Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2021-08-03

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Aug 3
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
355 head
42 vs last sale 313 117 vs year ago 472 · 24.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
12 vs last sale 21 27 vs year ago 60 · 45.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
19 vs last sale 23 36 vs year ago 40 · 90.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers in most instances sold 1.00 - 4.00 higher. However, there was a notable difference in feeder bulls, feeder bulls sold mostly 2.00 - 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold on average 3.00 lower. Today, cattle was plain 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 $133.02/cwt on 150 head.
Average price
$133.02
150 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$682
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$211
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.72
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515137.44708105
Medium and Large 2520123.7964439
Medium and Large 3429115.674976thin
One grade step is worth $21.77/cwt here — about $211 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 sale150 hd
133.02
AR average10 barns · 1,563 hd
139.74
−6.72
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
BullsLow1,70481.521,3896thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55072.501,1241thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17167.8479422
CowsLean 85-90%Average93531.002901thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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
SteersMedium and Large 1605153.82/cwt144.00–156.0093115
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added539141.50/cwt141.50–141.507634
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added760144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0941
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added615164.48/cwt160.00–166.001,0124
HeifersMedium and Large 1718119.98/cwt118.00–122.008612
HeifersMedium and Large 1419140.83/cwt135.00–146.0059011
SteersMedium and Large 1725139.30/cwt135.00–144.001,0103
HeifersMedium and Large 1315159.29/cwt155.00–164.005022
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added735153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1255
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added660137.00/cwt137.00–137.009041
BullsMedium and Large 2371164.68/cwt159.00–169.006114
BullsMedium and Large 2616121.80/cwt120.00–125.007504
HeifersMedium and Large 1850103.00/cwt103.00–103.008761
HeifersMedium and Large 1293161.97/cwt159.00–165.004752
HeifersMedium and Large 1473139.06/cwt135.00–143.0065821
HeifersMedium and Large 1674129.77/cwt126.00–133.008754
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added660131.00/cwt131.00–131.008651
HeifersMedium and Large 2521124.84/cwt120.00–133.006506
BullsMedium and Large 1663129.63/cwt125.00–133.008593
BullsMedium and Large 1330187.63/cwt182.00–196.006194
BullsMedium and Large 1515143.40/cwt140.00–147.007392
HeifersMedium and Large 1519134.70/cwt126.00–140.0069911
HeifersMedium and Large 1619129.57/cwt124.00–135.008029
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added715132.00/cwt132.00–132.009446
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added330163.00/cwt163.00–163.005381
SteersMedium and Large 1764137.73/cwt131.00–144.001,0524
SteersMedium and Large 1381187.27/cwt179.00–193.007134
HeifersMedium and Large 1372147.46/cwt143.00–157.0054915
HeifersMedium and Large 1570132.06/cwt127.00–136.0075313
BullsMedium and Large 1623138.99/cwt133.00–143.008669
BullsMedium and Large 1464155.11/cwt149.00–162.0072012
SteersMedium and Large 1674140.63/cwt134.00–146.009486
SteersMedium and Large 1528154.78/cwt151.00–159.008176
SteersMedium and Large 1576150.95/cwt140.00–153.0086912
SteersMedium and Large 1425176.00/cwt176.00–176.007481
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,26073.50/cwt73.50–73.509261
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,36572.50/cwt72.50–72.509901
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55072.50/cwt72.50–72.501,1241
CowsBoner 80-85%1,01048.00/cwt48.00–48.004851
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24873.44/cwt72.50–75.009176
Bulls1,18555.00/cwt55.00–55.006521
Bulls1,97991.28/cwt90.00–92.001,8064
Bulls1,12569.00/cwt69.00–69.007761
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15166.92/cwt62.50–71.5077015
CowsLean 85-90%93531.00/cwt31.00–31.002901
SteersMedium and Large 3318151.80/cwt147.00–157.004832
SteersMedium and Large 3490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
BullsMedium and Large 1716127.93/cwt124.00–133.009164
HeifersMedium and Large 1803111.50/cwt111.00–112.008952
BullsMedium and Large 1567140.20/cwt135.00–143.0079511
BullsMedium and Large 1361185.66/cwt178.00–193.006705
HeifersMedium and Large 3424115.26/cwt111.00–121.004894
HeifersMedium and Large 3515115.00/cwt115.00–115.005921
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,065810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,6271
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,23871.66/cwt68.00–74.508873
BullsMedium and Large 3545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006541
BullsMedium and Large 3560112.35/cwt110.00–116.006293
BullsMedium and Large 3432133.72/cwt129.00–143.005783
BullsMedium and Large 3328139.00/cwt139.00–139.004562
HeifersMedium and Large 3365118.00/cwt118.00–118.004311
SteersMedium and Large 3435139.00/cwt139.00–139.006051
HeifersMedium and Large 2373137.47/cwt137.00–138.005132
BullsMedium and Large 2433153.04/cwt144.00–159.006637
BullsMedium and Large 2481140.71/cwt139.00–144.006774
BullsMedium and Large 1416170.75/cwt164.00–180.007108
SteersMedium and Large 2435156.00/cwt156.00–156.006791
HeifersMedium and Large 2795110.00/cwt110.00–110.008751
BullsMedium and Large 2561124.19/cwt119.00–130.006975
BullsMedium and Large 2509127.40/cwt122.00–134.006487
BullsMedium and Large 2705121.00/cwt121.00–121.008531
BullsMedium and Large 280091.00/cwt91.00–91.007281
HeifersMedium and Large 2459124.54/cwt121.00–129.005726
BullsMedium and Large 2669121.98/cwt119.00–129.008167
SteersMedium and Large 2580123.00/cwt121.00–125.007132
SteersMedium and Large 2713117.51/cwt117.00–118.008382
HeifersMedium and Large 2567119.32/cwt115.00–122.006779
SteersMedium and Large 2473144.78/cwt139.00–151.006852
BullsMedium and Large 293081.00/cwt81.00–81.007531
BullsMedium and Large 3680111.00/cwt111.00–111.007551
HeifersMedium and Large 2290149.00/cwt149.00–149.004321
HeifersMedium and Large 2630117.62/cwt115.00–123.007413
HeifersMedium and Large 2664115.80/cwt109.00–119.007694
HeifersMedium and Large 2418129.66/cwt125.00–137.005427
BullsMedium and Large 3469120.38/cwt115.00–124.005658
SteersMedium and Large 3380144.00/cwt144.00–144.005471
BullsMedium and Large 2288173.33/cwt167.00–180.004992

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.