Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers sold steady to 15.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 11.00 higher. Feeder steers and replacement cattle not well tested due to limited comparable offerings.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.47/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$134.47

182 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$30.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.54

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	490	142.63	698	16thin
Medium and Large 1	463	141.24	653	109
Medium and Large 2	501	122.02	612	40
Medium and Large 4	430	115.00	495	1thin
Medium and Large 3	451	112.57	508	16thin

One grade step is worth $30.06/cwt here — about $191 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 sale182 hd

134.47

—

AR average10 barns · 1,049 hd

126.94

+7.54

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	—	High	1,513	69.43	1,051	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,329	52.28	695	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,072	49.86	534	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	937	36.22	339	3thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	529	129.51/cwt	125.00–137.00	685	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	152.99/cwt	143.00–161.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	402	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	110.36/cwt	105.00–115.00	686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	145.73/cwt	135.00–149.00	625	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	120.32/cwt	115.00–126.00	751	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	127.50/cwt	126.00–129.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	112.85/cwt	107.00–118.00	538	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	590	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	528	114.42/cwt	111.00–118.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	115.16/cwt	110.00–118.00	597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	706	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	510	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	118.26/cwt	113.50–125.00	676	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	558	108.48/cwt	105.00–112.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	353	116.35/cwt	110.00–121.00	411	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	128.68/cwt	122.00–135.00	548	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	323	164.36/cwt	161.00–168.00	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	125.88/cwt	119.00–132.00	718	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	588	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	766	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	64.91/cwt	60.50–69.00	695	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	749	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	664	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	49.97/cwt	46.50–56.50	568	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	800	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	320	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	830	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	552	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,349	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	636	1
Bulls	—	—	1,347	64.71/cwt	60.00–67.50	872	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	53.93/cwt	50.00–57.00	704	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	62.55/cwt	58.00–67.00	619	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	36.22/cwt	35.00–39.00	339	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,012	43.10/cwt	42.00–46.00	436	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	124.69/cwt	123.00–126.00	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	689	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	861	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	111.51/cwt	110.50–112.50	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	125.92/cwt	120.00–132.00	533	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	102.50/cwt	99.00–106.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	592	110.34/cwt	106.00–116.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	129.94/cwt	125.00–136.00	615	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	371	159.06/cwt	153.00–163.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	140.73/cwt	133.00–146.00	667	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	127.89/cwt	125.00–131.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	134.52/cwt	131.00–138.00	825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	119.81/cwt	109.00–131.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	134.68/cwt	120.00–158.00	502	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	316	119.88/cwt	110.00–135.00	379	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	129.82/cwt	120.00–136.00	480	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	426	152.26/cwt	150.00–153.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	155.43/cwt	141.00–168.00	505	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	154.23/cwt	149.00–159.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	112.66/cwt	110.00–114.50	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	120.24/cwt	115.00–127.00	625	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	130.40/cwt	110.00–138.00	424	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	410	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	114.98/cwt	110.00–122.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	464	150.82/cwt	147.00–154.00	700	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	148.40/cwt	134.00–160.00	558	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	111.68/cwt	105.00–115.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	148.53/cwt	133.00–163.00	551	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	115.09/cwt	110.00–120.00	494	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	115.90/cwt	111.50–119.00	739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	690	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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