Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2021-07-20

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Jul 20
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
323 head
▼ 366 vs last sale 689▲ 90 vs year ago 233 · +38.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 64▲ 9 vs year ago 35 · +25.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 72▲ 31 vs year ago 6 · +516.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00 - 2.00 higher in most instances. However feeder bulls sold 4.00 - 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower on a limited comparison. Cattle was plain to average with some 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 $133.94/cwt on 135 head.
Average price
$133.94
135 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$721
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$201
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.96
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548136.32747107
Medium and Large 2520127.8366420
Medium and Large 3464117.495468thin
One grade step is worth $18.83/cwt here — about $201 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 sale135 hd
133.94
—
AR average8 barns · 1,647 hd
138.90
−4.96
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—Low1,63185.401,3935thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46065.509561thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10261.1467343

Every lot, as filed

89 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—373147.63/cwt144.00–155.005513
SteersMedium and Large 1—559156.15/cwt149.00–162.008735
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—645132.00/cwt132.00–132.008511
HeifersMedium and Large 1—511140.73/cwt131.00–143.0071912
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—440146.50/cwt146.50–146.506455
SteersMedium and Large 1—620151.93/cwt148.00–155.009423
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—705138.00/cwt138.00–138.009731
SteersMedium and Large 1—518164.09/cwt156.00–171.008505
HeifersMedium and Large 1—761115.00/cwt111.00–121.008754
HeifersMedium and Large 1—338165.00/cwt165.00–165.005582
SteersMedium and Large 1—285200.00/cwt200.00–200.005701
HeifersMedium and Large 1—619123.52/cwt118.00–128.007659
SteersMedium and Large 1—470166.36/cwt159.00–175.007825
HeifersMedium and Large 1—665120.14/cwt116.00–126.007996
HeifersMedium and Large 1—480143.49/cwt140.00–152.0068912
HeifersMedium and Large 1—815112.00/cwt112.00–112.009131
SteersMedium and Large 1—670131.00/cwt131.00–131.008781
BullsMedium and Large 1—725125.11/cwt121.00–129.009072
HeifersMedium and Large 1—568129.73/cwt124.00–135.5073713
BullsMedium and Large 1—367173.86/cwt168.00–185.006389
BullsMedium and Large 1—526146.44/cwt142.00–157.0077011
BullsMedium and Large 2—526137.19/cwt129.00–143.007226
SteersMedium and Large 1—321191.83/cwt188.00–193.006164
BullsMedium and Large 1—417160.55/cwt152.00–168.006695
SteersMedium and Large 1—389173.98/cwt166.00–175.006779
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—575157.00/cwt157.00–157.009031
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—612153.78/cwt153.00–158.0094119
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,06568.50/cwt68.50–68.507301
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—655133.64/cwt133.50–135.0087511
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—1,21569.50/cwt69.50–69.508441
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—544142.00/cwt142.00–142.0077214
BullsMedium and Large 1—345177.00/cwt177.00–177.006111
BullsMedium and Large 1—577141.79/cwt137.00–145.008186
BullsMedium and Large 1—479155.91/cwt151.00–162.007476
BullsMedium and Large 1—630135.00/cwt135.00–135.008511
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,15371.34/cwt70.00–72.508232
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—87166.62/cwt60.00–70.005804
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,13265.52/cwt60.00–68.507425
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,25268.31/cwt65.50–70.5085515
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,05960.70/cwt54.50–64.0064322
CowsBoner 80-85%—90746.47/cwt44.00–50.004215
Bulls——1,23072.50/cwt72.50–72.508921
Bulls——1,89591.99/cwt90.50–93.501,7432
Bulls——1,56885.26/cwt84.50–86.001,3372
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,090841.42/cwt825.00–865.009,1712
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—800103.64/cwt75.00–115.0082911
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—695107.00/cwt107.00–107.007441
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,02363.82/cwt62.50–65.006532
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—89465.14/cwt60.00–69.005825
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,46065.50/cwt65.50–65.509561
BullsMedium and Large 3—523120.03/cwt119.00–121.006282
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight—75536.50/cwt36.50–36.502761
BullsMedium and Large 3—378140.43/cwt135.00–149.005316
SteersMedium and Large 3—552128.01/cwt125.00–130.007073
HeifersMedium and Large 3—550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
HeifersMedium and Large 3—378126.62/cwt121.00–134.004793
HeifersMedium and Large 2—520128.75/cwt120.00–133.006705
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—95270.99/cwt67.00–77.006763
BullsMedium and Large 2—390164.67/cwt164.00–166.006423
HeifersMedium and Large 3—463116.51/cwt115.00–118.005392
HeifersMedium and Large 3—420116.00/cwt116.00–116.004871
HeifersMedium and Large 3—685101.00/cwt101.00–101.006921
HeifersMedium and Large 2—710109.00/cwt109.00–109.007741
BullsMedium and Large 3—425136.00/cwt136.00–136.005781
HeifersMedium and Large 2—683110.51/cwt110.00–111.007552
BullsMedium and Large 3—618112.43/cwt110.00–115.006952
HeifersMedium and Large 1—703118.51/cwt117.00–120.008332
BullsMedium and Large 2—85095.00/cwt95.00–95.008081
HeifersMedium and Large 1—420145.97/cwt139.00–150.0061312
BullsMedium and Large 2—468138.99/cwt134.00–141.006504
BullsMedium and Large 2—433153.91/cwt151.00–157.006662
SteersMedium and Large 2—600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008101
BullsMedium and Large 1—82099.00/cwt99.00–99.008121
SteersMedium and Large 2—469149.78/cwt141.00–156.007024
BullsMedium and Large 1—673130.21/cwt125.00–137.008763
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—455135.00/cwt135.00–135.006141
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—440139.00/cwt139.00–139.006121
HeifersMedium and Large 2—466133.21/cwt131.00–136.006214
BullsMedium and Large 2—323154.68/cwt154.00–155.005003
HeifersMedium and Large 2—350149.00/cwt149.00–149.005221
BullsMedium and Large 2—573137.51/cwt136.00–139.007882
SteersMedium and Large 2—540146.00/cwt145.00–147.007883
SteersMedium and Large 2—575141.00/cwt137.00–145.008114
BullsMedium and Large 2—660116.00/cwt116.00–116.007661
SteersMedium and Large 2—425152.98/cwt146.00–162.006504
BullsMedium and Large 2—623119.67/cwt119.00–121.007463
SteersMedium and Large 2—715129.00/cwt129.00–129.009221
HeifersMedium and Large 2—585119.34/cwt118.00–120.006983
HeifersMedium and Large 2—428134.44/cwt133.00–136.005752

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.