Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly sold 2.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly sold steady to 3.00 higher, but/however breaker cows sold 6.00 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 $118.37/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$118.37

90 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 4

$37.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.23

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	388	129.62	503	14thin
Medium and Large 1	529	119.65	633	51
Medium and Large 2	473	111.63	528	19thin
Medium and Large 3	430	104.71	450	5thin
Medium and Large 4	435	92.00	400	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.62/cwt here — about $103 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 sale90 hd

118.37

—

AR average9 barns · 1,239 hd

125.60

−7.23

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	1,355	63.72	863	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,066	51.86	553	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	48.51	679	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	29.42	297	5thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	837.57/cwt	825.00–850.00	7,580	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	32.81/cwt	30.00–37.00	332	3
Bulls	—	—	1,033	53.70/cwt	53.00–55.00	555	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	657	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	973	45.21/cwt	44.50–46.00	440	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	52.89/cwt	47.00–56.50	581	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	48.51/cwt	44.50–52.50	679	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	24.33/cwt	20.00–29.00	244	2
Bulls	—	—	1,838	78.74/cwt	74.50–82.50	1,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	403	105.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	111.15/cwt	110.00–112.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	124.80/cwt	118.00–129.50	587	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	107.75/cwt	106.50–109.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	127.40/cwt	120.00–135.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	153.66/cwt	127.00–180.00	516	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	112.98/cwt	111.00–115.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	499	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	435	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	111.87/cwt	110.00–115.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	120.39/cwt	114.00–126.00	630	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	132.47/cwt	128.00–137.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	123.75/cwt	120.00–128.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	118.98/cwt	117.00–121.00	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	114.02/cwt	113.00–115.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	646	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	811	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	113.63/cwt	110.00–118.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	315	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	115.95/cwt	110.00–121.00	728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	109.05/cwt	102.00–113.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	129.62/cwt	125.50–132.00	503	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	110.04/cwt	107.00–112.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	480	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	380	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	144.48/cwt	136.00–149.00	604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	138.51/cwt	137.00–140.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	113.00/cwt	110.00–115.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	120.95/cwt	115.00–124.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	124.60/cwt	120.00–129.00	421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	475	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	138.23/cwt	134.00–142.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	104.25/cwt	100.00–108.50	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	112.38/cwt	105.00–120.00	365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	119.84/cwt	110.00–127.00	447	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	119.59/cwt	116.00–123.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	111.81/cwt	105.00–116.00	758	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	860	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,738	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	765	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	773.09/cwt	655.00–900.00	9,192	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	95.17/cwt	94.00–96.00	864	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	976.84/cwt	970.00–985.00	9,749	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	957	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,538	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	932	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	956.80/cwt	920.00–990.00	11,654	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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