Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Better grade feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher, however lesser grade heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 - 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested due to limited comparable offerings. Some value added cattle sold at a premium. Cattle was plain to average with some attractive offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.48/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$117.48

191 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$22.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.98

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	124.58	676	110
Medium and Large 2	502	113.17	568	42
Medium and Large 3	492	102.07	502	39

One grade step is worth $22.51/cwt here — about $174 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 sale191 hd

117.48

—

AR average8 barns · 1,578 hd

125.46

−7.98

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	—	Average	1,803	67.50	1,217	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,768	42.79	757	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	37.51	450	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	825	20.00	165	1thin

Every lot, as filed

117 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	106.70/cwt	100.00–111.00	457	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	127.16/cwt	121.00–133.00	401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	109.44/cwt	104.00–115.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	170.09/cwt	160.00–186.00	645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	166.78/cwt	164.00–170.00	542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	128.29/cwt	123.00–135.00	806	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	138.05/cwt	130.00–143.00	507	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	140.34/cwt	138.00–144.00	466	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	108.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	737	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	128.63/cwt	122.00–135.00	731	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	129.51/cwt	121.00–134.00	609	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	115.44/cwt	111.00–121.00	706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	166.36/cwt	159.00–174.00	634	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	102.90/cwt	98.00–108.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	632	135.76/cwt	134.00–138.00	858	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	126.57/cwt	119.00–132.00	667	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	136.73/cwt	133.00–146.00	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	138.19/cwt	136.50–140.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	681	114.98/cwt	110.00–118.00	783	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	158.45/cwt	152.00–168.00	667	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	468	135.49/cwt	134.00–140.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	120.10/cwt	116.00–127.00	695	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	495	166.50/cwt	161.00–172.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	86.45/cwt	82.00–91.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	138.03/cwt	134.00–148.00	777	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	146.07/cwt	140.00–152.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	135.12/cwt	129.00–142.00	507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	132.92/cwt	128.00–141.00	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	128.37/cwt	123.00–132.00	738	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	151.53/cwt	144.00–159.00	655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	147.85/cwt	144.00–154.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	141.55/cwt	135.00–148.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	731	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	819	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	149.27/cwt	143.00–156.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,590	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	906	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	55.51/cwt	52.00–64.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	419	168.36/cwt	162.00–173.00	705	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	127.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	369	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	661	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	806	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	891	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	556	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	556	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	684.66/cwt	650.00–700.00	7,997	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	66.88/cwt	48.00–97.00	655	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,558	1,338.76/cwt	1,150.00–1,500.00	20,858	2
Bulls	—	—	1,940	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,164	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	39.13/cwt	35.00–45.00	468	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	112.60/cwt	105.00–115.00	415	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	18.75/cwt	15.00–20.00	205	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	30.81/cwt	28.00–34.00	316	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	103.54/cwt	98.00–107.00	496	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	100.26/cwt	95.00–105.00	526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,249	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	50.39/cwt	47.50–52.50	689	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,768	42.79/cwt	40.00–46.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	91.31/cwt	86.00–95.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	130.00/cwt	128.00–131.00	411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	104.99/cwt	99.00–110.00	598	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	107.81/cwt	103.00–114.00	567	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	93.77/cwt	90.00–95.00	528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	139.50/cwt	130.00–165.00	448	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	159.64/cwt	125.00–172.00	506	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	935	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	105.51/cwt	103.00–108.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	695	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.29/cwt	126.00–139.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	131.33/cwt	125.00–135.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	101.53/cwt	99.00–105.00	623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	116.25/cwt	112.00–123.00	660	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	124.07/cwt	119.00–131.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	99.47/cwt	95.00–104.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	118.84/cwt	110.00–126.00	442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	136.15/cwt	125.00–157.00	504	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	114.44/cwt	108.00–120.00	593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	127.87/cwt	122.00–135.00	612	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	101.47/cwt	99.00–104.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.65/cwt	135.00–149.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	107.91/cwt	101.00–112.00	615	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	130.44/cwt	128.00–133.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	94.97/cwt	90.00–100.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	113.30/cwt	109.00–121.00	528	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	128.08/cwt	120.00–133.00	548	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	117.81/cwt	110.00–121.00	548	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	114.13/cwt	110.00–120.00	411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	120.04/cwt	115.00–124.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1

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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