Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2021-08-31

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Aug 31
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
433 head
107 vs last sale 326 273 vs year ago 160 · +170.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
29 vs last sale 26 19 vs year ago 36 · +52.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
3 vs last sale 6 9 vs year ago 18 · 50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special note: Market will not be covered next week for labor day. Coverage will resume 9/14/2021.

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 6.00 - 13.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 - 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. Some value added cattle sold at a premium.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $145.75/cwt on 152 head.
Average price
$145.75
152 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$725
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$215
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.93
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531149.7479678
Medium and Large 2469143.1467160
Medium and Large 3431134.6358114thin
One grade step is worth $15.11/cwt here — about $215 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 sale152 hd
145.75
AR average8 barns · 658 hd
142.82
+2.93
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
BullsHigh1,54778.781,2187thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45366.789705thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12858.8566434

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2295150.00/cwt150.00–150.004431
HeifersMedium and Large 2418136.85/cwt129.00–143.005726
HeifersMedium and Large 3318126.92/cwt125.00–129.004042
SteersMedium and Large 2476148.79/cwt140.00–155.0070813
HeifersMedium and Large 1618136.47/cwt132.00–143.0084314
HeifersMedium and Large 1418149.06/cwt141.00–154.0062319
HeifersMedium and Large 1574135.24/cwt130.00–141.0077617
HeifersMedium and Large 1375149.75/cwt143.00–154.0056210
HeifersMedium and Large 1721125.43/cwt121.00–134.009048
SteersMedium and Large 1835129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0771
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added608145.25/cwt145.25–145.2588312
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added795142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1291
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added520151.00/cwt151.00–151.0078510
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added530147.00/cwt147.00–147.007791
HeifersMedium and Large 1326152.74/cwt152.00–153.004984
SteersMedium and Large 1477168.59/cwt160.00–177.008045
SteersMedium and Large 2384159.29/cwt149.00–165.006128
SteersMedium and Large 3515133.00/cwt133.00–133.006851
SteersMedium and Large 2690140.00/cwt140.00–140.009661
SteersMedium and Large 3365145.00/cwt145.00–145.005291
SteersMedium and Large 3405145.00/cwt145.00–145.005871
SteersMedium and Large 2584141.20/cwt136.00–145.008255
SteersMedium and Large 1422168.37/cwt163.00–179.007116
SteersMedium and Large 1358187.72/cwt177.00–192.006724
SteersMedium and Large 1618150.98/cwt147.00–156.009333
SteersMedium and Large 2300172.00/cwt172.00–172.005161
SteersMedium and Large 2500141.00/cwt141.00–141.007051
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added810136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1021
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added715151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0801
SteersMedium and Large 1332186.65/cwt184.00–195.006204
SteersMedium and Large 1567151.65/cwt147.00–159.008603
SteersMedium and Large 1540153.27/cwt153.00–155.008287
SteersMedium and Large 1686143.26/cwt136.00–149.009834
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500175.00/cwt175.00–175.008751
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added572161.99/cwt161.00–163.009273
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added680154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0472
BullsMedium and Large 1770121.23/cwt119.00–124.009334
BullsMedium and Large 1326177.94/cwt173.00–185.005805
BullsMedium and Large 1660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008582
BullsMedium and Large 1524146.86/cwt139.00–153.0077014
BullsMedium and Large 1423164.85/cwt159.00–175.0069714
BullsMedium and Large 1724126.00/cwt123.00–130.0091211
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45366.78/cwt63.00–72.509705
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30066.33/cwt65.00–68.0086211
CowsBoner 80-85%99147.90/cwt44.00–53.504756
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10161.26/cwt54.50–64.5067415
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight76531.00/cwt31.00–31.002371
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight81534.00/cwt34.00–34.002771
Bulls1,84882.94/cwt82.50–83.501,5332
Bulls1,42677.11/cwt73.50–79.501,1005
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-280976.25/cwt65.00–100.006178
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2825600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,9501
BullsMedium and Large 1374174.90/cwt167.00–184.006545
BullsMedium and Large 2521130.42/cwt125.00–135.006799
BullsMedium and Large 3423137.46/cwt135.00–140.005812
BullsMedium and Large 3600111.00/cwt111.00–111.006661
BullsMedium and Large 1468159.50/cwt149.00–165.0074612
BullsMedium and Large 2725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
BullsMedium and Large 1620139.24/cwt138.00–141.008634
BullsMedium and Large 2375158.43/cwt149.00–165.0059413
BullsMedium and Large 3382141.11/cwt133.00–147.005397
BullsMedium and Large 2329163.24/cwt163.00–164.005374
BullsMedium and Large 3468128.72/cwt125.00–134.006023
BullsMedium and Large 3515125.00/cwt125.00–125.006441
BullsMedium and Large 1571138.32/cwt136.00–144.007906
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added585144.00/cwt144.00–144.008421
BullsMedium and Large 1800120.00/cwt120.00–120.009601
BullsMedium and Large 2422146.74/cwt141.00–151.0061911
BullsMedium and Large 2280171.00/cwt171.00–171.004791
BullsMedium and Large 2621127.96/cwt121.00–133.007954
HeifersMedium and Large 1471147.77/cwt142.00–157.0069620
HeifersMedium and Large 1662133.75/cwt128.00–137.008858
HeifersMedium and Large 2323144.36/cwt140.00–153.004664
BullsMedium and Large 2468143.27/cwt138.00–150.006719
BullsMedium and Large 2580130.19/cwt125.00–133.007555
BullsMedium and Large 2670118.28/cwt115.00–125.007923
HeifersMedium and Large 1520141.04/cwt135.00–145.0073319
HeifersMedium and Large 2481132.75/cwt128.00–138.006396
HeifersMedium and Large 2730117.00/cwt117.00–117.008541
HeifersMedium and Large 3510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
HeifersMedium and Large 2525129.00/cwt129.00–129.006771
HeifersMedium and Large 3475123.00/cwt123.00–123.005841
SteersMedium and Large 3Value Added445148.00/cwt148.00–148.006591
HeifersMedium and Large 2366146.56/cwt141.00–151.005364
HeifersMedium and Large 2600128.50/cwt126.00–131.007712

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.