Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2021-04-20

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Apr 20
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
154 head
36 vs last sale 190 243 vs year ago 397 · 61.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
8 vs last sale 36 11 vs year ago 17 · +64.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
2 vs last sale 18 5 vs year ago 11 · +45.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 475 lbs. average sold 4.00 - 8.00 lower. However, feeder steers averaging between 500 lbs. and 530 lbs. sold 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers averaging 500 lbs. and under sold steady to 5.00 lower. However, feeder heifers averaging 550 - 650 lbs. sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Quality was average with good buyer activity.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.26/cwt on 65 head.
Average price
$137.26
65 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$648
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$135
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2
$2.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.16
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3325138.004491thin
Medium and Large 1490137.9767647
Medium and Large 2432135.2458417thin
One grade step is worth $2.76/cwt here — about −$135 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 sale65 hd
137.26
AR average11 barns · 1,984 hd
137.41
−0.16
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
BullsLow1,58578.841,2503thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12061.5568922
CowsLean 85-90%Average74055.004071thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1380182.00/cwt182.00–182.006921
BullsMedium and Large 1275200.00/cwt200.00–200.005501
BullsMedium and Large 2625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007811
BullsMedium and Large 1427173.55/cwt166.00–183.007417
HeifersMedium and Large 1381154.98/cwt145.00–161.005904
BullsMedium and Large 2371175.59/cwt170.00–181.006514
HeifersMedium and Large 1665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
SteersMedium and Large 1477169.34/cwt167.00–172.008083
SteersMedium and Large 1505160.00/cwt160.00–160.008081
SteersMedium and Large 1775127.00/cwt127.00–127.009841
SteersMedium and Large 1600145.00/cwt145.00–145.008701
BullsMedium and Large 1323186.72/cwt181.00–194.006033
SteersMedium and Large 192097.00/cwt97.00–97.008921
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added782129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,0133
HeifersMedium and Large 1562132.21/cwt128.00–134.007435
HeifersMedium and Large 1785115.00/cwt115.00–115.009031
BullsMedium and Large 1725131.00/cwt131.00–131.009501
BullsMedium and Large 1650128.00/cwt128.00–128.008321
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600148.00/cwt148.00–148.008882
BullsMedium and Large 1360187.00/cwt187.00–187.006731
HeifersMedium and Large 1480138.90/cwt135.00–149.006679
SteersMedium and Large 1570157.00/cwt155.00–159.008952
BullsMedium and Large 1625129.05/cwt126.00–132.008072
BullsMedium and Large 1522153.97/cwt149.00–159.008046
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29651,080.00/cwt1,080.00–1,080.0010,4221
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2770740.00/cwt740.00–740.005,6981
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000770.00/cwt770.00–770.007,7001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-287364.92/cwt59.00–70.005673
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight74055.00/cwt55.00–55.004071
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight81555.00/cwt55.00–55.004481
CowsBoner 80-85%86035.00/cwt35.00–35.003011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31466.96/cwt66.00–68.008805
Bulls1,09565.00/cwt65.00–65.007121
Bulls1,83085.76/cwt84.00–88.501,5692
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,23067.00/cwt67.00–67.008241
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09361.96/cwt57.50–67.0067715
SteersMedium and Large 3475137.00/cwt137.00–137.006511
SteersMedium and Large 3395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005531
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,33562.50/cwt62.50–62.508341
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,20869.31/cwt65.50–73.008373
HeifersMedium and Large 2374138.25/cwt131.00–143.0051710
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,108960.56/cwt810.00–1,100.0010,6432
HeifersMedium and Large 2328151.33/cwt147.00–156.004962
BullsMedium and Large 2525144.40/cwt141.00–148.007582
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-294070.50/cwt70.50–70.506631
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-275061.57/cwt54.00–70.004622
BullsMedium and Large 2435158.79/cwt154.00–168.006913
HeifersMedium and Large 3325138.00/cwt138.00–138.004491
HeifersMedium and Large 2775108.00/cwt108.00–108.008371
SteersMedium and Large 2780104.53/cwt100.00–109.008152
BullsMedium and Large 3290160.00/cwt160.00–160.004641
SteersMedium and Large 2505154.00/cwt154.00–154.007781
SteersMedium and Large 2455158.00/cwt158.00–158.007191
BullsMedium and Large 3423137.71/cwt131.00–145.005832
BullsMedium and Large 2335177.50/cwt174.00–181.005952
HeifersMedium and Large 2440134.00/cwt134.00–134.005901
HeifersMedium and Large 2485134.00/cwt134.00–134.006501
HeifersMedium and Large 2620119.00/cwt119.00–119.007382
BullsMedium and Large 2585127.00/cwt127.00–127.007431
BullsMedium and Large 2470155.00/cwt155.00–155.007291
BullsMedium and Large 1-2437167.00/cwt167.00–167.007305
HeifersMedium and Large 1432140.45/cwt135.00–148.0060717
SteersMedium and Large 2590140.00/cwt140.00–140.008261
BullsMedium and Large 1466160.51/cwt156.00–165.007484
HeifersMedium and Large 1615130.97/cwt128.00–135.008054
SteersMedium and Large 2335167.00/cwt167.00–167.005591
HeifersMedium and Large 1518134.48/cwt132.00–138.006976
SteersMedium and Large 1670136.00/cwt136.00–136.009111

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.