Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00 - 16.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 lower on limited comparable offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.09/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$143.09

135 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$15.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.20

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	144.87	753	101
Medium and Large 2	449	139.33	626	29
Medium and Large 3	428	128.98	552	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.89/cwt here — about $200 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

143.09

—

AR average8 barns · 1,915 hd

141.89

+1.20

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,435	74.43	1,068	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	64.04	762	19

Every lot, as filed

71 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	68.12/cwt	67.50–69.00	849	4
Bulls	—	—	765	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	375	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	82.91/cwt	79.00–85.50	1,375	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	73.58/cwt	72.00–75.50	934	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	71.78/cwt	70.50–73.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	129.99/cwt	127.00–132.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	154.17/cwt	150.00–157.00	498	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	141.51/cwt	141.00–142.00	959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	136.96/cwt	136.00–138.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	149.13/cwt	144.00–157.00	710	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	123.01/cwt	121.00–126.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	159.09/cwt	153.00–165.00	601	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	140.45/cwt	134.00–147.00	802	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	141.03/cwt	135.00–149.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	189.91/cwt	187.00–194.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	175.34/cwt	168.00–185.00	831	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	141.55/cwt	135.00–148.00	739	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	153.91/cwt	148.00–158.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	178.93/cwt	174.00–182.00	664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	145.17/cwt	137.00–152.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	165.45/cwt	160.00–170.00	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	181.60/cwt	173.00–188.00	792	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	162.14/cwt	159.00–168.00	859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	171.18/cwt	164.00–179.00	724	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	138.74/cwt	133.00–147.00	1,016	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	159.84/cwt	158.00–160.00	909	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	827	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	125.58/cwt	120.00–132.00	845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	174.03/cwt	169.00–181.00	748	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	182.99/cwt	181.00–184.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	162.10/cwt	160.00–164.00	827	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	166.90/cwt	161.00–172.00	789	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	64.00/cwt	59.00–67.00	762	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	56.16/cwt	55.00–57.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	156.03/cwt	154.50–159.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	151.42/cwt	148.00–155.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	122.95/cwt	121.00–125.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	141.01/cwt	138.00–144.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	158.79/cwt	151.00–167.00	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	162.01/cwt	160.00–164.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	142.19/cwt	136.00–147.00	820	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	136.91/cwt	131.00–138.50	849	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	148.28/cwt	141.00–156.00	847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	127.59/cwt	126.00–128.00	972	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	840	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	139.50/cwt	135.00–144.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	771	113.69/cwt	110.00–120.00	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	122.51/cwt	122.00–123.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	131.32/cwt	130.00–133.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	153.41/cwt	148.00–160.00	655	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	149.09/cwt	144.00–157.00	544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	137.65/cwt	135.00–141.00	633	3

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.

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