Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers and slaughter cows, no trend due to limited comparable offerings. Slaughter bulls sold 26.00 higher on limited comparable offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.40/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$122.40

94 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$81

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$32.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.48

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	363	134.50	488	3thin
Medium and Large 1	515	125.18	645	40
Medium and Large 2	474	120.59	571	48
Medium and Large 3	557	102.33	570	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.17/cwt here — about −$81 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 sale94 hd

122.40

—

AR average7 barns · 728 hd

128.89

−6.48

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	1,624	72.91	1,184	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,097	44.84	492	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	765	20.00	153	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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%Light Weight	—	765	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	153	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	45.55/cwt	42.00–49.00	489	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	54.54/cwt	50.00–58.50	680	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	27.02/cwt	23.50–30.00	258	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	208	1
Bulls	—	—	1,624	72.91/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,184	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	395	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	658	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	589.55/cwt	575.00–600.00	5,925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	347	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	16,294	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,294.95/cwt	1,000.00–1,430.00	13,442	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,053.40/cwt	780.00–1,275.00	9,059	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,262.54/cwt	1,260.00–1,265.00	16,161	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,255.00/cwt	1,255.00–1,255.00	17,382	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,090	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	782.84/cwt	670.00–860.00	7,711	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,405	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	706.30/cwt	595.00–780.00	8,603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	126.73/cwt	125.00–128.50	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	126.58/cwt	124.00–129.50	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	146.06/cwt	140.00–162.00	546	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	141.40/cwt	135.00–146.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	128.66/cwt	127.00–130.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	142.03/cwt	139.00–145.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	156.28/cwt	149.00–161.00	730	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	158.00/cwt	154.00–165.00	673	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	173.03/cwt	145.00–192.00	569	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	138.55/cwt	135.00–146.00	799	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	149.92/cwt	146.00–154.00	784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	173.98/cwt	173.00–176.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	350	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	138.10/cwt	133.00–143.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	446	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	148.67/cwt	142.00–156.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	126.00/cwt	124.00–128.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	159.48/cwt	159.00–160.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	161.51/cwt	161.00–162.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	181.31/cwt	168.00–194.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	103.49/cwt	102.00–105.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	123.10/cwt	120.00–128.00	577	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	114.32/cwt	110.00–119.00	599	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	123.46/cwt	119.00–127.00	523	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	127.66/cwt	121.00–138.00	480	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	115.50/cwt	110.00–121.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	135.33/cwt	131.00–140.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	130.83/cwt	128.00–133.00	556	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	126.87/cwt	123.50–130.00	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	119.00/cwt	117.00–122.00	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	112.82/cwt	111.00–116.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	128.12/cwt	122.50–134.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	113.82/cwt	112.00–115.50	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	144.28/cwt	139.00–150.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	519	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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