Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2021-04-06

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Apr 6
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
307 head
127 vs last sale 180 83 vs year ago 224 · +37.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
19 vs last sale 19 5 vs year ago 33 · +15.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
12 vs last sale 28 16 vs year ago 24 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00 - 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested, however the bulls that sold were in high demand. Cattle today was plain to average with some attractive offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.91/cwt on 106 head.
Average price
$136.91
106 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$659
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$207
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.19
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510140.4971765
Medium and Large 2439134.8759231
Medium and Large 3425119.9651010thin
One grade step is worth $20.52/cwt here — about $207 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 sale106 hd
136.91
AR average10 barns · 1,593 hd
139.09
−2.19
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
BullsHigh1,74292.001,6033thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,06859.5363634
CowsLean 85-90%Low93033.003071thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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
SteersMedium and Large 1835124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0351
HeifersMedium and Large 1730119.50/cwt117.00–122.008722
SteersMedium and Large 1557148.96/cwt146.00–154.008303
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700140.00/cwt138.00–142.009802
SteersMedium and Large 1325201.00/cwt201.00–201.006531
SteersMedium and Large 1416193.18/cwt187.00–202.008045
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added539141.87/cwt138.00–144.507655
HeifersMedium and Large 1523140.41/cwt138.00–143.007345
SteersMedium and Large 1667133.04/cwt130.00–139.008873
BullsMedium and Large 1518152.90/cwt145.00–159.0079212
HeifersMedium and Large 1660122.00/cwt122.00–122.008051
SteersMedium and Large 1521155.69/cwt151.00–159.008114
SteersMedium and Large 1361189.29/cwt185.50–199.006837
BullsMedium and Large 1572135.41/cwt130.00–139.007757
HeifersMedium and Large 1326161.17/cwt156.00–168.005254
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added415159.50/cwt159.00–160.006622
BullsMedium and Large 1617132.39/cwt127.00–138.008179
BullsMedium and Large 1288201.49/cwt200.00–203.005802
SteersMedium and Large 1469167.15/cwt162.00–177.007848
BullsMedium and Large 2531138.85/cwt132.00–146.007379
HeifersMedium and Large 1414145.61/cwt140.00–155.006038
SteersMedium and Large 1620139.31/cwt136.00–141.008643
HeifersMedium and Large 1578134.65/cwt131.00–139.007789
HeifersMedium and Large 1760111.00/cwt111.00–111.008441
BullsMedium and Large 1465164.29/cwt157.00–174.007647
SteersMedium and Large 2590132.00/cwt132.00–132.007791
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added486145.00/cwt145.00–145.007054
SteersMedium and Large 1777132.26/cwt126.00–136.001,0283
HeifersMedium and Large 1617134.42/cwt127.00–141.008297
BullsMedium and Large 1665125.00/cwt121.00–127.008314
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550146.00/cwt146.00–146.008031
BullsMedium and Large 1330187.31/cwt180.00–195.006184
BullsMedium and Large 1417178.27/cwt171.00–188.007439
BullsMedium and Large 1382186.16/cwt178.00–196.007117
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,16066.50/cwt66.50–66.507711
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100735.00/cwt735.00–735.008,0851
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,049830.95/cwt715.00–900.008,7174
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2920750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2706737.34/cwt635.00–860.005,2064
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2915690.87/cwt650.00–730.006,3212
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2883504.34/cwt300.00–640.004,4533
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,00071.00/cwt71.00–71.007101
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,13598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,1121
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2775474.63/cwt435.00–500.003,6782
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-272970.40/cwt42.50–94.005137
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2740595.00/cwt595.00–595.004,4031
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23667.55/cwt65.00–71.508359
Bulls1,74292.00/cwt90.00–94.001,6033
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06460.62/cwt55.00–64.5064518
CowsBoner 80-85%92647.96/cwt46.00–49.004445
CowsLean 85-90%93033.00/cwt33.00–33.003071
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight65532.00/cwt32.00–32.002101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,01566.00/cwt66.00–66.006701
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight75053.00/cwt53.00–53.003981
HeifersMedium and Large 3358116.97/cwt113.00–121.004192
SteersMedium and Large 3350155.00/cwt155.00–155.005431
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-278487.14/cwt76.00–99.006837
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2615485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,9831
BullsMedium and Large 3523128.68/cwt127.00–130.006733
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,135770.00/cwt770.00–770.008,7401
BullsMedium and Large 3280162.00/cwt162.00–162.004541
HeifersMedium and Large 3338132.64/cwt129.00–136.004483
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-268096.00/cwt96.00–96.006531
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-272061.00/cwt61.00–61.004391
BullsMedium and Large 3325143.00/cwt143.00–143.004651
SteersMedium and Large 3590114.00/cwt114.00–114.006731
BullsMedium and Large 2685126.00/cwt124.00–128.008632
HeifersMedium and Large 3610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006711
HeifersMedium and Large 3425116.95/cwt115.00–119.004972
HeifersMedium and Large 3530111.94/cwt109.00–115.005932
SteersMedium and Large 3625117.00/cwt117.00–117.007311
BullsMedium and Large 3410143.00/cwt143.00–143.005861
HeifersMedium and Large 2485123.94/cwt119.00–128.006013
BullsMedium and Large 3478136.57/cwt132.00–141.006532
SteersMedium and Large 3435154.00/cwt154.00–154.006701
BullsMedium and Large 3715112.00/cwt112.00–112.008011
BullsMedium and Large 3635127.00/cwt127.00–127.008061
BullsMedium and Large 2830112.00/cwt111.00–113.009302
HeifersMedium and Large 1378153.65/cwt150.00–163.005814
SteersMedium and Large 1865124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0731
BullsMedium and Large 2315186.00/cwt186.00–186.005861
BullsMedium and Large 2463152.38/cwt145.00–160.007062
BullsMedium and Large 2580130.90/cwt125.00–137.007592
BullsMedium and Large 2895110.00/cwt110.00–110.009851
BullsMedium and Large 2369171.67/cwt168.00–176.006334
HeifersMedium and Large 1472138.30/cwt133.00–143.0065311
SteersMedium and Large 2735114.00/cwt114.00–114.008381
HeifersMedium and Large 2660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
HeifersMedium and Large 2428135.42/cwt129.00–140.005806
BullsMedium and Large 21,08580.00/cwt80.00–80.008681
SteersMedium and Large 2428169.37/cwt162.00–179.007253
HeifersMedium and Large 1825105.00/cwt105.00–105.008661
SteersMedium and Large 2500152.00/cwt152.00–152.007601
HeifersMedium and Large 2519126.96/cwt120.00–131.0065910
BullsMedium and Large 2780115.00/cwt115.00–115.008971
BullsMedium and Large 3368143.71/cwt138.00–150.005292
HeifersMedium and Large 2290153.00/cwt153.00–153.004441
BullsMedium and Large 21,03085.00/cwt85.00–85.008761
SteersMedium and Large 2665123.00/cwt123.00–123.008181
BullsMedium and Large 2410159.54/cwt158.00–161.006542
HeifersMedium and Large 2368143.05/cwt140.00–147.005265
SteersMedium and Large 3305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005191
HeifersMedium and Large 2322147.75/cwt141.00–155.004765
SteersMedium and Large 2490153.00/cwt153.00–153.007501

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.