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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Fri, Nov 1

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Oct 25Nov 1Nov 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

297 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 238▲ 297 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 88▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 45▲ 32 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 bulls sold mostly steady to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher, but/however lean slaughter cows sold steady to 6.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold 120.00 per head 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 $124.91/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$124.91

127 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$47.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.94

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	137.73	665	53
Medium and Large 2	491	119.13	585	54
Medium and Large 3	505	107.41	543	19thin
Medium and Large 4	545	90.00	491	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.73/cwt here — about $175 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 sale127 hd

124.91

—

AR average10 barns · 683 hd

116.97

+7.94

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	1,788	66.27	1,185	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	37.93	468	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	36.64	561	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	19.28	194	10

Every lot

101 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 2	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	471	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	370	147.50/cwt	146.00–149.00	546	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	628	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	563	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	130.32/cwt	125.00–136.00	613	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	485	154.55/cwt	152.00–157.00	750	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	131.86/cwt	125.00–136.00	696	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	803	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	129.61/cwt	125.00–135.00	725	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	129.37/cwt	126.50–132.00	789	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	128.15/cwt	124.50–130.00	875	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	710	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	941	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	114.52/cwt	114.00–115.00	355	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	338	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	129.91/cwt	120.00–138.00	425	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	117.68/cwt	115.00–120.00	431	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	125.71/cwt	122.00–129.00	469	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	415	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	427	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	123.88/cwt	119.00–130.00	518	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	115.47/cwt	113.00–118.00	483	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	121.61/cwt	120.00–124.00	576	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	114.18/cwt	112.00–115.00	542	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	519	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	119.49/cwt	115.00–122.00	625	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	114.97/cwt	113.00–117.00	602	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	558	94.98/cwt	90.00–100.00	530	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	117.31/cwt	113.50–121.00	677	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	612	129.20/cwt	128.00–130.00	791	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	117.82/cwt	117.00–119.00	742	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	630	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	782	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	113.98/cwt	112.00–116.00	927	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	328	169.24/cwt	169.00–170.00	555	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	328	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	381	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	126.26/cwt	120.50–131.00	417	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	333	147.85/cwt	141.00–157.00	492	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	363	166.35/cwt	165.00–167.00	604	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	368	111.12/cwt	100.00–115.00	409	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	126.74/cwt	119.00–137.00	473	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	374	148.00/cwt	131.00–161.00	554	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	134.97/cwt	132.00–137.00	567	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	421	151.17/cwt	148.00–154.00	636	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	124.58/cwt	120.00–130.00	533	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	433	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	509	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	458	123.70/cwt	120.00–126.00	567	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	639	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	483	110.03/cwt	105.00–115.00	531	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	110.10/cwt	110.10–110.10	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	116.56/cwt	114.00–125.00	618	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	131.01/cwt	126.00–135.50	701	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	545	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	491	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	110.74/cwt	105.00–116.00	632	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	581	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	576	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	706	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	114.45/cwt	113.00–116.00	710	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	767	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Full	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	117.56/cwt	113.00–123.00	791	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	688	107.01/cwt	104.00–110.00	736	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	733	94.33/cwt	94.00–95.00	691	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	737	106.14/cwt	103.00–110.50	782	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	750	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	713	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,788	66.27/cwt	63.00–71.50	1,185	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	728	23.26/cwt	21.00–25.50	169	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	810	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	162	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	15.04/cwt	10.00–20.00	160	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	34.62/cwt	32.00–38.00	384	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	28.01/cwt	25.00–31.00	315	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	39.65/cwt	37.00–45.00	510	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	36.64/cwt	32.00–42.00	561	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	458	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,030	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	16,198	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	14,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,285	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,256	1,214.53/cwt	1,110.00–1,370.00	15,254	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	12,722	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	563.62/cwt	525.00–600.00	5,174	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	716.98/cwt	640.00–800.00	8,159	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,036	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	522	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	54.62/cwt	50.50–58.00	643	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,703	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	957.50/cwt	865.00–1,050.00	12,926	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,483	656.85/cwt	615.00–700.00	9,741	2

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 Nov 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 238Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 45Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	333	141.00–157.00	147.85
4	—	535	126.00–135.50	131.01
4	—	420	132.00–137.00	134.97
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
1	—	460	139.00	139.00
8	—	374	131.00–161.00	148.00
7	—	576	120.00–125.00	122.53
6	—	673	113.00–123.00	117.56
5	—	629	120.00–124.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	148.00–154.00	151.17
4	—	328	169.00–170.00	169.24
3	—	363	165.00–167.00	166.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	120.00–130.00	124.58
4	—	330	120.50–131.00	126.26
3	—	737	103.00–110.50	106.14
3	—	458	120.00–126.00	123.70
2	—	688	104.00–110.00	107.01
2	—	620	113.00–116.00	114.45
18	—	530	114.00–125.00	116.56
12	—	373	119.00–137.00	126.74
5	—	571	105.00–116.00	110.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	100.00–115.00	111.12
3	—	733	94.00–95.00	94.33
2	—	433	115.00–120.00	117.49
2	—	328	115.00–117.00	116.02
1	—	750	95.00	95.00
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
4	—	483	105.00–115.00	110.03
1	—	575	101.00	101.00
1	—	525	110.10	110.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	612	128.00–130.00	129.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	418	119.00–130.00	123.88
9	—	327	120.00–138.00	129.91
2	—	668	116.00–118.00	117.00
8	—	474	120.00–124.00	121.61
6	—	523	115.00–122.00	119.49
5	—	577	113.50–121.00	117.31
3	—	630	117.00–119.00	117.82
3	—	373	122.00–129.00	125.71
2	—	813	112.00–116.00	113.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	104.00	104.00
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
1	—	475	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	366	115.00–120.00	117.68
6	—	475	112.00–115.00	114.18
4	—	524	113.00–117.00	114.97
4	—	418	113.00–118.00	115.47
2	—	310	114.00–115.00	114.52
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
1	—	565	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	90.00–100.00	94.98
1	—	490	106.00	106.00
1	—	370	110.00	110.00
1	—	310	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
1	—	365	129.00	129.00
1	—	300	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	124.50–130.00	128.15
2	—	470	125.00–136.00	130.32
1	—	780	125.00	125.00
1	—	700	128.50	128.50
1	—	420	134.00	134.00
1	—	395	159.00	159.00
8	—	528	125.00–136.00	131.86
4	—	610	126.50–132.00	129.37
4	—	559	125.00–135.00	129.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	152.00–157.00	154.55
2	—	370	146.00–149.00	147.50
1	—	710	132.50	132.50
1	—	550	146.00	146.00

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	—	865	53.00	53.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	90.00	90.00

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	—	860	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,256	1,110.00–1,370.00	1,214.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	990.00	990.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	850.00	850.00

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)	2	—	918	525.00–600.00	563.62

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)	7	—	1,138	640.00–800.00	716.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,350	865.00–1,050.00	957.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,148	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,483	615.00–700.00	656.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	45.00	45.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,178	50.50–58.00	54.62

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	—	1,455	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,788	63.00–71.50	66.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	21.00–25.50	23.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,062	10.00–20.00	15.04
2	—	1,125	25.00–31.00	28.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	32.00–42.00	36.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,286	37.00–45.00	39.65
6	—	1,108	32.00–38.00	34.62

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.