Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2021-03-23

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Mar 23
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
263 head
8 vs last sale 255 99 vs year ago 164 · +60.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
1 vs last sale 19 18 vs year ago 36 · 50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
9 vs last sale 12 17 vs year ago 20 · 85.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers on average sold 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 14.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3,00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 14.00 higher on a meager test. Feeder offerings today were mostly thin cattle with some moderate to attractive offerings. Supply and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.09/cwt on 113 head.
Average price
$135.09
113 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$655
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.03
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1506139.4770667
Medium and Large 2454132.3160128
Medium and Large 3453123.1355818thin
One grade step is worth $16.34/cwt here — about $148 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 sale113 hd
135.09
AR average11 barns · 1,367 hd
135.07
+0.03
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
BullsHigh1,65284.191,3904thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17059.937019thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,63059.009621thin
CowsLean 85-90%High89444.533983thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
BullsMedium and Large 2468144.54/cwt142.00–147.006762
HeifersMedium and Large 2285149.00/cwt149.00–149.004251
HeifersMedium and Large 2593124.00/cwt124.00–124.007352
SteersMedium and Large 2308177.93/cwt175.00–181.005482
HeifersMedium and Large 1426146.28/cwt141.00–155.0062311
BullsMedium and Large 1845112.00/cwt112.00–112.009461
BullsMedium and Large 1295189.00/cwt189.00–189.005581
SteersMedium and Large 2417150.26/cwt147.00–155.006273
HeifersMedium and Large 2327139.65/cwt135.00–145.004573
BullsMedium and Large 2725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
HeifersMedium and Large 1381148.54/cwt141.00–156.0056610
HeifersMedium and Large 1522140.32/cwt136.00–143.007323
HeifersMedium and Large 1328155.46/cwt151.00–161.005103
BullsMedium and Large 2430154.77/cwt150.00–158.006663
BullsMedium and Large 2290174.29/cwt169.00–178.005053
BullsMedium and Large 1715117.38/cwt112.00–123.008392
HeifersMedium and Large 1666123.56/cwt121.00–128.008236
SteersMedium and Large 1585140.00/cwt140.00–140.008191
SteersMedium and Large 1455169.00/cwt169.00–169.007691
BullsMedium and Large 1565139.19/cwt134.00–145.007868
BullsMedium and Large 1426175.39/cwt168.00–185.007476
HeifersMedium and Large 1573132.60/cwt129.00–138.0076014
SteersMedium and Large 1320190.49/cwt190.00–191.006102
SteersMedium and Large 1428170.05/cwt163.00–179.007286
BullsMedium and Large 1643127.00/cwt126.00–128.008172
HeifersMedium and Large 1825107.96/cwt106.00–110.008912
HeifersMedium and Large 1471143.78/cwt138.00–151.0067714
SteersMedium and Large 1371182.47/cwt178.00–189.006775
BullsMedium and Large 1514151.50/cwt149.00–153.007794
BullsMedium and Large 1473156.57/cwt151.00–165.007414
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added652137.00/cwt137.00–137.008932
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added645135.00/cwt135.00–135.008711
SteersMedium and Large 1525154.26/cwt151.00–159.008103
CowsLean 85-90%91547.00/cwt47.00–47.004301
CowsLean 85-90%88343.29/cwt41.50–45.003822
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63059.00/cwt59.00–59.009621
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31563.57/cwt62.00–65.008365
CowsBoner 80-85%98955.37/cwt52.50–59.505484
Bulls1,72286.75/cwt84.00–89.001,4943
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,13062.00/cwt62.00–62.007011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,535960.00/cwt960.00–960.0014,7361
HeifersMedium and Large 1635127.00/cwt127.00–127.008061
BullsMedium and Large 1372180.57/cwt176.00–187.0067212
BullsMedium and Large 1333181.54/cwt176.00–187.0060512
Bulls1,44076.50/cwt76.50–76.501,1021
SteersMedium and Large 3310167.00/cwt167.00–167.005181
SteersMedium and Large 3575125.00/cwt125.00–125.007191
SteersMedium and Large 3475131.00/cwt131.00–131.006221
HeifersMedium and Large 3553114.66/cwt108.00–118.006343
HeifersMedium and Large 3313137.95/cwt136.00–140.004322
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-295071.00/cwt71.00–71.006751
HeifersMedium and Large 3290137.00/cwt137.00–137.003971
BullsMedium and Large 3600112.00/cwt112.00–112.006721
BullsMedium and Large 3540115.50/cwt110.00–121.006242
BullsMedium and Large 3470128.49/cwt128.00–129.006042
HeifersMedium and Large 3380125.99/cwt125.00–127.004792
BullsMedium and Large 3390125.00/cwt125.00–125.004881
HeifersMedium and Large 3435127.42/cwt124.00–131.005542
HeifersMedium and Large 2617119.03/cwt115.00–121.007344
BullsMedium and Large 2695122.50/cwt121.00–124.008512
HeifersMedium and Large 2414137.16/cwt133.00–139.005686
HeifersMedium and Large 3522114.10/cwt110.00–118.005963
HeifersMedium and Large 3477122.08/cwt117.00–128.005825
BullsMedium and Large 3305129.00/cwt129.00–129.003931
HeifersMedium and Large 2725108.00/cwt108.00–108.007831
HeifersMedium and Large 2362136.54/cwt130.00–141.004945
BullsMedium and Large 2573122.08/cwt120.00–124.007002
BullsMedium and Large 3430132.59/cwt130.00–135.005702
BullsMedium and Large 3660111.00/cwt111.00–111.007331
BullsMedium and Large 2375149.41/cwt143.00–157.005607
SteersMedium and Large 2613129.92/cwt126.00–134.007962
SteersMedium and Large 2545143.00/cwt143.00–143.007791
SteersMedium and Large 2460152.00/cwt152.00–152.006991
BullsMedium and Large 2618116.36/cwt115.00–119.007193
BullsMedium and Large 2800107.00/cwt107.00–107.008561
HeifersMedium and Large 2464133.16/cwt129.00–140.006186
BullsMedium and Large 2330167.00/cwt167.00–167.005511
BullsMedium and Large 2515140.38/cwt132.00–145.007234

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.