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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Fri, Aug 16

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Aug 9Aug 16Aug 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

365 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 352▲ 365 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 83▲ 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 17▲ 11 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 8.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.67/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$119.67

132 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$12.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.49

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	122.79	561	80
Medium and Large 2	465	115.61	538	45
Medium and Large 3	438	110.11	482	7thin

One grade step is worth $12.69/cwt here — about $79 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 sale132 hd

119.67

—

AR average9 barns · 726 hd

124.16

−4.49

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	1,606	86.24	1,385	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,309	53.18	696	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,080	51.73	558	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	923	34.34	317	21

Every lot

101 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	310	181.92/cwt	177.00–187.00	564	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	174.13/cwt	152.00–186.00	589	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	428	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	370	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	596	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	164.83/cwt	158.00–172.00	616	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	612	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	156.01/cwt	155.00–157.00	668	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	153.46/cwt	151.00–156.00	657	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	455	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	710	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	142.99/cwt	142.00–144.00	665	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	478	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	607	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	533	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	135.29/cwt	133.00–143.00	663	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	132.97/cwt	128.00–139.00	681	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	736	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	130.47/cwt	124.00–135.00	744	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	573	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	688	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	756	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	118.26/cwt	116.50–120.00	932	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	128.49/cwt	121.00–134.00	420	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	129.69/cwt	125.00–135.00	429	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	126.53/cwt	121.00–131.00	468	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	117.58/cwt	110.00–123.00	441	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	119.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	501	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	126.15/cwt	119.00–131.00	532	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	110.94/cwt	105.00–119.00	471	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	128.26/cwt	125.00–136.00	600	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	108.02/cwt	106.00–110.00	508	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	115.69/cwt	110.00–122.00	545	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	120.07/cwt	114.00–125.00	627	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	110.82/cwt	109.00–112.00	578	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	535	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	535	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	562	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	110.28/cwt	106.00–113.00	620	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	114.41/cwt	112.00–119.00	658	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	598	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	117.21/cwt	113.00–125.00	717	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	104.19/cwt	90.00–113.00	651	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	665	103.02/cwt	100.00–106.00	685	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	621	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	113.46/cwt	110.00–119.00	767	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	705	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	691	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	670	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	324	165.56/cwt	150.00–178.00	536	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	146.34/cwt	123.00–169.00	498	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	161.20/cwt	141.00–178.00	593	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	119.69/cwt	116.00–123.00	443	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	392	133.69/cwt	129.00–141.00	524	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	410	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	660	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	118.57/cwt	117.00–120.00	498	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	423	155.02/cwt	153.00–157.00	656	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	152.70/cwt	148.00–158.00	651	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Full	435	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	622	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	436	145.15/cwt	139.00–152.00	633	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Full	455	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	487	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	119.94/cwt	117.00–127.00	567	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	141.40/cwt	133.00–145.00	670	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	134.81/cwt	128.00–142.00	640	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Full	490	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	622	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	495	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	614	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	508	130.65/cwt	124.00–135.00	664	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Full	518	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	609	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	133.39/cwt	125.00–138.00	699	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	533	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	618	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Full	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	128.06/cwt	123.00–135.00	726	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	569	121.66/cwt	115.00–129.00	692	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	611	123.03/cwt	117.00–127.00	752	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	653	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	667	118.02/cwt	115.00–120.00	787	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	680	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	768	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	705	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	832	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	733	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	810	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,301	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,288	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	87.23/cwt	87.00–87.50	1,474	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	845	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	169	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	921	43.55/cwt	42.00–48.00	401	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	921	40.77/cwt	34.00–51.00	375	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	929	28.84/cwt	24.00–32.00	268	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	941	22.97/cwt	18.00–28.00	216	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,009	43.33/cwt	42.00–45.00	437	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	51.17/cwt	47.50–55.00	548	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	58.05/cwt	56.50–60.00	665	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,278	58.62/cwt	57.50–60.50	749	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,316	51.01/cwt	47.50–54.50	671	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	623	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	957	98.68/cwt	89.00–106.00	944	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	880	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	713	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	576	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	824.67/cwt	820.00–830.00	7,900	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,296	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	8,383	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	61.58/cwt	61.58–61.58	680	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	750	1

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 365Last week 352Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 17Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	124.00–135.00	130.65
4	—	436	139.00–152.00	145.15
3	—	392	129.00–141.00	133.69
2	—	613	105.00–108.00	106.49
2	—	340	123.00–169.00	146.34
1	—	705	118.00	118.00
10	—	475	128.00–142.00	134.81
9	—	569	115.00–129.00	121.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	117.00–118.00	117.51
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
1	—	490	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	160.00–162.00	161.01
1	—	450	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	524	125.00–138.00	133.39
12	—	368	141.00–178.00	161.20
9	—	567	123.00–135.00	128.06
6	—	426	148.00–158.00	152.70
5	—	667	115.00–120.00	118.02
4	—	611	117.00–127.00	123.03
4	—	474	133.00–145.00	141.40
4	—	324	150.00–178.00	165.56
2	—	733	110.00–111.00	110.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	117.00–127.00	119.94
2	—	533	115.00–117.00	115.98
2	—	420	117.00–120.00	118.57
2	—	370	116.00–123.00	119.69
1	—	680	113.00	113.00
1	—	580	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	153.00–157.00	155.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	110.00–123.00	117.58
6	—	421	115.00–125.00	119.03
7	—	331	125.00–135.00	129.69
12	—	471	110.00–122.00	115.69
4	—	625	90.00–113.00	104.19
5	—	522	109.00–112.00	110.82
3	—	562	106.00–113.00	110.28
1	—	720	93.00	93.00
1	—	675	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	106.00–110.00	108.02
5	—	425	105.00–119.00	110.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	327	121.00–134.00	128.49
9	—	522	114.00–125.00	120.07
8	—	468	125.00–136.00	128.26
5	—	612	113.00–125.00	117.21
4	—	676	110.00–119.00	113.46
3	—	575	112.00–119.00	114.41
19	—	370	121.00–131.00	126.53
15	—	422	119.00–131.00	126.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	100.00–106.00	103.02
1	—	705	98.00	98.00
1	—	575	104.00	104.00
1	—	535	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	135.00	135.00
2	—	428	155.00–157.00	156.01
2	—	788	116.50–120.00	118.26
6	—	338	152.00–186.00	174.13
6	—	512	128.00–139.00	132.97
6	—	570	124.00–135.00	130.47
11	—	490	133.00–143.00	135.29
14	—	374	158.00–172.00	164.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	156.00	156.00
2	—	310	177.00–187.00	181.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	126.00	126.00
1	—	385	159.00	159.00
1	—	515	143.00	143.00
1	—	565	133.00	133.00
2	—	428	151.00–156.00	153.46
2	—	465	142.00–144.00	142.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	921	42.00–48.00	43.55
5	—	921	34.00–51.00	40.77
5	—	929	24.00–32.00	28.84
4	—	941	18.00–28.00	22.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,316	47.50–54.50	51.01
3	—	1,278	57.50–60.50	58.62
1	—	1,370	45.50	45.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,070	47.50–55.00	51.17
7	—	1,146	56.50–60.00	58.05
4	—	1,009	42.00–45.00	43.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	80.50	80.50
2	—	1,690	87.00–87.50	87.23
1	—	1,445	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	957	89.00–106.00	98.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	830.00	830.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	958	820.00–830.00	824.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	65.50	65.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	61.58	61.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	60.50	60.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	81.00	81.00

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.