Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2021-02-23

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Feb 23
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
111 head
111 vs last sale 0 230 vs year ago 341 · 67.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
17 vs last sale 0 55 vs year ago 72 · 76.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
4 vs last sale 0 172 vs year ago 176 · 97.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 1.00 - 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested due to limited comparable offerings. All trends recorded are based on limited comparable offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.38/cwt on 46 head.
Average price
$127.38
46 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$659
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.68
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529129.9468736
Medium and Large 3318121.503862thin
Medium and Large 2517117.306068thin
One grade step is worth $12.63/cwt here — about $81 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 sale46 hd
127.38
AR average2 barns · 121 hd
126.70
+0.68
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
BullsAverage1,82874.501,3612thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45063.509211thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05253.6356415

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2535142.50/cwt142.50–142.507621
SteersMedium and Large 1868115.50/cwt115.00–116.001,0032
SteersMedium and Large 1482161.30/cwt159.00–166.007775
SteersMedium and Large 1523160.13/cwt156.00–164.008372
BullsMedium and Large 2620115.00/cwt115.00–115.007131
HeifersMedium and Large 2550113.00/cwt113.00–113.006221
BullsMedium and Large 2580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006671
HeifersMedium and Large 1705115.00/cwt115.00–115.008111
BullsMedium and Large 1370186.00/cwt186.00–186.006881
BullsMedium and Large 1338192.49/cwt191.00–194.006512
BullsMedium and Large 1420172.86/cwt167.00–179.007262
HeifersMedium and Large 1663116.50/cwt113.00–122.007724
HeifersMedium and Large 1416140.18/cwt138.00–145.005834
SteersMedium and Large 1770128.00/cwt128.00–128.009861
SteersMedium and Large 1725126.50/cwt125.00–128.009172
HeifersMedium and Large 1625121.66/cwt119.00–125.007606
HeifersMedium and Large 1570122.71/cwt118.00–129.006994
SteersMedium and Large 1623137.71/cwt136.00–139.508582
SteersMedium and Large 1570135.39/cwt129.00–142.007722
HeifersMedium and Large 1370142.41/cwt139.00–146.005272
HeifersMedium and Large 1325153.28/cwt150.00–157.004982
SteersMedium and Large 1440170.00/cwt170.00–170.007481
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight79050.00/cwt50.00–50.003951
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33870.37/cwt70.00–71.009423
CowsBoner 80-85%99754.48/cwt50.00–57.505438
CowsBoner 80-85%99835.85/cwt30.00–38.003583
Bulls1,84069.00/cwt69.00–69.001,2701
Bulls1,81580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,4521
BullsMedium and Large 2518132.66/cwt126.00–139.006872
SteersMedium and Large 2404155.40/cwt155.00–157.006285
SteersMedium and Large 2378164.53/cwt157.00–170.006223
BullsMedium and Large 1765113.00/cwt113.00–113.008641
BullsMedium and Large 1290192.00/cwt192.00–192.005571
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-277547.00/cwt47.00–47.003641
HeifersMedium and Large 2418123.80/cwt120.00–128.005173
BullsMedium and Large 2305167.00/cwt167.00–167.005091
HeifersMedium and Large 274093.00/cwt93.00–93.006881
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-284562.50/cwt62.50–62.505281
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,07864.24/cwt64.00–64.506932
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45063.50/cwt63.50–63.509211
BullsMedium and Large 2468144.64/cwt144.00–146.006773
HeifersMedium and Large 186590.00/cwt90.00–90.007791
BullsMedium and Large 1485154.88/cwt149.00–161.007512
SteersMedium and Large 3505128.00/cwt128.00–128.006461
HeifersMedium and Large 3295126.00/cwt126.00–126.003721
BullsMedium and Large 1840111.00/cwt111.00–111.009321
HeifersMedium and Large 1505134.01/cwt133.00–135.006772
SteersMedium and Large 1838117.50/cwt117.00–118.009852
HeifersMedium and Large 1473136.59/cwt131.00–145.0064610
HeifersMedium and Large 3340117.00/cwt117.00–117.003981
HeifersMedium and Large 2340135.00/cwt135.00–135.004591
HeifersMedium and Large 2625113.02/cwt112.00–114.007062
SteersMedium and Large 1665127.00/cwt127.00–127.008451
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added475170.49/cwt170.00–171.008102
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500172.00/cwt172.00–172.008601
BullsMedium and Large 2390149.00/cwt149.00–149.005811
SteersMedium and Large 2288171.00/cwt171.00–171.004922

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.