Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold mostly steady to 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 9.00 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 $123.30/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$123.30

150 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$19.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.20

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	528	129.00	681	3thin
Medium and Large 1	497	126.12	627	97
Medium and Large 2	447	120.81	540	35
Medium and Large 3	482	109.71	529	15thin

One grade step is worth $19.29/cwt here — about $152 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 sale150 hd

123.30

—

AR average10 barns · 2,118 hd

127.50

−4.20

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	1,415	61.35	868	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	42.26	598	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,087	35.08	381	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	27.00	277	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,264	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	134.06/cwt	129.00–143.00	688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	120.38/cwt	117.00–123.00	797	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	538	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	810	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	490	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	668	97.95/cwt	96.00–100.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	110.10/cwt	105.00–115.00	528	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	810	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	324	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	28.50/cwt	28.50–28.50	359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	132.42/cwt	127.00–139.00	561	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	137.59/cwt	131.00–144.00	517	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	122.84/cwt	117.00–127.00	704	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	123.58/cwt	117.00–127.00	578	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	123.72/cwt	118.00–128.00	646	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	145.07/cwt	139.00–151.00	466	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	118.59/cwt	114.00–126.00	798	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	119.52/cwt	116.00–125.00	734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	92.49/cwt	91.00–94.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	111.49/cwt	109.50–115.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	121.72/cwt	116.00–127.00	515	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	113.99/cwt	110.00–117.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	103.52/cwt	102.00–105.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	121.70/cwt	118.50–125.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	123.69/cwt	121.00–125.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	141.56/cwt	136.00–146.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	111.31/cwt	108.00–116.00	529	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	150.97/cwt	148.00–153.00	642	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	632	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	9,680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	542.37/cwt	510.00–570.00	5,684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	140.01/cwt	138.00–142.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	157.01/cwt	155.00–159.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,129	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	470	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	621.46/cwt	560.00–700.00	5,954	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,131	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	646.64/cwt	540.00–735.00	6,208	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	578.82/cwt	500.00–640.00	5,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	595	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	845	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	633	133.05/cwt	129.00–137.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	120.00/cwt	119.00–120.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	1,003	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	71.95/cwt	71.00–72.50	1,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	108.01/cwt	106.00–110.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	117.28/cwt	110.00–122.00	500	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	946.96/cwt	880.00–1,010.00	11,771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	116.93/cwt	111.00–123.00	672	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	129.79/cwt	125.00–137.00	609	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	116.15/cwt	110.00–120.00	424	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	111.97/cwt	109.00–117.00	804	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	146.49/cwt	139.00–158.00	473	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	123.42/cwt	121.00–126.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	147.27/cwt	145.00–149.50	535	2
Bulls	—	—	860	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	68.29/cwt	55.00–79.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	145.10/cwt	139.00–154.00	609	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	140.34/cwt	132.00–146.00	665	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	154.61/cwt	141.00–163.00	581	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	164.52/cwt	146.00–175.00	531	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	134.13/cwt	130.00–137.00	569	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	131.94/cwt	124.00–136.50	739	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	33.06/cwt	30.00–38.50	340	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	277	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	38.44/cwt	37.00–40.00	548	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	915	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	120.47/cwt	113.00–124.00	570	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	123.96/cwt	120.00–132.50	459	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	131.81/cwt	125.00–136.00	424	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	45.03/cwt	43.50–46.00	630	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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