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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Fri, Aug 30

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Aug 23Aug 30Sep 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

208 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 272▲ 208 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 38▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 33▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 530 lbs sold steady to 5.25 lower, while 550 -585 lbs sold steady to 1.75 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.50 to 6.25 lower. Slaughter cows sold 7.75 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.50 lower on limited comparable offerings.

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 $133.14/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$133.14

87 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$14.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.04

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	137.71	669	49
Medium and Large 2	496	128.38	637	29
Medium and Large 3	515	123.64	636	9thin

One grade step is worth $14.06/cwt here — about $33 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 sale87 hd

133.14

—

AR average9 barns · 862 hd

134.18

−1.04

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	1,322	79.99	1,057	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,285	55.96	719	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,067	50.33	537	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	49.50	495	2thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	576	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	151.44/cwt	147.00–156.00	568	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	133.39/cwt	127.00–138.00	564	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	485	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	125.52/cwt	120.00–131.00	581	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	465	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	135.71/cwt	132.00–139.00	651	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	135.04/cwt	131.00–138.00	693	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	127.47/cwt	120.00–132.00	663	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	120.50/cwt	118.00–123.00	675	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	134.71/cwt	133.00–138.00	762	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	895	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	590	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	761	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	845	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	869	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	113.06/cwt	105.00–125.00	360	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	126.45/cwt	123.00–131.00	473	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	117.35/cwt	112.00–123.00	440	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	122.29/cwt	118.00–129.00	525	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	445	122.50/cwt	119.00–126.00	545	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	465	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	521	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	115.63/cwt	110.00–120.00	543	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	118.71/cwt	114.00–121.00	567	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	509	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	117.55/cwt	114.00–123.00	622	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	116.47/cwt	115.00–118.00	617	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	684	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	117.70/cwt	116.00–119.00	667	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	568	119.01/cwt	116.00–122.00	676	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	120.23/cwt	118.00–124.00	733	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	111.64/cwt	108.00–117.00	745	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	108.04/cwt	105.00–110.00	785	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	303	177.08/cwt	167.00–187.00	537	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	318	161.52/cwt	159.00–164.00	514	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	149.62/cwt	131.00–167.00	483	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	354	169.25/cwt	164.00–173.00	599	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	360	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	551	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	369	155.70/cwt	139.00–169.00	575	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	374	139.03/cwt	120.00–148.00	520	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	375	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	611	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	414	138.94/cwt	136.00–144.00	575	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	129.37/cwt	125.00–137.00	558	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	127.46/cwt	124.00–131.00	561	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Full	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	135.41/cwt	133.00–138.00	634	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	126.64/cwt	122.00–134.00	595	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	483	122.94/cwt	119.00–127.00	594	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	706	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	125.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	645	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	113.21/cwt	109.00–115.00	593	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	112.96/cwt	111.00–115.00	633	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	120.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	684	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	124.89/cwt	121.00–128.00	717	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	124.00/cwt	122.00–127.00	766	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	631	127.50/cwt	124.00–132.00	805	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	118.91/cwt	114.00–124.00	788	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	723	115.84/cwt	111.00–121.00	838	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	738	113.66/cwt	113.00–114.00	839	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	745	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	685	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	790	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	837	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,080	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	783	1
Bulls	—	—	1,443	83.73/cwt	83.50–84.00	1,208	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	536	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,023	43.28/cwt	42.00–45.00	443	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	451	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,052	51.39/cwt	46.00–55.00	541	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	56.56/cwt	55.50–58.50	640	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	462	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,285	55.96/cwt	55.00–57.00	719	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	7,812	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	984	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,510	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	14,647	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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 272Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 33Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	610	118.00–124.00	120.23
2	—	565	120.00–122.00	120.98
3	—	478	114.00–121.00	118.71
3	—	667	108.00–117.00	111.64
3	—	727	105.00–110.00	108.04
4	—	529	114.00–123.00	117.55
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
5	—	429	118.00–129.00	122.29
2	—	375	112.00–123.00	117.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	116.00–119.00	117.70
4	—	374	123.00–131.00	126.45
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
2	—	530	115.00–118.00	116.47
3	—	470	110.00–120.00	115.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	119.00–126.00	122.50
2	—	568	116.00–122.00	119.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	105.00	105.00
1	—	510	114.00	114.00
3	—	318	105.00–125.00	113.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	124.00–131.00	127.46
2	—	483	119.00–127.00	122.94
2	—	570	115.00–125.00	120.00
1	—	540	127.00	127.00
1	—	745	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	120.00–148.00	139.03
2	—	468	133.00–138.00	135.41
2	—	560	111.00–115.00	112.96
2	—	723	111.00–121.00	115.84
3	—	618	122.00–127.00	124.00
4	—	431	125.00–137.00	129.37
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
4	—	524	109.00–115.00	113.21
1	—	790	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	167.00–187.00	177.08
4	—	354	164.00–173.00	169.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	120.00–130.00	125.01
4	—	631	124.00–132.00	127.50
5	—	414	136.00–144.00	138.94
5	—	470	122.00–134.00	126.64
2	—	663	114.00–124.00	118.91
7	—	369	139.00–169.00	155.70
3	—	323	131.00–167.00	149.62
9	—	574	121.00–128.00	124.89
3	—	738	113.00–114.00	113.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	163.00	163.00
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
2	—	318	159.00–164.00	161.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	149.00	149.00
1	—	515	159.00	159.00
1	—	570	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	120.00–131.00	125.52
4	—	520	120.00–132.00	127.47
5	—	423	127.00–138.00	133.39
1	—	620	119.00	119.00
1	—	690	126.00	126.00
2	—	560	118.00–123.00	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	167.00	167.00
1	—	655	129.00	129.00
2	—	375	147.00–156.00	151.44
4	—	480	132.00–139.00	135.71
4	—	513	131.00–138.00	135.04
4	—	566	133.00–138.00	134.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	109.00	109.00
1	—	520	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,052	46.00–55.00	51.39
1	—	1,215	38.00	38.00
3	—	1,023	42.00–45.00	43.28
3	—	1,132	55.50–58.50	56.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	55.00–57.00	55.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,025	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	72.50	72.50
2	—	1,443	83.50–84.00	83.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	840.00	840.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	83.00	83.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,510	970.00	970.00

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.