Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady to 6.00 higher on a meager test. Feeder heifers under 525 lbs., sold steady to 8.00 lower. However feeder heifers weighing over 525 lbs., sold 3.00 - 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested due to limited comparable offerings. Some value added cattle sold at a premium.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.69/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$139.69

164 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$14.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.39

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	143.44	766	73
Medium and Large 2	483	139.13	672	67
Medium and Large 1-2	555	134.00	744	3thin
Medium and Large 3	452	129.26	585	21

One grade step is worth $14.17/cwt here — about $181 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 sale164 hd

139.69

—

AR average6 barns · 688 hd

134.31

+5.39

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	1,579	82.12	1,297	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,036	48.28	500	30

Every lot, as filed

113 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 1	—	905	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,149	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	132.46/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	106.93/cwt	104.00–110.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	132.95/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,159	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	157.17/cwt	152.00–161.00	717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	152.99/cwt	152.00–154.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	700	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	641	134.43/cwt	133.00–147.00	862	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	485	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	126.09/cwt	121.00–134.00	841	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	102.56/cwt	100.00–105.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	133.19/cwt	129.00–137.00	634	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	131.45/cwt	126.00–137.50	689	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	134.37/cwt	132.00–135.00	851	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	135.35/cwt	126.00–140.00	773	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	127.14/cwt	125.00–133.00	473	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	146.44/cwt	140.00–152.00	835	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	133.11/cwt	127.00–139.00	763	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	129.77/cwt	125.00–135.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	155.99/cwt	155.00–157.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	141.70/cwt	135.00–148.00	947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	147.57/cwt	147.00–150.00	915	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	485	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	152.38/cwt	145.00–160.00	785	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	137.45/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,003	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	134.31/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	161.98/cwt	159.00–165.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	141.51/cwt	135.00–147.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	760	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,002	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	669	150.07/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,004	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	137.31/cwt	130.00–142.00	773	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	183.95/cwt	173.00–190.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	123.39/cwt	122.00–124.00	882	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	681	122.21/cwt	120.00–124.00	832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	159.70/cwt	151.00–167.00	671	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	142.69/cwt	137.00–152.00	758	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	968	29.44/cwt	25.00–33.50	285	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	59.23/cwt	56.00–62.50	681	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,031	51.04/cwt	45.00–55.00	526	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	947	40.29/cwt	35.00–45.00	382	5
Bulls	—	—	1,793	85.52/cwt	83.50–87.50	1,533	2
Bulls	—	—	1,365	78.71/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,074	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	840.10/cwt	400.00–1,120.00	8,216	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	613.79/cwt	500.00–670.00	5,948	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,488	64.57/cwt	63.50–65.50	961	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	652.52/cwt	500.00–860.00	6,819	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	736.15/cwt	400.00–990.00	7,317	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	3,293	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	63.31/cwt	60.00–65.00	676	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	62.39/cwt	56.00–70.00	482	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	626.72/cwt	380.00–860.00	6,148	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	570.15/cwt	540.00–600.00	5,616	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,335	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	69.57/cwt	60.00–78.00	743	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	726	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	135.62/cwt	133.00–139.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	142.81/cwt	135.00–149.00	613	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	141.48/cwt	138.00–150.00	465	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	138.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	122.25/cwt	116.00–127.00	653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	144.08/cwt	139.00–151.00	530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	131.43/cwt	125.00–134.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	120.00/cwt	117.00–123.00	390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	122.58/cwt	118.00–127.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	122.45/cwt	116.00–128.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	125.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	783	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	126.97/cwt	125.00–131.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	115.21/cwt	111.00–120.00	818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	140.21/cwt	136.00–149.00	599	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	129.17/cwt	123.00–136.00	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	121.99/cwt	118.00–126.00	754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	150.57/cwt	145.00–155.00	693	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	121.83/cwt	120.00–125.00	641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	163.95/cwt	161.00–167.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	139.52/cwt	133.00–147.00	649	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	125.56/cwt	120.00–131.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	163.28/cwt	153.00–169.00	536	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	131.81/cwt	125.00–136.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	150.84/cwt	146.00–156.00	572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	117.69/cwt	115.00–121.00	791	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	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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