Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold mostly steady to 12.00 higher, with one exception, steers averaging 526 lbs. sold 6.00 lower. Number one feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher, while number two feeder heifers sold 1.00 - 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested due to limited comparable offerings. Some value added cattle sold at a premium. Supply and demand was good with many attractive offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.55/cwt on 285 head.

Average price

$136.55

285 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$20.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.80

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	139.78	737	224
Medium and Large 2	505	125.91	636	50
Medium and Large 3	487	119.27	581	11thin

One grade step is worth $20.51/cwt here — about $157 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 sale285 hd

136.55

—

AR average9 barns · 2,102 hd

139.35

−2.80

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	—	Average	1,799	92.52	1,665	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,785	76.00	1,357	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,077	64.08	690	49

Every lot, as filed

129 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 1-2Value Added	—	636	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	903	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	140.43/cwt	134.00–147.00	862	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	138.31/cwt	134.00–143.00	793	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	157.49/cwt	157.00–158.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	130.17/cwt	125.00–137.00	617	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	119.97/cwt	115.00–125.00	681	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	143.32/cwt	135.00–149.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	158.76/cwt	150.00–166.00	818	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	155.18/cwt	151.00–160.00	438	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	120.97/cwt	116.00–126.00	869	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	127.96/cwt	122.00–135.00	790	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	583	142.98/cwt	139.00–147.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	141.39/cwt	134.00–147.00	730	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	130.14/cwt	123.00–136.00	795	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	163.09/cwt	153.00–170.00	858	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	118.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	860	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	169.54/cwt	161.00–175.00	810	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	146.93/cwt	141.00–155.00	629	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	122.89/cwt	117.00–125.00	827	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	181.07/cwt	175.00–187.00	665	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	154.36/cwt	148.00–161.00	576	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	160.32/cwt	160.00–161.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	142.75/cwt	137.00–151.00	914	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	185.11/cwt	180.00–193.00	768	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	372	161.64/cwt	161.00–163.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	154.66/cwt	150.00–159.00	492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	131.77/cwt	125.00–138.00	752	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	140.07/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,016	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	194.39/cwt	190.00–199.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	718	141.98/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,171	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	139.98/cwt	136.00–143.00	935	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	145.95/cwt	139.00–154.00	693	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	152.38/cwt	143.00–158.00	875	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	531	143.24/cwt	143.00–148.00	761	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	140.54/cwt	140.00–141.00	784	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	137.27/cwt	135.00–140.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	121.73/cwt	116.00–125.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	123.69/cwt	121.00–125.00	534	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,063.32/cwt	900.00–1,225.00	10,527	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,200.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	15,720	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	68.48/cwt	63.50–73.00	764	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,357	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	114.95/cwt	109.00–121.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	150.70/cwt	144.00–157.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	130.52/cwt	130.00–131.00	620	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	72.80/cwt	61.00–113.00	644	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	582	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	76.12/cwt	69.00–82.50	965	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	169.50/cwt	164.00–175.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	122.02/cwt	119.00–125.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	141.77/cwt	135.00–149.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	103.03/cwt	101.00–105.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	126.28/cwt	120.00–130.00	657	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	116.71/cwt	114.00–120.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	139.92/cwt	133.00–146.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	133.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	136.74/cwt	133.00–139.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	716	130.57/cwt	129.00–133.00	935	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	165.23/cwt	160.00–173.00	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	133.74/cwt	126.00–140.00	495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	136.13/cwt	131.00–141.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	595	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	130.82/cwt	126.00–139.00	559	6
Bulls	—	—	1,863	94.12/cwt	90.50–97.00	1,753	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	73.41/cwt	71.00–74.50	910	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	59.09/cwt	55.00–62.50	606	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	865	36.83/cwt	35.00–39.50	319	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	785	55.71/cwt	53.50–58.00	437	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	773	43.57/cwt	39.00–48.00	337	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	11,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	1,026.63/cwt	750.00–1,400.00	10,328	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,392	76.88/cwt	75.00–78.50	1,070	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	187.93/cwt	180.00–196.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	828	106.53/cwt	105.00–108.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	172.12/cwt	166.00–175.00	568	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	20,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	156.76/cwt	156.00–157.50	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	419	155.23/cwt	151.00–159.00	650	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	72.58/cwt	70.00–74.50	870	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	104.79/cwt	93.00–117.00	896	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	750	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	173.20/cwt	163.00–176.00	646	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	173.08/cwt	168.00–179.00	732	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,440	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,409	76.78/cwt	74.50–78.50	1,082	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	983.66/cwt	685.00–1,220.00	12,138	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	171.40/cwt	163.00–178.00	830	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	459	182.23/cwt	182.00–182.25	836	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	75.24/cwt	73.50–78.00	968	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	701.58/cwt	650.00–750.00	6,665	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	68.94/cwt	54.50–73.50	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	573	169.76/cwt	164.00–176.00	973	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	13,090	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	146.13/cwt	141.00–154.00	831	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	152.09/cwt	146.00–153.00	932	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	317	166.29/cwt	164.00–168.00	527	3

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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