Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 - 11.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Some value added cattle sold at a premium. Cattle was plain to average with some attractive offerings. Supply was very good, demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.28/cwt on 372 head.

Average price

$125.28

372 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$19.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.83

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	132.15	674	145
Medium and Large 2	454	122.91	559	184
Medium and Large 3	435	112.25	488	43

One grade step is worth $19.90/cwt here — about $185 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 sale372 hd

125.28

—

AR average9 barns · 1,727 hd

131.11

−5.83

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	1,543	79.25	1,223	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	55.14	633	90
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,562	53.08	829	8thin

Every lot, as filed

133 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 1Value Added	—	561	133.94/cwt	133.50–142.00	751	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	142.83/cwt	140.00–153.00	684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	160.85/cwt	154.00–169.00	680	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	140.19/cwt	134.00–147.00	795	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	133.95/cwt	130.00–138.00	822	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	375	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	400	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	131.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	474	123.21/cwt	121.00–128.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	318	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	439	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	116.54/cwt	115.00–118.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	770	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	119.00/cwt	117.00–121.00	964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	438	142.38/cwt	141.50–148.00	624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	146.35/cwt	141.00–154.00	479	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	124.54/cwt	116.00–125.50	828	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	128.68/cwt	122.50–135.00	669	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	122.29/cwt	119.00–129.00	519	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	126.33/cwt	122.00–136.00	491	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	125.16/cwt	122.00–129.00	771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	115.93/cwt	112.00–120.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	133.86/cwt	129.00–139.00	564	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	114.51/cwt	110.00–120.00	702	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	112.45/cwt	105.00–116.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	127.90/cwt	121.00–134.00	725	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	119.39/cwt	115.00–124.00	622	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	143.92/cwt	139.00–151.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	134.42/cwt	131.00–138.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	130.02/cwt	125.00–133.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	132.48/cwt	131.00–134.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	136.53/cwt	132.00–139.00	905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	126.20/cwt	123.00–131.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	164.43/cwt	160.00–169.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	141.75/cwt	134.00–148.00	744	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	130.64/cwt	125.00–138.00	703	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	140.49/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	175.98/cwt	174.00–178.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	139.30/cwt	133.00–139.75	1,091	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	153.25/cwt	147.00–161.00	723	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	657	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	920	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	516	153.19/cwt	152.00–168.00	790	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	125.30/cwt	124.00–128.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	118.16/cwt	115.00–124.00	718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	122.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	149.29/cwt	140.00–155.00	703	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	43.19/cwt	39.00–47.00	436	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	338	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,115	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	335	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	1,041	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	55.19/cwt	50.00–58.50	896	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	53.95/cwt	47.50–57.50	596	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	61.71/cwt	57.50–66.00	791	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	810	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	332	1
Bulls	—	—	960	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	586	1
Bulls	—	—	1,305	78.28/cwt	75.00–81.50	1,022	3
Bulls	—	—	1,975	86.31/cwt	84.50–89.00	1,705	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	587.70/cwt	300.00–885.00	5,395	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	722	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	71.76/cwt	69.00–74.00	596	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,656	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	686.23/cwt	490.00–830.00	7,700	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	78.81/cwt	68.00–93.00	643	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,757	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,122	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,038	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,003	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	848.41/cwt	730.00–950.00	9,960	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	91.68/cwt	71.00–104.00	664	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	13,969	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,568	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,430	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	13,674	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	905.00/cwt	905.00–905.00	13,394	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	70.17/cwt	67.00–73.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	121.97/cwt	116.00–126.00	515	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	151.04/cwt	144.00–160.00	637	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	117.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	134.62/cwt	130.00–138.00	490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	119.73/cwt	115.00–127.00	565	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	117.10/cwt	112.00–123.00	676	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	560	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	132.40/cwt	128.00–137.00	418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	106.05/cwt	102.00–110.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	116.86/cwt	105.00–123.00	379	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	108.96/cwt	105.00–113.00	521	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	135.52/cwt	130.00–144.00	774	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	123.88/cwt	119.00–129.00	711	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	116.40/cwt	105.00–121.00	432	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	140.67/cwt	136.00–148.00	532	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	127.71/cwt	124.00–137.00	603	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	157.50/cwt	149.00–163.00	512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	130.51/cwt	125.00–138.00	617	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	110.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	741	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	164.77/cwt	157.00–171.00	613	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	124.24/cwt	122.00–127.00	849	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	134.41/cwt	130.00–143.00	570	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	731	114.51/cwt	114.00–116.00	837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	127.95/cwt	124.00–135.00	669	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	143.01/cwt	136.00–151.00	742	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.98/cwt	129.00–158.00	529	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	117.57/cwt	110.00–120.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	770	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	183.65/cwt	173.00–190.00	599	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	759	110.45/cwt	105.00–116.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	130.83/cwt	125.00–139.00	424	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	794	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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