Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold steady to 17.00 lower, but/however feeder heifers and feeder bulls 500 -600 lbs. sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00-10.00 lower. Replacement cattle not well tested due to limited comparable offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.20/cwt on 204 head.

Average price

$112.20

204 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$48.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.36

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	421	122.91	517	17thin
Medium and Large 1	505	116.64	589	99
Medium and Large 2	462	108.13	500	65
Medium and Large 3	454	100.02	454	20
Medium and Large 4	462	74.00	342	3thin

One grade step is worth $48.91/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 sale204 hd

112.20

—

AR average9 barns · 2,102 hd

123.55

−11.36

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	1,275	59.98	765	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,335	48.95	653	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,122	45.86	515	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	26.69	262	6thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	117.40/cwt	111.00–123.00	681	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	118.12/cwt	105.00–125.00	437	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.07/cwt	110.00–116.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	91.42/cwt	88.00–95.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	439	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	105.61/cwt	100.00–111.00	493	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	111.34/cwt	100.00–125.00	415	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	119.34/cwt	111.00–135.00	395	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	104.15/cwt	100.00–108.00	533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	108.09/cwt	103.00–112.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	97.98/cwt	95.00–102.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	103.80/cwt	100.00–109.00	392	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	94.96/cwt	90.00–100.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	98.81/cwt	94.00–104.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	107.06/cwt	101.00–112.00	451	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	127.76/cwt	120.00–133.00	598	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	128.16/cwt	121.00–133.00	537	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	113.41/cwt	108.00–119.00	704	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	152.79/cwt	134.00–174.00	498	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	130.30/cwt	125.00–137.00	683	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	123.14/cwt	119.00–126.00	691	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	84.45/cwt	80.00–89.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	571	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	330	163.43/cwt	162.00–165.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	450	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	445	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	108.37/cwt	105.00–114.00	610	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	118.56/cwt	115.00–121.00	628	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	105.36/cwt	101.00–109.00	657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	130.76/cwt	121.00–151.00	426	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	130.38/cwt	115.00–159.00	482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	113.62/cwt	109.00–117.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	103.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	594	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	119.90/cwt	113.00–125.00	462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	122.19/cwt	114.00–125.00	510	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	120.34/cwt	115.00–127.00	567	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	720	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	380	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	107.81/cwt	105.00–115.00	562	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	114.24/cwt	110.00–119.00	547	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	109.38/cwt	105.00–114.00	459	9
Bulls	—	—	1,113	54.66/cwt	51.50–58.50	608	4
Bulls	—	—	1,598	70.63/cwt	68.00–73.50	1,129	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	138.16/cwt	125.00–149.00	531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	95.57/cwt	92.00–99.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	870	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	480	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	730	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	153.27/cwt	148.00–158.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	125.92/cwt	123.00–129.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	146.00/cwt	141.00–150.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	137.72/cwt	132.00–145.00	726	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	57.97/cwt	53.50–60.50	661	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	37.71/cwt	34.00–41.00	409	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	47.60/cwt	42.00–52.00	574	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	658	22.74/cwt	20.00–25.00	150	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	758	36.94/cwt	35.00–39.00	280	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	693	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	48.06/cwt	45.00–55.00	648	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	209	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	28.03/cwt	23.50–31.00	271	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	712	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	63.13/cwt	58.50–68.00	782	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	693	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,170.00/cwt	1,170.00–1,170.00	11,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	9,918	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	5,534	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	859.30/cwt	800.00–925.00	7,974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	475	103.63/cwt	96.00–106.00	492	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	405	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	762	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	73.28/cwt	64.00–74.00	775	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	130.89/cwt	121.00–134.00	738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	120.91/cwt	114.00–126.00	513	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	115.23/cwt	109.00–119.50	600	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	118.11/cwt	112.00–124.00	563	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	97.04/cwt	94.00–100.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	102.97/cwt	98.00–108.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	118.61/cwt	115.00–121.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	124.83/cwt	118.00–133.00	401	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	920	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	103.32/cwt	100.00–109.00	431	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	94.20/cwt	92.00–100.00	447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	400	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	485	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	500	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	118.15/cwt	104.00–133.00	430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	126.42/cwt	119.00–129.00	588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	129.00/cwt	125.00–133.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	888	92.51/cwt	90.00–95.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	151.47/cwt	131.00–159.00	551	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	153.83/cwt	153.00–154.00	658	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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