Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2021-03-30

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Mar 30
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
180 head
83 vs last sale 263 42 vs year ago 138 · +30.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
1 vs last sale 18 7 vs year ago 26 · 26.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
25 vs last sale 3 25 vs year ago 3 · +833.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 - 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing 450 and less sold 3.00 higher, however feeder heifers weighing between 450 and 575 sold steady to 10.00 lower on equivalent offerings. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested, due to limited comparable offerings. Some value added cattle sold at a premium today. Cattle was fair to average with with some attractive offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.42/cwt on 64 head.
Average price
$136.42
64 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$638
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$186
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.78
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1473141.0566741
Medium and Large 2466128.7159921
Medium and Large 3393122.504812thin
One grade step is worth $18.55/cwt here — about $186 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 sale64 hd
136.42
AR average10 barns · 1,910 hd
139.20
−2.78
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
BullsLow1,47176.651,1275thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average95153.7851214

Every lot, as filed

82 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2690108.99/cwt108.00–110.007522
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,220973.43/cwt660.00–1,175.0011,8762
HeifersMedium and Large 2610114.00/cwt114.00–114.006951
HeifersMedium and Large 2410131.00/cwt131.00–131.005371
SteersMedium and Large 3418135.00/cwt135.00–135.005642
HeifersMedium and Large 3415121.00/cwt121.00–121.005021
BullsMedium and Large 3280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004201
BullsMedium and Large 3465119.00/cwt119.00–119.005531
HeifersMedium and Large 2534124.24/cwt120.00–130.006634
HeifersMedium and Large 2290145.00/cwt145.00–145.004211
BullsMedium and Large 3365143.08/cwt141.00–145.005222
BullsMedium and Large 3530118.00/cwt118.00–118.006251
HeifersMedium and Large 1295155.00/cwt153.00–157.004572
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added474169.50/cwt169.50–169.5080310
HeifersMedium and Large 1569132.49/cwt128.00–139.007546
HeifersMedium and Large 1527136.68/cwt129.00–140.007205
HeifersMedium and Large 1414149.52/cwt144.00–157.006195
SteersMedium and Large 1420172.61/cwt170.00–176.007253
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500166.00/cwt166.00–166.008301
BullsMedium and Large 1550149.00/cwt149.00–149.008201
HeifersMedium and Large 1479135.82/cwt131.00–140.006516
HeifersMedium and Large 1372150.20/cwt143.00–157.005596
BullsMedium and Large 1525144.92/cwt141.00–149.007612
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added745135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0061
SteersMedium and Large 1369188.16/cwt179.00–196.006944
HeifersMedium and Large 1618129.10/cwt125.00–137.007986
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added567148.67/cwt147.00–154.008435
SteersMedium and Large 1503164.00/cwt164.00–164.008252
SteersMedium and Large 1472165.99/cwt159.00–170.007833
BullsMedium and Large 1690116.00/cwt116.00–116.008001
BullsMedium and Large 1620133.00/cwt133.00–133.008251
SteersMedium and Large 1324185.16/cwt179.00–198.006005
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added485168.00/cwt168.00–168.008151
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550145.00/cwt145.00–145.007981
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added618146.04/cwt141.00–154.009033
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,085780.00/cwt780.00–780.008,4631
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,22073.00/cwt73.00–73.008911
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-295773.59/cwt62.50–93.007046
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,25065.00/cwt65.00–65.008131
BullsMedium and Large 1479164.70/cwt163.00–168.007898
BullsMedium and Large 1383171.29/cwt167.00–175.006566
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0013,3251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-266596.61/cwt93.00–100.006422
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,15572.03/cwt69.50–74.008322
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-295062.00/cwt62.00–62.005891
BullsMedium and Large 1280193.00/cwt193.00–193.005401
BullsMedium and Large 1722112.00/cwt110.00–115.008093
Bulls1,26569.18/cwt65.50–73.508752
Bulls1,60881.63/cwt79.00–83.001,3133
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight81548.07/cwt46.00–50.003922
CowsBoner 80-85%94545.55/cwt45.00–46.504303
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07062.26/cwt62.00–62.506662
CowsBoner 80-85%95956.52/cwt54.50–59.005427
HeifersMedium and Large 3370124.00/cwt124.00–124.004591
BullsMedium and Large 3405140.00/cwt140.00–140.005671
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,17270.67/cwt60.50–74.008283
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-273058.00/cwt58.00–58.004231
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,16070.25/cwt70.00–70.508152
SteersMedium and Large 3Value Added475139.00/cwt139.00–139.006601
SteersMedium and Large 3500112.00/cwt112.00–112.005601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,130846.66/cwt610.00–1,055.009,5674
HeifersMedium and Large 2478123.73/cwt121.00–126.005914
SteersMedium and Large 2524145.53/cwt141.00–147.007634
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added505137.00/cwt137.00–137.006921
BullsMedium and Large 2370164.00/cwt164.00–164.006071
BullsMedium and Large 2290164.00/cwt164.00–164.004761
SteersMedium and Large 2330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005611
SteersMedium and Large 2590135.00/cwt135.00–135.007971
BullsMedium and Large 2612121.60/cwt118.00–126.007443
BullsMedium and Large 2650118.00/cwt118.00–118.007671
SteersMedium and Large 2618134.50/cwt134.00–135.008312
HeifersMedium and Large 2327140.05/cwt137.00–142.004583
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added640137.00/cwt137.00–137.008772
SteersMedium and Large 2355152.00/cwt149.00–155.005402
BullsMedium and Large 1425167.61/cwt164.00–171.007123
HeifersMedium and Large 1329152.83/cwt147.00–157.005034
HeifersMedium and Large 2388136.48/cwt130.00–140.005304
BullsMedium and Large 2410148.32/cwt141.00–156.006082
BullsMedium and Large 2560133.00/cwt133.00–133.007451
BullsMedium and Large 2468140.57/cwt135.00–144.006583
BullsMedium and Large 1315185.03/cwt183.00–187.005832

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.