Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2020-09-22

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 22
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
397 head
134 vs last sale 531 397 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
18 vs last sale 70 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
69 head
23 vs last sale 46 69 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 mostly steady to 11.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-9.00 lower, except for the 400-450 lbs and they sold 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00-15.00 lower. Today, a nice set of bred heifers sold, the enthusiasm and demand was solid.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $129.70/cwt on 157 head.
Average price
$129.70
157 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$670
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.85
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515136.6670383
Medium and Large 2520126.0965652
Medium and Large 3518111.9758022
One grade step is worth $24.69/cwt here — about $124 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 sale157 hd
129.70
AR average9 barns · 1,019 hd
128.85
+0.85
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
BullsAverage1,42370.109988thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13946.6953249
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50846.256972thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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
BullsMedium and Large 281588.00/cwt88.00–88.007171
BullsMedium and Large 1618119.94/cwt115.00–127.007416
BullsMedium and Large 3363127.96/cwt120.00–132.004644
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2695545.00/cwt545.00–545.003,7881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,245742.67/cwt600.00–890.009,2462
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2925640.00/cwt640.00–640.005,9201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,084648.21/cwt480.00–700.007,02711
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,08365.06/cwt59.00–77.507053
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,09873.72/cwt70.00–77.508092
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,40358.67/cwt55.00–62.008232
CowsBoner 80-85%1,03137.12/cwt30.00–40.003839
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23455.04/cwt52.50–62.506799
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14347.04/cwt42.00–52.0053831
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50040.00/cwt40.00–40.006001
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51552.50/cwt52.50–52.507951
HeifersMedium and Large 1519126.16/cwt120.00–133.0065518
HeifersMedium and Large 1581122.92/cwt119.00–128.007145
HeifersMedium and Large 3382115.25/cwt110.00–121.004403
HeifersMedium and Large 2524116.20/cwt110.00–119.006098
HeifersMedium and Large 2633108.01/cwt107.50–108.506842
HeifersMedium and Large 1665111.97/cwt109.00–115.007455
HeifersMedium and Large 3413120.00/cwt119.00–121.004963
HeifersMedium and Large 2424131.38/cwt126.00–136.0055713
HeifersMedium and Large 2570114.50/cwt111.00–117.506533
HeifersMedium and Large 1410146.39/cwt139.00–154.006007
HeifersMedium and Large 3340120.29/cwt113.50–127.504094
HeifersMedium and Large 3490112.00/cwt112.00–112.005491
SteersMedium and Large 2553128.32/cwt125.50–132.007103
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added565140.00/cwt140.00–140.007911
SteersMedium and Large 3375142.47/cwt140.00–145.005342
SteersMedium and Large 2424151.73/cwt148.00–155.006435
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added620136.00/cwt136.00–136.008431
SteersMedium and Large 1368170.37/cwt161.00–182.006273
SteersMedium and Large 2531130.37/cwt126.00–133.506925
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added475144.01/cwt143.00–145.006842
SteersMedium and Large 1475142.02/cwt141.00–143.006753
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added510135.50/cwt135.50–135.506911
SteersMedium and Large 2365153.00/cwt153.00–153.005581
SteersMedium and Large 1421160.04/cwt156.00–173.006744
BullsMedium and Large 371092.00/cwt92.00–92.006531
BullsMedium and Large 2415139.31/cwt135.00–144.005785
BullsMedium and Large 267096.50/cwt93.00–100.006472
BullsMedium and Large 1370165.28/cwt158.00–174.0061210
Bulls1,35971.56/cwt67.00–75.009734
Bulls1,25555.96/cwt55.00–57.007022
Bulls1,72081.30/cwt76.50–85.501,3982
BullsMedium and Large 3483115.68/cwt112.00–124.005594
BullsMedium and Large 377585.00/cwt85.00–85.006591
BullsMedium and Large 2568117.65/cwt116.00–120.006686
BullsMedium and Large 2718102.51/cwt100.00–105.007362
BullsMedium and Large 1430147.25/cwt142.00–157.0063311
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3101,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0013,4281
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,010880.00/cwt880.00–880.008,8881
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1731,078.04/cwt1,050.00–1,100.0012,6452
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2860830.00/cwt830.00–830.007,1381
HeifersMedium and Large 271092.98/cwt90.00–95.006603
HeifersMedium and Large 1372154.00/cwt149.00–159.005738
HeifersMedium and Large 2334131.06/cwt125.00–139.004384
HeifersMedium and Large 1621117.34/cwt111.00–121.007299
HeifersMedium and Large 1710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007461
HeifersMedium and Large 359599.50/cwt99.50–99.505921
HeifersMedium and Large 2381128.19/cwt125.00–132.504884
HeifersMedium and Large 1465130.34/cwt123.00–134.5060615
HeifersMedium and Large 1325157.04/cwt155.00–160.005104
HeifersMedium and Large 3523107.24/cwt105.00–109.505612
HeifersMedium and Large 2473119.50/cwt113.50–125.005656
SteersMedium and Large 1625131.00/cwt131.00–131.008191
SteersMedium and Large 3420135.00/cwt135.00–135.005671
SteersMedium and Large 2340158.00/cwt150.00–166.005372
SteersMedium and Large 1523138.59/cwt137.00–141.007256
SteersMedium and Large 3455121.00/cwt121.00–121.005511
SteersMedium and Large 2483131.51/cwt131.00–132.006352
SteersMedium and Large 1576132.72/cwt129.00–138.007646
SteersMedium and Large 3630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,29553.00/cwt53.00–53.006861
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,02068.00/cwt68.00–68.006941
BullsMedium and Large 365085.00/cwt85.00–85.005531
BullsMedium and Large 3538109.52/cwt105.00–114.005892
BullsMedium and Large 1671109.62/cwt104.50–113.007364
BullsMedium and Large 1576123.80/cwt120.00–130.0071318
BullsMedium and Large 2374140.18/cwt135.00–155.005245
BullsMedium and Large 2526128.66/cwt122.00–134.0067711
BullsMedium and Large 3418119.85/cwt115.00–125.005012
BullsMedium and Large 177597.28/cwt92.00–100.007543
BullsMedium and Large 1521137.46/cwt131.00–145.0071616
BullsMedium and Large 2328155.40/cwt136.00–170.005104
BullsMedium and Large 2471134.79/cwt131.00–137.006358
BullsMedium and Large 3308147.03/cwt143.00–151.004532
BullsMedium and Large 1320181.00/cwt181.00–181.005791
BullsMedium and Large 1467143.69/cwt139.00–154.0067114
BullsMedium and Large 277095.90/cwt92.00–100.007382
BullsMedium and Large 2616110.09/cwt105.00–114.506786
BullsMedium and Large 383070.00/cwt70.00–70.005811
BullsMedium and Large 3628101.02/cwt100.00–102.006344
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28451,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.008,8731
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29471,120.76/cwt760.00–1,350.0010,6143
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,142963.21/cwt900.00–1,050.0011,0003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-268850.00/cwt50.00–50.003443
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-274040.50/cwt40.50–40.503001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28841,295.78/cwt1,125.00–1,550.0011,4555
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28791,317.98/cwt1,000.00–1,625.0011,58519
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28341,310.53/cwt1,150.00–1,500.0010,9304

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.