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%
View

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
BullsLow1,63185.401,3935thin
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 1373147.63/cwt144.00–155.005513
SteersMedium and Large 1559156.15/cwt149.00–162.008735
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added645132.00/cwt132.00–132.008511
HeifersMedium and Large 1511140.73/cwt131.00–143.0071912
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added440146.50/cwt146.50–146.506455
SteersMedium and Large 1620151.93/cwt148.00–155.009423
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added705138.00/cwt138.00–138.009731
SteersMedium and Large 1518164.09/cwt156.00–171.008505
HeifersMedium and Large 1761115.00/cwt111.00–121.008754
HeifersMedium and Large 1338165.00/cwt165.00–165.005582
SteersMedium and Large 1285200.00/cwt200.00–200.005701
HeifersMedium and Large 1619123.52/cwt118.00–128.007659
SteersMedium and Large 1470166.36/cwt159.00–175.007825
HeifersMedium and Large 1665120.14/cwt116.00–126.007996
HeifersMedium and Large 1480143.49/cwt140.00–152.0068912
HeifersMedium and Large 1815112.00/cwt112.00–112.009131
SteersMedium and Large 1670131.00/cwt131.00–131.008781
BullsMedium and Large 1725125.11/cwt121.00–129.009072
HeifersMedium and Large 1568129.73/cwt124.00–135.5073713
BullsMedium and Large 1367173.86/cwt168.00–185.006389
BullsMedium and Large 1526146.44/cwt142.00–157.0077011
BullsMedium and Large 2526137.19/cwt129.00–143.007226
SteersMedium and Large 1321191.83/cwt188.00–193.006164
BullsMedium and Large 1417160.55/cwt152.00–168.006695
SteersMedium and Large 1389173.98/cwt166.00–175.006779
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added575157.00/cwt157.00–157.009031
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added612153.78/cwt153.00–158.0094119
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,06568.50/cwt68.50–68.507301
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added655133.64/cwt133.50–135.0087511
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,21569.50/cwt69.50–69.508441
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added544142.00/cwt142.00–142.0077214
BullsMedium and Large 1345177.00/cwt177.00–177.006111
BullsMedium and Large 1577141.79/cwt137.00–145.008186
BullsMedium and Large 1479155.91/cwt151.00–162.007476
BullsMedium and Large 1630135.00/cwt135.00–135.008511
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,15371.34/cwt70.00–72.508232
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-287166.62/cwt60.00–70.005804
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,13265.52/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
Bulls1,23072.50/cwt72.50–72.508921
Bulls1,89591.99/cwt90.50–93.501,7432
Bulls1,56885.26/cwt84.50–86.001,3372
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,090841.42/cwt825.00–865.009,1712
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2800103.64/cwt75.00–115.0082911
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2695107.00/cwt107.00–107.007441
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,02363.82/cwt62.50–65.006532
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-289465.14/cwt60.00–69.005825
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46065.50/cwt65.50–65.509561
BullsMedium and Large 3523120.03/cwt119.00–121.006282
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight75536.50/cwt36.50–36.502761
BullsMedium and Large 3378140.43/cwt135.00–149.005316
SteersMedium and Large 3552128.01/cwt125.00–130.007073
HeifersMedium and Large 3550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
HeifersMedium and Large 3378126.62/cwt121.00–134.004793
HeifersMedium and Large 2520128.75/cwt120.00–133.006705
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-295270.99/cwt67.00–77.006763
BullsMedium and Large 2390164.67/cwt164.00–166.006423
HeifersMedium and Large 3463116.51/cwt115.00–118.005392
HeifersMedium and Large 3420116.00/cwt116.00–116.004871
HeifersMedium and Large 3685101.00/cwt101.00–101.006921
HeifersMedium and Large 2710109.00/cwt109.00–109.007741
BullsMedium and Large 3425136.00/cwt136.00–136.005781
HeifersMedium and Large 2683110.51/cwt110.00–111.007552
BullsMedium and Large 3618112.43/cwt110.00–115.006952
HeifersMedium and Large 1703118.51/cwt117.00–120.008332
BullsMedium and Large 285095.00/cwt95.00–95.008081
HeifersMedium and Large 1420145.97/cwt139.00–150.0061312
BullsMedium and Large 2468138.99/cwt134.00–141.006504
BullsMedium and Large 2433153.91/cwt151.00–157.006662
SteersMedium and Large 2600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008101
BullsMedium and Large 182099.00/cwt99.00–99.008121
SteersMedium and Large 2469149.78/cwt141.00–156.007024
BullsMedium and Large 1673130.21/cwt125.00–137.008763
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added455135.00/cwt135.00–135.006141
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added440139.00/cwt139.00–139.006121
HeifersMedium and Large 2466133.21/cwt131.00–136.006214
BullsMedium and Large 2323154.68/cwt154.00–155.005003
HeifersMedium and Large 2350149.00/cwt149.00–149.005221
BullsMedium and Large 2573137.51/cwt136.00–139.007882
SteersMedium and Large 2540146.00/cwt145.00–147.007883
SteersMedium and Large 2575141.00/cwt137.00–145.008114
BullsMedium and Large 2660116.00/cwt116.00–116.007661
SteersMedium and Large 2425152.98/cwt146.00–162.006504
BullsMedium and Large 2623119.67/cwt119.00–121.007463
SteersMedium and Large 2715129.00/cwt129.00–129.009221
HeifersMedium and Large 2585119.34/cwt118.00–120.006983
HeifersMedium and Large 2428134.44/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.