Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 14.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 - 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 - 6.00 lower. Some value added cattle sold at a premium.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.67/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$122.67

231 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$17.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.71

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	125.33	655	162
Medium and Large 2	441	118.65	523	55
Medium and Large 3	469	107.80	505	14thin

One grade step is worth $17.53/cwt here — about $150 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 sale231 hd

122.67

—

AR average7 barns · 1,161 hd

126.39

−3.71

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	—	High	1,574	71.10	1,119	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	59.49	909	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,082	52.01	562	41

Every lot, as filed

102 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	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	103.01/cwt	101.00–105.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	718	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	390	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	146.99/cwt	145.00–149.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	921	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	124.64/cwt	120.00–128.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	124.30/cwt	121.00–129.00	583	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	125.03/cwt	120.00–127.50	539	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	129.70/cwt	125.00–135.00	436	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	128.10/cwt	123.00–134.00	475	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	121.97/cwt	119.00–125.00	454	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	106.82/cwt	100.00–113.00	711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	124.98/cwt	119.00–128.00	762	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	122.16/cwt	118.00–127.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	114.99/cwt	111.00–118.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	105.80/cwt	105.00–109.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	116.46/cwt	112.00–121.00	546	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	628	126.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	146.11/cwt	139.00–150.00	672	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	140.88/cwt	133.00–145.00	790	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	130.31/cwt	126.00–134.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	133.21/cwt	128.00–139.00	574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	124.01/cwt	122.00–125.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	146.19/cwt	144.00–147.00	754	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	125.02/cwt	121.00–129.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	147.66/cwt	147.00–149.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	553	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	776	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,121	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	134.41/cwt	127.00–139.00	825	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,043	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	143.02/cwt	139.00–147.00	614	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	158.96/cwt	154.00–166.00	512	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	975	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	140.35/cwt	134.00–145.00	664	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	138.46/cwt	135.00–147.00	721	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	946	46.88/cwt	43.00–50.00	443	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	59.49/cwt	55.00–65.00	909	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	63.42/cwt	60.50–70.00	782	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	56.78/cwt	52.00–60.50	628	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,009	32.57/cwt	30.00–36.00	329	7
Bulls	—	—	1,765	82.69/cwt	80.50–84.50	1,459	3
Bulls	—	—	1,623	72.60/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,178	5
Bulls	—	—	1,163	49.97/cwt	49.00–51.00	581	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	79.34/cwt	68.00–88.00	699	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	576	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	919	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	616.09/cwt	460.00–860.00	4,836	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	66.93/cwt	64.50–70.00	822	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	62.49/cwt	62.00–63.00	689	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	737.69/cwt	690.00–790.00	7,989	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	63.98/cwt	49.00–75.00	600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	135.61/cwt	130.00–141.00	517	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	112.04/cwt	110.00–114.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	582	106.65/cwt	105.00–110.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	127.00/cwt	125.00–129.00	521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	895	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	118.94/cwt	117.00–121.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	942	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	122.08/cwt	117.00–126.00	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	113.46/cwt	110.00–117.00	460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	123.97/cwt	118.00–130.00	584	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	109.01/cwt	107.00–111.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	130.54/cwt	122.00–135.00	732	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	110.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	144.50/cwt	143.00–146.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	125.87/cwt	118.00–130.00	668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	120.00/cwt	118.00–123.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	126.08/cwt	118.00–130.00	661	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.74/cwt	110.00–122.00	666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	142.77/cwt	140.00–144.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	111.37/cwt	110.00–114.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	117.67/cwt	114.00–121.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	113.50/cwt	111.00–116.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	106.71/cwt	105.00–109.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	132.30/cwt	131.00–135.00	679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	123.58/cwt	117.00–129.00	399	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	656	2

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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