Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00-19.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-17.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.24/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$132.24

86 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$18.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.82

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	139.05	707	42
Medium and Large 2	467	126.87	592	36
Medium and Large 3	436	120.63	526	8thin

One grade step is worth $18.42/cwt here — about $181 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 sale86 hd

132.24

—

AR average9 barns · 1,606 hd

134.06

−1.82

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	1,428	77.92	1,113	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,043	53.33	556	25

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	162.80/cwt	150.00–171.00	523	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	137.75/cwt	137.00–139.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	140.43/cwt	134.00–147.00	595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	152.37/cwt	146.00–158.00	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	137.05/cwt	132.00–142.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	140.11/cwt	136.00–148.00	789	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	154.78/cwt	150.00–160.00	729	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	162.04/cwt	153.00–168.00	682	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	133.25/cwt	127.00–139.00	833	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	148.33/cwt	145.00–154.00	773	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	168.11/cwt	159.00–177.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	707	125.66/cwt	124.00–127.00	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	293	197.56/cwt	190.00–205.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	135.36/cwt	133.00–137.00	988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	119.68/cwt	119.00–120.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	126.25/cwt	125.00–130.00	481	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	124.62/cwt	120.00–129.00	725	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	129.26/cwt	125.00–137.00	544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	123.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	130.04/cwt	126.00–134.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	137.68/cwt	131.00–143.00	710	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	125.50/cwt	122.00–129.00	838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	131.79/cwt	130.00–134.00	763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	143.75/cwt	137.00–152.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	147.99/cwt	145.00–153.00	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	129.13/cwt	127.00–131.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	156.49/cwt	155.00–159.00	510	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	64.48/cwt	61.50–66.00	819	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	1,082	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	793	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	66.00/cwt	64.50–67.00	822	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	11,237	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	125.52/cwt	125.00–127.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	120.96/cwt	119.00–123.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	139.14/cwt	136.00–144.00	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	132.98/cwt	129.00–135.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	148.03/cwt	147.00–149.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	157.50/cwt	151.00–164.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	145.96/cwt	138.00–148.50	890	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	154.52/cwt	148.00–157.00	814	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	165.27/cwt	162.00–174.00	712	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	630	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	146.56/cwt	139.00–153.00	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	160.41/cwt	157.00–167.00	765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	136.70/cwt	132.00–145.00	913	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	825	42.55/cwt	40.50–44.50	351	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,027	54.47/cwt	49.00–59.00	559	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	46.83/cwt	42.50–48.00	468	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	62.72/cwt	60.00–65.50	765	5
Bulls	—	—	1,483	72.93/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,082	3
Bulls	—	—	1,345	85.40/cwt	80.50–89.50	1,149	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	778	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	588	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,718	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	910.60/cwt	875.00–960.00	10,026	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	150.05/cwt	139.00–161.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	140.34/cwt	137.00–144.00	463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	133.31/cwt	129.00–137.00	775	6

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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