Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs., sold 7.00 lower. Feeder steers over 500 lbs. sold 8.00 - 13.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 - 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 - 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 - 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.82/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$122.82

215 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$20.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.44

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	130.62	709	103
Medium and Large 2	495	119.46	591	68
Medium and Large 3	447	109.74	491	44

One grade step is worth $20.88/cwt here — about $218 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 sale215 hd

122.82

—

AR average7 barns · 1,835 hd

127.26

−4.44

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	1,544	77.67	1,199	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,377	63.39	873	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,100	50.74	558	71

Every lot, as filed

116 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 3	—	435	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	134.60/cwt	131.00–136.00	437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	114.71/cwt	110.00–119.00	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	138.47/cwt	136.00–141.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	130.35/cwt	125.00–135.00	886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	126.82/cwt	121.00–133.00	605	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	129.84/cwt	122.00–134.00	680	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	132.48/cwt	128.00–138.00	825	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	123.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	125.53/cwt	121.00–131.00	466	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	122.61/cwt	114.00–126.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	116.97/cwt	114.00–126.00	602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	136.61/cwt	130.00–141.00	508	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	149.02/cwt	143.00–152.00	915	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	130.90/cwt	125.00–136.00	547	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	110.46/cwt	105.00–115.00	469	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	136.17/cwt	129.00–140.00	782	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	103.99/cwt	100.00–106.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	838	93.49/cwt	90.00–97.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	810	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	119.57/cwt	114.00–126.00	566	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	663	149.95/cwt	149.95–149.95	994	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	160.68/cwt	156.00–165.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	143.45/cwt	140.00–155.00	822	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	154.16/cwt	147.00–157.50	808	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	139.57/cwt	136.00–146.00	730	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	147.23/cwt	146.00–149.00	633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	109.98/cwt	105.00–115.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	129.06/cwt	121.00–133.00	992	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	190.50/cwt	190.00–191.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	163.73/cwt	158.00–169.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	135.61/cwt	127.00–139.00	762	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	128.74/cwt	124.00–133.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	118.93/cwt	116.00–122.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	129.66/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	145.41/cwt	143.00–147.00	960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	139.33/cwt	139.00–140.00	996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	152.44/cwt	145.00–157.00	732	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	176.63/cwt	169.00–186.00	643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	890	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	169.72/cwt	165.00–175.00	562	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	128.81/cwt	125.00–135.00	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	154.11/cwt	145.00–161.00	584	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	44.04/cwt	38.00–48.00	440	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	61.97/cwt	59.00–65.00	789	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	54.90/cwt	50.00–58.50	623	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	815	38.07/cwt	35.00–41.00	310	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	63.39/cwt	60.50–65.50	873	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	953	32.98/cwt	30.00–36.00	314	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	810	20.65/cwt	20.00–21.00	167	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	760	31.00/cwt	30.00–32.00	236	3
Bulls	—	—	1,208	78.36/cwt	72.00–81.00	947	3
Bulls	—	—	1,397	64.16/cwt	62.00–67.00	896	3
Bulls	—	—	1,905	87.28/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,663	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,460	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,713	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	579	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	535	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,414	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	61.06/cwt	58.00–64.00	427	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	533	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	134.49/cwt	127.00–139.00	711	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	845	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	105.98/cwt	105.00–107.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	860	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	130.49/cwt	125.00–136.00	612	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	973	89.46/cwt	87.00–92.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	123.37/cwt	119.00–127.00	529	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	118.73/cwt	115.00–121.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	416	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	870	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	130.99/cwt	125.00–137.00	431	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	121.70/cwt	116.00–128.00	511	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	134.98/cwt	130.00–142.00	568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	106.40/cwt	105.00–109.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	108.30/cwt	105.00–111.00	567	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	117.23/cwt	115.00–121.00	382	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	118.48/cwt	113.50–123.00	737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	111.96/cwt	109.00–115.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	94.53/cwt	90.00–99.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	146.44/cwt	143.00–154.00	617	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	130.28/cwt	125.00–137.00	799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	141.60/cwt	135.00–145.00	664	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	125.73/cwt	119.00–131.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	146.07/cwt	140.00–151.00	479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	125.73/cwt	124.00–127.00	414	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	120.78/cwt	118.00–124.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	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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