Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to no sales for the past two weeks. However, some value added cattle sold at a premium on limited comparisons.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.14/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$123.14

75 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$20.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.73

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	126.48	606	46
Medium and Large 2	437	119.81	524	25
Medium and Large 3	466	105.63	492	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.85/cwt here — about $113 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 sale75 hd

123.14

—

AR average3 barns · 357 hd

126.87

−3.73

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	—	Low	1,546	67.23	1,039	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,084	44.23	479	11

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1	—	365	159.99/cwt	159.00–161.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	144.64/cwt	141.00–148.00	412	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	119.77/cwt	117.00–128.00	570	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	137.72/cwt	130.00–141.00	518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	133.96/cwt	130.00–142.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	114.67/cwt	113.00–118.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	138.00/cwt	131.00–142.00	720	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	148.41/cwt	142.00–154.00	617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	335	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	125.54/cwt	123.00–128.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	120.69/cwt	117.00–125.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	139.89/cwt	136.00–144.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	114.63/cwt	113.00–117.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	139.47/cwt	138.00–141.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	135.45/cwt	131.00–142.00	700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	135.50/cwt	131.00–140.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	490	143.02/cwt	141.00–145.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	133.02/cwt	131.00–135.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	160.81/cwt	153.00–169.00	519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	180.42/cwt	176.00–185.00	496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	172.45/cwt	171.00–174.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	131.62/cwt	125.00–138.00	550	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	137.38/cwt	133.00–140.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	830	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	382	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	49.03/cwt	43.50–52.50	594	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	940	32.65/cwt	30.00–35.00	307	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	56.92/cwt	54.00–60.50	708	2
Bulls	—	—	1,410	57.26/cwt	54.00–62.00	807	2
Bulls	—	—	1,637	73.87/cwt	70.50–76.50	1,209	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	108.25/cwt	105.50–111.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	806	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	61.90/cwt	56.00–73.50	575	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	122.21/cwt	117.00–126.00	513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	593	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	629	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	791.34/cwt	580.00–920.00	7,834	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	128.48/cwt	123.00–132.00	463	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	121.62/cwt	120.00–124.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	129.71/cwt	125.00–133.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	133.97/cwt	131.00–136.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	104.75/cwt	104.50–105.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	110.35/cwt	105.00–115.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	150.99/cwt	149.00–153.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	119.90/cwt	114.00–126.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	140.80/cwt	139.00–144.00	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	151.51/cwt	150.00–154.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	142.74/cwt	141.00–145.00	442	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	125.18/cwt	117.00–130.00	771	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	153.10/cwt	151.00–155.00	643	2

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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