Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2020-11-17

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Nov 17
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
320 head
213 vs last sale 533 55 vs year ago 265 · +20.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
20 vs last sale 41 17 vs year ago 38 · 44.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
1 vs last sale 12 4 vs year ago 9 · +44.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady to 13.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 - 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 - 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested due to limited comparable offerings. Cattle was plain to average with positive buyer activity.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.02/cwt on 121 head.
Average price
$118.02
121 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$627
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
10.48
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556126.6070447
Medium and Large 2536116.1962343
Medium and Large 2-3546110.006016thin
Medium and Large 3473106.9750625
One grade step is worth $19.63/cwt here — about $198 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 sale121 hd
118.02
AR average8 barns · 2,635 hd
128.50
−10.48
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
BullsAverage1,54559.379173thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,09944.2748719

Every lot, as filed

93 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1720106.48/cwt103.00–110.007672
HeifersMedium and Large 1569132.11/cwt126.00–139.007525
HeifersMedium and Large 1519135.31/cwt127.00–141.007029
BullsMedium and Large 192592.46/cwt90.00–95.008552
HeifersMedium and Large 189094.00/cwt94.00–94.008371
BullsMedium and Large 1790100.00/cwt100.00–100.007901
BullsMedium and Large 1471150.61/cwt147.00–162.007099
HeifersMedium and Large 1469132.27/cwt127.00–140.0062016
HeifersMedium and Large 1440139.00/cwt139.00–139.006121
SteersMedium and Large 1558133.81/cwt127.00–139.007473
HeifersMedium and Large 1385145.00/cwt145.00–145.005581
BullsMedium and Large 1620119.20/cwt117.00–121.507392
BullsMedium and Large 1400162.00/cwt162.00–162.006481
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450146.00/cwt146.00–146.006571
BullsMedium and Large 183597.00/cwt97.00–97.008101
HeifersMedium and Large 1765103.00/cwt103.00–103.007881
BullsMedium and Large 1318174.20/cwt169.00–179.005542
BullsMedium and Large 2578122.26/cwt115.00–126.007074
BullsMedium and Large 2660107.04/cwt104.00–112.007063
HeifersMedium and Large 266897.92/cwt95.00–101.006542
BullsMedium and Large 2465145.34/cwt141.00–150.0067610
HeifersMedium and Large 1630116.90/cwt114.00–123.007364
BullsMedium and Large 188099.00/cwt99.00–99.008711
HeifersMedium and Large 1668107.96/cwt106.00–110.007212
SteersMedium and Large 1516141.37/cwt138.00–147.007295
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,29853.22/cwt50.00–56.006913
SteersMedium and Large 1845116.00/cwt116.00–116.009801
SteersMedium and Large 1615124.90/cwt121.00–129.007682
SteersMedium and Large 1400162.00/cwt162.00–162.006481
SteersMedium and Large 1693120.55/cwt120.50–121.0083510
BullsMedium and Large 1568131.33/cwt130.00–133.007463
SteersMedium and Large 1740119.00/cwt119.00–119.008811
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,05051.00/cwt51.00–51.005361
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,22855.27/cwt52.50–59.006792
BullsMedium and Large 1519141.20/cwt135.00–147.007337
SteersMedium and Large 1950109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0361
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,16052.00/cwt52.00–52.006032
BullsMedium and Large 1376168.97/cwt161.00–183.006354
BullsMedium and Large 1663110.00/cwt106.00–117.007293
SteersMedium and Large 1755114.00/cwt114.00–114.008611
SteersMedium and Large 1485150.14/cwt149.00–153.0072813
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added685109.34/cwt109.00–110.007493
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-276076.00/cwt76.00–76.005781
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,21069.98/cwt68.00–72.008473
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-261098.00/cwt98.00–98.005981
BullsMedium and Large 1725105.42/cwt100.00–111.007642
BullsMedium and Large 364092.00/cwt92.00–92.005891
BullsMedium and Large 3532105.29/cwt100.00–111.005603
BullsMedium and Large 3427125.00/cwt125.00–125.005343
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06029.00/cwt29.00–29.003071
CowsBoner 80-85%98436.89/cwt35.00–39.503634
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34351.88/cwt50.00–54.006972
BullsMedium and Large 2315160.97/cwt159.00–163.005072
HeifersMedium and Large 3435117.71/cwt110.00–120.005125
HeifersMedium and Large 3305118.00/cwt118.00–118.003601
Bulls1,54559.37/cwt59.00–60.009173
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10046.74/cwt42.00–51.0051412
BullsMedium and Large 3478125.64/cwt118.00–131.006016
BullsMedium and Large 283590.00/cwt90.00–90.007521
HeifersMedium and Large 352799.74/cwt95.00–104.005265
BullsMedium and Large 3300131.00/cwt131.00–131.003931
SteersMedium and Large 3455122.00/cwt122.00–122.005551
HeifersMedium and Large 357896.04/cwt92.00–101.005553
BullsMedium and Large 2515132.88/cwt129.00–137.006842
HeifersMedium and Large 2471119.64/cwt114.00–124.505646
HeifersMedium and Large 362594.00/cwt94.00–94.005881
HeifersMedium and Large 3376114.03/cwt105.00–123.004294
BullsMedium and Large 368394.53/cwt93.00–96.006462
HeifersMedium and Large 3474105.12/cwt100.00–110.004986
HeifersMedium and Large 283291.00/cwt91.00–91.007573
SteersMedium and Large 2333144.94/cwt137.00–153.004832
BullsMedium and Large 3369130.00/cwt113.00–139.004808
BullsMedium and Large 355591.00/cwt91.00–91.005051
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added546110.00/cwt110.00–110.006016
BullsMedium and Large 272392.91/cwt90.00–96.006722
HeifersMedium and Large 2518123.77/cwt114.50–126.506417
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy505119.00/cwt119.00–119.006011
BullsMedium and Large 2623101.43/cwt98.00–105.006322
HeifersMedium and Large 2417128.90/cwt126.00–134.005383
BullsMedium and Large 2430146.16/cwt139.00–152.0062812
HeifersMedium and Large 2316127.22/cwt122.00–135.504024
SteersMedium and Large 2480134.70/cwt132.50–137.006472
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added845104.00/cwt104.00–104.008791
HeifersMedium and Large 2571118.20/cwt114.00–122.006758
HeifersMedium and Large 2382128.03/cwt125.00–133.004893
HeifersMedium and Large 272396.54/cwt95.00–98.006982
SteersMedium and Large 2375138.99/cwt138.00–140.005213
BullsMedium and Large 2373151.66/cwt143.00–157.005666
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added535146.00/cwt146.00–146.007811
SteersMedium and Large 2725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007251
SteersMedium and Large 2575130.50/cwt129.00–133.507505
HeifersMedium and Large 2622104.99/cwt101.00–112.006535
SteersMedium and Large 2665112.00/cwt112.00–112.007451

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.