Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2021-04-13

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Apr 13
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
190 head
117 vs last sale 307 0 vs year ago 190 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
2 vs last sale 38 1 vs year ago 35 · +2.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
22 vs last sale 40 69 vs year ago 87 · 79.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded in most instances 2.00 - 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400 to 500 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 higher, however 500 to 600 lbs. sold 5.00 - 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 - 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold on average 10.00 higher. Cattle was plain to average, with good buyer activity.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.90/cwt on 74 head.
Average price
$141.90
74 head · 441 lb average
Value per head Derived
$625
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$34
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.75
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1442148.1365442
Medium and Large 3379135.6651510thin
Medium and Large 2467132.8462022
One grade step is worth $15.28/cwt here — about $34 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 sale74 hd
141.90
AR average10 barns · 1,827 hd
143.65
−1.75
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,82790.021,6457thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55063.509841thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10962.6869527

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1655124.00/cwt124.00–124.008121
BullsMedium and Large 1538149.62/cwt145.00–155.008053
BullsMedium and Large 1610131.10/cwt125.00–137.008002
HeifersMedium and Large 1755119.00/cwt119.00–119.008981
HeifersMedium and Large 1610128.48/cwt127.00–130.007842
BullsMedium and Large 1813114.01/cwt113.00–115.009272
BullsMedium and Large 1885101.00/cwt101.00–101.008941
HeifersMedium and Large 1473139.48/cwt139.00–141.006604
HeifersMedium and Large 1519135.14/cwt131.00–137.007015
HeifersMedium and Large 1428145.64/cwt138.00–151.006238
BullsMedium and Large 1315195.00/cwt195.00–195.006141
SteersMedium and Large 1424181.16/cwt177.00–189.007685
HeifersMedium and Large 1374156.21/cwt149.00–165.005847
HeifersMedium and Large 1285169.00/cwt169.00–169.004821
BullsMedium and Large 1685125.00/cwt125.00–125.008561
BullsMedium and Large 1380184.01/cwt182.00–186.006994
SteersMedium and Large 1508162.51/cwt161.00–164.008262
SteersMedium and Large 11,07085.00/cwt85.00–85.009101
SteersMedium and Large 1318201.52/cwt201.00–202.006412
HeifersMedium and Large 1333166.72/cwt160.00–170.005556
SteersMedium and Large 1478174.02/cwt173.00–175.008322
SteersMedium and Large 1785122.00/cwt122.00–122.009581
SteersMedium and Large 1373196.79/cwt187.00–200.007348
SteersMedium and Large 1650139.00/cwt139.00–139.009041
BullsMedium and Large 1573140.91/cwt136.00–146.008075
BullsMedium and Large 1470167.69/cwt164.00–177.007885
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2940660.00/cwt660.00–660.006,2041
BullsMedium and Large 1765119.00/cwt119.00–119.009101
BullsMedium and Large 1700126.00/cwt126.00–126.008821
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy349170.00/cwt170.00–170.005934
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-290069.00/cwt69.00–69.006211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5601,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0017,1601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2870750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-284867.14/cwt63.00–72.005692
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,01565.53/cwt63.50–68.006653
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2930730.00/cwt730.00–730.006,7891
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30371.16/cwt70.00–72.009274
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15164.19/cwt60.50–69.0073915
CowsBoner 80-85%98556.05/cwt50.00–58.505526
Bulls1,43576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,0911
Bulls2,110102.05/cwt97.50–105.002,1532
Bulls1,78487.51/cwt85.50–90.501,5614
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-291580.00/cwt80.00–80.007321
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-270887.00/cwt87.00–87.006162
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-299070.16/cwt66.00–72.006953
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight73054.00/cwt54.00–54.003941
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55063.50/cwt63.50–63.509841
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight83554.50/cwt54.50–54.504551
SteersMedium and Large 282099.00/cwt99.00–99.008121
SteersMedium and Large 3545124.00/cwt124.00–124.006761
HeifersMedium and Large 3485122.96/cwt121.00–125.005962
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,070900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,6301
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2730545.00/cwt545.00–545.003,9791
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2685580.00/cwt580.00–580.003,9731
HeifersMedium and Large 3317140.31/cwt133.00–145.004453
HeifersMedium and Large 3288143.90/cwt140.00–148.004142
HeifersMedium and Large 3432133.98/cwt131.00–137.005793
SteersMedium and Large 2390162.00/cwt162.00–162.006321
BullsMedium and Large 3375148.00/cwt148.00–148.005551
BullsMedium and Large 3415133.00/cwt133.00–133.005521
BullsMedium and Large 3495126.00/cwt126.00–126.006241
HeifersMedium and Large 2568116.45/cwt113.00–120.006612
HeifersMedium and Large 2515125.76/cwt121.00–130.006484
SteersMedium and Large 2345185.00/cwt185.00–185.006381
HeifersMedium and Large 2290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004351
HeifersMedium and Large 2380138.12/cwt134.50–145.005255
HeifersMedium and Large 2735114.55/cwt111.00–118.008422
SteersMedium and Large 2570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
HeifersMedium and Large 2328148.99/cwt148.00–150.004892
BullsMedium and Large 2575127.00/cwt127.00–127.007301
SteersMedium and Large 2710125.00/cwt125.00–125.008881
SteersMedium and Large 2465158.00/cwt158.00–158.007351
HeifersMedium and Large 2459136.49/cwt134.00–140.006266
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added455168.00/cwt168.00–168.007642
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added630135.00/cwt135.00–135.008511
HeifersMedium and Large 1570126.63/cwt124.00–131.007223
SteersMedium and Large 2525134.48/cwt134.00–135.007062
BullsMedium and Large 2385160.00/cwt160.00–160.006161
BullsMedium and Large 2735114.00/cwt114.00–114.008381
BullsMedium and Large 2483154.01/cwt151.00–157.007443
BullsMedium and Large 2340163.00/cwt163.00–163.005541
BullsMedium and Large 1428180.88/cwt177.00–187.0077410
BullsMedium and Large 2415160.86/cwt157.00–165.006682
BullsMedium and Large 1278196.00/cwt196.00–196.005455

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.