Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and slaughter bulls not well tested due to limited comparable offerings.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.99/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$126.99

50 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$16.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.65

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	134.47	683	23
Medium and Large 2	509	121.46	619	20
Medium and Large 3	411	118.21	485	7thin

One grade step is worth $16.26/cwt here — about $198 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 sale50 hd

126.99

—

AR average10 barns · 552 hd

130.64

−3.65

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	1,466	57.49	843	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,358	41.92	569	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,034	39.07	404	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	872	24.41	213	9thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	22.67/cwt	20.00–25.50	210	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	324	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	13.50/cwt	13.50–13.50	116	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	38.37/cwt	35.00–42.50	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	117.22/cwt	116.00–120.00	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	123.94/cwt	122.00–126.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	134.30/cwt	133.00–136.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	124.49/cwt	123.00–126.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	129.88/cwt	123.00–137.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	131.57/cwt	126.00–137.00	620	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	131.94/cwt	128.00–135.00	499	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	126.99/cwt	121.00–130.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	134.05/cwt	131.00–138.00	768	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	604	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	603.61/cwt	350.00–760.00	5,650	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	667.17/cwt	550.00–850.00	6,712	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	5,882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	156.02/cwt	153.00–159.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	409	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	680.15/cwt	490.00–885.00	7,740	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	740.04/cwt	590.00–1,120.00	8,547	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	654.64/cwt	575.00–775.00	7,646	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	568	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	558.20/cwt	500.00–650.00	6,241	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	485	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	494	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	87.00/cwt	62.00–104.00	574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	144.55/cwt	139.00–149.00	753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	142.73/cwt	140.00–148.00	528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	137.24/cwt	134.00–142.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	150.21/cwt	143.00–154.00	503	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	835	15.50/cwt	15.50–15.50	129	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	775	40.50/cwt	40.50–40.50	314	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	750	24.50/cwt	24.50–24.50	184	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	788	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	236	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	625	1
Bulls	—	—	1,527	67.31/cwt	66.00–69.50	1,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	106.50/cwt	105.00–108.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	442	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	103.66/cwt	100.00–106.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.40/cwt	127.00–131.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	127.25/cwt	127.00–127.50	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	950	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	874	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	1,153	1
Bulls	—	—	1,115	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	167	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,183	47.25/cwt	46.50–48.00	559	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	39.92/cwt	35.00–45.00	424	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	497	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	940	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	120.23/cwt	116.00–125.00	577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	129.59/cwt	122.00–135.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	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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