Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher, however lesser grade feeder steers sold 2.00 to 11.00 lower on limited comparable offerings. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cattle not well tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.66/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$135.66

74 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$31.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.84

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	148.93	811	29
Medium and Large 2	493	133.64	658	27
Medium and Large 3	515	117.31	604	18thin

One grade step is worth $31.62/cwt here — about $206 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 sale74 hd

135.66

—

AR average8 barns · 364 hd

131.82

+3.84

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	—	High	1,655	73.00	1,208	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,685	40.00	674	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,066	36.25	386	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	874	21.54	188	4thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	134.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	143.03/cwt	141.00–145.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	119.93/cwt	115.00–126.00	576	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	127.17/cwt	122.50–134.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	109.76/cwt	105.00–115.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	135.97/cwt	132.00–139.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	140.33/cwt	139.00–143.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	152.54/cwt	146.00–159.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	148.68/cwt	145.00–152.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	413	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	88.53/cwt	80.00–101.00	801	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	3,328	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	796.53/cwt	570.00–980.00	9,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	127.46/cwt	125.00–131.00	597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	116.96/cwt	100.00–129.00	440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	94.00/cwt	92.00–96.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	121.50/cwt	118.00–125.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	795	26.33/cwt	24.50–28.00	209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	460	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,258	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	139.90/cwt	136.00–150.00	533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	309	142.16/cwt	132.00–150.00	439	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	138.03/cwt	135.00–141.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	139.18/cwt	131.00–145.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	144.96/cwt	138.00–150.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	161.82/cwt	159.00–166.00	762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	168.44/cwt	158.00–174.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	171.10/cwt	166.00–176.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	950	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	885	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	145.50/cwt	140.00–155.00	831	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	155.06/cwt	144.00–158.00	816	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	127.46/cwt	124.00–133.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	126.03/cwt	124.00–128.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	528	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	674	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,021	40.81/cwt	35.00–44.00	417	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	18.00/cwt	18.00–18.00	224	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	197	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	13.50/cwt	13.50–13.50	124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	658	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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