Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls sold steady to 19.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 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 $128.66/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$128.66

171 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$23.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.11

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	135.59	611	99
Medium and Large 2	460	121.08	557	57
Medium and Large 3	433	111.67	483	15thin

One grade step is worth $23.92/cwt here — about $128 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 sale171 hd

128.66

—

AR average9 barns · 2,835 hd

127.54

+1.11

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	1,544	56.44	871	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,306	47.68	623	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,127	41.11	463	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	885	24.70	219	11

Every lot, as filed

99 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 3	—	328	129.89/cwt	125.00–135.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	144.83/cwt	141.00–153.00	471	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	125.41/cwt	122.00–131.00	711	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	138.78/cwt	135.00–147.00	799	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	139.67/cwt	135.00–143.00	521	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	123.46/cwt	117.00–129.00	530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	141.39/cwt	140.00–142.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	149.44/cwt	142.00–155.00	714	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	128.74/cwt	120.00–137.00	480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	131.23/cwt	121.00–138.00	426	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	120.87/cwt	118.00–124.00	573	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	375	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	518	151.46/cwt	150.00–153.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	144.13/cwt	132.00–151.00	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	134.46/cwt	132.00–137.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	109.63/cwt	105.00–114.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	372	171.63/cwt	169.00–176.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	153.60/cwt	146.00–159.00	660	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	368	147.65/cwt	144.00–153.00	543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	133.74/cwt	129.00–137.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	146.32/cwt	143.00–150.00	464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	176.80/cwt	168.00–187.00	545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	157.51/cwt	147.00–166.00	580	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	135.95/cwt	132.00–143.00	763	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	139.77/cwt	134.00–146.00	644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	153.90/cwt	144.00–159.00	659	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	762	116.33/cwt	112.00–119.00	886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	148.26/cwt	142.00–154.00	697	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	136.54/cwt	129.00–142.00	523	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	161.97/cwt	152.00–168.00	622	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	143.36/cwt	140.00–150.00	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	422	163.25/cwt	160.00–167.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	112.63/cwt	110.00–118.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	132.13/cwt	124.00–136.50	683	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	135.35/cwt	134.00–136.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	133.12/cwt	125.00–138.00	635	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	829	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	536	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,881	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,150	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	800	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	264	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	845	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	456	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	42.29/cwt	40.00–44.00	518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	113.96/cwt	113.00–115.00	416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	124.78/cwt	122.00–127.00	535	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	181	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	796	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,274	45.72/cwt	42.00–48.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	126.31/cwt	121.00–132.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	108.34/cwt	105.00–110.00	717	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	730	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	620.25/cwt	610.00–630.00	4,900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	123.35/cwt	120.00–126.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	115.80/cwt	110.00–120.00	608	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	130.97/cwt	128.00–135.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	120.13/cwt	115.00–125.00	378	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	121.18/cwt	110.00–129.00	460	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	109.17/cwt	105.00–115.00	575	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	109.13/cwt	105.00–115.00	671	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	480	106.61/cwt	105.00–110.00	512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	360	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	424	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	380	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	111.27/cwt	105.00–115.00	461	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	860	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	134.75/cwt	130.00–141.00	571	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	124.35/cwt	121.00–128.00	764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	117.74/cwt	113.00–120.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	112.25/cwt	108.00–117.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	143.42/cwt	136.00–149.00	754	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	139.67/cwt	130.00–144.00	582	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	121.26/cwt	120.00–123.00	812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	121.02/cwt	119.00–125.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	109.85/cwt	105.00–115.00	629	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	730	24.85/cwt	21.50–27.50	181	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	680	36.50/cwt	36.50–36.50	248	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	26.87/cwt	26.50–27.50	291	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	35.75/cwt	35.00–36.50	423	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	51.09/cwt	50.00–52.00	789	2
Bulls	—	—	1,543	61.78/cwt	57.50–65.00	953	2

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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