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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Fri, Sep 27

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Sep 20Sep 27Oct 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

389 head

▲ 177 vs last sale 212▲ 389 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 23▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 22▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers sold steady to 15.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 11.00 higher. Feeder steers and replacement cattle not well tested due to 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 $134.47/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$134.47

182 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$30.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.54

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	490	142.63	698	16thin
Medium and Large 1	463	141.24	653	109
Medium and Large 2	501	122.02	612	40
Medium and Large 4	430	115.00	495	1thin
Medium and Large 3	451	112.57	508	16thin

One grade step is worth $30.06/cwt here — about $191 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 sale182 hd

134.47

—

AR average10 barns · 1,049 hd

126.94

+7.54

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	—	High	1,513	69.43	1,051	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,329	52.28	695	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,072	49.86	534	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	937	36.22	339	3thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	411	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	152.99/cwt	143.00–161.00	493	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	148.53/cwt	133.00–163.00	551	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	127.89/cwt	125.00–131.00	531	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	154.23/cwt	149.00–159.00	660	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	765	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	127.50/cwt	126.00–129.00	708	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	134.52/cwt	131.00–138.00	825	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	865	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	124.69/cwt	123.00–126.00	906	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	387	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	130.40/cwt	110.00–138.00	424	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	467	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	134.68/cwt	120.00–158.00	502	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	119.81/cwt	109.00–131.00	452	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	402	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	500	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	125.92/cwt	120.00–132.00	533	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	115.09/cwt	110.00–120.00	494	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	590	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	112.85/cwt	107.00–118.00	538	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	120.24/cwt	115.00–127.00	625	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	528	114.42/cwt	111.00–118.00	604	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	112.66/cwt	110.00–114.50	595	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	558	108.48/cwt	105.00–112.00	605	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	111.51/cwt	110.50–112.50	624	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	118.26/cwt	113.50–125.00	676	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	115.90/cwt	111.50–119.00	739	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	755	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	689	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	861	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	102.50/cwt	99.00–106.00	743	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	316	119.88/cwt	110.00–135.00	379	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	323	164.36/cwt	161.00–168.00	531	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	155.43/cwt	141.00–168.00	505	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	353	116.35/cwt	110.00–121.00	411	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	129.82/cwt	120.00–136.00	480	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	371	159.06/cwt	153.00–163.00	590	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	148.40/cwt	134.00–160.00	558	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	405	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	439	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	410	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	496	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	426	152.26/cwt	150.00–153.00	649	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	128.68/cwt	122.00–135.00	548	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	658	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	429	145.73/cwt	135.00–149.00	625	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	458	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	515	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	464	150.82/cwt	147.00–154.00	700	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	129.94/cwt	125.00–136.00	615	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	140.73/cwt	133.00–146.00	667	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	504	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	706	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	510	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	724	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	115.16/cwt	110.00–118.00	597	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	129.51/cwt	125.00–137.00	685	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	125.88/cwt	119.00–132.00	718	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	576	114.98/cwt	110.00–122.00	662	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	592	110.34/cwt	106.00–116.00	653	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	622	110.36/cwt	105.00–115.00	686	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	624	120.32/cwt	115.00–126.00	751	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	635	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	603	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	111.68/cwt	105.00–115.00	752	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	734	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	750	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	755	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	695	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	785	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	918	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	840	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	773	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,347	64.71/cwt	60.00–67.50	872	3
Bulls	—	—	1,763	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,349	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	800	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	320	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	830	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	552	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	937	36.22/cwt	35.00–39.00	339	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	990	62.55/cwt	58.00–67.00	619	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,012	43.10/cwt	42.00–46.00	436	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	49.97/cwt	46.50–56.50	568	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,306	53.93/cwt	50.00–57.00	704	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	636	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	588	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	664	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	766	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	64.91/cwt	60.50–69.00	695	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	749	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,050	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 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 389Last week 212Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	529	125.00–137.00	129.51
21	—	429	135.00–149.00	145.73
6	—	624	115.00–126.00	120.32
11	—	570	119.00–132.00	125.88
12	—	474	133.00–146.00	140.73
1	—	785	117.00	117.00
13	—	325	141.00–168.00	155.43
1	—	840	92.00	92.00
13	—	376	134.00–160.00	148.40
3	—	673	105.00–115.00	111.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	105.00–115.00	110.36
6	—	518	110.00–118.00	115.16
8	—	426	122.00–135.00	128.68
1	—	680	108.00	108.00
11	—	473	125.00–136.00	129.94
1	—	755	92.00	92.00
4	—	370	120.00–136.00	129.82
4	—	576	110.00–122.00	114.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	154.00	154.00
13	—	504	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	110.00–115.00	112.49
3	—	353	110.00–121.00	116.35
3	—	592	106.00–116.00	110.34
4	—	316	110.00–135.00	119.88
1	—	405	108.50	108.50
1	—	635	95.00	95.00
1	—	750	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	142.00	142.00
2	—	323	161.00–168.00	164.36
4	—	371	153.00–163.00	159.06
4	—	426	150.00–153.00	152.26
6	—	464	147.00–154.00	150.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
1	—	300	137.00	137.00
1	—	525	121.00	121.00
2	—	415	125.00–131.00	127.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	143.00–161.00	152.99
2	—	555	126.00–129.00	127.50
3	—	727	123.00–126.00	124.69
4	—	613	131.00–138.00	134.52
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
5	—	428	149.00–159.00	154.23
1	—	535	143.00	143.00
8	—	371	133.00–163.00	148.53
1	—	655	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	402	124.50	124.50
14	—	689	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	477	107.00–118.00	112.85
1	—	300	129.00	129.00
2	—	560	110.50–112.50	111.51
3	—	377	109.00–131.00	119.81
5	—	528	110.00–114.50	112.66
7	—	429	110.00–120.00	115.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	472	120.00–130.00	124.96
12	—	572	113.50–125.00	118.26
16	—	423	120.00–132.00	125.92
2	—	725	99.00–106.00	102.50
18	—	373	120.00–158.00	134.68
4	—	671	110.00–115.00	112.48
24	—	520	115.00–127.00	120.24
5	—	325	110.00–138.00	130.40
5	—	638	111.50–119.00	115.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	111.00–118.00	114.42
2	—	558	105.00–112.00	108.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	358	130.50	130.50

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	1	—	805	73.00	73.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	62.00	62.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	57.00	57.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	60.50–69.00	64.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	69.00	69.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	77.50	77.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,137	46.50–56.50	49.97
2	—	990	58.00–67.00	62.55
5	—	1,012	42.00–46.00	43.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	40.00	40.00
1	—	830	66.50	66.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	44.00	44.00
5	—	1,306	50.00–57.00	53.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	937	35.00–39.00	36.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,763	76.50	76.50
3	—	1,347	60.00–67.50	64.71

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.