Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold steady 1.00 to 15.00 lower on limited comparable offerings. Slaughter cows sold steady to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.01/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$120.01

128 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$25.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.83

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	578	125.00	723	4thin
Medium and Large 1	439	123.80	543	93
Medium and Large 2	490	110.34	540	24
Medium and Large 3	492	99.98	492	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.02/cwt here — about $230 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 sale128 hd

120.01

—

AR average9 barns · 2,462 hd

124.84

−4.83

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	1,537	60.64	932	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	43.88	650	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,081	39.00	422	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	907	20.31	184	12

Every lot, as filed

87 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 2	—	529	109.01/cwt	105.00–116.00	577	9
Bulls	—	—	895	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	97.96/cwt	96.00–100.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	116.52/cwt	116.00–117.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	136.23/cwt	135.00–138.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	135.71/cwt	130.00–139.00	571	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	129.52/cwt	129.00–130.00	421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	93.98/cwt	92.00–96.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	122.77/cwt	119.00–129.00	527	5
Bulls	—	—	1,712	64.68/cwt	62.00–70.00	1,107	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	125.82/cwt	121.00–136.00	414	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	133.80/cwt	130.00–137.00	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	112.40/cwt	105.00–120.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	813	87.52/cwt	80.00–95.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	110.21/cwt	105.00–113.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	123.11/cwt	121.00–126.00	641	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	121.25/cwt	118.00–128.00	521	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	105.52/cwt	104.00–107.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	608	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	5,796	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	848	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	434	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	589	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,725	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	582	134.01/cwt	133.00–136.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	128.48/cwt	125.00–131.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	132.20/cwt	128.00–139.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	140.56/cwt	138.00–143.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	124.35/cwt	121.00–126.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	118.51/cwt	115.00–122.00	981	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	153.45/cwt	147.00–169.00	496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	121.33/cwt	118.00–124.00	687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	440	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	96.50/cwt	92.00–101.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	131.68/cwt	125.00–136.00	495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	460	1
Bulls	—	—	1,130	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	109.33/cwt	105.00–114.00	398	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	111.51/cwt	111.00–112.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	128.15/cwt	124.00–134.00	661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	148.10/cwt	134.00–157.00	560	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	39.70/cwt	34.50–44.00	444	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	149	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	650	30.18/cwt	26.00–34.00	196	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	938	32.81/cwt	31.00–34.50	308	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	43.88/cwt	43.00–44.50	650	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	83	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	835	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	347	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	20.48/cwt	18.50–25.00	198	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	125.37/cwt	122.00–128.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	445	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	529	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	119.83/cwt	115.00–125.00	398	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	121.68/cwt	118.00–126.00	574	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	124.59/cwt	118.00–126.50	720	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	112.03/cwt	109.00–115.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	113.06/cwt	110.00–116.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	102.61/cwt	100.00–105.00	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	110.54/cwt	105.00–115.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	111.33/cwt	109.00–114.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	125.89/cwt	121.00–135.00	473	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	115.36/cwt	111.00–120.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	110.60/cwt	107.00–115.00	633	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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