Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls, no trend due to no comparable offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.48/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$119.48

20 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$13.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.10

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	123.15	609	10thin
Medium and Large 2	471	117.38	553	8thin
Medium and Large 3	450	109.50	493	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.65/cwt here — about $116 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 sale20 hd

119.48

—

AR average7 barns · 235 hd

124.58

−5.10

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	1,535	70.00	1,075	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	70.00	921	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	993	58.81	584	12

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	119.76/cwt	118.50–121.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	124.98/cwt	124.50–125.50	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	122.77/cwt	120.00–125.50	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	641	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,039	66.75/cwt	64.00–69.00	694	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	45.73/cwt	42.00–49.00	446	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	921	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	969	57.88/cwt	53.00–62.00	561	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	147.97/cwt	147.00–149.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	141.72/cwt	136.50–145.50	599	6
Bulls	—	—	1,300	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	521	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	490	1

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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