Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2020-04-24

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Fri, Apr 24
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
397 head
207 vs last sale 190 397 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
18 vs last sale 35 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
76 vs last sale 87 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00 - 14.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 15.00 lower. However, some value added cattle sold today up to 10.00 higher on similar weight averages and grades. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher on limited comparable offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.53/cwt on 143 head.
Average price
$121.53
143 head · 447 lb average
Value per head Derived
$543
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.52
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1447124.1055597
Medium and Large 1-2445121.005384thin
Medium and Large 2454116.8853034
Medium and Large 3420110.494648thin
One grade step is worth $13.61/cwt here — about $91 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 sale143 hd
121.53
AR average8 barns · 1,426 hd
127.05
−5.52
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,79570.711,2692thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32550.006631thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09044.884899thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average95832.993164thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
SteersMedium and Large 2480128.00/cwt125.00–131.006142
HeifersMedium and Large 1425123.31/cwt120.00–133.0052414
HeifersMedium and Large 1469123.60/cwt120.00–125.0058024
HeifersMedium and Large 271086.00/cwt86.00–86.006111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,05543.21/cwt38.00–45.004564
CowsLean 85-90%95832.99/cwt30.00–35.003164
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16351.53/cwt50.00–55.005994
CowsBoner 80-85%94025.00/cwt25.00–25.002351
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32550.00/cwt50.00–50.006631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added587137.50/cwt137.50–137.508073
SteersMedium and Large 3315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004411
SteersMedium and Large 3431125.50/cwt124.00–127.005414
SteersMedium and Large 1323168.20/cwt167.00–172.005434
SteersMedium and Large 1578133.45/cwt130.00–138.007717
BullsMedium and Large 2578114.33/cwt110.00–118.006613
BullsMedium and Large 2368152.15/cwt141.00–165.005609
BullsMedium and Large 3320125.00/cwt125.00–125.004001
BullsMedium and Large 3488112.51/cwt110.00–115.005492
BullsMedium and Large 1675103.00/cwt103.00–103.006951
BullsMedium and Large 1426145.45/cwt141.00–151.006204
HeifersMedium and Large 1658106.50/cwt106.00–107.007012
HeifersMedium and Large 171093.00/cwt93.00–93.006601
HeifersMedium and Large 3530105.00/cwt105.00–105.005572
HeifersMedium and Large 2517117.16/cwt112.00–119.006067
HeifersMedium and Large 2343125.86/cwt121.00–129.004323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2445121.00/cwt121.00–121.005384
HeifersMedium and Large 1378133.52/cwt129.00–138.0050516
HeifersMedium and Large 1527121.05/cwt113.00–125.006383
HeifersMedium and Large 182085.00/cwt85.00–85.006971
BullsMedium and Large 268597.00/cwt97.00–97.006641
BullsMedium and Large 1622116.27/cwt111.00–120.007236
BullsMedium and Large 1373164.75/cwt160.00–170.006156
BullsMedium and Large 181090.00/cwt90.00–90.007291
BullsMedium and Large 3366134.54/cwt125.00–145.004925
BullsMedium and Large 3500111.00/cwt111.00–111.005551
BullsMedium and Large 2469128.06/cwt125.00–131.006019
BullsMedium and Large 2629106.74/cwt104.00–108.006714
BullsMedium and Large 271391.49/cwt91.00–92.006522
BullsMedium and Large 1319167.14/cwt166.00–170.005337
BullsMedium and Large 1525130.49/cwt128.00–136.006856
BullsMedium and Large 1723101.49/cwt100.00–103.007342
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,19570.00/cwt70.00–70.008371
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,225870.00/cwt870.00–870.0010,6581
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-294552.00/cwt52.00–52.004911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,235950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,7331
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-295061.00/cwt61.00–61.005801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,005810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,1411
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,120857.34/cwt820.00–890.009,6022
SteersMedium and Large 1-2446145.00/cwt145.00–145.006475
SteersMedium and Large 1471145.38/cwt137.00–148.0068519
SteersMedium and Large 1384164.44/cwt161.00–169.006314
SteersMedium and Large 1665116.30/cwt113.00–119.757732
SteersMedium and Large 3535116.00/cwt116.00–116.006211
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-283082.00/cwt82.00–82.006811
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,090860.00/cwt860.00–860.009,3741
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,9201,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.0030,7201
HeifersMedium and Large 3371113.78/cwt101.00–125.004225
HeifersMedium and Large 2469115.46/cwt110.00–119.0054211
HeifersMedium and Large 2413116.29/cwt110.00–121.004804
HeifersMedium and Large 259092.00/cwt92.00–92.005431
HeifersMedium and Large 1324135.41/cwt130.00–138.0043920
HeifersMedium and Large 1578109.30/cwt104.00–112.0063213
BullsMedium and Large 1571121.99/cwt119.00–127.006976
BullsMedium and Large 1465140.47/cwt136.00–147.0065311
BullsMedium and Large 2508126.64/cwt124.00–128.006433
BullsMedium and Large 2311152.67/cwt141.00–158.004757
BullsMedium and Large 2429129.87/cwt125.00–135.0055712
Bulls1,79570.71/cwt70.00–71.501,2692
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added508152.00/cwt151.00–153.007722
SteersMedium and Large 2505123.50/cwt123.50–123.506241
SteersMedium and Large 2388141.03/cwt136.00–146.005472
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added678112.68/cwt110.00–115.507642
SteersMedium and Large 3393125.00/cwt125.00–125.004912
SteersMedium and Large 1523142.98/cwt141.00–144.007483
SteersMedium and Large 1606125.52/cwt125.00–127.007614
SteersMedium and Large 1419152.70/cwt150.00–159.0064022
SteersMedium and Large 1-2513129.00/cwt129.00–129.006628
SteersMedium and Large 2300167.00/cwt167.00–167.005011
SteersMedium and Large 2630108.50/cwt108.50–108.506841
SteersMedium and Large 2422139.81/cwt133.00–143.005909
HeifersMedium and Large 2381123.28/cwt120.00–127.004707
HeifersMedium and Large 3445105.00/cwt105.00–105.004671
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full475115.00/cwt115.00–115.005461
HeifersMedium and Large 1603104.98/cwt100.00–110.006332

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.