Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2021-08-10

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Aug 10
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
224 head
131 vs last sale 355 252 vs year ago 476 · 52.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
12 vs last sale 33 97 vs year ago 142 · 68.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
54 vs last sale 4 18 vs year ago 40 · +45.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 - 9.00 higher, with one exception of steers averaging 600 - 625 selling steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 7.00 - 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls not well tested due to limited comparable offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.68/cwt on 79 head.
Average price
$141.68
79 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$691
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$182
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.09
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1511143.2273256
Medium and Large 2434139.0960319thin
Medium and Large 3415132.505504thin
One grade step is worth $10.72/cwt here — about $182 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 sale79 hd
141.68
AR average9 barns · 1,862 hd
143.78
−2.09
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
BullsAverage1,48089.291,3213thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11464.2771633

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
SteersMedium and Large 2465155.47/cwt154.00–157.007232
HeifersMedium and Large 1465146.42/cwt139.00–152.006816
BullsMedium and Large 1614138.30/cwt135.00–144.008494
BullsMedium and Large 1655137.00/cwt136.00–138.008972
SteersMedium and Large 1586156.87/cwt152.00–163.009199
SteersMedium and Large 2675143.91/cwt141.00–147.009712
HeifersMedium and Large 2505131.00/cwt131.00–131.006621
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29861,006.01/cwt900.00–1,200.009,9196
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29081,223.49/cwt1,100.00–1,300.0011,1093
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0701,030.00/cwt1,030.00–1,030.0011,0211
HeifersMedium and Large 1295156.00/cwt156.00–156.004601
BullsMedium and Large 2433143.30/cwt140.00–147.006203
BullsMedium and Large 2605119.00/cwt119.00–119.007201
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-288964.30/cwt51.00–86.005727
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2985999.24/cwt975.00–1,025.009,8432
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,19671.12/cwt63.50–74.008515
SteersMedium and Large 1473169.16/cwt162.00–179.008007
HeifersMedium and Large 1825104.00/cwt104.00–104.008581
BullsMedium and Large 1371185.38/cwt180.00–194.006888
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2868804.99/cwt800.00–810.006,9872
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,240940.00/cwt940.00–940.0011,6561
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,22570.00/cwt70.00–70.008581
HeifersMedium and Large 1383154.25/cwt152.00–155.005914
HeifersMedium and Large 1626134.16/cwt132.00–136.0084012
SteersMedium and Large 1427183.86/cwt179.00–188.007853
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1051,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,6031
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,12370.18/cwt67.50–72.007883
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,15071.50/cwt71.50–71.508222
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy540133.00/cwt133.00–133.007181
HeifersMedium and Large 1720128.00/cwt128.00–128.009221
BullsMedium and Large 1528146.46/cwt138.00–152.0077314
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0151,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0010,6581
BullsMedium and Large 1555146.50/cwt146.50–146.508134
BullsMedium and Large 1481149.43/cwt147.00–150.007195
Bulls1,35087.18/cwt86.50–88.001,1772
Bulls1,74093.50/cwt93.50–93.501,6271
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08667.13/cwt65.00–69.0072912
CowsBoner 80-85%99741.28/cwt36.00–46.004123
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23773.05/cwt69.50–78.5090412
CowsBoner 80-85%98052.48/cwt50.00–57.505146
SteersMedium and Large 2280184.00/cwt184.00–184.005151
BullsMedium and Large 2305178.00/cwt178.00–178.005431
BullsMedium and Large 2480144.00/cwt144.00–144.006911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-289984.20/cwt66.00–113.007578
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-289388.91/cwt71.00–117.007943
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,03573.00/cwt73.00–73.007561
HeifersMedium and Large 2368146.24/cwt138.00–152.005386
SteersMedium and Large 2535146.30/cwt137.00–152.007833
SteersMedium and Large 2765122.00/cwt122.00–122.009331
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29301,120.00/cwt1,120.00–1,120.0010,4161
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,13375.00/cwt64.00–95.008508
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-292398.46/cwt98.00–99.009092
HeifersMedium and Large 2420138.05/cwt134.00–142.005802
BullsMedium and Large 2522130.05/cwt126.00–133.006793
BullsMedium and Large 2375165.97/cwt165.00–167.006222
HeifersMedium and Large 3295146.00/cwt146.00–146.004311
BullsMedium and Large 3462114.36/cwt111.00–121.005283
BullsMedium and Large 3310141.00/cwt141.00–141.004371
SteersMedium and Large 1785147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1541
BullsMedium and Large 1332197.60/cwt194.00–201.006563
HeifersMedium and Large 1424151.64/cwt144.00–158.006438
HeifersMedium and Large 3350135.00/cwt135.00–135.004731
SteersMedium and Large 3488125.03/cwt119.00–131.006102
SteersMedium and Large 3440152.00/cwt152.00–152.006691
HeifersMedium and Large 1520144.13/cwt136.00–150.007498
HeifersMedium and Large 1325155.76/cwt152.00–159.005065
BullsMedium and Large 1425172.40/cwt162.00–180.007337
HeifersMedium and Large 2333152.67/cwt150.00–156.005083
HeifersMedium and Large 3585122.00/cwt122.00–122.007141
HeifersMedium and Large 3430127.00/cwt127.00–127.005461
HeifersMedium and Large 1670133.00/cwt133.00–133.008911
SteersMedium and Large 1626151.44/cwt144.00–159.009485
SteersMedium and Large 1521163.69/cwt156.00–171.008538
SteersMedium and Large 2435178.00/cwt178.00–178.007741
BullsMedium and Large 2565128.56/cwt122.00–135.007262
HeifersMedium and Large 2710113.00/cwt113.00–113.008021
SteersMedium and Large 1720146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0511
SteersMedium and Large 1305192.00/cwt192.00–192.005861
HeifersMedium and Large 1569139.49/cwt135.00–145.007948
HeifersMedium and Large 2660124.00/cwt124.00–124.008181
HeifersMedium and Large 2463132.63/cwt127.00–136.006145

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.