Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold on average 1.00 - 7.00 higher. Cattle was plain to average with many attractive offerings in feeder, slaughter, and replacement cattle categories. In conjunction with today's regular sale, there were many replacement offerings. Buyer activity was good as some replacements were in demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.43/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$133.43

189 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$22.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.17

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	134.61	730	153
Medium and Large 2	447	130.72	584	31
Medium and Large 1-2	720	122.00	878	1thin
Medium and Large 3	447	112.16	501	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.46/cwt here — about $229 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 sale189 hd

133.43

—

AR average8 barns · 1,369 hd

136.60

−3.17

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,651	97.49	1,609	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,365	74.00	1,010	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,034	66.22	684	60

Every lot, as filed

140 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	—	798	828.58/cwt	790.00–860.00	6,612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	445	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	538	155.98/cwt	154.00–171.00	839	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	139.38/cwt	137.25–141.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	561	150.48/cwt	149.00–153.00	844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	835	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	915	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	800	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	523	138.49/cwt	135.00–139.50	724	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	440	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	134.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	478	141.92/cwt	138.00–147.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	135.70/cwt	133.00–138.50	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	636	143.73/cwt	142.00–145.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	370	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	154.49/cwt	154.00–155.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	147.99/cwt	146.00–149.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	147.94/cwt	146.00–151.00	851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	129.91/cwt	127.00–133.00	939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	127.73/cwt	124.50–131.00	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	171.65/cwt	169.00–175.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	120.75/cwt	120.00–121.00	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	109.49/cwt	105.00–114.00	901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	153.29/cwt	149.00–157.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	155.75/cwt	151.00–158.00	512	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	167.02/cwt	163.00–171.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	126.33/cwt	125.00–131.00	764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	140.48/cwt	136.00–147.00	530	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	134.49/cwt	131.00–140.00	701	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	130.32/cwt	125.00–136.00	747	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	5,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	160.38/cwt	154.00–170.00	767	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	120.48/cwt	119.00–122.00	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	197.91/cwt	196.00–200.00	560	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	1,118.44/cwt	850.00–1,330.00	13,298	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	891	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	958.36/cwt	600.00–1,500.00	9,708	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,120	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	805.21/cwt	700.00–900.00	6,442	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	1,380.97/cwt	950.00–1,525.00	13,824	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	75.86/cwt	70.00–89.00	753	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	842.25/cwt	700.00–910.00	8,835	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	18,410	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	90.74/cwt	80.00–100.00	769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,785	1,820.00/cwt	1,820.00–1,820.00	32,487	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	669	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,120	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	116.19/cwt	110.00–126.00	832	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,236.22/cwt	1,175.00–1,320.00	10,817	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	997.46/cwt	650.00–1,350.00	11,720	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	671	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	832.31/cwt	400.00–980.00	8,390	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	365	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	74.72/cwt	65.00–81.50	860	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	79.83/cwt	76.50–82.50	1,096	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	1,024.90/cwt	910.00–1,125.00	7,974	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,000.00/cwt	2,000.00–2,000.00	23,800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,010	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	728	41.25/cwt	40.00–42.50	300	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	805	58.98/cwt	57.50–60.50	475	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	55.68/cwt	54.00–57.00	576	2
Bulls	—	—	1,729	101.12/cwt	97.00–104.50	1,748	6
Bulls	—	—	1,415	86.60/cwt	84.00–89.50	1,225	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	74.57/cwt	70.00–79.00	862	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,006	64.69/cwt	59.50–69.00	651	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	106.31/cwt	101.00–112.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	535	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	73.98/cwt	59.00–107.00	667	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	2,000.00/cwt	2,000.00–2,000.00	31,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	100.23/cwt	90.50–111.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	148.67/cwt	140.00–155.00	495	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	1,532.43/cwt	1,350.00–1,660.00	15,386	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,140.64/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	13,311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	139.01/cwt	137.00–141.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	136.11/cwt	131.00–140.00	502	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	129.34/cwt	124.00–137.00	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	130.89/cwt	127.00–141.00	497	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	118.95/cwt	117.00–121.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	181.49/cwt	181.00–182.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	134.17/cwt	128.00–140.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	165.20/cwt	157.00–174.00	471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	139.18/cwt	137.00–141.00	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	680	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	530	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	129.99/cwt	121.00–130.50	887	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	137.14/cwt	131.00–145.00	642	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	147.77/cwt	141.00–154.00	780	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	135.27/cwt	132.00–141.00	783	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	189.55/cwt	176.00–194.00	610	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	169.01/cwt	164.00–173.00	713	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	173.45/cwt	162.00–179.00	657	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	141.36/cwt	138.00–147.00	585	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	814	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	980	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	104.46/cwt	101.00–108.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	131.36/cwt	128.00–134.00	818	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	146.48/cwt	138.00–153.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	165.10/cwt	160.00–173.00	535	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	495	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	535	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	588	143.47/cwt	141.00–146.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	355	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	152.40/cwt	146.00–162.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	123.00/cwt	121.00–125.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	445	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	123.24/cwt	122.00–125.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	762	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	380	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	124.36/cwt	120.00–132.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	128.58/cwt	126.00–132.00	548	5

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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