Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00 - 11.00 higher. However, feeder bulls under 500 lbs. sold 7.00 - 9.00 lower. While feeder bulls over 500 lbs. sold 7.00 - 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 - 6.00 lower. Some value added cattle sold at a premium. Slaughter cows sold steady to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested, due to limited comparable offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.50/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$131.50

159 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$25.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.04

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	135.10	651	105
Medium and Large 2	455	126.77	577	42
Medium and Large 1-2	568	121.36	689	7thin
Medium and Large 3	518	110.00	570	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.10/cwt here — about $81 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 sale159 hd

131.50

—

AR average7 barns · 2,240 hd

132.54

−1.04

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	1,965	100.00	1,965	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,680	74.00	1,243	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,109	61.35	680	34

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	116.48/cwt	113.00–120.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	166.55/cwt	161.00–172.00	471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	184.19/cwt	178.00–196.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	175.27/cwt	163.00–181.00	648	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	182.67/cwt	181.00–184.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	129.30/cwt	121.00–134.00	671	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	139.56/cwt	133.00–144.00	585	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	124.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	714	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	121.83/cwt	118.00–127.00	760	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	157.98/cwt	156.00–163.00	834	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	168.86/cwt	168.00–176.00	753	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	155.61/cwt	150.00–162.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	139.49/cwt	135.00–148.00	520	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	167.19/cwt	165.00–173.00	873	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	142.50/cwt	142.00–143.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	132.95/cwt	126.00–140.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	160.17/cwt	156.00–164.00	764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	144.29/cwt	138.00–146.00	887	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	130.28/cwt	126.00–134.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	152.72/cwt	147.00–159.00	728	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	745	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	440	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	834	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	155.49/cwt	150.00–159.00	809	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	140.50/cwt	137.00–144.00	865	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	159.85/cwt	154.00–171.00	659	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	289	191.31/cwt	187.00–197.00	553	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	67.19/cwt	63.00–73.50	564	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	69.81/cwt	69.00–70.50	889	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,905	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	95.44/cwt	94.00–97.00	776	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	799.38/cwt	675.00–925.00	8,537	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	68.53/cwt	65.00–72.50	903	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	69.33/cwt	67.00–72.00	892	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,243	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	795	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	167	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	825	50.52/cwt	48.00–53.00	417	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	64.22/cwt	58.50–66.50	697	14
Bulls	—	—	1,965	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,965	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	900	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	396	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	51.60/cwt	48.00–55.50	516	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	130.50/cwt	124.00–137.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	499	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	662	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	11,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	522	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	54.02/cwt	50.50–57.50	429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	128.74/cwt	127.00–130.00	490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	649	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	73.82/cwt	68.00–78.00	915	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	400	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	120.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	111.25/cwt	105.00–115.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	131.52/cwt	131.00–132.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	730	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	979.62/cwt	869.00–1,075.00	12,911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	142.13/cwt	135.00–149.00	398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	130.31/cwt	125.00–136.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.00/cwt	116.00–120.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	144.52/cwt	143.00–145.00	845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	803	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	171.00/cwt	169.00–173.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	149.09/cwt	144.00–159.00	483	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	147.11/cwt	141.00–155.00	836	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	152.98/cwt	149.00–158.00	578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	145.06/cwt	139.00–153.00	622	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	127.90/cwt	126.00–132.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	137.08/cwt	130.00–144.00	647	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	148.22/cwt	141.00–150.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	147.48/cwt	146.00–149.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	126.31/cwt	120.00–131.00	600	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	115.81/cwt	110.00–120.00	647	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	166.88/cwt	163.00–171.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	145.38/cwt	136.00–150.00	411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	137.13/cwt	131.00–143.00	454	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	132.21/cwt	127.00–137.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	121.39/cwt	118.00–126.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	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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