Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2020-12-15

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Dec 15
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
241 head
1,103 vs last sale 1,344 99 vs year ago 142 · +69.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
54 vs last sale 70 23 vs year ago 39 · 59.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
4 vs last sale 21 37 vs year ago 62 · 59.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady to 8.00 lower. However, feeder steers between 500 and 600 lbs., sold 1.00 - 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 11.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 - 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested due to limited comparable offerings.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.60/cwt on 83 head.
Average price
$133.60
83 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$715
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.05
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549138.1575951
Medium and Large 2510128.5065627
Medium and Large 3528114.786065thin
One grade step is worth $23.37/cwt here — about $152 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 sale83 hd
133.60
AR average9 barns · 972 hd
133.55
+0.05
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60349.867993thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27947.5360813

Every lot, as filed

87 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
SteersMedium and Large 1419162.73/cwt155.00–168.006828
SteersMedium and Large 2590123.97/cwt120.00–128.007312
BullsMedium and Large 1472154.51/cwt148.00–164.007296
BullsMedium and Large 1418161.68/cwt158.00–165.006766
HeifersMedium and Large 1564123.66/cwt118.00–127.006978
SteersMedium and Large 1710131.00/cwt131.00–131.009301
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added490160.00/cwt160.00–160.007841
BullsMedium and Large 2471143.91/cwt135.00–147.006785
SteersMedium and Large 1483151.37/cwt145.00–156.007315
HeifersMedium and Large 1376145.55/cwt137.00–160.0054710
SteersMedium and Large 11,02595.00/cwt95.00–95.009741
SteersMedium and Large 1305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005191
HeifersMedium and Large 1605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
BullsMedium and Large 1523140.66/cwt133.00–145.0073614
SteersMedium and Large 1623133.15/cwt129.00–139.008305
SteersMedium and Large 1803122.99/cwt120.00–126.009882
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,133836.51/cwt710.00–890.009,4784
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,00355.86/cwt54.00–57.505602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,330760.00/cwt760.00–760.0010,1081
BullsMedium and Large 1569133.91/cwt129.00–141.007626
SteersMedium and Large 1574138.32/cwt134.00–144.007948
SteersMedium and Large 1370171.51/cwt171.00–172.006352
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-293590.00/cwt90.00–90.008421
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,7301,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0023,3551
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-288068.00/cwt68.00–68.005981
SteersMedium and Large 1519149.21/cwt143.00–157.007747
BullsMedium and Large 1368165.07/cwt157.00–174.006073
BullsMedium and Large 1778105.03/cwt102.00–108.008172
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,135800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,0801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,150660.00/cwt660.00–660.007,5901
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-288074.00/cwt74.00–74.006511
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added520151.00/cwt151.00–151.007851
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2880800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,0401
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,135955.00/cwt955.00–955.0010,8391
BullsMedium and Large 1621124.69/cwt122.00–128.007744
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,28755.18/cwt53.00–57.007103
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,052803.49/cwt730.00–920.008,4533
BullsMedium and Large 187594.00/cwt94.00–94.008231
BullsMedium and Large 1335165.00/cwt165.00–165.005531
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53052.50/cwt52.50–52.508031
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,64048.54/cwt47.00–50.007962
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36951.82/cwt50.00–54.007098
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13440.67/cwt37.50–46.004615
HeifersMedium and Large 3411104.30/cwt100.00–107.004294
BullsMedium and Large 3585100.00/cwt100.00–100.005851
HeifersMedium and Large 3475105.00/cwt105.00–105.004991
SteersMedium and Large 3595108.00/cwt108.00–108.006431
SteersMedium and Large 3490106.00/cwt106.00–106.005191
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,015940.00/cwt940.00–940.009,5411
HeifersMedium and Large 2590105.00/cwt105.00–105.006201
BullsMedium and Large 2322149.92/cwt145.00–158.004833
BullsMedium and Large 2665107.05/cwt105.00–109.007122
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,020835.00/cwt835.00–835.008,5171
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,045940.00/cwt940.00–940.009,8231
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-273094.00/cwt94.00–94.006861
HeifersMedium and Large 2318138.13/cwt132.00–143.004393
HeifersMedium and Large 2465117.01/cwt116.00–118.005442
HeifersMedium and Large 2695106.00/cwt106.00–106.007371
BullsMedium and Large 3625100.00/cwt100.00–100.006251
BullsMedium and Large 2740102.98/cwt100.00–106.007622
SteersMedium and Large 3415108.00/cwt108.00–108.004481
SteersMedium and Large 2685119.00/cwt119.00–119.008151
SteersMedium and Large 2360134.93/cwt130.00–140.004862
SteersMedium and Large 2820110.00/cwt110.00–110.009021
HeifersMedium and Large 3300110.00/cwt110.00–110.003301
BullsMedium and Large 2400134.00/cwt134.00–134.005361
SteersMedium and Large 2755116.00/cwt116.00–116.008761
SteersMedium and Large 2613126.69/cwt121.00–134.007774
SteersMedium and Large 2450139.00/cwt139.00–139.006261
BullsMedium and Large 2512126.87/cwt120.00–132.006505
BullsMedium and Large 3477124.63/cwt120.00–132.005943
HeifersMedium and Large 2381129.50/cwt115.00–146.004934
SteersMedium and Large 2428145.11/cwt139.00–151.006212
BullsMedium and Large 2590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
SteersMedium and Large 2Full720106.00/cwt106.00–106.007631
HeifersMedium and Large 1715109.68/cwt104.00–114.007843
BullsMedium and Large 2775105.00/cwt105.00–105.008141
HeifersMedium and Large 2518112.46/cwt107.00–118.005833
SteersMedium and Large 2320145.00/cwt145.00–145.004641
BullsMedium and Large 1675115.53/cwt112.00–121.007805
BullsMedium and Large 1733111.64/cwt106.00–117.008183
HeifersMedium and Large 1512126.42/cwt124.00–133.0064711
HeifersMedium and Large 2429121.17/cwt114.00–125.005204
BullsMedium and Large 2366136.43/cwt127.00–149.004994
BullsMedium and Large 2620113.66/cwt109.00–117.007053
HeifersMedium and Large 1474127.44/cwt121.00–133.006047
HeifersMedium and Large 1432130.29/cwt123.00–136.005636

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.