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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Fri, Sep 13

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

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Feeder Cattle receipts

200 head

▼ 106 vs last sale 306▲ 200 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 41▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 37▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 -10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls and replacement cattle not well 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 $113.03/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$113.03

70 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$8.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.58

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	114.73	582	56
Medium and Large 2	492	106.20	522	14thin

One grade step is worth $8.54/cwt here — about $60 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 sale70 hd

113.03

—

AR average7 barns · 692 hd

120.60

−7.58

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	1,190	59.50	708	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,240	53.40	662	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,061	50.80	539	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	33.66	318	4thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	377	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	120.69/cwt	120.00–122.00	449	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	134.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	519	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	415	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	130.70/cwt	125.00–136.00	535	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	116.84/cwt	110.00–122.00	504	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	490	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	129.17/cwt	126.00–130.00	672	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	127.31/cwt	124.00–131.00	722	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	123.52/cwt	118.00–129.00	794	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	119.40/cwt	117.00–123.00	802	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	946	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	797	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	122.60/cwt	120.00–124.00	402	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	380	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	387	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	115.27/cwt	111.00–119.00	430	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	112.17/cwt	109.00–115.00	483	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	121.95/cwt	121.00–128.00	533	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	112.65/cwt	111.00–115.00	527	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	113.99/cwt	109.00–119.00	585	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	515	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	489	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	104.29/cwt	102.00–106.00	548	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	114.39/cwt	111.00–116.00	647	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	93.02/cwt	92.00–94.00	570	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	114.12/cwt	110.00–117.00	703	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	680	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	683	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	683	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	308	135.99/cwt	128.00–148.00	419	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	355	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	447	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	367	127.46/cwt	120.00–142.00	468	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	367	119.09/cwt	111.50–130.00	437	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	431	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	116.10/cwt	110.00–122.00	503	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	434	131.02/cwt	125.00–137.00	569	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	561	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	487	122.83/cwt	119.00–125.00	598	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	122.97/cwt	120.00–128.00	638	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	122.34/cwt	120.00–127.00	695	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	611	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	647	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	614	114.17/cwt	109.00–119.00	701	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	795	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	787	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	820	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	353	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,186	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	700	59.45/cwt	58.80–60.00	416	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	815	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	342	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	944	33.66/cwt	30.00–40.00	318	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,012	40.21/cwt	38.00–43.00	407	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,121	49.12/cwt	45.00–53.00	551	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	55.81/cwt	54.50–57.50	627	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,191	55.08/cwt	51.00–59.50	656	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	668	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	571.00/cwt	571.00–571.00	4,768	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,531	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	7,254	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,981	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,191	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 Sep 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 306Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 37Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 -10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls and replacement cattle not well tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	308	128.00–148.00	135.99
5	—	519	120.00–128.00	122.97
5	—	614	109.00–119.00	114.17
8	—	434	125.00–137.00	131.02
1	—	795	99.00	99.00
9	—	487	119.00–125.00	122.83
3	—	367	120.00–142.00	127.46
3	—	568	120.00–127.00	122.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	126.00	126.00
1	—	410	105.00	105.00
1	—	320	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	120.00–124.00	122.00
2	—	525	110.00	110.00
2	—	568	107.00–108.00	107.49
1	—	605	107.00	107.00
7	—	367	111.50–130.00	119.09
1	—	300	120.00	120.00
2	—	433	110.00–122.00	116.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	116.00	116.00
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	115.00	115.00
3	—	372	120.00–122.00	120.69
4	—	431	110.00–122.00	116.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	118.00–129.00	123.52
3	—	672	117.00–123.00	119.40
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
4	—	409	125.00–136.00	130.70
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
6	—	520	126.00–130.00	129.17
1	—	795	119.00	119.00
6	—	567	124.00–131.00	127.31
1	—	830	96.00	96.00
2	—	385	130.00–140.00	134.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	109.00–115.00	112.17
1	—	330	115.00	115.00
1	—	355	109.00	109.00
1	—	550	104.00	104.00
2	—	613	92.00–94.00	93.02
3	—	525	102.00–106.00	104.29
1	—	690	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	111.00–115.00	112.65
4	—	373	111.00–119.00	115.27
5	—	566	111.00–116.00	114.39
7	—	616	110.00–117.00	114.12
1	—	670	116.00	116.00
23	—	513	109.00–119.00	113.99
3	—	328	120.00–124.00	122.60
7	—	437	121.00–128.00	121.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	95.00	95.00
2	—	680	100.00–101.00	100.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,191	51.00–59.50	55.08
1	—	1,485	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,012	38.00–43.00	40.21
8	—	1,124	54.50–57.50	55.81
10	—	1,121	45.00–53.00	49.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	944	30.00–40.00	33.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	42.00	42.00
2	—	700	58.80–60.00	59.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	43.00	43.00
1	—	1,560	76.00	76.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	835	571.00	571.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	780.00	780.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	375.00	375.00

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)	Open	1	—	855	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.