Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2020-10-06

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Oct 6
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
541 head
53 vs last sale 594 541 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
1 vs last sale 79 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
4 vs last sale 22 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 under 600 lbs. sold mostly 1.00 - 11.00 lower, while feeder steers over 600 lbs. sold mostly 3.00 - 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Some value added cattle sold at a premium. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls on average sold 12.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.74/cwt on 183 head.
Average price
$123.74
183 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$629
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$166
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.16
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529131.9569882
Medium and Large 2510121.0661852
Medium and Large 3472112.8353349
One grade step is worth $19.12/cwt here — about $166 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 sale183 hd
123.74
AR average9 barns · 1,144 hd
123.90
−0.16
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
BullsAverage1,53562.439588thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40947.386673thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12937.7142654

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 3520104.46/cwt101.00–108.005436
BullsMedium and Large 361695.28/cwt92.00–100.005877
BullsMedium and Large 3575101.97/cwt100.00–105.005863
HeifersMedium and Large 2326129.07/cwt117.00–142.004218
SteersMedium and Large 2579118.32/cwt114.00–122.506854
HeifersMedium and Large 2525116.50/cwt116.50–116.506121
BullsMedium and Large 281093.00/cwt93.00–93.007531
BullsMedium and Large 295081.00/cwt81.00–81.007701
BullsMedium and Large 2372140.73/cwt133.00–147.005245
SteersMedium and Large 2470126.36/cwt120.00–131.005945
BullsMedium and Large 2416133.25/cwt126.00–139.005548
BullsMedium and Large 2472128.95/cwt121.00–134.0060913
HeifersMedium and Large 2363119.85/cwt115.00–125.004358
HeifersMedium and Large 2423120.33/cwt116.00–127.005099
HeifersMedium and Large 281580.00/cwt80.00–80.006521
SteersMedium and Large 2615120.98/cwt119.00–122.007443
BullsMedium and Large 1666113.39/cwt108.00–117.007557
BullsMedium and Large 1464144.39/cwt137.00–150.006708
HeifersMedium and Large 2700105.00/cwt105.00–105.007351
HeifersMedium and Large 2578111.47/cwt106.00–114.506443
SteersMedium and Large 2300145.00/cwt145.00–145.004351
BullsMedium and Large 268296.06/cwt92.00–102.006553
BullsMedium and Large 1613116.44/cwt113.00–119.007144
HeifersMedium and Large 1484130.63/cwt127.00–135.5063233
BullsMedium and Large 2526113.87/cwt109.00–121.0059915
HeifersMedium and Large 2662111.65/cwt109.00–114.007393
SteersMedium and Large 2675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007431
BullsMedium and Large 2565113.00/cwt113.00–113.006381
HeifersMedium and Large 3426110.97/cwt105.00–115.004734
HeifersMedium and Large 3465108.00/cwt108.00–108.005021
SteersMedium and Large 3515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
BullsMedium and Large 2780100.00/cwt100.00–100.007801
SteersMedium and Large 2528129.73/cwt125.00–135.006855
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48846.07/cwt44.00–48.506862
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18341.84/cwt37.00–46.5049528
Bulls1,44554.90/cwt50.00–60.007932
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight79040.00/cwt40.00–40.003161
BullsMedium and Large 3316131.77/cwt125.00–135.004164
HeifersMedium and Large 2459115.74/cwt110.00–121.005317
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04819.41/cwt18.00–20.002033
CowsBoner 80-85%1,03832.23/cwt25.00–35.0033519
Bulls1,34842.88/cwt40.00–44.505782
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40251.38/cwt47.50–56.007203
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,25050.00/cwt50.00–50.006251
Bulls1,67375.96/cwt73.00–80.001,2714
SteersMedium and Large 3422119.35/cwt115.00–127.005045
BullsMedium and Large 3422119.86/cwt114.00–125.005069
BullsMedium and Large 378080.00/cwt80.00–80.006241
HeifersMedium and Large 3525105.00/cwt105.00–105.005511
BullsMedium and Large 3384123.86/cwt114.00–131.004769
BullsMedium and Large 3468112.86/cwt108.00–120.0052810
SteersMedium and Large 3377129.72/cwt126.00–138.004893
SteersMedium and Large 3330136.61/cwt134.00–139.004512
HeifersMedium and Large 3329109.62/cwt105.80–115.003615
SteersMedium and Large 3455104.00/cwt104.00–104.004731
HeifersMedium and Large 3690100.00/cwt100.00–100.006901
HeifersMedium and Large 3355130.00/cwt130.00–130.004621
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2875620.00/cwt620.00–620.005,4251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,02545.46/cwt44.00–47.004662
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-298554.00/cwt54.00–54.005321
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-294060.00/cwt60.00–60.005641
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-295853.34/cwt42.00–70.005117
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,058731.13/cwt620.00–810.007,7353
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy660105.00/cwt105.00–105.006931
SteersMedium and Large 1438145.83/cwt142.00–148.006396
SteersMedium and Large 1318178.52/cwt178.00–179.005682
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550141.00/cwt141.00–141.007762
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,03060.50/cwt60.50–60.506231
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,13548.50/cwt48.50–48.505501
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added605138.00/cwt138.00–138.008351
HeifersMedium and Large 1372142.46/cwt130.00–154.0053013
HeifersMedium and Large 1578123.40/cwt119.00–125.0071310
SteersMedium and Large 1483146.34/cwt145.00–150.007078
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-287549.00/cwt49.00–49.004292
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added701126.50/cwt126.50–126.508878
SteersMedium and Large 1618127.79/cwt123.50–133.007909
BullsMedium and Large 1751113.50/cwt113.50–113.508526
HeifersMedium and Large 1330141.20/cwt137.00–145.004665
SteersMedium and Large 1728122.30/cwt119.50–125.008902
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added660133.00/cwt133.00–133.008785
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added808128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0342
HeifersMedium and Large 1765101.50/cwt101.50–101.507761
BullsMedium and Large 1820104.50/cwt104.50–104.508571
BullsMedium and Large 1428146.45/cwt138.50–149.5062714
HeifersMedium and Large 1620119.19/cwt115.00–122.007395
SteersMedium and Large 1575135.45/cwt129.00–139.0077929
SteersMedium and Large 1658124.11/cwt120.00–127.508173
HeifersMedium and Large 1422134.39/cwt129.00–143.0056719
BullsMedium and Large 1382154.68/cwt141.00–165.005916
BullsMedium and Large 1580118.52/cwt111.00–121.0068719
HeifersMedium and Large 1723112.73/cwt111.00–114.508152
SteersMedium and Large 1515145.91/cwt140.00–149.507517
HeifersMedium and Large 1663116.75/cwt116.50–117.007742
BullsMedium and Large 188090.00/cwt90.00–90.007921
BullsMedium and Large 2610106.31/cwt103.00–111.006483
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added510132.50/cwt132.50–132.506766
BullsMedium and Large 1515125.54/cwt119.00–132.0064710
HeifersMedium and Large 1295147.00/cwt147.00–147.004341
HeifersMedium and Large 1525125.59/cwt120.00–132.0065913
BullsMedium and Large 1318174.07/cwt166.00–188.005546
SteersMedium and Large 2423144.97/cwt143.00–146.006133
BullsMedium and Large 2345147.00/cwt147.00–147.005071

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.