Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 400-450 lbs sold steady, 450-550 lbs sold 7.00-9.00 lower on light test. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.29/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$129.29

70 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$7.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.82

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	419	130.23	546	34
Medium and Large 1	478	129.81	621	29
Medium and Large 3	419	122.64	514	7thin

One grade step is worth $7.58/cwt here — about $32 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 sale70 hd

129.29

—

AR average7 barns · 946 hd

135.11

−5.82

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	—	High	1,538	72.70	1,118	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	55.00	784	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,080	51.50	556	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	871	34.33	299	5thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 2	—	421	144.31/cwt	140.00–150.00	608	5
Bulls	—	—	1,753	83.07/cwt	82.50–83.50	1,456	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	840	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	336	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	59.43/cwt	54.50–62.50	698	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,016	47.99/cwt	44.00–52.00	488	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	35.19/cwt	30.00–40.00	369	2
Bulls	—	—	1,430	67.52/cwt	62.50–72.50	966	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	641	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	6,885	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	850.40/cwt	620.00–930.00	9,244	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	919.75/cwt	340.00–1,190.00	9,611	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	722.04/cwt	655.00–790.00	7,928	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	756.99/cwt	725.00–810.00	8,781	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	390	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	70.40/cwt	67.50–73.00	700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	792	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	8,085	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	1,132.80/cwt	900.00–1,285.00	10,864	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	75.68/cwt	58.50–90.00	458	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	520	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	842.19/cwt	730.00–935.00	7,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	530	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	117.51/cwt	116.00–119.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	130.21/cwt	124.00–136.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	141.86/cwt	139.00–145.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	139.98/cwt	139.00–141.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	162.71/cwt	159.00–168.00	605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	121.99/cwt	118.00–125.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	166.61/cwt	155.00–175.00	531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	147.77/cwt	145.00–153.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	120.23/cwt	118.00–122.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	158.61/cwt	154.00–169.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	142.26/cwt	139.00–145.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	185.81/cwt	182.00–191.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	705	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	999.10/cwt	725.00–1,150.00	9,731	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	12,610	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,365	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,828	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	831.31/cwt	675.00–1,010.00	8,380	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	138.96/cwt	137.00–141.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	140.97/cwt	139.00–144.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	154.83/cwt	150.00–160.00	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	163.07/cwt	159.00–167.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	784	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	33.89/cwt	31.50–35.50	313	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	790	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	118.12/cwt	115.00–121.50	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	97.56/cwt	95.00–100.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	145.29/cwt	141.00–149.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	138.55/cwt	136.00–141.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	125.41/cwt	122.00–128.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	137.50/cwt	133.00–144.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	131.23/cwt	127.50–134.00	614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	136.35/cwt	131.00–140.00	506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	127.10/cwt	123.00–131.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	138.09/cwt	129.50–143.00	445	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	119.12/cwt	117.00–121.00	619	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	131.43/cwt	129.00–135.00	544	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	128.97/cwt	125.00–132.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	119.86/cwt	118.00–122.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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