Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 3.00 - 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested due to limited comparable offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.44/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$127.44

100 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$20.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.03

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	132.39	701	57
Medium and Large 2	481	122.67	590	36
Medium and Large 3	413	111.71	461	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.68/cwt here — about $239 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 sale100 hd

127.44

—

AR average5 barns · 449 hd

126.42

+1.03

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	1,280	57.00	730	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,420	59.96	851	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,083	48.46	525	20

Every lot, as filed

81 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 2	—	735	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	779	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	790	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	134.42/cwt	131.00–138.00	688	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	132.58/cwt	129.00–136.00	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	593	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	145.25/cwt	142.00–150.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	121.60/cwt	115.00–127.00	576	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	114.05/cwt	110.00–118.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	129.88/cwt	127.00–134.50	727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	922.88/cwt	850.00–990.00	12,320	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	795	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	68.73/cwt	63.00–73.50	818	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,603	61.99/cwt	61.50–62.50	994	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,007	44.83/cwt	40.00–50.00	451	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	56.38/cwt	52.00–60.00	666	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	59.96/cwt	59.00–61.00	851	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	930	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	353	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	930	26.76/cwt	25.00–28.50	249	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,059	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	61.01/cwt	55.00–65.00	564	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	59.85/cwt	57.50–63.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	120.82/cwt	119.00–124.00	806	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	135.08/cwt	133.00–139.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	136.05/cwt	132.00–142.00	644	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	111.25/cwt	105.00–115.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	115.32/cwt	112.00–117.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	143.35/cwt	136.00–148.50	606	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	129.85/cwt	125.00–137.00	488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	132.46/cwt	127.00–135.50	686	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	113.03/cwt	109.00–117.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	174.24/cwt	165.00–184.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	163.33/cwt	160.00–165.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	137.46/cwt	136.00–139.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	141.86/cwt	136.00–144.00	809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	133.28/cwt	131.00–135.50	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	144.14/cwt	141.00–148.00	755	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	132.76/cwt	131.00–134.00	770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	155.59/cwt	149.00–161.00	734	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	4,793	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	128.06/cwt	125.00–131.00	458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	110.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	154.04/cwt	147.00–161.00	653	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	121.00/cwt	119.00–123.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	120.54/cwt	118.00–123.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	155.55/cwt	144.00–163.00	493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	126.69/cwt	121.00–131.00	728	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	113.00/cwt	111.00–115.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	141.64/cwt	138.00–147.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	171.08/cwt	166.00–181.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	119.32/cwt	115.00–123.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	602	121.68/cwt	119.00–125.00	733	3
Bulls	—	—	1,210	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	545	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	119.48/cwt	117.00–122.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	139.49/cwt	138.00–141.00	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	145.04/cwt	142.00–155.00	677	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	111.46/cwt	110.00–113.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	135.59/cwt	132.00–139.00	643	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	720	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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