Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend information available due to limited comparable offerings through all categories.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.24/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$122.24

39 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$10.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.61

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	124.19	681	30
Medium and Large 2	570	116.36	663	7thin
Medium and Large 3	370	113.50	420	2thin

One grade step is worth $10.69/cwt here — about $261 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 sale39 hd

122.24

—

AR average8 barns · 1,534 hd

134.85

−12.61

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	1,572	64.67	1,016	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,004	42.13	423	12

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	423	155.91/cwt	153.00–159.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	122.02/cwt	118.00–125.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	127.52/cwt	124.00–131.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	158.01/cwt	153.00–168.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	315	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	175.94/cwt	172.00–180.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	490	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	365	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	120.79/cwt	118.00–124.00	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	435	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	363	178.50/cwt	178.00–179.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	835	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	140.03/cwt	136.00–144.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	136.47/cwt	133.00–140.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	45.64/cwt	42.00–50.00	481	8
Bulls	—	—	1,320	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	528	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,394	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,220	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	745	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	283	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	958	34.16/cwt	30.00–37.50	327	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	65.25/cwt	65.25–65.25	1,005	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	59.90/cwt	56.50–63.00	704	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	56.34/cwt	54.50–58.00	744	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	55.59/cwt	52.00–63.50	649	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	58.43/cwt	57.50–59.50	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	970	99.49/cwt	99.00–100.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	415	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	460	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	935	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	146.19/cwt	140.00–151.00	560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	122.25/cwt	121.00–123.50	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	114.99/cwt	113.00–118.00	934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	129.48/cwt	125.00–132.00	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	144.03/cwt	143.00–145.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	180.43/cwt	176.00–184.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	133.46/cwt	126.50–136.00	508	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	138.50/cwt	136.00–142.00	583	4

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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