Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2020-07-28

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Jul 28
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
261 head
28 vs last sale 233 261 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
18 vs last sale 35 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
42 vs last sale 6 48 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 mostly steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested due to limited comparable offerings. Cattle today was fair to average with some attractive offerings. In addition, there was a couple herd sale outs with some young replacements that were in high demand and brought premium prices.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.74/cwt on 98 head.
Average price
$135.74
98 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$661
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.26
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1488139.9968374
Medium and Large 2530128.1567915thin
Medium and Large 3412113.454679thin
One grade step is worth $26.55/cwt here — about $216 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 sale98 hd
135.74
AR average7 barns · 1,612 hd
134.48
+1.26
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
BullsHigh1,25575.009413thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48068.001,0061thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22265.7580344
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low87936.673223thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
BullsMedium and Large 2618127.48/cwt126.00–129.007882
BullsMedium and Large 1371167.90/cwt155.00–185.006239
BullsMedium and Large 1423153.69/cwt147.00–160.006502
BullsMedium and Large 2473139.24/cwt131.00–145.006596
BullsMedium and Large 2395147.00/cwt147.00–147.005811
BullsMedium and Large 1563135.66/cwt134.00–137.007643
Bulls1,58589.50/cwt89.50–89.501,4191
Bulls94560.50/cwt60.50–60.505721
Bulls1,23575.00/cwt75.00–75.009261
BullsMedium and Large 3605115.00/cwt115.00–115.006961
BullsMedium and Large 2575128.43/cwt121.00–133.007386
BullsMedium and Large 2650122.00/cwt122.00–122.007931
BullsMedium and Large 1474149.45/cwt146.00–153.007084
SteersMedium and Large 2479143.02/cwt140.50–147.006856
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added483156.49/cwt156.00–157.007562
SteersMedium and Large 1423164.63/cwt159.00–168.006965
SteersMedium and Large 1685131.00/cwt131.00–131.008971
SteersMedium and Large 3420132.00/cwt132.00–132.005541
SteersMedium and Large 2430138.50/cwt138.50–138.505961
SteersMedium and Large 1569138.28/cwt133.00–145.007876
SteersMedium and Large 1705130.50/cwt130.50–130.509201
SteersMedium and Large 2310152.39/cwt149.00–156.004722
SteersMedium and Large 1469153.99/cwt149.00–163.507228
SteersMedium and Large 1632135.00/cwt134.00–136.008533
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,410.00/cwt1,410.00–1,410.0017,2731
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17064.71/cwt59.00–69.0075721
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2121,183.95/cwt810.00–1,410.0014,34912
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,090.92/cwt1,050.00–1,125.0012,5462
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48068.00/cwt68.00–68.001,0061
CowsLean 85-90%87026.00/cwt26.00–26.002261
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07035.00/cwt35.00–35.003751
CowsLean 85-90%88342.01/cwt41.50–42.503712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12454.32/cwt48.00–57.506116
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37073.67/cwt69.50–79.501,00915
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight82568.00/cwt68.00–68.005611
HeifersMedium and Large 1573131.04/cwt124.00–136.5075113
HeifersMedium and Large 1768117.99/cwt115.00–121.009062
HeifersMedium and Large 2528127.83/cwt120.00–132.006755
HeifersMedium and Large 1520137.59/cwt133.50–143.0071514
HeifersMedium and Large 1383155.41/cwt148.00–160.005955
HeifersMedium and Large 3515100.00/cwt100.00–100.005151
HeifersMedium and Large 2630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
HeifersMedium and Large 1608126.38/cwt121.00–129.007685
HeifersMedium and Large 3330127.14/cwt123.50–131.004202
HeifersMedium and Large 2685113.00/cwt113.00–113.007741
HeifersMedium and Large 1324153.24/cwt142.00–159.0049611
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1551,220.00/cwt1,220.00–1,220.0014,0911
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2101,575.00/cwt1,575.00–1,575.0019,0581
SteersMedium and Large 2570130.86/cwt127.00–135.007462
SteersMedium and Large 1521144.43/cwt137.00–150.007528
SteersMedium and Large 2527137.01/cwt134.00–140.007223
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added660137.00/cwt137.00–137.009041
SteersMedium and Large 2616127.57/cwt120.00–132.007865
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added775134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0391
HeifersMedium and Large 3385120.03/cwt119.00–121.004622
HeifersMedium and Large 2390146.75/cwt142.50–151.005722
HeifersMedium and Large 1434145.51/cwt139.00–150.0063211
HeifersMedium and Large 3425108.34/cwt105.00–112.004602
HeifersMedium and Large 2480130.25/cwt127.50–133.006252
HeifersMedium and Large 1470141.25/cwt136.50–148.0066411
HeifersMedium and Large 1685122.45/cwt119.00–126.008392
HeifersMedium and Large 3455105.00/cwt105.00–105.004782
HeifersMedium and Large 2564124.04/cwt119.00–129.007004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2431,208.11/cwt1,000.00–1,425.0015,0173
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,39376.64/cwt72.50–81.001,0682
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1261,161.53/cwt870.00–1,430.0013,07910
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,57574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,1661
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2975560.00/cwt560.00–560.005,4601
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-290060.00/cwt60.00–60.005401
BullsMedium and Large 1855108.00/cwt108.00–108.009231
BullsMedium and Large 1609132.98/cwt131.00–136.008105
BullsMedium and Large 2525132.52/cwt130.00–135.006962
BullsMedium and Large 3520121.00/cwt121.00–121.006291
BullsMedium and Large 1655126.00/cwt126.00–126.008251
BullsMedium and Large 1720120.96/cwt118.00–123.008714
BullsMedium and Large 2410132.56/cwt130.00–135.005432
BullsMedium and Large 3475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005941
BullsMedium and Large 3400122.50/cwt120.00–125.004902
BullsMedium and Large 1Full375162.00/cwt162.00–162.006081
BullsMedium and Large 1514142.85/cwt135.00–148.007344
BullsMedium and Large 2333155.69/cwt147.00–164.005182
BullsMedium and Large 3320137.00/cwt137.00–137.004381
BullsMedium and Large 3575114.03/cwt113.00–115.006562
BullsMedium and Large 3378131.43/cwt130.00–133.004972
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,6582,191.14/cwt1,775.00–2,550.0036,3292
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,4351,635.00/cwt1,635.00–1,635.0023,4621
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0331,367.76/cwt1,185.00–1,525.0014,1292
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.0019,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1431,486.43/cwt1,325.00–1,650.0016,9902
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0101,290.00/cwt1,290.00–1,290.0013,0291
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29651,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0011,0981
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100760.00/cwt760.00–760.008,3601
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2940850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,9901

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.