Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.40/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$120.40

157 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$25.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.55

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	123.05	577	111
Medium and Large 2	457	115.59	529	42
Medium and Large 3	520	97.50	507	4thin

One grade step is worth $25.55/cwt here — about $70 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 sale157 hd

120.40

—

AR average10 barns · 2,445 hd

125.95

−5.55

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	—	Low	1,452	58.75	853	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,065	35.77	381	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	909	12.56	114	10

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	328	162.21/cwt	145.00–178.00	532	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,077.59/cwt	1,060.00–1,095.00	10,668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	136.74/cwt	120.00–149.00	516	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	111.10/cwt	106.00–117.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	135.54/cwt	133.00–138.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	131.68/cwt	127.00–134.00	697	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	490	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	112.35/cwt	106.50–116.00	484	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	382	170.01/cwt	167.00–174.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	129.23/cwt	126.00–131.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	127.14/cwt	120.00–132.00	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	416	164.13/cwt	161.00–171.00	683	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	320	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	140.04/cwt	139.00–141.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	85	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	39.19/cwt	35.00–42.50	440	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	835	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	167	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	12.84/cwt	10.00–15.00	117	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	368	137.53/cwt	136.00–139.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	116.10/cwt	115.00–121.00	608	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	123.57/cwt	121.00–125.50	572	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	116.03/cwt	110.00–121.00	502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	114.47/cwt	111.00–117.00	536	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	109.50/cwt	105.00–114.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	127.32/cwt	126.00–129.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	445	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	131.19/cwt	127.00–134.00	495	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	119.67/cwt	115.00–125.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	121.12/cwt	111.00–129.00	448	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	112.34/cwt	105.00–116.00	585	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	135.66/cwt	133.00–138.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	472	158.26/cwt	156.00–162.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	149.85/cwt	144.00–155.00	644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	159.15/cwt	153.00–166.00	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	132.17/cwt	129.00–137.00	641	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	53.39/cwt	50.00–56.50	567	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	111.83/cwt	109.00–116.00	536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	643	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	556	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	540	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	777.44/cwt	760.00–790.00	7,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	529	127.10/cwt	121.50–130.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	318	139.93/cwt	137.00–143.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	125.44/cwt	119.00–129.00	534	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	134.53/cwt	131.00–139.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	405	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	125.38/cwt	120.00–130.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	135.24/cwt	127.00–149.00	429	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	108.76/cwt	107.50–110.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	157.33/cwt	131.00–168.00	585	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	148.20/cwt	141.00–154.00	624	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	514	107.99/cwt	103.00–114.00	555	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	2
Bulls	—	—	1,473	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	957	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	123.59/cwt	117.00–127.00	592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	114.52/cwt	112.00–117.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	134.68/cwt	132.00–145.00	633	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	123.91/cwt	120.00–132.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	656	1

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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