Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend available, sale was closed last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.82/cwt on 309 head.

Average price

$129.82

309 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$14.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.56

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	132.99	728	189
Medium and Large 2	483	125.85	608	103
Medium and Large 3	433	118.60	513	17thin

One grade step is worth $14.39/cwt here — about $214 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 sale309 hd

129.82

—

AR average4 barns · 807 hd

134.38

−4.56

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	—	Average	1,627	81.33	1,324	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	64.36	918	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	59.00	575	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,123	56.95	640	133

Every lot, as filed

119 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	150.36/cwt	142.00–157.00	641	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	138.89/cwt	136.00–143.00	728	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	119.51/cwt	115.00–123.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	151.31/cwt	145.00–161.00	560	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	380	142.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	144.74/cwt	141.00–149.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	157.22/cwt	149.00–165.00	514	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	127.61/cwt	125.00–128.00	916	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	140.25/cwt	133.00–146.00	590	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	130.79/cwt	126.00–139.00	756	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	128.40/cwt	123.00–134.00	665	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	117.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	132.25/cwt	126.00–140.00	510	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	130.54/cwt	124.00–136.00	551	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	122.52/cwt	116.00–128.00	637	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	131.27/cwt	125.00–138.00	814	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	115.49/cwt	115.00–117.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	125.27/cwt	119.00–130.00	591	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	113.50/cwt	112.00–115.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	141.63/cwt	138.00–148.00	456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	126.27/cwt	125.00–129.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	119.30/cwt	115.00–125.00	670	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	126.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	791	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	138.25/cwt	131.00–142.00	585	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	141.29/cwt	135.00–149.00	673	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	104.24/cwt	102.00–106.50	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	141.43/cwt	136.00–147.00	867	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	142.22/cwt	135.00–148.00	802	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	192.95/cwt	183.00–202.00	643	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	179.42/cwt	171.00–188.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	128.97/cwt	122.00–133.00	864	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	135.99/cwt	135.50–142.00	956	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	150.70/cwt	145.00–157.00	734	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	135.30/cwt	133.50–139.00	1,109	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	131.80/cwt	125.00–135.00	749	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	643	146.00/cwt	144.00–147.00	939	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	719	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	928	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	994	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	667	143.64/cwt	140.00–147.00	958	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	159.95/cwt	154.00–169.00	608	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	805	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	162.36/cwt	159.00–168.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	149.21/cwt	144.00–159.00	774	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	757	120.29/cwt	115.00–123.00	911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	133.17/cwt	129.00–140.00	759	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	145.61/cwt	139.00–153.00	683	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	881	116.14/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,023	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	141.38/cwt	136.00–146.00	737	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	47.83/cwt	43.00–51.50	476	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	575	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	64.36/cwt	62.00–68.00	918	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	66.07/cwt	62.50–72.50	845	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	57.40/cwt	52.00–62.00	630	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	977	36.92/cwt	30.00–40.00	361	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	827	39.67/cwt	39.00–41.00	328	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	807	50.43/cwt	47.00–53.00	407	3
Bulls	—	—	1,405	73.02/cwt	69.00–78.00	1,026	6
Bulls	—	—	1,818	88.46/cwt	84.50–92.00	1,608	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,002.42/cwt	875.00–1,120.00	11,307	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	815.80/cwt	560.00–960.00	8,019	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	469	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	68.68/cwt	67.00–70.50	845	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	71.46/cwt	62.50–97.00	621	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	71.77/cwt	65.50–78.00	835	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	494	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	945.00/cwt	945.00–945.00	10,017	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,945	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,017.72/cwt	850.00–1,120.00	12,447	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	714.47/cwt	670.00–775.00	7,452	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	69.67/cwt	64.50–75.50	824	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	70.59/cwt	59.00–93.00	619	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	729	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,361	72.24/cwt	61.50–79.00	983	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,126.35/cwt	860.00–1,325.00	9,799	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	1,123.31/cwt	1,025.00–1,250.00	12,480	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	908.46/cwt	875.00–940.00	7,840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	109.05/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	119.38/cwt	115.00–124.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	119.74/cwt	117.00–125.00	511	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	129.66/cwt	123.00–135.00	666	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	174.40/cwt	170.00–182.00	577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	123.21/cwt	117.00–129.00	713	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	132.15/cwt	126.00–140.00	624	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	116.71/cwt	114.00–121.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	161.22/cwt	154.00–169.00	674	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	168.00/cwt	161.00–175.00	643	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	117.32/cwt	115.00–122.00	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	144.53/cwt	137.00–151.00	619	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	128.34/cwt	125.00–138.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	150.09/cwt	144.00–160.00	561	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	120.19/cwt	119.00–121.00	639	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	133.69/cwt	127.00–139.00	635	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	126.03/cwt	125.00–127.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	169.44/cwt	166.00–171.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	122.33/cwt	118.00–131.00	514	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	136.40/cwt	129.00–143.00	512	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	805	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	1,080.64/cwt	870.00–1,200.00	13,087	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	16,472	1

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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