Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Better grade heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher, while heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 7.00 lower. Lesser grade heifers sold 1.00 - 11.00 lower. Some value added cattle sold at a premium. Slaughter cows sold 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.50 lower on limited comparable offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.79/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$129.79

144 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$21.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.61

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	135.41	613	72
Medium and Large 2	399	127.84	510	53
Medium and Large 3	411	113.92	468	19thin

One grade step is worth $21.49/cwt here — about $145 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 sale144 hd

129.79

—

AR average9 barns · 2,079 hd

125.18

+4.61

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	1,415	74.11	1,048	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,098	49.57	544	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	795	22.00	175	5thin

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	—	519	137.70/cwt	135.00–143.00	715	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	117.25/cwt	112.50–124.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	141.00/cwt	138.00–142.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	120.61/cwt	117.00–124.50	396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	108.27/cwt	105.00–115.50	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	116.21/cwt	112.00–122.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	121.99/cwt	116.50–128.00	577	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	101.93/cwt	98.00–106.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	143.45/cwt	139.00–150.00	535	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.49/cwt	129.00–139.00	772	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	397	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	138.65/cwt	131.00–144.00	586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	154.23/cwt	147.00–157.00	672	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	154.73/cwt	149.00–163.00	571	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	122.75/cwt	119.00–129.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	139.85/cwt	137.50–141.00	737	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	463	151.70/cwt	151.00–154.50	702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	534	140.90/cwt	140.75–142.00	752	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	162.38/cwt	162.00–164.00	510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	125.05/cwt	121.00–129.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	627	135.80/cwt	134.50–140.00	851	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	139.69/cwt	133.50–147.50	662	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	128.05/cwt	126.00–130.00	365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	136.16/cwt	129.00–140.00	508	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	116.72/cwt	110.00–121.50	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	135.29/cwt	132.00–137.50	641	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	108.24/cwt	105.00–115.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	132.86/cwt	125.00–141.00	433	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	129.66/cwt	123.00–135.00	674	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	115.50/cwt	112.00–120.00	438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	141.76/cwt	130.00–144.50	400	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	124.47/cwt	122.00–127.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	146.81/cwt	135.00–156.00	539	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	109.51/cwt	106.00–113.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	143.90/cwt	139.00–150.00	681	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	116.04/cwt	110.00–122.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	140.72/cwt	133.00–145.00	585	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	115.35/cwt	111.00–119.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	109.11/cwt	105.00–111.50	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	152.89/cwt	144.00–155.00	589	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	418	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	490	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,182	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	31.50/cwt	31.50–31.50	247	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	758	17.66/cwt	13.50–20.50	134	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	885	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	367	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	56.02/cwt	55.00–57.50	689	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	49.66/cwt	43.50–53.50	562	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	820	46.50/cwt	45.00–48.00	381	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	25.50/cwt	25.50–25.50	233	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	406	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	462	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	149.07/cwt	143.00–154.00	631	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	154.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	123.68/cwt	121.00–125.00	470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	130.27/cwt	126.50–132.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	117.94/cwt	113.00–123.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	110.10/cwt	105.00–115.00	515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	147.84/cwt	135.00–156.00	486	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	130.71/cwt	129.00–133.00	744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	134.37/cwt	127.00–141.00	645	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	157.83/cwt	154.00–163.00	587	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	476	1
Bulls	—	—	1,438	81.14/cwt	80.00–82.50	1,167	3
Bulls	—	—	1,345	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	136.32/cwt	128.00–142.00	579	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	772	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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