Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2021-09-21

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 21
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
463 head
349 vs last sale 812 66 vs year ago 397 · +16.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
58 vs last sale 182 36 vs year ago 88 · +40.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
73 vs last sale 96 46 vs year ago 69 · 66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 - 14.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly 4.00 - 10.00 lower. However, heifers averaging 500 lbs. sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 - 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 - 11.00 higher. Today, cattle was mostly plain to average with some attractive offerings. Additional offerings included many longhorn and crossbreds with 14% of calves weighing under 300 lbs.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.90/cwt on 148 head.
Average price
$124.90
148 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$611
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$153
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.21
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1497129.6964490
Medium and Large 2484118.7957548
Medium and Large 3442111.1049110thin
One grade step is worth $18.59/cwt here — about $153 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 sale148 hd
124.90
AR average5 barns · 794 hd
130.11
−5.21
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
BullsHigh1,58179.831,26218
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52262.069458thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14054.0561690

Every lot, as filed

95 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 2314173.09/cwt165.00–177.005444
SteersMedium and Large 2435138.09/cwt131.00–142.006015
HeifersMedium and Large 2630112.03/cwt110.00–115.007064
HeifersMedium and Large 1576126.18/cwt122.00–129.0072711
HeifersMedium and Large 1285145.00/cwt145.00–145.004131
HeifersMedium and Large 1725115.00/cwt115.00–115.008341
SteersMedium and Large 1650131.00/cwt131.00–131.008521
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added415175.30/cwt170.00–181.007272
HeifersMedium and Large 3442112.35/cwt110.00–117.004973
HeifersMedium and Large 1510130.67/cwt122.00–133.0066624
HeifersMedium and Large 1663123.37/cwt118.00–126.008183
HeifersMedium and Large 1333137.70/cwt131.00–145.004594
HeifersMedium and Large 1476126.96/cwt120.00–133.0060410
HeifersMedium and Large 1429130.43/cwt123.00–136.0056024
HeifersMedium and Large 2471120.45/cwt115.00–123.005677
HeifersMedium and Large 2670114.00/cwt114.00–114.007641
HeifersMedium and Large 281592.00/cwt92.00–92.007501
HeifersMedium and Large 2720105.00/cwt105.00–105.007561
HeifersMedium and Large 2580110.40/cwt106.00–116.006403
HeifersMedium and Large 1623124.34/cwt120.00–131.007756
HeifersMedium and Large 3473105.00/cwt105.00–105.004973
BullsMedium and Large 1435143.14/cwt139.00–146.006238
HeifersMedium and Large 2375126.41/cwt120.00–131.004748
SteersMedium and Large 2600131.00/cwt131.00–131.007861
SteersMedium and Large 3485121.00/cwt121.00–121.005871
SteersMedium and Large 1482143.26/cwt135.00–149.0069111
HeifersMedium and Large 2324133.12/cwt126.00–139.004314
SteersMedium and Large 2523130.00/cwt130.00–130.006802
SteersMedium and Large 2463132.57/cwt130.00–135.006142
SteersMedium and Large 1285201.00/cwt201.00–201.005731
SteersMedium and Large 2380139.96/cwt139.00–141.005322
SteersMedium and Large 2710114.00/cwt114.00–114.008091
HeifersMedium and Large 1355146.00/cwt142.00–150.005182
SteersMedium and Large 1424148.19/cwt145.00–160.006289
SteersMedium and Large 1375180.44/cwt176.00–185.006772
SteersMedium and Large 1320194.97/cwt194.00–196.006242
SteersMedium and Large 1564137.35/cwt132.00–138.0077511
SteersMedium and Large 1622133.01/cwt128.00–137.008276
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added365159.00/cwt159.00–159.005801
SteersMedium and Large 1524145.19/cwt133.00–147.0076134
SteersMedium and Large 2575125.34/cwt121.00–130.007212
BullsMedium and Large 1760117.00/cwt117.00–117.008891
BullsMedium and Large 1325162.68/cwt156.00–171.005296
BullsMedium and Large 1293192.02/cwt190.00–194.005632
BullsMedium and Large 1471142.56/cwt139.00–146.0067119
BullsMedium and Large 1524135.18/cwt130.00–144.0070810
BullsMedium and Large 1620123.54/cwt118.00–130.007667
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52262.06/cwt59.00–64.509458
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11054.37/cwt49.00–58.5060437
CowsBoner 80-85%98632.50/cwt28.00–37.003204
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02343.99/cwt41.00–48.0045018
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27763.01/cwt60.00–69.0080530
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight84041.00/cwt41.00–41.003441
Bulls1,93192.28/cwt90.50–93.001,7824
Bulls1,34368.64/cwt66.50–70.009227
Bulls1,62083.91/cwt77.00–88.501,3597
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28951,396.40/cwt1,335.00–1,475.0012,4982
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,08372.34/cwt61.00–87.007835
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,090950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,3551
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,103807.93/cwt620.00–945.008,9112
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,17164.22/cwt59.50–68.007525
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,14058.00/cwt58.00–58.006611
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,14080.75/cwt80.50–81.009212
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,04559.00/cwt59.00–59.006171
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,11063.50/cwt63.50–63.507051
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29801,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0012,9851
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3101,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0013,1001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,195101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,2071
BullsMedium and Large 2571118.09/cwt115.00–127.006749
BullsMedium and Large 2475126.46/cwt123.00–133.006014
BullsMedium and Large 2327143.41/cwt140.00–147.004693
BullsMedium and Large 3426122.33/cwt118.00–126.005215
BullsMedium and Large 3580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
BullsMedium and Large 3485110.00/cwt110.00–110.005341
BullsMedium and Large 2373140.65/cwt135.00–147.005254
BullsMedium and Large 2760108.00/cwt108.00–108.008211
BullsMedium and Large 2415133.73/cwt129.00–141.0055510
BullsMedium and Large 1815111.00/cwt111.00–111.009051
BullsMedium and Large 3360123.50/cwt122.00–125.004452
BullsMedium and Large 2510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
BullsMedium and Large 1382156.98/cwt152.00–163.006007
BullsMedium and Large 2683109.67/cwt105.00–114.007493
BullsMedium and Large 2708109.48/cwt105.00–114.007752
BullsMedium and Large 1735121.00/cwt121.00–121.008891
BullsMedium and Large 1572126.87/cwt120.00–131.0072610
BullsMedium and Large 1683123.47/cwt121.00–126.008432
HeifersMedium and Large 2425119.58/cwt115.00–125.0050811
HeifersMedium and Large 3530105.50/cwt105.00–106.005592
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added530133.32/cwt132.00–134.007073
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700129.00/cwt129.00–129.009031
BullsMedium and Large 2618113.48/cwt108.00–119.007012
BullsMedium and Large 3332127.03/cwt125.00–130.004225
HeifersMedium and Large 2519117.75/cwt112.00–122.006117
HeifersMedium and Large 3308123.97/cwt120.00–128.003822
HeifersMedium and Large 288585.00/cwt85.00–85.007521

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.