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,191	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	490	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	134.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	104.29/cwt	102.00–106.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	113.99/cwt	109.00–119.00	585	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	122.60/cwt	120.00–124.00	402	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	116.10/cwt	110.00–122.00	503	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	700	59.45/cwt	58.80–60.00	416	2
Bulls	—	—	820	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	353	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	668	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	121.95/cwt	121.00–128.00	533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	680	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	683	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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