Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls had no trend due to limited comparable offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.84/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$131.84

66 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$5.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.32

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	404	134.01	542	31
Medium and Large 1	497	130.01	646	33
Medium and Large 3	313	128.23	401	2thin

One grade step is worth $5.78/cwt here — about $140 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 sale66 hd

131.84

—

AR average7 barns · 656 hd

139.16

−7.32

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	1,597	81.10	1,295	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	62.32	935	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,103	53.02	585	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	943	36.40	343	3thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	36.40/cwt	34.50–39.50	343	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	53.61/cwt	50.00–58.00	592	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	790	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	316	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	42.60/cwt	40.00–45.00	436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	144.41/cwt	140.00–153.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	136.30/cwt	131.00–142.00	497	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	134.56/cwt	129.00–137.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	153.64/cwt	149.00–158.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	147.26/cwt	135.00–158.00	552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	128.23/cwt	125.50–131.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	125.00/cwt	123.50–126.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	130.03/cwt	127.00–133.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	133.47/cwt	129.00–139.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	118.03/cwt	111.00–122.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	507	1
Bulls	—	—	1,608	83.58/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	140.84/cwt	135.00–147.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	170.63/cwt	164.00–180.00	625	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	697	1
Bulls	—	—	2,028	90.77/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	147.72/cwt	141.00–155.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	148.35/cwt	143.00–154.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	1
Bulls	—	—	1,155	68.96/cwt	68.00–70.00	796	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	15,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,797	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,018.33/cwt	700.00–1,160.00	12,831	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	710.83/cwt	700.00–720.00	7,713	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	895.23/cwt	755.00–1,000.00	10,170	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	155.50/cwt	155.00–157.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	142.25/cwt	142.00–142.50	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	68.89/cwt	66.50–73.00	572	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	69.17/cwt	65.50–72.50	768	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	715.13/cwt	690.00–735.00	6,436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	161.74/cwt	156.00–167.00	514	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	150.80/cwt	145.00–157.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	137.90/cwt	133.00–143.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	146.13/cwt	127.00–158.00	457	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	111.56/cwt	110.00–119.00	627	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	141.62/cwt	138.00–147.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	161.97/cwt	157.00–167.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	155.05/cwt	149.00–163.00	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	126.95/cwt	122.00–132.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	157.71/cwt	143.00–167.00	531	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	62.32/cwt	61.00–63.50	935	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	62.00/cwt	60.00–65.50	764	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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