Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Due to limited comparable offerings from the previous week, trends are not available. However, today there was a special addition to the regular sale. Consignments of many groupings of value added cattle. Some value added cattle sold at a premium, with good buyer activity.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.47/cwt on 605 head.

Average price

$136.47

605 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$17.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.39

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	138.96	697	333
Medium and Large 1-2	518	138.95	720	104
Medium and Large 2	463	133.15	616	124
Medium and Large 3	434	121.12	525	44

One grade step is worth $17.85/cwt here — about $172 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 sale605 hd

136.47

—

AR average10 barns · 4,118 hd

133.09

+3.39

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	—	Average	1,620	69.08	1,119	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,660	56.00	930	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,019	49.52	505	24

Every lot, as filed

173 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	625.43/cwt	500.00–725.00	7,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	714	131.66/cwt	124.50–135.00	940	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	56.35/cwt	51.00–59.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	814	128.07/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,042	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	419	186.03/cwt	183.00–187.00	779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	138.03/cwt	130.00–143.00	647	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	121.99/cwt	120.00–127.00	823	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	133.80/cwt	130.00–136.00	843	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	134.20/cwt	129.00–143.00	703	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	146.71/cwt	141.00–155.00	497	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	130.89/cwt	130.00–132.50	755	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	140.96/cwt	139.50–142.00	654	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.06/cwt	135.00–145.00	868	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	184.49/cwt	175.00–190.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	186.61/cwt	180.00–192.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	151.05/cwt	145.00–158.00	787	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	138.84/cwt	135.00–147.00	580	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	118.28/cwt	116.00–122.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	159.85/cwt	149.00–165.00	751	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	610	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	139.03/cwt	139.00–139.50	744	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	566	135.80/cwt	134.00–141.00	769	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	610	136.63/cwt	134.00–139.00	833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	899	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	898	36.96/cwt	34.00–40.00	332	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	241	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	58.18/cwt	54.00–64.00	672	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	785	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	400	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	800	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	280	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	930	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	54.00/cwt	52.00–56.00	596	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	974	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	950	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	107.99/cwt	100.00–112.00	829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	611	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	62.70/cwt	54.00–75.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	275	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	671	122.60/cwt	121.00–130.00	823	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	518	141.15/cwt	137.00–144.00	731	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	143.56/cwt	141.50–152.00	834	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	377	184.53/cwt	179.00–191.00	696	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	135.83/cwt	131.00–143.00	781	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	761	118.37/cwt	109.00–120.00	901	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	149.00/cwt	146.00–154.00	548	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	155.32/cwt	150.00–165.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	173.37/cwt	169.00–182.00	739	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	129.97/cwt	126.00–137.00	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	156.29/cwt	150.00–164.00	444	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	148.40/cwt	144.00–152.00	782	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	121.63/cwt	116.00–128.00	757	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	129.30/cwt	121.00–134.00	725	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	116.61/cwt	113.00–121.00	777	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	144.86/cwt	137.00–151.00	611	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	171.90/cwt	163.00–178.00	639	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	158.55/cwt	150.00–166.00	671	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	104.80/cwt	104.00–105.00	806	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	436	148.83/cwt	142.00–155.00	649	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	366	154.04/cwt	151.00–162.00	564	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	865	122.15/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,057	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	511	157.03/cwt	152.00–162.50	802	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	323	197.49/cwt	196.00–199.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	150.54/cwt	141.00–156.00	867	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	875	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	624	126.80/cwt	122.00–132.00	791	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	684	135.83/cwt	132.00–143.00	929	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	320	159.23/cwt	153.00–166.00	510	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	478	145.02/cwt	139.00–150.00	693	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	287	162.57/cwt	161.00–164.00	467	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	119.66/cwt	118.00–123.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	959	103.47/cwt	99.00–108.00	992	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	614	148.34/cwt	144.00–153.00	911	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	468	173.41/cwt	167.00–184.00	812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	771	126.56/cwt	120.00–128.00	976	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	186.95/cwt	173.00–192.00	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	127.28/cwt	116.00–140.00	724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	318	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	334	151.30/cwt	147.00–157.50	505	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	151.59/cwt	148.00–162.00	706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	133.83/cwt	127.00–141.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	422	126.80/cwt	121.00–130.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	138.53/cwt	132.00–141.00	441	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	382	143.77/cwt	138.00–151.00	549	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	670	115.42/cwt	110.00–121.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	145.22/cwt	141.00–154.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	126.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	537	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	475	143.05/cwt	135.00–150.00	679	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	136.05/cwt	131.00–145.00	645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	134.32/cwt	130.00–144.00	505	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	280	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	538	128.94/cwt	125.00–133.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	367	135.17/cwt	130.00–144.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	110.59/cwt	105.00–116.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	120.78/cwt	116.00–128.00	512	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	145.95/cwt	138.00–153.00	470	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	427	132.30/cwt	127.00–141.00	565	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	60.79/cwt	55.00–63.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	104.71/cwt	101.00–108.00	652	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	122.38/cwt	116.00–126.00	395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	632	1
Bulls	—	—	1,564	65.86/cwt	60.00–70.00	1,030	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	124.07/cwt	118.00–131.00	455	9
Bulls	—	—	1,752	76.58/cwt	74.50–79.50	1,342	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	989	48.92/cwt	44.00–53.00	484	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,281	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,055	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	693	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	61.97/cwt	61.00–63.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	136.22/cwt	130.00–143.00	775	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	110.51/cwt	109.00–112.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	390	145.67/cwt	142.00–148.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	521	140.99/cwt	135.00–148.00	735	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	112.14/cwt	107.00–118.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	299	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	427	140.75/cwt	136.00–145.00	601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	668	133.24/cwt	128.00–137.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	308	150.46/cwt	145.00–156.00	463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	150.23/cwt	150.00–151.00	801	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	472	160.48/cwt	153.00–168.00	757	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	820	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	670	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	585	128.19/cwt	127.50–131.00	750	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	283	153.40/cwt	150.00–159.00	434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	170.17/cwt	161.00–175.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	720	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	608	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	168.32/cwt	165.00–172.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	119.05/cwt	116.00–122.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	467	139.86/cwt	134.00–142.50	653	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	521	133.79/cwt	125.00–138.00	697	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	725	123.30/cwt	121.00–126.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	412	165.49/cwt	161.00–169.00	682	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	153.98/cwt	146.00–161.00	564	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	143.80/cwt	138.00–149.00	407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	135.32/cwt	130.00–143.00	559	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	373	167.07/cwt	162.00–172.00	623	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	166.01/cwt	160.00–170.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	112.73/cwt	110.00–118.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	126.11/cwt	123.00–133.00	662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	132.99/cwt	126.00–138.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	121.53/cwt	118.00–124.00	688	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	133.27/cwt	126.00–138.00	500	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	128.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	110.24/cwt	105.00–115.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	139.00/cwt	131.00–145.00	655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	150.83/cwt	148.00–157.00	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	132.39/cwt	122.00–139.00	702	7

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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