Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2020-05-19

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, May 19
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
280 head
112 vs last sale 168 280 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
7 vs last sale 36 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
10 vs last sale 12 22 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 2.00 - 10.00 higher, in addition, steers averaging 575 sold on average 20.00 higher on a light test. Some value added feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower. No trend for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.90/cwt on 116 head.
Average price
$128.90
116 head · 438 lb average
Value per head Derived
$564
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$129
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$11.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.26
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2436134.5058629
Medium and Large 1465129.0260047
Medium and Large 2416125.0052032
Medium and Large 3371123.504588thin
One grade step is worth $11.00/cwt here — about $129 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 sale116 hd
128.90
AR average9 barns · 990 hd
125.64
+3.26
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
BullsLow1,47473.281,0804thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60565.501,0511thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,13753.0160319
CowsLean 85-90%Low88533.672983thin

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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2615560.00/cwt560.00–560.003,4441
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,405750.00/cwt750.00–750.0010,5381
CowsLean 85-90%92835.26/cwt35.00–35.503272
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight80030.50/cwt30.50–30.502441
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08529.50/cwt29.50–29.503201
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06538.69/cwt38.00–39.504122
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21861.21/cwt60.00–63.507468
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08151.33/cwt47.00–55.005558
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60565.50/cwt65.50–65.501,0511
SteersMedium and Large 1526138.69/cwt137.00–142.007307
SteersMedium and Large 1655118.00/cwt118.00–118.007731
SteersMedium and Large 3315131.00/cwt131.00–131.004131
SteersMedium and Large 2590128.00/cwt128.00–128.007551
SteersMedium and Large 1375159.73/cwt159.50–162.0059913
SteersMedium and Large 1850117.00/cwt117.00–117.009951
SteersMedium and Large 3405121.00/cwt121.00–121.004901
SteersMedium and Large 2635125.00/cwt125.00–125.007941
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added805123.00/cwt123.00–123.009901
SteersMedium and Large 1417151.64/cwt150.00–154.006323
SteersMedium and Large 3585111.00/cwt111.00–111.006491
HeifersMedium and Large 1629115.24/cwt113.00–118.007254
HeifersMedium and Large 1810105.00/cwt105.00–105.008511
HeifersMedium and Large 2336129.21/cwt122.00–140.004348
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added430133.75/cwt133.75–133.7557511
HeifersMedium and Large 1376137.20/cwt135.00–139.005165
HeifersMedium and Large 2373132.11/cwt130.00–135.004938
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added436134.50/cwt134.50–134.5058629
HeifersMedium and Large 1423128.11/cwt125.00–132.005425
HeifersMedium and Large 3425114.34/cwt110.00–119.004862
HeifersMedium and Large 2585114.50/cwt114.00–115.006702
HeifersMedium and Large 1470123.32/cwt122.00–126.005805
BullsMedium and Large 3335135.00/cwt135.00–135.004521
BullsMedium and Large 2360130.00/cwt130.00–130.004681
BullsMedium and Large 1650124.00/cwt124.00–124.008061
Bulls1,46560.00/cwt60.00–60.008791
BullsMedium and Large 3350127.00/cwt127.00–127.004451
BullsMedium and Large 2675105.00/cwt105.00–105.007091
BullsMedium and Large 1710108.00/cwt108.00–108.007671
Bulls1,96092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,8031
BullsMedium and Large 3485110.00/cwt110.00–110.005341
BullsMedium and Large 2420132.00/cwt130.00–134.005542
BullsMedium and Large 1573131.94/cwt130.00–134.007562
SteersMedium and Large 2430134.59/cwt132.00–137.005792
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,150840.00/cwt840.00–840.009,6601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2950724.47/cwt550.00–850.006,8822
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2657561.84/cwt425.00–630.003,6913
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2795590.00/cwt590.00–590.004,6911
Bulls1,23570.55/cwt70.00–71.008712
HeifersMedium and Large 3327128.48/cwt125.00–133.004203
HeifersMedium and Large 2473118.00/cwt116.00–120.005584
HeifersMedium and Large 1523124.14/cwt120.00–130.006495
HeifersMedium and Large 3378124.63/cwt123.00–126.504713
HeifersMedium and Large 2515116.04/cwt113.00–120.005984
HeifersMedium and Large 1577120.88/cwt117.00–128.006975
HeifersMedium and Large 2418124.02/cwt119.50–128.005186
HeifersMedium and Large 1328143.06/cwt141.00–143.504696
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,112695.65/cwt600.00–800.007,7363
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2775640.00/cwt640.00–640.004,9601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2685500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,4251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-293064.00/cwt64.00–64.005951
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2495350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7331
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added388159.50/cwt159.50–159.5061911
SteersMedium and Large 1628133.62/cwt128.00–137.008393
SteersMedium and Large 2655127.50/cwt127.00–128.008352
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added596140.00/cwt140.00–140.0083414
SteersMedium and Large 1489142.20/cwt142.00–143.006955
SteersMedium and Large 2370140.05/cwt137.00–144.005183
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added455150.70/cwt145.00–152.0068622
SteersMedium and Large 1575136.29/cwt133.00–138.007846
SteersMedium and Large 1340166.00/cwt166.00–166.005641
SteersMedium and Large 2475134.96/cwt133.00–137.006413
SteersMedium and Large 2520128.00/cwt128.00–128.006661
BullsMedium and Large 3585110.00/cwt110.00–110.006441
BullsMedium and Large 2470136.00/cwt135.00–137.006392
BullsMedium and Large 1370160.20/cwt157.00–167.005933
BullsMedium and Large 1325180.00/cwt180.00–180.005851
BullsMedium and Large 3505115.00/cwt115.00–115.005812
BullsMedium and Large 2563116.96/cwt114.00–120.006582
BullsMedium and Large 1420151.33/cwt150.00–152.006363
BullsMedium and Large 1495142.00/cwt142.00–142.007031
BullsMedium and Large 2511129.02/cwt125.00–131.006594
BullsMedium and Large 1526136.19/cwt134.00–138.007165
BullsMedium and Large 1610127.00/cwt127.00–127.007751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2902660.02/cwt560.00–710.005,9535
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2890580.00/cwt580.00–580.005,1621

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.