Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available sale was closed the previous two weeks.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $147.03/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$147.03

62 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$28.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.45

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	158.60	735	30
Medium and Large 2	505	139.82	707	20
Medium and Large 3	454	130.14	591	12thin

One grade step is worth $28.46/cwt here — about $144 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 sale62 hd

147.03

—

AR average10 barns · 724 hd

136.58

+10.45

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	1,524	55.83	851	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,300	41.50	540	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,112	37.64	419	8thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	114.95/cwt	112.00–117.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	130.42/cwt	127.00–134.00	561	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	32.62/cwt	30.00–34.00	353	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	504.79/cwt	500.00–510.00	5,426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	160.15/cwt	152.00–166.00	758	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	130.63/cwt	129.00–133.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	144.63/cwt	136.00–149.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	146.63/cwt	141.00–155.00	628	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	153.99/cwt	153.00–155.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	124.01/cwt	121.00–128.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	144.96/cwt	142.00–149.00	616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	400	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	152.56/cwt	148.00–157.00	575	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	133.48/cwt	131.00–136.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	153.51/cwt	152.00–156.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	129.83/cwt	125.00–133.50	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	158.37/cwt	153.00–162.00	838	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	146.50/cwt	145.00–148.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	165.01/cwt	163.00–167.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	134.53/cwt	130.00–138.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	127.36/cwt	126.00–129.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	176.72/cwt	160.00–187.00	571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	154.68/cwt	151.00–158.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	485	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	171.94/cwt	167.00–175.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	423	165.50/cwt	165.00–166.00	700	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	479	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	540	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	41.20/cwt	35.00–45.00	488	3
Bulls	—	—	1,505	35.27/cwt	35.00–35.50	531	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,321	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	61.02/cwt	58.50–64.00	894	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	120.96/cwt	116.00–124.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	136.38/cwt	133.00–140.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	139.28/cwt	133.00–145.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	6,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	124.47/cwt	123.00–126.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	137.99/cwt	137.00–139.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	155.01/cwt	153.00–157.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	147.99/cwt	147.00–149.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	138.00/cwt	134.00–142.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	125.35/cwt	122.00–129.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	122.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	128.86/cwt	122.50–132.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	130.98/cwt	126.00–135.00	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	162.33/cwt	157.00–169.00	682	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	146.99/cwt	145.00–149.00	742	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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