Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. Feeders steers sold 3.00 - 14.00 lower. However, feeder steers over 650 sold steady to 2.00 higher. Better grade feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower and heifers over 600 sold steady to 4.00 higher. Lesser grade heifers sold 3.00 -7.00 higher. Some value added cattle sold at a premium. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 - 11.00 higher. Slaughter bull sold steady on limited comparable offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.89/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$127.89

225 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$16.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.08

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	516	134.50	694	20
Medium and Large 1	515	130.17	670	127
Medium and Large 2	436	124.32	542	55
Medium and Large 3	456	118.06	538	23

One grade step is worth $16.44/cwt here — about $156 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 sale225 hd

127.89

—

AR average9 barns · 2,019 hd

128.96

−1.08

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	1,798	85.92	1,545	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	62.84	960	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	57.31	696	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	750	30.00	225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1	—	427	149.51/cwt	142.00–156.00	638	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	111.32/cwt	107.00–116.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	142.26/cwt	138.00–145.00	737	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	737	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	131.23/cwt	126.00–137.00	636	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	144.87/cwt	138.00–153.00	684	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	672	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	884	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	130.13/cwt	124.00–136.00	679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	507	153.34/cwt	150.00–156.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	123.01/cwt	119.00–126.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	129.65/cwt	125.00–135.50	730	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	135.02/cwt	130.00–141.00	570	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	149.24/cwt	145.00–155.00	470	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	103.84/cwt	96.00–111.50	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	606	121.20/cwt	118.00–125.00	734	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	133.78/cwt	130.00–139.00	647	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	694	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	133.00/cwt	125.00–141.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	121.80/cwt	120.00–125.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	111.97/cwt	110.00–118.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	136.45/cwt	135.00–141.00	584	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	146.33/cwt	143.00–151.00	395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	504	114.88/cwt	112.00–117.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	128.42/cwt	121.00–134.00	552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	123.66/cwt	121.00–130.00	717	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	139.00/cwt	136.00–143.00	532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	117.35/cwt	114.00–120.00	563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	123.15/cwt	120.00–129.00	571	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	122.93/cwt	120.00–126.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	139.60/cwt	135.00–145.00	505	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	915	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	133.36/cwt	126.00–139.00	688	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	155.50/cwt	153.00–158.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	112.92/cwt	111.00–115.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	133.96/cwt	127.00–139.00	640	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	111.52/cwt	110.00–113.00	753	2
Bulls	—	—	1,995	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,845	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	82.63/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	138.11/cwt	129.00–142.50	579	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	154.81/cwt	147.00–163.00	646	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	130.33/cwt	127.00–135.00	676	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	123.12/cwt	120.00–126.00	463	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	119.55/cwt	115.00–127.00	613	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	122.95/cwt	120.00–128.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	116.87/cwt	110.00–120.00	677	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	140.28/cwt	138.00–142.00	459	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	142.50/cwt	134.00–148.00	683	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	702	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	119.98/cwt	117.00–124.00	625	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	13,266	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,335	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	705	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	578	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	62.84/cwt	60.00–66.50	960	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	750	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	225	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	65.89/cwt	64.50–67.50	917	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	46.92/cwt	41.00–50.00	485	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	59.51/cwt	54.00–64.00	737	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	634	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	458	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	705	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	126.30/cwt	123.00–128.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	128.38/cwt	123.00–135.00	788	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	124.19/cwt	121.00–131.00	954	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	144.05/cwt	140.00–147.00	480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	133.58/cwt	127.00–140.50	757	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	130.36/cwt	123.00–133.50	948	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	156.93/cwt	152.00–162.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	737	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	127.38/cwt	123.00–134.00	464	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	115.16/cwt	115.00–115.50	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	658	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	829	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	121.33/cwt	117.50–124.50	755	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	106.69/cwt	105.00–110.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	286	136.25/cwt	133.00–139.00	390	4

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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