Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2021-05-04

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, May 4
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
251 head
178 vs last sale 429 26 vs year ago 225 · +11.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
68 vs last sale 89 2 vs year ago 19 · +10.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
56 vs last sale 79 13 vs year ago 10 · +130.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00 - 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 - 7.00 higher. Cattle was plain to average with some value added offerings. Some value added cattle sold at a premium.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.95/cwt on 108 head.
Average price
$131.95
108 head · 454 lb average
Value per head Derived
$599
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.17
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1463134.1062184
Medium and Large 2402128.7551718thin
Medium and Large 3481111.445366thin
One grade step is worth $22.66/cwt here — about $85 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 sale108 hd
131.95
AR average10 barns · 1,238 hd
132.11
−0.17
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
BullsAverage1,62184.481,3694thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07661.8866616
CowsLean 85-90%Low70049.003431thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1290154.46/cwt152.00–157.004482
HeifersMedium and Large 1370139.51/cwt134.00–147.0051613
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added592126.00/cwt126.00–126.007462
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added548148.50/cwt148.50–148.508144
SteersMedium and Large 1421157.67/cwt153.00–163.006644
SteersMedium and Large 1480154.14/cwt151.00–159.007405
HeifersMedium and Large 1430132.49/cwt126.00–140.0057013
BullsMedium and Large 1578128.27/cwt126.00–131.007414
SteersMedium and Large 1580135.00/cwt135.00–135.007832
HeifersMedium and Large 1334143.54/cwt135.00–149.004795
HeifersMedium and Large 1690119.00/cwt119.00–119.008211
SteersMedium and Large 1372169.06/cwt165.00–174.006297
HeifersMedium and Large 1705118.00/cwt118.00–118.008321
HeifersMedium and Large 1830100.00/cwt100.00–100.008301
SteersMedium and Large 1520137.00/cwt137.00–137.007121
BullsMedium and Large 1865100.00/cwt100.00–100.008651
HeifersMedium and Large 1567125.15/cwt122.00–128.007106
HeifersMedium and Large 1475130.05/cwt125.00–137.0061811
BullsMedium and Large 2295171.00/cwt171.00–171.005041
BullsMedium and Large 2595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
HeifersMedium and Large 1624120.22/cwt118.00–125.007504
BullsMedium and Large 1715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added537135.00/cwt135.00–135.007253
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added605139.00/cwt139.00–139.008411
SteersMedium and Large 1675128.00/cwt128.00–128.008642
BullsMedium and Large 1424148.62/cwt143.00–154.0063010
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added454167.00/cwt167.00–167.007587
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added423143.09/cwt136.00–144.006059
BullsMedium and Large 1479147.65/cwt140.00–154.0070712
BullsMedium and Large 1623124.67/cwt124.00–125.007773
BullsMedium and Large 1695116.00/cwt116.00–116.008061
SteersMedium and Large 1344189.00/cwt189.00–189.006506
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added374148.90/cwt142.00–154.005577
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2983711.07/cwt500.00–850.006,9902
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-264543.00/cwt43.00–43.002771
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,098847.32/cwt845.00–850.009,3042
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,09067.30/cwt55.00–73.007343
BullsMedium and Large 1373169.77/cwt163.00–177.006332
BullsMedium and Large 1343176.97/cwt173.00–181.006072
Bulls1,74377.87/cwt75.50–80.001,3572
Bulls1,49891.08/cwt86.00–95.001,3642
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight70049.00/cwt49.00–49.003431
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight83553.00/cwt53.00–53.004431
CowsBoner 80-85%87052.50/cwt52.50–52.504571
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15366.75/cwt63.50–71.007708
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-282576.66/cwt72.00–83.006324
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-266882.57/cwt78.00–91.005525
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,06086.50/cwt86.50–86.509171
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-280363.75/cwt55.00–68.505123
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-295571.00/cwt71.00–71.006781
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04858.42/cwt53.50–62.506126
HeifersMedium and Large 3455114.50/cwt114.00–115.005212
HeifersMedium and Large 3625100.84/cwt96.00–106.006302
BullsMedium and Large 3270156.00/cwt156.00–156.004211
BullsMedium and Large 3425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004681
SteersMedium and Large 3Value Added350136.00/cwt136.00–136.004761
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0013,4381
SteersMedium and Large 3425114.00/cwt114.00–114.004851
HeifersMedium and Large 2650112.00/cwt112.00–112.007281
HeifersMedium and Large 2285139.00/cwt139.00–139.003961
BullsMedium and Large 2528124.02/cwt122.00–127.006553
BullsMedium and Large 2625112.00/cwt112.00–112.007001
HeifersMedium and Large 3363118.98/cwt118.00–120.004322
SteersMedium and Large 3470116.00/cwt116.00–116.005451
SteersMedium and Large 2520127.40/cwt125.00–130.006622
SteersMedium and Large 2384148.39/cwt142.00–157.005706
SteersMedium and Large 2472139.03/cwt136.00–141.006563
HeifersMedium and Large 2418122.96/cwt122.00–124.005142
BullsMedium and Large 3380128.41/cwt125.00–132.004882
HeifersMedium and Large 2331132.61/cwt128.00–139.004394
SteersMedium and Large 2407150.39/cwt146.00–155.006123
SteersMedium and Large 2313170.65/cwt170.00–171.005343
HeifersMedium and Large 2515118.70/cwt115.00–125.006113
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added435162.00/cwt162.00–162.007051
BullsMedium and Large 2380158.00/cwt158.00–158.006001
SteersMedium and Large 2640118.00/cwt118.00–118.007551
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added305142.00/cwt142.00–142.004331
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added385158.00/cwt158.00–158.006081
SteersMedium and Large 2765116.00/cwt116.00–116.008871
BullsMedium and Large 2400131.00/cwt131.00–131.005241
HeifersMedium and Large 2366131.77/cwt128.00–135.004824
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added470126.00/cwt126.00–126.005921
BullsMedium and Large 2476131.87/cwt126.00–138.006286
BullsMedium and Large 284097.00/cwt97.00–97.008151
BullsMedium and Large 2305167.00/cwt167.00–167.005091
BullsMedium and Large 1527137.47/cwt131.00–142.0072410
SteersMedium and Large 2690117.00/cwt117.00–117.008071
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added355139.00/cwt139.00–139.004931
HeifersMedium and Large 1524128.75/cwt128.50–129.006754
HeifersMedium and Large 1790100.00/cwt100.00–100.007902

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.