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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Fri, Aug 2

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Jul 26Aug 2Aug 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

191 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 263▲ 191 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 25▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 10▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows not well tested. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $129.10/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$129.10

67 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$19.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.06

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	131.55	726	45
Medium and Large 2	507	125.24	636	20
Medium and Large 3	503	112.50	565	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.05/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 sale67 hd

129.10

—

AR average10 barns · 884 hd

133.16

−4.06

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	—	Average	1,798	79.27	1,425	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	54.64	667	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	38.59	405	3thin

Every lot

65 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	504	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	150.62/cwt	142.00–160.00	565	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	133.64/cwt	132.00–135.00	555	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	146.78/cwt	143.00–153.00	611	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	122.33/cwt	121.00–125.00	565	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	141.53/cwt	133.00–145.00	672	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	485	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	820	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	149.11/cwt	144.00–153.00	771	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	132.88/cwt	125.00–138.00	695	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	138.07/cwt	130.00–144.00	794	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	908	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	135.60/cwt	133.00–138.00	438	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	125.96/cwt	121.00–131.00	419	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	100.10/cwt	93.00–107.00	365	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	133.05/cwt	129.00–137.00	512	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	118.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	490	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	132.75/cwt	127.00–135.00	555	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	130.73/cwt	127.00–135.00	616	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	126.51/cwt	125.00–127.00	645	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	636	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	124.84/cwt	123.00–126.00	717	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	121.49/cwt	120.00–123.00	741	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	658	112.48/cwt	107.00–118.00	740	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	305	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	436	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	400	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	147.73/cwt	140.00–153.00	566	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	137.56/cwt	133.00–142.00	536	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	403	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	542	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	145.32/cwt	140.00–150.00	612	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	143.18/cwt	139.00–147.00	679	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	127.41/cwt	120.00–131.00	613	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	505	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	752	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	129.54/cwt	128.00–131.00	667	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	128.47/cwt	127.00–130.00	662	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	555	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	783	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	713	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	669	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	122.03/cwt	118.00–126.00	763	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	115.46/cwt	113.00–118.00	768	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	740	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	836	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	768	110.01/cwt	108.00–112.00	845	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	775	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	884	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	822	106.06/cwt	98.00–111.00	872	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	920	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	874	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	951	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,710	83.02/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,420	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	75.51/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,423	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	465	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	32.89/cwt	32.00–34.00	365	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	58.63/cwt	57.50–60.00	667	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	54.85/cwt	52.00–58.50	677	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	630	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	8,464	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	955.00/cwt	955.00–955.00	9,120	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	782.79/cwt	700.00–875.00	7,632	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	11,040	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	664.31/cwt	605.00–710.00	7,939	2

This sale against other markets

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ouachita Livestock Auction - Ola, AR

Fri Aug 2, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 263Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows not well tested. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-4.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	57.50–60.00	58.63
2	—	1,260	50.00	50.00
6	—	1,234	52.00–58.50	54.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	50.00	50.00
2	—	1,110	32.00–34.00	32.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	82.00–84.00	83.02
2	—	1,885	75.00–76.00	75.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	570	120.00–130.00	125.02
2	—	625	118.00–126.00	122.03
10	—	421	140.00–150.00	145.32
2	—	740	113.00	113.00
3	—	768	108.00–112.00	110.01
1	—	305	143.00	143.00
3	—	822	98.00–111.00	106.06
1	—	920	95.00	95.00
5	—	383	140.00–153.00	147.73
1	—	1,075	88.50	88.50
2	—	515	128.00–131.00	129.54
6	—	474	139.00–147.00	143.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	105.00	105.00
1	—	460	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	134.00–135.00	134.50
2	—	515	127.00–130.00	128.47
2	—	665	113.00–118.00	115.46
3	—	572	116.00–118.00	116.99
1	—	345	116.00	116.00
7	—	481	120.00–131.00	127.41
1	—	775	114.00	114.00
2	—	390	133.00–142.00	137.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	149.00	149.00
1	—	555	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	416	143.00–153.00	146.78
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
2	—	685	130.00–135.00	132.50
4	—	375	142.00–160.00	150.62
5	—	475	133.00–145.00	141.53
7	—	575	130.00–144.00	138.07
1	—	345	146.00	146.00
8	—	517	144.00–153.00	149.11
1	—	620	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
3	—	415	132.00–135.00	133.64
3	—	462	121.00–125.00	122.33
3	—	523	125.00–138.00	132.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	121.00–131.00	125.96
2	—	415	115.00–121.00	118.00
2	—	513	123.00–125.00	123.98
1	—	550	126.00	126.00
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
1	—	710	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	125.00–127.00	126.51
6	—	574	123.00–126.00	124.84
7	—	418	127.00–135.00	132.75
2	—	323	133.00–138.00	135.60
2	—	385	129.00–137.00	133.05
2	—	610	120.00–123.00	121.49
4	—	471	127.00–135.00	130.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	107.00–118.00	112.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	93.00–107.00	100.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	920.00	920.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	975	700.00–875.00	782.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	955.00	955.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,195	605.00–710.00	664.31

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.