Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00 - 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Some value added cattle sold at a premium. Slaughter cows sold sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 - 13.00 higher on a small comparison sample. Today, cattle was fair to average with some attractive offerings and with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.51/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$135.51

210 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$26.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.26

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	403	148.50	598	5thin
Medium and Large 1	521	137.45	717	147
Medium and Large 2	479	131.72	631	45
Medium and Large 3	406	121.63	494	13thin

One grade step is worth $26.87/cwt here — about $105 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 sale210 hd

135.51

—

AR average9 barns · 1,875 hd

131.25

+4.26

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,507	85.42	1,287	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,340	73.76	988	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,116	65.47	731	40

Every lot, as filed

106 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	118.99/cwt	115.00–121.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	134.57/cwt	130.00–140.00	553	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	137.01/cwt	133.50–141.50	728	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	124.31/cwt	118.00–128.50	768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	707	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	74.75/cwt	70.50–78.00	1,017	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,184	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,016.74/cwt	775.00–1,160.00	12,028	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	723	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,595	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,009	60.18/cwt	56.00–65.50	607	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	73.19/cwt	67.00–76.50	927	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	813	49.38/cwt	44.50–54.00	401	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	73.76/cwt	71.00–76.00	988	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	890	53.24/cwt	52.50–54.00	474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	153.44/cwt	140.00–160.00	574	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	124.67/cwt	122.00–127.50	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	134.49/cwt	132.00–139.00	832	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	130.24/cwt	129.00–132.00	890	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	143.92/cwt	138.00–148.00	685	12
Bulls	—	—	1,130	74.48/cwt	72.00–77.00	842	2
Bulls	—	—	1,808	93.76/cwt	93.50–94.00	1,695	2
Bulls	—	—	1,532	86.28/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,322	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	112.96/cwt	110.00–116.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	144.06/cwt	142.00–146.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	155.40/cwt	149.00–165.00	727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	503	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	132.77/cwt	130.00–137.50	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	161.92/cwt	158.00–167.00	683	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	140.70/cwt	138.00–144.50	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	132.01/cwt	131.00–133.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	155.18/cwt	151.00–162.00	734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	146.13/cwt	140.00–154.00	606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	124.61/cwt	121.00–129.00	407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	126.62/cwt	123.00–129.00	720	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	118.83/cwt	112.00–122.00	795	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	140.19/cwt	130.00–153.00	529	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	488	146.25/cwt	145.50–147.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	151.78/cwt	144.00–162.00	577	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	675	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	132.76/cwt	129.00–136.00	632	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	840	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	133.77/cwt	129.00–138.00	754	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	120.39/cwt	115.00–126.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	521	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	753	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	140.15/cwt	135.00–145.00	660	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	113.97/cwt	109.00–119.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	150.61/cwt	141.50–156.50	785	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	759.32/cwt	625.00–875.00	7,388	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,033.36/cwt	890.00–1,120.00	11,419	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	769.38/cwt	500.00–920.00	8,332	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	859	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,985	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	1,012.67/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	9,195	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,915	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,143.93/cwt	810.00–1,340.00	11,211	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	124.37/cwt	120.00–128.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	124.42/cwt	121.00–128.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	165.30/cwt	158.00–171.00	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	703	127.75/cwt	127.00–128.50	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	105.00/cwt	100.00–115.00	866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	118.58/cwt	116.00–121.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	160.76/cwt	155.00–168.00	680	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	138.00/cwt	137.00–139.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	111.48/cwt	106.00–117.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	116.66/cwt	112.50–122.50	849	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	143.74/cwt	137.50–152.00	609	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	403	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	133.66/cwt	131.50–135.00	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	117.91/cwt	115.00–121.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	137.41/cwt	134.00–144.00	849	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	149.85/cwt	147.00–151.50	929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	423	170.11/cwt	162.00–178.00	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	475	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	141.25/cwt	139.00–143.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	488	158.82/cwt	157.00–160.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	385	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	161.99/cwt	137.00–183.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	144.02/cwt	138.00–148.00	681	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	136.56/cwt	134.00–139.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	118.61/cwt	116.00–124.00	907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	137.25/cwt	134.00–142.00	778	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	126.26/cwt	120.00–141.00	477	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	129.02/cwt	125.00–133.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	958	103.47/cwt	100.00–107.00	991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	142.30/cwt	137.00–147.00	743	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	121.33/cwt	120.00–123.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	167.50/cwt	164.00–171.00	561	2

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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