Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 1.00 - 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 - 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 - 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 - 15.00 lower on a minimum test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.31/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$132.31

89 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$12.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.75

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	137.39	620	41
Medium and Large 2	449	129.48	581	29
Medium and Large 1-2	495	129.00	639	4thin
Medium and Large 3	400	124.76	499	15thin

One grade step is worth $12.63/cwt here — about $121 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 sale89 hd

132.31

—

AR average9 barns · 2,136 hd

138.06

−5.75

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	—	High	1,358	61.99	841	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,335	63.00	841	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,257	55.94	703	8thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	148.63/cwt	141.00–156.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	126.95/cwt	121.00–129.00	658	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	145.63/cwt	140.00–152.00	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	157.09/cwt	150.00–161.00	732	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	135.10/cwt	131.00–139.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	1,025	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	122.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	155.37/cwt	153.00–158.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	183.71/cwt	179.00–189.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	151.76/cwt	143.00–157.00	568	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	157.77/cwt	149.00–163.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	185.73/cwt	184.00–187.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	176.87/cwt	171.00–189.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	129.86/cwt	127.00–133.00	622	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	153.63/cwt	145.00–159.00	490	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	907	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,130	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	152.79/cwt	148.00–153.50	707	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	144.99/cwt	136.00–148.00	812	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	145.38/cwt	142.00–151.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	164.68/cwt	159.00–172.00	692	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	841	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	265	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	61.23/cwt	60.00–63.50	818	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	56.70/cwt	55.00–58.00	689	2
Bulls	—	—	1,485	72.96/cwt	68.00–77.50	1,083	2
Bulls	—	—	1,230	51.01/cwt	49.00–53.00	627	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	59.30/cwt	57.00–61.00	528	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	835	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	4,190	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	3,654	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	60.02/cwt	54.00–64.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	125.99/cwt	124.00–129.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	133.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	493	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	133.39/cwt	126.00–140.00	558	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	122.52/cwt	117.00–129.00	512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	119.23/cwt	115.00–123.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	131.27/cwt	125.00–138.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	121.93/cwt	118.00–126.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	122.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	134.96/cwt	130.00–137.00	506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	139.74/cwt	135.00–143.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	122.79/cwt	120.00–127.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	123.70/cwt	121.00–128.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	150.58/cwt	145.00–156.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	129.70/cwt	126.00–132.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	142.40/cwt	135.00–149.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	151.63/cwt	148.00–155.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	128.99/cwt	125.00–133.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	553	1

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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