Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2019-10-25

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Fri, Oct 25
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
238 head
243 vs last sale 481 238 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
18 vs last sale 106 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
4 vs last sale 49 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: #1 Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold mostly steady to 8,00 higher, Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 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 $112.83/cwt on 109 head.
Average price
$112.83
109 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$528
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$79
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.78
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481118.3356949
Medium and Large 2450110.1749650
Medium and Large 349499.2249010thin
One grade step is worth $19.11/cwt here — about $79 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 sale109 hd
112.83
AR average10 barns · 1,844 hd
119.61
−6.78
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,45662.429096thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38439.305449thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11136.1340141
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low98219.0518722

Every lot, as filed

100 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1463134.42/cwt131.00–141.006223
HeifersMedium and Large 2340110.00/cwt110.00–110.003741
HeifersMedium and Large 365895.49/cwt92.00–99.006282
HeifersMedium and Large 3378101.21/cwt98.50–104.003833
HeifersMedium and Large 2523104.62/cwt101.00–108.505472
HeifersMedium and Large 1566114.85/cwt114.00–121.0065013
SteersMedium and Large 2700121.00/cwt121.00–121.008471
SteersMedium and Large 2615125.00/cwt125.00–125.007691
SteersMedium and Large 1385131.00/cwt131.00–131.005041
SteersMedium and Large 2461123.03/cwt118.00–127.005674
SteersMedium and Large 2572126.03/cwt124.00–129.007213
SteersMedium and Large 2365115.00/cwt115.00–115.004201
SteersMedium and Large 1527132.06/cwt128.00–136.006965
SteersMedium and Large 1735128.73/cwt126.00–132.009464
SteersMedium and Large 1430137.70/cwt133.00–143.005924
SteersMedium and Large 1830109.00/cwt109.00–109.009051
SteersMedium and Large 2427121.88/cwt120.00–126.005203
SteersMedium and Large 2540120.47/cwt117.00–124.006512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,12065.00/cwt65.00–65.007281
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2201,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0013,1151
SteersMedium and Large 1755126.00/cwt126.00–126.009511
SteersMedium and Large 1675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008441
SteersMedium and Large 1615131.00/cwt131.00–131.008061
SteersMedium and Large 1555125.00/cwt125.00–125.006941
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,383923.63/cwt800.00–1,050.0012,7749
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,353702.26/cwt650.00–760.009,5022
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,115655.00/cwt655.00–655.007,3031
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-288572.50/cwt72.50–72.506421
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,00551.00/cwt51.00–51.005131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,30040.00/cwt40.00–40.005201
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-285071.14/cwt65.50–75.006053
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,263759.92/cwt720.00–800.009,5982
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,263668.65/cwt560.00–850.008,4454
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,070825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,8281
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,222849.20/cwt760.00–975.0010,3773
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,202838.73/cwt610.00–985.0010,0827
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-270558.90/cwt55.50–62.504152
BullsMedium and Large 3500105.00/cwt105.00–105.005251
BullsMedium and Large 2524117.19/cwt115.00–120.006144
BullsMedium and Large 2315136.22/cwt130.00–148.004294
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,11586.19/cwt80.00–90.009613
Bulls1,58064.70/cwt60.00–70.001,0225
Bulls83551.00/cwt51.00–51.004261
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full495105.00/cwt105.00–105.005201
BullsMedium and Large 1Full535105.00/cwt105.00–105.005621
BullsMedium and Large 1Full495113.00/cwt113.00–113.005591
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy495123.00/cwt123.00–123.006091
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy530101.00/cwt101.00–101.005351
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy84378.09/cwt73.00–85.006582
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy505121.00/cwt121.00–121.006111
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight83510.00/cwt10.00–10.00841
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight70036.00/cwt36.00–36.002521
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight85010.00/cwt10.00–10.00851
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight84530.00/cwt30.00–30.002541
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added410117.00/cwt117.00–117.004801
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added525122.50/cwt122.50–122.506431
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed375158.00/cwt158.00–158.005931
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed360160.00/cwt160.00–160.005761
BullsMedium and Large 1330147.73/cwt140.00–159.004886
BullsMedium and Large 1368149.80/cwt145.00–154.005515
BullsMedium and Large 1528121.42/cwt118.00–125.006412
BullsMedium and Large 1570128.00/cwt128.00–128.007301
BullsMedium and Large 2628113.33/cwt112.00–115.007123
BullsMedium and Large 2413130.67/cwt125.00–134.005403
BullsMedium and Large 3413111.43/cwt105.00–115.004603
BullsMedium and Large 3623102.47/cwt100.00–105.006382
BullsMedium and Large 2372129.31/cwt120.00–137.004817
BullsMedium and Large 2585113.49/cwt113.00–114.006642
BullsMedium and Large 2750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
BullsMedium and Large 2715109.00/cwt109.00–109.007791
BullsMedium and Large 3383118.32/cwt115.00–125.004535
BullsMedium and Large 3462109.34/cwt105.00–113.005053
BullsMedium and Large 3573107.40/cwt105.00–110.006152
BullsMedium and Large 3335111.31/cwt105.00–118.003732
BullsMedium and Large 372096.00/cwt96.00–96.006911
BullsMedium and Large 1425139.00/cwt139.00–139.005911
CowsLean 85-90%1,16024.00/cwt24.00–24.002781
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38439.30/cwt36.00–43.005449
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14138.85/cwt35.00–42.0044324
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07931.25/cwt28.00–32.5033715
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15050.00/cwt50.00–50.005751
BullsMedium and Large 2478123.46/cwt121.00–126.005906
HeifersMedium and Large 2568109.83/cwt107.50–111.006243
HeifersMedium and Large 2427107.54/cwt105.00–116.0045921
HeifersMedium and Large 2465113.22/cwt109.00–117.005269
HeifersMedium and Large 2378117.62/cwt111.00–125.004459
CowsLean 85-90%1,02021.00/cwt20.00–26.0021414
CowsLean 85-90%94311.27/cwt10.00–15.001064
HeifersMedium and Large 3325109.50/cwt109.50–109.503561
HeifersMedium and Large 370592.00/cwt92.00–92.006491
HeifersMedium and Large 363590.00/cwt90.00–90.005721
HeifersMedium and Large 1380124.02/cwt118.00–127.004719
HeifersMedium and Large 3413103.05/cwt100.00–106.004262
HeifersMedium and Large 2616101.73/cwt100.00–105.006274
HeifersMedium and Large 1523110.59/cwt110.00–113.005785
HeifersMedium and Large 1418122.57/cwt119.00–128.005125
HeifersMedium and Large 1320128.15/cwt125.00–131.004104
HeifersMedium and Large 1615118.48/cwt116.00–121.007292
HeifersMedium and Large 1473119.84/cwt118.00–122.005676
HeifersMedium and Large 1695105.00/cwt105.00–105.007301

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.