Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs., sold mostly 1.00 - 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 500 lbs., sold 4.00 - 6.00 lower in most instances. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls not well tested due to limited comparable offerings. Today, cattle was mostly plain, with many offerings of thin cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.27/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$124.27

210 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$18.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.86

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	130.95	682	100
Medium and Large 2	470	120.77	568	77
Medium and Large 3	464	112.22	521	33

One grade step is worth $18.73/cwt here — about $161 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 sale210 hd

124.27

—

AR average8 barns · 1,875 hd

137.13

−12.86

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	1,684	76.24	1,284	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	59.21	882	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	51.64	593	61

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	139.94/cwt	134.00–145.00	585	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	114.98/cwt	113.00–117.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	116.59/cwt	115.00–125.00	602	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	116.02/cwt	114.00–117.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	131.37/cwt	126.00–134.00	434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	123.13/cwt	119.00–129.00	527	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	144.35/cwt	140.00–154.00	465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	787	110.58/cwt	105.00–116.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	118.20/cwt	115.00–125.00	439	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	114.90/cwt	110.00–120.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	124.58/cwt	119.00–128.00	658	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	136.38/cwt	130.00–144.00	577	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	124.33/cwt	118.00–128.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	120.41/cwt	116.00–125.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	121.78/cwt	118.00–126.00	701	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	128.75/cwt	125.00–136.00	610	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	146.66/cwt	140.00–155.00	557	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	137.48/cwt	133.00–144.00	851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	181.72/cwt	173.00–188.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	155.51/cwt	154.00–157.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	161.88/cwt	158.00–168.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	121.96/cwt	117.00–129.00	812	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	119.13/cwt	115.00–126.00	552	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	130.68/cwt	126.00–135.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	131.12/cwt	125.00–137.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	647	146.84/cwt	146.00–147.00	950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	128.83/cwt	124.00–134.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	770	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	154.63/cwt	153.00–160.00	755	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	695	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	139.15/cwt	135.00–149.00	609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	137.27/cwt	133.00–147.00	726	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	160.71/cwt	149.00–165.00	604	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	178.15/cwt	171.00–183.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	129.28/cwt	123.00–136.00	745	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	111.59/cwt	110.00–116.00	798	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	59.21/cwt	56.00–62.50	882	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	53.94/cwt	48.00–58.00	633	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	720	47.97/cwt	45.00–52.00	345	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	42.88/cwt	38.00–47.00	473	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	60.69/cwt	58.50–64.00	798	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	32.62/cwt	31.00–35.00	315	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	738	34.34/cwt	33.00–36.00	253	2
Bulls	—	—	2,070	91.54/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,895	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	919	1
Bulls	—	—	1,305	71.56/cwt	66.00–76.00	934	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	91.83/cwt	77.00–108.00	696	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	99.67/cwt	75.00–111.00	787	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	740.33/cwt	600.00–840.00	7,759	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	742.50/cwt	650.00–825.00	7,796	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	656.71/cwt	510.00–790.00	6,134	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	128.29/cwt	124.00–132.00	676	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	157.84/cwt	151.00–163.00	511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	101.96/cwt	100.00–104.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	359	129.38/cwt	127.00–135.00	464	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	118.05/cwt	113.00–125.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	155.92/cwt	148.00–163.00	647	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	611	117.38/cwt	115.00–122.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	661	108.46/cwt	104.00–115.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	150.29/cwt	144.00–155.00	703	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	124.81/cwt	117.00–130.00	527	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	122.25/cwt	119.00–129.00	696	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	772	110.34/cwt	109.00–111.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	115.75/cwt	112.00–120.00	770	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	120.45/cwt	115.00–125.00	759	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	108.21/cwt	105.00–110.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	790	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	799	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	132.69/cwt	125.00–138.00	621	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	143.83/cwt	137.00–152.00	534	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	119.45/cwt	113.00–125.00	563	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	113.53/cwt	108.00–116.00	487	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	125.48/cwt	120.00–132.00	468	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	110.41/cwt	107.00–115.00	512	7

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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