Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 - 14.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 - 16.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 higher on a meager test.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.72/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$135.72

140 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$21.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.57

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	143.66	760	61
Medium and Large 2	468	135.17	632	46
Medium and Large 3	467	121.81	568	33

One grade step is worth $21.85/cwt here — about $191 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 sale140 hd

135.72

—

AR average7 barns · 585 hd

128.15

+7.57

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	—	Low	1,227	75.99	933	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,377	62.78	864	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	53.57	610	64

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	117.58/cwt	105.00–126.00	441	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	119.35/cwt	115.00–125.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	107.51/cwt	104.00–111.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	134.91/cwt	129.00–138.00	514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	137.99/cwt	135.00–143.00	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	113.41/cwt	107.00–118.00	542	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	122.84/cwt	115.00–131.00	391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	129.41/cwt	123.00–134.00	677	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	127.14/cwt	123.00–133.00	595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	107.69/cwt	100.00–115.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	116.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	117.62/cwt	116.00–120.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	131.62/cwt	127.00–139.00	755	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	139.64/cwt	135.00–150.00	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	130.58/cwt	129.00–134.00	827	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	133.95/cwt	127.00–138.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	129.15/cwt	121.00–134.00	550	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	142.85/cwt	140.00–145.00	993	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	140.39/cwt	134.00–144.00	734	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	127.98/cwt	125.00–131.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	138.03/cwt	132.00–141.00	783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	167.74/cwt	159.00–174.00	703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	175.50/cwt	174.00–177.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	156.51/cwt	152.00–161.00	673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	150.72/cwt	147.00–155.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	778	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	147.96/cwt	147.00–149.00	843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	143.19/cwt	140.00–146.00	682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	148.95/cwt	144.00–154.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	142.23/cwt	137.00–145.00	885	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	129.47/cwt	123.00–135.00	669	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	985	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	143.14/cwt	139.00–147.00	750	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	157.16/cwt	149.00–163.00	670	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	151.57/cwt	145.00–161.00	705	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	124.46/cwt	120.00–129.00	775	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	62.78/cwt	59.00–66.00	864	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	53.18/cwt	48.00–58.00	595	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	63.13/cwt	60.00–66.50	806	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	31.98/cwt	30.00–35.00	332	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	44.57/cwt	41.00–47.00	464	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	835	55.76/cwt	54.00–57.50	466	2
Bulls	—	—	1,091	73.04/cwt	70.00–76.00	797	4
Bulls	—	—	1,500	81.90/cwt	79.00–84.50	1,229	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	699.78/cwt	680.00–720.00	6,438	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	736	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	76.66/cwt	60.00–100.00	650	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,395	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,440	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	884	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	69.26/cwt	66.50–79.00	863	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	777	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,753	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	604.96/cwt	590.00–620.00	5,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	140.43/cwt	134.00–147.00	587	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	119.46/cwt	115.00–121.00	628	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	126.90/cwt	123.00–132.00	472	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	113.65/cwt	110.00–116.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	115.49/cwt	112.00–119.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	845	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	136.10/cwt	128.00–142.00	638	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	122.03/cwt	119.00–127.00	705	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	125.98/cwt	121.00–131.00	519	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	125.82/cwt	119.00–130.00	595	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	122.95/cwt	121.00–126.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	147.05/cwt	134.00–156.00	548	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	993	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	169.73/cwt	167.00–173.00	638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	139.91/cwt	133.00–147.00	644	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	138.43/cwt	133.00–145.00	583	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	145.92/cwt	130.00–162.00	476	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	124.27/cwt	120.00–128.00	905	3

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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