Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 16.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. 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 $128.56/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$128.56

41 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$10.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.84

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	131.37	687	24
Medium and Large 2	413	125.33	518	14thin
Medium and Large 3	412	121.17	499	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.20/cwt here — about $188 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 sale41 hd

128.56

—

AR average8 barns · 1,357 hd

133.40

−4.84

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	1,710	73.55	1,258	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,137	54.44	619	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	670	12.50	84	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1	—	565	130.71/cwt	125.00–134.00	739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	141.58/cwt	135.00–149.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	146.98/cwt	146.00–148.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	162.51/cwt	162.00–163.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	182.03/cwt	174.00–191.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	135.50/cwt	134.00–137.00	892	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	143.01/cwt	139.00–148.00	662	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,438	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,283	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,340	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,480	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,181	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	69.09/cwt	55.00–81.00	649	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	753.17/cwt	700.00–800.00	6,236	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	170.95/cwt	163.00–174.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	150.15/cwt	145.00–153.00	703	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,021	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	700	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	105	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	640	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	64	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	800	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	73.55/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	128.89/cwt	125.00–133.00	470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	152.56/cwt	145.00–157.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	146.41/cwt	141.00–149.00	742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	132.83/cwt	130.00–135.00	418	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	273	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	59.71/cwt	56.00–64.00	703	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	48.62/cwt	45.00–52.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	128.25/cwt	128.00–128.50	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	136.33/cwt	133.00–140.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	122.30/cwt	119.00–128.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	120.00/cwt	116.00–124.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	121.49/cwt	120.00–123.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	137.17/cwt	136.00–138.00	587	6

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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