Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold on average 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 8.00 lower. 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 $130.57/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$130.57

44 head · 394 lb average

Value per head Derived

$514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$10.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.02

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	421	134.30	565	21
Medium and Large 2	376	129.47	487	14thin
Medium and Large 3	358	123.56	442	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.74/cwt here — about $123 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 sale44 hd

130.57

—

AR average8 barns · 1,736 hd

130.55

+0.02

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	1,743	52.86	922	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,074	44.56	478	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	40.00	584	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	14.00	128	3thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 3	—	378	127.87/cwt	115.00–142.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	136.23/cwt	133.00–141.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	883	82.52/cwt	80.00–85.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	46.79/cwt	45.00–50.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	132.01/cwt	125.00–137.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	148.35/cwt	137.00–161.00	479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	162.87/cwt	159.00–166.00	520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	139.24/cwt	131.00–146.00	514	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	144.94/cwt	141.00–148.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	125.37/cwt	119.00–131.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	119.73/cwt	118.50–121.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	138.04/cwt	136.00–140.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	123.88/cwt	113.00–133.00	403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	136.24/cwt	130.50–140.00	436	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	136.00/cwt	133.00–137.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	111.35/cwt	106.00–117.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	519	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.28/cwt	141.00–146.00	605	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	151.52/cwt	151.00–152.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	143.71/cwt	142.00–147.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	130.51/cwt	129.00–132.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	139.25/cwt	135.00–143.50	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	156.04/cwt	150.00–159.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	170.51/cwt	170.00–171.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	415	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	152.67/cwt	152.00–153.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	774	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	15.50/cwt	15.50–15.50	148	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	35.23/cwt	33.50–36.50	363	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	11.00/cwt	11.00–11.00	91	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	45.73/cwt	41.00–49.00	493	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	584	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,118	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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