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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Fri, Sep 20

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Sep 13Sep 20Sep 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

212 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 200▲ 212 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 37▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 5▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly sold 2.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly sold steady to 3.00 higher, but/however breaker cows sold 6.00 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 $118.37/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$118.37

90 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 4

$37.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.23

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	388	129.62	503	14thin
Medium and Large 1	529	119.65	633	51
Medium and Large 2	473	111.63	528	19thin
Medium and Large 3	430	104.71	450	5thin
Medium and Large 4	435	92.00	400	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.62/cwt here — about $103 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 sale90 hd

118.37

—

AR average9 barns · 1,239 hd

125.60

−7.23

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	1,355	63.72	863	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,066	51.86	553	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	48.51	679	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	29.42	297	5thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	118.98/cwt	117.00–121.00	494	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	499	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	753	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	809	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	585	138.51/cwt	137.00–140.00	810	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	715	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	869	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	112.38/cwt	105.00–120.00	365	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	124.60/cwt	120.00–129.00	421	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	119.84/cwt	110.00–127.00	447	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	111.15/cwt	110.00–112.00	419	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	129.62/cwt	125.50–132.00	503	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	403	105.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	423	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	111.87/cwt	110.00–115.00	470	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	120.95/cwt	115.00–124.00	520	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	435	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	400	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	124.80/cwt	118.00–129.50	587	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	104.25/cwt	100.00–108.50	490	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	114.02/cwt	113.00–115.00	544	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	109.05/cwt	102.00–113.00	565	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	120.39/cwt	114.00–126.00	630	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	113.00/cwt	110.00–115.00	654	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	119.59/cwt	116.00–123.00	694	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	113.63/cwt	110.00–118.00	702	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	646	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	811	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	689	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	110.04/cwt	107.00–112.00	737	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	107.75/cwt	106.50–109.00	765	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	761	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	315	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	558	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	413	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	320	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	374	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	336	153.66/cwt	127.00–180.00	516	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	350	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	497	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	519	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	380	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	619	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	127.40/cwt	120.00–135.00	490	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	405	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	482	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Full	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	144.48/cwt	136.00–149.00	604	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	443	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	507	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	463	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	486	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	475	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	694	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	122.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	583	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	480	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	523	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	138.23/cwt	134.00–142.00	668	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	685	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	132.47/cwt	128.00–137.00	702	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	560	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	566	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	123.75/cwt	120.00–128.00	718	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	115.95/cwt	110.00–121.00	728	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	657	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	111.81/cwt	105.00–116.00	758	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	708	112.98/cwt	111.00–115.00	800	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,033	53.70/cwt	53.00–55.00	555	3
Bulls	—	—	1,838	78.74/cwt	74.50–82.50	1,447	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	973	45.21/cwt	44.50–46.00	440	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	24.33/cwt	20.00–29.00	244	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	32.81/cwt	30.00–37.00	332	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	657	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	52.89/cwt	47.00–56.50	581	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	48.51/cwt	44.50–52.50	679	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	860	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,738	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	837.57/cwt	825.00–850.00	7,580	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	765	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	95.17/cwt	94.00–96.00	864	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	957	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,165	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	932	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	976.84/cwt	970.00–985.00	9,749	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,189	773.09/cwt	655.00–900.00	9,192	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	956.80/cwt	920.00–990.00	11,654	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,475	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,538	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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 212Last week 200Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 5Year ago 0

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
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	905	825.00–850.00	837.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	935	92.00	92.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	85.00	85.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	908	94.00–96.00	95.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	92.00	92.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	80.00	80.00

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	6	—	1,189	655.00–900.00	773.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	998	970.00–985.00	976.84

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,475	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,218	920.00–990.00	956.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,013	30.00–37.00	32.81
2	—	1,003	20.00–29.00	24.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	60.00	60.00
2	—	973	44.50–46.00	45.21
5	—	1,098	47.00–56.50	52.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	44.50–52.50	48.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	53.00–55.00	53.70
2	—	1,838	74.50–82.50	78.74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	499	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	117.00–121.00	118.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	121.50	121.50
2	—	585	137.00–140.00	138.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	403	100.00–110.00	105.02
2	—	470	100.00–108.50	104.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	110.00–112.00	111.15
3	—	420	110.00–115.00	111.87
3	—	477	113.00–115.00	114.02
3	—	518	102.00–113.00	109.05
4	—	579	110.00–115.00	113.00
1	—	650	106.00	106.00
2	—	325	105.00–120.00	112.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	470	118.00–129.50	124.80
2	—	710	106.50–109.00	107.75
10	—	523	114.00–126.00	120.39
2	—	765	99.00–100.00	99.50
3	—	618	110.00–118.00	113.63
3	—	670	107.00–112.00	110.04
4	—	430	115.00–124.00	120.95
2	—	338	120.00–129.00	124.60
7	—	373	110.00–127.00	119.84
2	—	580	116.00–123.00	119.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	646	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	388	125.50–132.00	129.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	101.00	101.00
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
2	—	463	105.00	105.00
1	—	320	117.00	117.00
1	—	405	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	120.00–135.00	127.40
2	—	443	114.00–115.00	114.50
1	—	320	129.00	129.00
4	—	475	120.00–125.00	122.76
1	—	570	114.00	114.00
1	—	635	105.00	105.00
1	—	650	101.00	101.00
1	—	705	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	336	127.00–180.00	153.66
2	—	708	111.00–115.00	112.98
6	—	530	128.00–137.00	132.47
4	—	580	120.00–128.00	123.75
4	—	628	110.00–121.00	115.95
5	—	418	136.00–149.00	144.48
1	—	350	142.00	142.00
5	—	483	134.00–142.00	138.23
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
5	—	678	105.00–116.00	111.81
1	—	800	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	177.00	177.00
1	—	380	163.00	163.00
1	—	475	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	511	134.00	134.00

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.