Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2021-07-27

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Jul 27
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
313 head
10 vs last sale 323 52 vs year ago 261 · +19.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
23 vs last sale 44 32 vs year ago 53 · 60.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
14 vs last sale 37 25 vs year ago 48 · 52.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers on comparable offerings sold on average steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs. sold 4.00 - 6.00 lower, however feeder heifers over 550lbs. sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold on average steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher on meager test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.45/cwt on 122 head.
Average price
$136.45
122 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$655
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$249
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.15
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1493140.6869379
Medium and Large 2475130.0661836
Medium and Large 3365121.554447thin
One grade step is worth $19.13/cwt here — about $249 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 sale122 hd
136.45
AR average9 barns · 1,738 hd
140.60
−4.15
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
BullsHigh1,89090.571,7114thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10460.9367212

Every lot, as filed

81 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
BullsMedium and Large 2370160.56/cwt158.00–165.005943
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added578160.50/cwt160.00–161.009282
SteersMedium and Large 1523152.97/cwt143.00–157.008009
HeifersMedium and Large 1368155.54/cwt149.00–165.005728
SteersMedium and Large 2450141.00/cwt141.00–141.006351
HeifersMedium and Large 2685115.00/cwt115.00–115.007881
HeifersMedium and Large 1619132.70/cwt127.00–137.008218
BullsMedium and Large 1463161.65/cwt153.00–167.007484
BullsMedium and Large 1718121.99/cwt119.00–125.008762
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added620141.00/cwt141.00–141.008741
HeifersMedium and Large 2563121.48/cwt116.00–127.006842
BullsMedium and Large 2287181.05/cwt177.00–185.005203
BullsMedium and Large 1579137.34/cwt134.00–139.007956
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0351,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.0010,9711
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0451,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,4951
HeifersMedium and Large 1527135.14/cwt130.00–140.0071216
BullsMedium and Large 1985103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,0151
BullsMedium and Large 1418173.18/cwt167.00–180.0072417
SteersMedium and Large 1780135.45/cwt133.00–138.001,0572
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,05572.00/cwt72.00–72.007601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3441,010.95/cwt860.00–1,135.0013,5875
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,31072.50/cwt72.50–72.509501
SteersMedium and Large 1350188.00/cwt188.00–188.006581
HeifersMedium and Large 1329160.30/cwt154.00–165.005276
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added530161.00/cwt161.00–161.008531
BullsMedium and Large 1531145.39/cwt137.00–151.007725
HeifersMedium and Large 1820110.00/cwt110.00–110.009021
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,22873.30/cwt68.00–76.009004
HeifersMedium and Large 1662126.98/cwt123.00–133.008413
HeifersMedium and Large 1288164.99/cwt161.00–167.004753
BullsMedium and Large 1374186.88/cwt179.00–195.0069915
SteersMedium and Large 1478160.15/cwt154.00–171.007665
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added625160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29931,166.78/cwt1,100.00–1,200.0011,5863
BullsMedium and Large 1308187.98/cwt187.00–189.005792
CowsBoner 80-85%96550.00/cwt50.00–50.004831
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27773.52/cwt72.50–74.009393
CowsBoner 80-85%1,05657.57/cwt53.00–62.506088
Bulls1,85894.42/cwt92.00–95.501,7543
Bulls1,98579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,5681
BullsMedium and Large 2810102.00/cwt102.00–102.008261
BullsMedium and Large 2478143.72/cwt135.00–150.006877
HeifersMedium and Large 3329128.97/cwt125.00–131.004244
SteersMedium and Large 3588121.50/cwt121.00–122.007142
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5301,192.22/cwt1,100.00–1,270.0018,2412
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,43075.50/cwt75.50–75.501,0801
BullsMedium and Large 2620125.46/cwt120.00–131.007782
BullsMedium and Large 2421159.00/cwt151.00–165.006695
BullsMedium and Large 3424132.02/cwt124.00–137.005604
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-268092.00/cwt92.00–92.006261
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,26573.00/cwt73.00–73.009231
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3181,019.95/cwt1,015.00–1,025.0013,4432
BullsMedium and Large 2523134.65/cwt134.00–135.007043
HeifersMedium and Large 2532125.01/cwt121.00–129.006653
BullsMedium and Large 2312173.21/cwt165.00–180.005403
BullsMedium and Large 3573122.92/cwt121.00–125.007042
BullsMedium and Large 3480131.01/cwt130.00–133.006293
BullsMedium and Large 3290161.00/cwt161.00–161.004671
HeifersMedium and Large 1421141.43/cwt135.00–148.0059510
HeifersMedium and Large 1566136.92/cwt134.00–144.007758
HeifersMedium and Large 2424131.92/cwt126.00–139.0055910
HeifersMedium and Large 3375112.99/cwt112.00–114.004242
SteersMedium and Large 3370125.00/cwt125.00–125.004631
BullsMedium and Large 2673125.01/cwt122.00–128.008412
BullsMedium and Large 1830118.00/cwt118.00–118.009791
HeifersMedium and Large 1473138.49/cwt135.00–149.0065513
HeifersMedium and Large 2708112.49/cwt112.00–113.007962
BullsMedium and Large 3370141.00/cwt141.00–141.005221
HeifersMedium and Large 3490109.00/cwt109.00–109.005341
SteersMedium and Large 2750121.00/cwt121.00–121.009081
SteersMedium and Large 1608143.01/cwt141.00–145.008704
SteersMedium and Large 1682137.29/cwt131.00–143.0093611
HeifersMedium and Large 1715123.49/cwt122.00–125.008832
HeifersMedium and Large 2388145.99/cwt144.00–148.005662
HeifersMedium and Large 2328150.47/cwt147.00–154.004942
SteersMedium and Large 2620131.92/cwt125.00–137.008184
SteersMedium and Large 1427175.02/cwt164.00–182.007477
SteersMedium and Large 1579157.63/cwt155.00–159.009135
SteersMedium and Large 1330194.00/cwt194.00–194.006402
HeifersMedium and Large 2473129.44/cwt125.00–134.0061214
SteersMedium and Large 2587137.00/cwt136.00–138.008043

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.