Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2020-08-25

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Aug 25
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
260 head
47 vs last sale 307 260 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
2 vs last sale 28 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
8 vs last sale 23 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Better grade feeder steers sold mostly steady. However, lesser grade feeder steers sold 3.00 - 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested due to limited comparable offerings.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.60/cwt on 79 head.
Average price
$132.60
79 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$721
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$94
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.62
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553139.0376938
Medium and Large 2506133.1367428
Medium and Large 3599112.6667513thin
One grade step is worth $26.36/cwt here — about $94 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 sale79 hd
132.60
AR average8 barns · 867 hd
134.22
−1.62
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
BullsLow1,48272.331,0723thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,51861.889394thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11960.0867215
CowsLean 85-90%Low82844.003643thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2515120.30/cwt117.00–124.006203
HeifersMedium and Large 2370130.82/cwt120.50–137.004843
BullsMedium and Large 2473134.59/cwt132.00–137.006372
BullsMedium and Large 2310169.50/cwt166.00–173.005252
BullsMedium and Large 2775104.00/cwt104.00–104.008061
BullsMedium and Large 2725105.00/cwt105.00–105.007611
BullsMedium and Large 1569134.42/cwt130.00–139.007657
BullsMedium and Large 1615129.66/cwt126.00–134.007976
BullsMedium and Large 1481143.22/cwt139.00–153.006895
BullsMedium and Large 1704114.02/cwt110.00–121.008034
BullsMedium and Large 1365172.23/cwt169.00–177.006294
BullsMedium and Large 1672120.93/cwt115.00–125.008133
BullsMedium and Large 1417164.10/cwt159.00–173.006843
BullsMedium and Large 1528139.09/cwt133.00–145.007342
BullsMedium and Large 1330180.39/cwt178.00–183.005952
BullsMedium and Large 1930104.00/cwt104.00–104.009671
BullsMedium and Large 1750105.00/cwt105.00–105.007881
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight73545.00/cwt45.00–45.003311
CowsLean 85-90%87546.50/cwt46.50–46.504071
CowsLean 85-90%87540.50/cwt40.50–40.503541
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52052.00/cwt52.00–52.007901
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45062.50/cwt62.50–62.509061
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2745105.00/cwt105.00–105.007821
SteersMedium and Large 2611134.48/cwt131.00–136.008224
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55066.50/cwt66.50–66.501,0312
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11358.74/cwt56.50–62.506546
HeifersMedium and Large 2570117.00/cwt115.00–119.006672
HeifersMedium and Large 2315131.62/cwt129.00–134.004152
HeifersMedium and Large 2430128.00/cwt128.00–128.005501
HeifersMedium and Large 1615126.00/cwt121.00–129.007759
HeifersMedium and Large 1529125.76/cwt121.00–132.006655
HeifersMedium and Large 1411136.41/cwt134.00–143.005615
HeifersMedium and Large 1663126.16/cwt124.00–130.008364
HeifersMedium and Large 1578127.45/cwt124.00–130.007374
HeifersMedium and Large 1493129.49/cwt125.00–131.006384
HeifersMedium and Large 1325146.83/cwt140.00–153.004773
HeifersMedium and Large 1375142.50/cwt137.00–148.005342
BullsMedium and Large 3576113.97/cwt113.00–115.006564
BullsMedium and Large 3670104.85/cwt100.00–110.007022
BullsMedium and Large 3545115.00/cwt110.00–120.006272
BullsMedium and Large 3430137.02/cwt135.00–139.005892
BullsMedium and Large 381085.00/cwt85.00–85.006891
BullsMedium and Large 375095.00/cwt95.00–95.007131
BullsMedium and Large 3635115.00/cwt115.00–115.007301
BullsMedium and Large 2415136.10/cwt131.00–143.005656
BullsMedium and Large 2574125.83/cwt121.00–129.007225
BullsMedium and Large 2518125.52/cwt123.00–129.006504
BullsMedium and Large 2372161.91/cwt160.00–165.006023
BullsMedium and Large 2673116.01/cwt114.00–118.007812
BullsMedium and Large 2605122.49/cwt121.00–124.007412
SteersMedium and Large 2441147.03/cwt141.00–149.006484
SteersMedium and Large 2512138.99/cwt134.00–148.007123
SteersMedium and Large 2655134.00/cwt133.00–135.008782
SteersMedium and Large 2390159.00/cwt159.00–159.006201
SteersMedium and Large 2320174.00/cwt174.00–174.005571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added716137.00/cwt137.00–137.009814
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added505157.00/cwt157.00–157.007931
SteersMedium and Large 1513154.31/cwt150.00–158.007926
SteersMedium and Large 1621144.60/cwt143.00–146.008985
SteersMedium and Large 1670138.10/cwt134.00–143.009254
SteersMedium and Large 1469163.82/cwt157.00–170.007684
SteersMedium and Large 1578149.63/cwt148.00–152.008653
SteersMedium and Large 1418152.71/cwt146.00–160.006382
SteersMedium and Large 1370184.00/cwt184.00–184.006812
SteersMedium and Large 1338186.00/cwt186.00–186.006292
SteersMedium and Large 1890114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0151
SteersMedium and Large 1845120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0141
HeifersMedium and Large 3525110.00/cwt105.00–115.005782
HeifersMedium and Large 3378114.01/cwt109.00–119.504312
HeifersMedium and Large 3455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
HeifersMedium and Large 3425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004681
HeifersMedium and Large 2479120.68/cwt115.00–127.005787
SteersMedium and Large 2563138.34/cwt133.00–144.007796
SteersMedium and Large 2483144.64/cwt144.00–150.006999
SteersMedium and Large 3330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004951
SteersMedium and Large 3450132.00/cwt132.00–132.005941
SteersMedium and Large 3565125.00/cwt125.00–125.007061
SteersMedium and Large 3620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
SteersMedium and Large 3383141.00/cwt141.00–141.005402
SteersMedium and Large 3503131.00/cwt131.00–131.006592
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2870800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,9601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27601,003.95/cwt950.00–1,050.007,6302
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0901,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0016,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29201,220.00/cwt1,220.00–1,220.0011,2241
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29251,085.00/cwt1,085.00–1,085.0010,0361
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,29564.50/cwt64.50–64.508351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2990732.63/cwt690.00–770.007,2532
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,130799.82/cwt780.00–810.009,0383
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1301,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,1481
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-286063.00/cwt63.00–63.005421
Bulls1,08060.00/cwt60.00–60.006481
Bulls1,66075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,2451
Bulls1,70582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,3981
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08551.18/cwt49.00–52.505553
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14265.88/cwt64.00–68.507526

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.