Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2021-06-29

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Jun 29
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
448 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 427▲ 198 vs year ago 250 · +79.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 42▲ 27 vs year ago 43 · +62.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 26▼ 12 vs year ago 29 · −41.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold mostly steady to 11.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested, due to limited comparable offerings. Cattle was plain to average with some groupings of attractive 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 $136.73/cwt on 196 head.
Average price
$136.73
196 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$686
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.15
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510139.71712138
Medium and Large 2486130.7563551
Medium and Large 3471121.425727thin
One grade step is worth $18.30/cwt here — about $140 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 sale196 hd
136.73
—
AR average9 barns · 2,053 hd
133.58
+3.15
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
Bulls—Low1,50479.691,1999thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,07663.2768155

Every lot, as filed

104 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 1—725112.00/cwt112.00–112.008121
SteersMedium and Large 1—432174.07/cwt165.00–178.007528
BullsMedium and Large 1—477158.82/cwt153.00–169.0075812
BullsMedium and Large 1—517152.05/cwt146.00–162.0078623
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525138.64/cwt131.00–145.0072841
HeifersMedium and Large 1—675123.27/cwt119.00–126.008323
SteersMedium and Large 1—532169.16/cwt160.00–170.0090020
HeifersMedium and Large 1—817111.30/cwt105.00–117.009093
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—355194.00/cwt194.00–194.006891
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—450175.00/cwt175.00–175.007881
HeifersMedium and Large 1—327153.67/cwt147.00–159.005039
HeifersMedium and Large 1—572132.90/cwt126.00–139.0076010
SteersMedium and Large 1—735142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0441
BullsMedium and Large 1—362178.43/cwt169.00–185.0064613
SteersMedium and Large 1—655148.00/cwt148.00–148.009691
SteersMedium and Large 1—765131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0021
BullsMedium and Large 2—625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007811
BullsMedium and Large 2—845111.00/cwt111.00–111.009381
BullsMedium and Large 2—333169.04/cwt167.00–172.005633
BullsMedium and Large 1—572141.53/cwt135.00–149.008109
HeifersMedium and Large 1—619132.22/cwt125.00–136.008188
HeifersMedium and Large 1—481141.25/cwt135.00–145.0067916
HeifersMedium and Large 2—85591.00/cwt91.00–91.007781
SteersMedium and Large 2—380160.04/cwt154.00–167.006084
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—415166.00/cwt164.00–168.006892
BullsMedium and Large 2—381158.97/cwt155.00–165.006065
HeifersMedium and Large 1—428146.34/cwt138.00–153.0062618
SteersMedium and Large 1—295194.00/cwt194.00–194.005721
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—623149.12/cwt144.00–157.009293
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—620135.48/cwt135.00–139.008408
SteersMedium and Large 1—345187.00/cwt187.00–187.006451
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—464146.99/cwt146.00–148.006824
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—532145.34/cwt145.00–146.007733
SteersMedium and Large 1—480159.86/cwt153.00–169.007676
BullsMedium and Large 1—308192.10/cwt185.00–197.005925
BullsMedium and Large 1—662138.73/cwt131.00–143.009183
BullsMedium and Large 1—427173.29/cwt166.00–179.007408
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—563160.18/cwt154.00–165.009023
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—670151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0121
SteersMedium and Large 1—570150.25/cwt142.00–157.008566
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,32072.00/cwt72.00–72.009501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—933885.05/cwt815.00–945.008,2582
BullsMedium and Large 1—628137.20/cwt133.00–141.008629
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,09069.00/cwt69.00–69.007521
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,06566.00/cwt66.00–66.007031
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,160730.00/cwt730.00–730.008,4681
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22570.82/cwt69.00–73.5086814
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,09065.08/cwt58.50–68.5070929
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight—79533.00/cwt33.00–33.002621
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight—71046.00/cwt46.00–46.003271
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight—82354.87/cwt50.00–60.004525
Bulls——1,16068.00/cwt68.00–68.007891
CowsBoner 80-85%—96355.81/cwt52.00–58.005373
CowsBoner 80-85%—96540.15/cwt38.00–42.003872
HeifersMedium and Large 3—470120.64/cwt118.00–123.005673
SteersMedium and Large 3—445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006011
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—985965.16/cwt925.00–1,000.009,5072
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—72084.00/cwt84.00–84.006051
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,00564.45/cwt51.50–72.006482
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—98069.65/cwt66.00–74.006832
BullsMedium and Large 3—513119.67/cwt113.00–125.006144
BullsMedium and Large 2—566134.53/cwt129.00–141.007614
Bulls——1,81591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,6521
Bulls——1,50979.75/cwt75.50–83.501,2037
SteersMedium and Large 3—505116.00/cwt116.00–116.005861
BullsMedium and Large 3—373141.26/cwt135.00–150.005274
HeifersMedium and Large 2—366136.23/cwt130.00–141.004995
HeifersMedium and Large 2—343140.67/cwt140.00–142.004823
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—77879.95/cwt60.00–104.006222
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—97571.23/cwt68.50–75.006942
SteersMedium and Large 3—610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007021
HeifersMedium and Large 3—315126.00/cwt126.00–126.003971
HeifersMedium and Large 2—478131.22/cwt124.00–137.0062714
BullsMedium and Large 2—418134.25/cwt127.00–140.005614
HeifersMedium and Large 2—580126.91/cwt125.00–131.007363
HeifersMedium and Large 3—530121.00/cwt121.00–121.006411
BullsMedium and Large 3—312137.58/cwt134.00–140.004293
HeifersMedium and Large 3—415126.00/cwt126.00–126.005231
SteersMedium and Large 1—620147.83/cwt137.00–152.0091715
SteersMedium and Large 1—360172.66/cwt170.00–177.006223
SteersMedium and Large 2—620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008061
HeifersMedium and Large 2—523128.12/cwt124.00–135.0067012
HeifersMedium and Large 2—283151.49/cwt151.00–152.004292
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—615141.00/cwt141.00–141.008671
HeifersMedium and Large 1—366150.73/cwt143.00–156.0055212
HeifersMedium and Large 1—885100.00/cwt100.00–100.008852
HeifersMedium and Large 2—685111.00/cwt111.00–111.007601
BullsMedium and Large 2—527136.49/cwt131.00–144.007199
HeifersMedium and Large 2—625126.52/cwt125.00–128.007912
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—480157.00/cwt157.00–157.007541
BullsMedium and Large 2—680120.40/cwt116.00–125.008195
BullsMedium and Large 2—288180.46/cwt179.00–182.005202
HeifersMedium and Large 2—790105.00/cwt105.00–105.008301
BullsMedium and Large 2—715120.98/cwt120.00–122.008652
HeifersMedium and Large 2—423134.66/cwt130.00–137.005706
SteersMedium and Large 2—325171.00/cwt171.00–171.005561
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—520139.00/cwt139.00–139.007231
SteersMedium and Large 2—540132.44/cwt126.00–139.007152
BullsMedium and Large 3—483130.44/cwt125.00–135.006303
HeifersMedium and Large 3—625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007191
BullsMedium and Large 3—580126.00/cwt126.00–126.007311
BullsMedium and Large 2—482146.20/cwt141.00–151.007053
SteersMedium and Large 2—568138.35/cwt137.00–139.007863
SteersMedium and Large 2—455150.00/cwt150.00–150.006831

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.