Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 - 10.00 lower on limited comparable offerings. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold on average 14.00 lower on a meager test. Cattle was average with both single and groupings of attractive offerings. In addition to the regular sale, there were some herd sale outs, offering replacements of cows, cow calf pairs, and bulls. Buyer activity was good, especially for the nice replacement offerings that sold today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.20/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$135.20

166 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$20.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.57

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	138.05	675	113
Medium and Large 2	455	130.30	593	48
Medium and Large 3	456	117.99	538	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.06/cwt here — about $137 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 sale166 hd

135.20

—

AR average10 barns · 1,608 hd

133.64

+1.57

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,491	80.35	1,198	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	62.16	900	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,104	59.01	651	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	736	31.25	230	4thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,095.00/cwt	1,095.00–1,095.00	11,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	148.05/cwt	142.00–154.00	844	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	156.82/cwt	155.00–157.00	847	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	488	168.14/cwt	159.00–171.00	821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	378	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	172.52/cwt	169.00–179.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	175.34/cwt	170.00–179.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	130.88/cwt	130.00–137.00	889	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	166.04/cwt	154.00–171.00	764	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	294	157.28/cwt	157.00–159.00	462	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	137.59/cwt	129.00–142.00	707	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	137.65/cwt	133.00–146.00	641	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	154.12/cwt	148.00–163.00	800	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	154.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	745	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	127.00/cwt	121.00–130.00	786	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	148.87/cwt	143.00–158.00	551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	140.72/cwt	137.00–152.00	594	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	147.08/cwt	140.00–154.00	759	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	152.91/cwt	148.00–158.00	503	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	118.95/cwt	115.00–121.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	114.00/cwt	111.00–116.00	895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	179.50/cwt	170.00–187.00	574	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	172.41/cwt	161.00–176.00	641	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	11,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	818	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	765	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	819	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	14,529	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	139.26/cwt	135.00–142.00	787	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,075.94/cwt	975.00–1,250.00	11,491	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,071.14/cwt	600.00–1,390.00	8,890	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	63.55/cwt	63.00–64.00	721	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	892.94/cwt	825.00–1,010.00	11,492	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,024	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	63.20/cwt	46.00–82.00	509	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	70.23/cwt	66.00–73.50	757	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	66.65/cwt	64.50–68.50	722	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,291	1,975.52/cwt	1,050.00–2,450.00	25,504	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,022.77/cwt	975.00–1,075.00	10,330	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	72.61/cwt	67.00–77.00	566	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	1,124.20/cwt	600.00–1,425.00	12,748	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,301.67/cwt	1,250.00–1,350.00	13,668	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	915	48.98/cwt	47.50–50.50	448	2
Bulls	—	—	1,140	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	775	1
Bulls	—	—	1,641	85.72/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,407	9
Bulls	—	—	1,241	71.34/cwt	68.00–75.50	885	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	67.10/cwt	63.50–72.00	862	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	806	40.09/cwt	36.00–43.00	323	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	818	51.98/cwt	48.00–56.00	425	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	58.97/cwt	53.00–63.00	649	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	1,071.17/cwt	400.00–1,425.00	9,919	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	675	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	383	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	710	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	163	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,995	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	143.52/cwt	141.00–146.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	745	34.00/cwt	31.00–38.00	253	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	62.16/cwt	61.00–63.50	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	140.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	678	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	925.29/cwt	625.00–1,050.00	10,761	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	700.92/cwt	420.00–940.00	6,603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	126.97/cwt	126.00–128.00	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	124.98/cwt	119.00–127.00	756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	135.41/cwt	131.00–140.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	124.01/cwt	117.00–126.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	129.21/cwt	128.00–139.00	766	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	163.94/cwt	160.00–167.00	690	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	113.97/cwt	111.00–117.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	134.35/cwt	131.00–138.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	147.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	122.17/cwt	120.00–125.00	709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	165.01/cwt	163.00–167.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	146.34/cwt	141.00–150.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	133.73/cwt	129.00–136.50	564	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	128.60/cwt	126.00–131.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	139.30/cwt	136.00–142.00	460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	137.07/cwt	133.00–142.00	517	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	125.66/cwt	118.00–131.00	592	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	143.72/cwt	139.00–146.00	759	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	130.03/cwt	125.00–134.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	925	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	782	1

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.

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