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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Fri, Aug 23

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

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Feeder Cattle receipts

272 head

▼ 93 vs last sale 365▲ 272 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 71▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 11▲ 33 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 steady to 6.25 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 6.00 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady to .25 lower on limited comparable offerings.

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 $124.70/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$124.70

92 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$9.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.62

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	495	127.50	631	8thin
Medium and Large 1	452	125.47	567	60
Medium and Large 2	447	122.18	546	22
Medium and Large 3	408	118.00	481	2thin

One grade step is worth $9.50/cwt here — about $150 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 sale92 hd

124.70

—

AR average8 barns · 1,074 hd

132.31

−7.62

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	1,735	87.06	1,510	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,332	58.70	782	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,092	57.46	628	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,080	42.52	459	6thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	588	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	141.85/cwt	131.00–152.00	536	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	405	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	624	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	133.73/cwt	128.00–139.00	566	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	144.75/cwt	137.00–150.00	617	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	430	128.02/cwt	126.00–130.00	550	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	606	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	130.68/cwt	126.00–138.00	619	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	480	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	691	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	139.25/cwt	139.00–140.00	725	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	132.92/cwt	129.00–136.00	756	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	784	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	124.31/cwt	122.00–127.00	839	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	915	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	999	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	930	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,032	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,008	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	985	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	995	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,087	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	133.57/cwt	127.00–139.00	422	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	128.60/cwt	124.00–135.00	424	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	454	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	127.99/cwt	121.00–131.00	481	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	486	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	123.70/cwt	120.50–129.00	524	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	425	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	514	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	126.82/cwt	124.00–132.00	544	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	465	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	120.31/cwt	114.00–125.00	563	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	124.91/cwt	120.00–131.00	595	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	495	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	631	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	117.85/cwt	115.50–120.00	601	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	123.50/cwt	121.00–129.00	651	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	120.99/cwt	118.00–124.00	690	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	473	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	583	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	494	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	361	141.23/cwt	140.00–143.00	510	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	154.33/cwt	141.00–171.00	563	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	412	140.68/cwt	139.00–142.00	580	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	413	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	518	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	142.16/cwt	140.00–145.00	608	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	630	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	450	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	554	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	455	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	137.94/cwt	132.00–145.00	659	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	135.52/cwt	128.00–139.00	649	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	134.84/cwt	129.00–141.00	701	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	538	123.50/cwt	121.00–126.00	664	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	131.50/cwt	128.00–135.00	730	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	557	123.57/cwt	120.00–130.00	688	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	619	124.72/cwt	119.00–129.00	772	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	827	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	773	108.02/cwt	105.00–110.00	835	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	900	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	855	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,735	87.06/cwt	83.50–93.50	1,510	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	248	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,051	52.22/cwt	47.00–55.50	549	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	34.07/cwt	32.00–36.50	376	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	541	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	55.24/cwt	50.00–60.00	627	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,140	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	758	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	64.19/cwt	59.00–69.00	735	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	57.14/cwt	54.00–63.50	783	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	780	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,510	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	8,838	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	940	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	10,716	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,514	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	940.84/cwt	870.00–1,010.00	9,766	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,265	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	481	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,906	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,383	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	818	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,666	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	601	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,844	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,075	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,245	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	907.33/cwt	870.00–950.00	10,207	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	7,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	701	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	844	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	935.03/cwt	920.00–950.00	11,295	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,250	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,938	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,785	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	882	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	935	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	832	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	747	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	995	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	935	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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 365Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 71Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 6.25 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 6.00 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady to .25 lower on limited comparable offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
2	—	468	129.00–130.00	129.50
1	—	1,025	106.00	106.00
1	—	960	105.00	105.00
1	—	750	122.00	122.00
1	—	330	180.00	180.00
2	—	620	126.00–127.00	126.50
3	—	675	122.00–127.00	124.31
4	—	426	137.00–150.00	144.75
4	—	521	139.00–140.00	139.25
4	—	569	129.00–136.00	132.92
1	—	370	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	126.00–138.00	130.68
2	—	423	128.00–139.00	133.73
2	—	378	131.00–152.00	141.85
1	—	545	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	144.00	144.00
1	—	405	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	117.50	117.50
1	—	930	111.00	111.00
1	—	985	101.00	101.00
2	—	430	126.00–130.00	128.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	123.00	123.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
3	—	330	124.00–135.00	128.60
7	—	424	120.50–129.00	123.70
6	—	468	114.00–125.00	120.31
4	—	510	115.50–120.00	117.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	316	127.00–139.00	133.57
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
15	—	476	120.00–131.00	124.91
15	—	429	124.00–132.00	126.82
9	—	376	121.00–131.00	127.99
8	—	527	121.00–129.00	123.50
4	—	570	118.00–124.00	120.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	495	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	123.00	123.00
1	—	425	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
1	—	375	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	105.00	105.00
1	—	425	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
2	—	413	125.00–126.00	125.50
1	—	555	116.00	116.00
1	—	450	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	442	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	139.00	139.00
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
1	—	790	105.00	105.00
2	—	555	128.00–135.00	131.50
9	—	479	128.00–139.00	135.52
4	—	538	121.00–126.00	123.50
4	—	361	140.00–143.00	141.23
3	—	412	139.00–142.00	140.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	129.00–141.00	134.84
7	—	428	140.00–145.00	142.16
8	—	365	141.00–171.00	154.33
8	—	619	119.00–129.00	124.72
9	—	478	132.00–145.00	137.94
5	—	557	120.00–130.00	123.57
3	—	773	105.00–110.00	108.02
1	—	900	95.00	95.00
1	—	725	114.00	114.00
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	141.00	141.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,038	870.00–1,010.00	940.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,010.00	1,010.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	860.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,140.00	1,140.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	450.00	450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	680.00	680.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	740.00	740.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	65.00	65.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	83.00	83.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	74.00	74.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	70.00	70.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	62.00	62.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	57.00	57.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	690.00	690.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	920.00–950.00	935.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	870.00–950.00	907.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	700.00	700.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	63.00	63.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	89.00	89.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	94.00	94.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,145	59.00–69.00	64.19
9	—	1,051	47.00–55.50	52.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	50.00–60.00	55.24
1	—	885	28.00	28.00
1	—	1,115	48.50	48.50
2	—	1,105	32.00–36.50	34.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	66.50	66.50
5	—	1,370	54.00–63.50	57.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,735	83.50–93.50	87.06

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.