Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly 2.00 - 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 2.00 - 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady on a limited comparable test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.32/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$121.32

93 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$15.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.29

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	125.11	615	50
Medium and Large 2	445	119.44	531	32
Medium and Large 3	459	109.56	503	11thin

One grade step is worth $15.55/cwt here — about $112 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 sale93 hd

121.32

—

AR average9 barns · 2,130 hd

125.61

−4.29

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	1,623	84.51	1,372	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	64.00	954	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	60.93	713	26

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	418	137.85/cwt	133.00–146.00	576	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	148.98/cwt	145.00–155.00	645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	140.74/cwt	134.00–148.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	145.18/cwt	141.00–149.50	457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	102.98/cwt	98.00–108.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	120.17/cwt	115.50–125.00	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	124.62/cwt	120.00–129.00	639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	117.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	131.04/cwt	128.00–137.00	484	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	111.26/cwt	110.50–112.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	113.89/cwt	108.00–119.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	119.77/cwt	114.00–126.00	685	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	112.03/cwt	110.00–114.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	119.01/cwt	114.00–125.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	127.58/cwt	121.00–130.50	597	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	125.74/cwt	120.50–130.50	841	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	118.97/cwt	116.00–124.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	133.86/cwt	131.00–135.00	821	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	149.40/cwt	143.00–155.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	137.02/cwt	135.50–138.00	732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	132.05/cwt	129.00–135.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	135.72/cwt	133.00–140.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	121.56/cwt	119.00–124.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	161.91/cwt	159.00–167.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	128.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	133.73/cwt	132.00–137.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	123.08/cwt	121.00–125.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	142.37/cwt	137.00–147.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	107.35/cwt	105.00–110.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	126.44/cwt	119.00–134.00	400	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	130.78/cwt	127.00–141.00	564	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	115.96/cwt	113.00–119.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	119.48/cwt	114.00–125.00	498	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	106.51/cwt	106.00–107.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	110.23/cwt	104.00–115.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	121.49/cwt	119.00–124.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	926	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	133.98/cwt	126.00–139.00	644	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	954	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	880	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	409	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,014	55.31/cwt	49.00–59.00	561	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,733	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	63.92/cwt	60.00–66.50	798	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	70.46/cwt	60.00–90.00	670	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	130.69/cwt	127.00–134.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Bulls	—	—	1,589	83.14/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,321	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	130.21/cwt	126.00–133.00	626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	120.86/cwt	117.00–127.00	759	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,053	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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