Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold sold steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.79/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$135.79

74 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$8.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.00

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	138.49	665	50
Medium and Large 2	412	130.15	536	24

One grade step is worth $8.34/cwt here — about $129 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

135.79

—

AR average6 barns · 1,788 hd

142.78

−7.00

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	1,567	72.45	1,135	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,166	43.40	506	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	837	22.49	188	3thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	182.84/cwt	177.00–187.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	174.36/cwt	170.00–183.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	155.50/cwt	152.00–159.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	430	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	179.66/cwt	179.00–180.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	135.97/cwt	135.00–137.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	143.00/cwt	140.00–145.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	157.83/cwt	153.00–163.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	21.74/cwt	21.50–22.00	198	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	690	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	166	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	668	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	40.76/cwt	35.00–45.00	448	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	145.47/cwt	140.00–153.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	132.51/cwt	131.00–134.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	136.26/cwt	129.00–145.00	435	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	133.84/cwt	126.00–136.00	705	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	133.74/cwt	129.00–140.00	488	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	153.44/cwt	146.00–165.00	494	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	136.19/cwt	133.00–144.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	56.69/cwt	45.00–63.00	531	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	57.69/cwt	52.00–65.50	555	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,406	1
Bulls	—	—	1,410	69.98/cwt	67.00–72.00	987	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	740.00/cwt	650.00–830.00	6,956	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	589.14/cwt	455.00–685.00	6,587	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,488	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	147.01/cwt	141.00–150.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	695	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	184.05/cwt	179.00–195.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	143.03/cwt	142.00–144.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	132.32/cwt	125.00–138.00	558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	147.70/cwt	142.00–156.00	555	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	174.77/cwt	137.00–202.00	585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	170.83/cwt	167.00–175.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	125.11/cwt	121.50–129.00	410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	171.43/cwt	163.00–179.00	559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	156.51/cwt	154.00–159.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	76.16/cwt	75.00–77.50	1,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	12,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	522	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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