Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold steady to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 11.00 higher. Slaughter cattle 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 $133.79/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$133.79

95 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$16.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.54

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	138.14	731	59
Medium and Large 2	491	129.26	634	24
Medium and Large 3	427	121.50	519	12thin

One grade step is worth $16.64/cwt here — about $212 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 sale95 hd

133.79

—

AR average7 barns · 733 hd

135.34

−1.54

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	1,915	67.50	1,293	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	48.00	570	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	35.00	516	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	780	23.50	183	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 2	—	518	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	135.21/cwt	131.00–139.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	123.46/cwt	108.00–147.00	461	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	145.40/cwt	140.00–155.00	688	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	129.99/cwt	127.00–132.00	803	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	135.34/cwt	131.00–139.50	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	126.75/cwt	126.50–127.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	121.93/cwt	120.00–124.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	133.92/cwt	131.00–135.00	916	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	149.55/cwt	144.00–153.00	858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	128.00/cwt	127.00–130.00	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	113.79/cwt	110.00–117.50	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	133.14/cwt	131.00–135.50	961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	133.07/cwt	131.00–135.00	765	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,518	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,933	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	127.60/cwt	123.50–131.00	976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	147.59/cwt	143.00–152.00	753	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	49.13/cwt	40.00–59.00	396	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	153.97/cwt	151.00–156.00	798	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	180.13/cwt	173.00–190.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	143.00/cwt	142.00–144.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	780	23.50/cwt	23.50–23.50	183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	148.96/cwt	145.00–152.00	931	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	415	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	156.02/cwt	153.00–158.00	644	4
Bulls	—	—	1,780	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,157	1
Bulls	—	—	2,050	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	119.64/cwt	115.00–126.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	147.02/cwt	145.00–149.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	128.74/cwt	125.00–131.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	168.15/cwt	162.00–173.00	694	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	630	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	109.90/cwt	105.00–115.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	166.46/cwt	165.00–168.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	166.46/cwt	161.00–172.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	141.11/cwt	136.00–143.00	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	150.09/cwt	147.00–154.00	629	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	152.04/cwt	147.00–157.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	124.77/cwt	120.00–131.00	843	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	155.50/cwt	154.00–157.00	536	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	121.10/cwt	117.00–125.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	135.73/cwt	133.00–137.00	772	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	130.59/cwt	127.00–136.00	550	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	130.91/cwt	128.00–136.00	745	4

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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