Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 - 8.00 higher, except for in a few instances in which they sold 7.00 to 11.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 - 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Some value added cattle sold at a premium. Cattle that have been giving two sets of preconditioning shots and are weaned forty five plus days qualify to be labeled as value added.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.73/cwt on 187 head.

Average price

$132.73

187 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$16.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.98

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	443	136.00	602	6thin
Medium and Large 1	504	135.70	684	100
Medium and Large 2	458	129.84	595	73
Medium and Large 3	427	119.61	511	8thin

One grade step is worth $16.39/cwt here — about $92 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 sale187 hd

132.73

—

AR average10 barns · 1,605 hd

134.71

−1.98

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	1,315	84.72	1,114	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	63.00	936	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,078	61.27	661	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	776	29.29	227	4thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	162.76/cwt	154.00–169.00	770	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	143.91/cwt	136.00–147.00	810	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	129.35/cwt	125.00–137.00	736	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	148.93/cwt	142.00–151.00	931	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	147.48/cwt	140.00–154.00	552	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	156.49/cwt	151.00–162.00	731	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	135.44/cwt	132.00–139.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	161.56/cwt	154.00–169.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	119.93/cwt	116.00–126.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	159.48/cwt	150.00–164.00	681	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	144.19/cwt	139.00–152.00	607	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	151.13/cwt	148.00–157.00	789	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	147.92/cwt	139.00–154.00	488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	443	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	122.99/cwt	121.00–125.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	127.97/cwt	125.00–131.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	149.39/cwt	143.00–156.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	124.40/cwt	120.00–130.00	773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	150.33/cwt	143.00–155.00	855	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	154.20/cwt	148.00–159.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	131.40/cwt	126.00–139.00	698	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	164.81/cwt	161.00–167.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	140.05/cwt	131.00–143.00	674	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	129.89/cwt	127.00–133.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	468	167.41/cwt	165.00–170.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	146.46/cwt	143.00–150.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	153.00/cwt	147.00–159.00	803	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	123.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	428	168.81/cwt	163.00–175.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	135.99/cwt	135.00–138.00	718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	581	150.92/cwt	149.50–151.00	877	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	493	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	71.03/cwt	69.00–72.00	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	134.28/cwt	126.00–139.00	827	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	124.54/cwt	121.00–128.00	913	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	821	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	757	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	788	27.05/cwt	25.00–28.00	213	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	740	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	266	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	936	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	778	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	350	2
Bulls	—	—	1,335	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,035	1
Bulls	—	—	1,305	88.33/cwt	87.50–89.00	1,153	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	67.38/cwt	66.50–69.50	805	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	62.80/cwt	55.50–65.50	694	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	448	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,385	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	691.77/cwt	650.00–730.00	7,021	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	69.78/cwt	69.00–70.50	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	134.46/cwt	126.00–139.00	489	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	121.98/cwt	121.00–123.00	498	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	906	48.42/cwt	44.00–53.50	439	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	785	52.03/cwt	48.00–56.00	408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	134.95/cwt	131.00–139.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	131.60/cwt	129.00–135.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	135.52/cwt	131.00–141.00	420	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	141.50/cwt	136.00–147.00	474	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	89.32/cwt	76.00–114.00	645	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	69.75/cwt	68.00–71.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	135.50/cwt	127.00–141.00	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	138.46/cwt	135.00–145.00	802	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	148.65/cwt	146.00–153.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	121.64/cwt	121.00–123.00	444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	137.00/cwt	135.00–141.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	620	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	446	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	700	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	153.98/cwt	145.00–159.00	645	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	309	161.93/cwt	158.00–166.00	500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	168.79/cwt	164.00–173.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	505	151.99/cwt	151.00–153.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	470	159.79/cwt	153.00–166.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	505	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	149.71/cwt	148.00–151.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	127.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	160.14/cwt	154.00–166.00	520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	122.56/cwt	121.00–127.00	699	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	133.52/cwt	132.00–135.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	157.08/cwt	154.00–160.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	124.54/cwt	119.00–130.00	641	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	114.03/cwt	110.00–118.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	400	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	558	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	131.53/cwt	125.00–135.00	554	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	129.71/cwt	120.00–133.00	628	15

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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