Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2020-09-01

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 1
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
160 head
100 vs last sale 260 160 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
10 vs last sale 26 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
3 vs last sale 15 18 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 3.00 - 13.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Some value added cattle sold at a premium. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 - 13.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested due to limited comparable offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $145.33/cwt on 72 head.
Average price
$145.33
72 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$761
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.94
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521149.2677748
Medium and Large 1-2544144.5078610thin
Medium and Large 2521132.6669113thin
Medium and Large 3505129.506541thin
One grade step is worth $19.76/cwt here — about $123 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 sale72 hd
145.33
AR average7 barns · 1,702 hd
147.27
−1.94
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
BullsAverage1,50872.131,0883thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,26060.007561thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13049.0855525

Every lot, as filed

61 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
SteersMedium and Large 1388165.46/cwt159.00–172.006422
SteersMedium and Large 2775105.00/cwt105.00–105.008141
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added399173.50/cwt173.50–173.506926
SteersMedium and Large 1592137.01/cwt135.00–139.008113
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2601,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0015,1202
BullsMedium and Large 3430125.00/cwt125.00–125.005382
BullsMedium and Large 2305161.00/cwt161.00–161.004911
BullsMedium and Large 2685117.00/cwt117.00–117.008011
BullsMedium and Large 2735105.00/cwt105.00–105.007721
BullsMedium and Large 1295194.00/cwt194.00–194.005721
BullsMedium and Large 2433151.49/cwt150.00–153.006562
BullsMedium and Large 1378171.26/cwt166.00–175.006473
Bulls1,50872.13/cwt70.00–76.001,0883
BullsMedium and Large 2523120.45/cwt119.00–122.006302
BullsMedium and Large 1415168.63/cwt166.00–174.007003
BullsMedium and Large 2377146.91/cwt139.00–159.005543
BullsMedium and Large 1478145.98/cwt143.00–148.006983
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added540132.50/cwt132.50–132.507161
HeifersMedium and Large 1760108.50/cwt108.50–108.508251
HeifersMedium and Large 2300133.00/cwt133.00–133.003991
HeifersMedium and Large 1377146.88/cwt140.00–156.005543
HeifersMedium and Large 2355133.00/cwt133.00–133.004721
HeifersMedium and Large 1577121.20/cwt119.50–123.006993
HeifersMedium and Large 2570118.00/cwt118.00–118.006731
HeifersMedium and Large 1420135.27/cwt133.00–140.005684
HeifersMedium and Large 2477119.13/cwt115.00–122.505685
HeifersMedium and Large 1469133.19/cwt129.00–137.006257
HeifersMedium and Large 3430115.00/cwt115.00–115.004951
HeifersMedium and Large 1523128.81/cwt125.00–133.006748
HeifersMedium and Large 1745115.00/cwt115.00–115.008571
SteersMedium and Large 2365145.48/cwt145.00–146.005312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added544144.50/cwt144.50–144.5078610
SteersMedium and Large 1602136.67/cwt136.00–138.008233
SteersMedium and Large 2438141.75/cwt141.50–142.006212
SteersMedium and Large 2340142.00/cwt142.00–142.004831
SteersMedium and Large 1425159.01/cwt151.00–165.006766
SteersMedium and Large 1770118.50/cwt118.50–118.509121
SteersMedium and Large 2534135.15/cwt131.00–137.007224
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29021,124.40/cwt1,000.00–1,250.0010,1423
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0051,099.00/cwt1,000.00–1,200.0011,0452
HeifersMedium and Large 3555105.00/cwt105.00–105.005831
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,005750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,5381
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-299562.50/cwt62.50–62.506221
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,14064.59/cwt62.00–70.007364
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,26063.00/cwt63.00–63.007941
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2880860.00/cwt860.00–860.007,5681
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,26060.00/cwt60.00–60.007561
CowsBoner 80-85%97330.00/cwt30.00–30.002922
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21455.46/cwt52.00–60.0067311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08046.42/cwt40.50–50.5050112
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,19565.00/cwt65.00–65.007771
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-288574.75/cwt70.00–80.006622
SteersMedium and Large 2575127.50/cwt127.50–127.507331
SteersMedium and Large 1477150.89/cwt144.00–160.007208
SteersMedium and Large 1800127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0161
SteersMedium and Large 3505129.50/cwt129.50–129.506541
SteersMedium and Large 2610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007631
SteersMedium and Large 1515147.23/cwt141.00–155.0075813
SteersMedium and Large 1900113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0171
SteersMedium and Large 2725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added679134.50/cwt134.50–134.509134

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.