Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No weekly trend available due to no report last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.51/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$115.51

192 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

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

$17.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.63

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	729	121.57	887	7thin
Medium and Large 1	477	119.38	569	113
Medium and Large 2	459	109.06	501	69
Medium and Large 3	458	103.67	475	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.90/cwt here — about $411 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 sale192 hd

115.51

—

AR average10 barns · 1,836 hd

121.13

−5.63

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	1,365	67.44	921	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,364	46.83	639	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,174	44.67	524	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	26.67	269	6thin

Every lot, as filed

120 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	136.38/cwt	131.00–141.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	693	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	897	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	34.05/cwt	30.50–37.50	364	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	45.66/cwt	43.50–47.00	619	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	787	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	745	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	149	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	45.87/cwt	41.50–50.50	550	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	35.57/cwt	30.50–40.00	385	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	835	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	167	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	23.97/cwt	20.00–28.00	245	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	55.85/cwt	52.00–60.00	672	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	515	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	121.21/cwt	115.00–127.00	503	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	123.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	461	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	115.00/cwt	110.00–122.00	530	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	107.31/cwt	100.00–113.00	613	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	102.75/cwt	100.00–105.00	639	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	480	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	107.25/cwt	105.00–111.00	497	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	106.61/cwt	105.00–110.00	408	3
Bulls	—	—	1,377	67.72/cwt	63.50–70.50	933	5
Bulls	—	—	1,570	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,256	1
Bulls	—	—	1,100	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	127.27/cwt	124.00–130.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	136.37/cwt	130.00–148.00	438	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	106.68/cwt	104.00–108.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	101.88/cwt	99.00–105.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	945	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	836	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	8,412	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	708.44/cwt	600.00–820.00	7,191	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	800.06/cwt	620.00–875.00	8,209	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	763.23/cwt	725.00–820.00	10,571	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	678.36/cwt	650.00–705.00	9,246	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	653	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	518	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	794	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	685	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	467	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,290	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,740	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	64.94/cwt	55.00–70.00	689	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	795	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	46.47/cwt	44.50–49.00	489	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	756.09/cwt	645.00–830.00	7,621	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,260	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	11,130	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	960.58/cwt	850.00–1,010.00	11,412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	320	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	148.20/cwt	125.00–158.00	539	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	128.88/cwt	125.00–137.00	541	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	115.38/cwt	110.00–120.00	650	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	124.21/cwt	121.50–127.00	605	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	116.68/cwt	110.00–122.00	727	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	115.18/cwt	112.00–117.00	607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	124.56/cwt	115.00–135.00	404	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	106.68/cwt	105.00–108.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	737	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	631.05/cwt	545.00–680.00	4,954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	330	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	124.23/cwt	118.00–135.00	465	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	117.21/cwt	114.00–125.00	613	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	119.00/cwt	114.00–125.00	732	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	118.63/cwt	113.00–123.00	688	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	125.68/cwt	120.00–133.00	403	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	114.67/cwt	113.00–116.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	560	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	877	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	118.53/cwt	113.00–125.00	501	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	117.40/cwt	113.00–125.00	549	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	109.45/cwt	105.00–115.00	459	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	107.88/cwt	104.50–110.50	562	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	111.04/cwt	100.00–116.00	423	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	107.66/cwt	106.00–110.00	607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	115.02/cwt	110.00–118.00	381	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	103.50/cwt	100.00–107.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	108.87/cwt	104.00–111.00	515	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	120.24/cwt	115.00–125.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	128.53/cwt	123.00–134.00	796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	139.11/cwt	133.00–145.00	577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	121.71/cwt	120.00–125.50	885	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	440	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	640	136.50/cwt	135.00–138.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	125.00/cwt	121.00–129.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	116.69/cwt	113.00–120.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	132.47/cwt	131.00–134.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	129.98/cwt	122.00–133.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	139.07/cwt	131.00–145.00	656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	149.92/cwt	142.00–156.00	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	572	145.56/cwt	144.00–147.00	833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	124.04/cwt	123.75–125.00	772	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	124.47/cwt	120.00–131.00	705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	118.67/cwt	115.00–124.00	557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	120.06/cwt	115.00–124.50	623	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	470	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	545	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	682	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	130.98/cwt	129.00–133.00	403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	123.71/cwt	120.00–126.00	474	3

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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