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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Fri, Nov 22

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Nov 15Nov 22Dec 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

265 head

▼ 170 vs last sale 435▲ 265 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 33▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 11▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold steady 1.00 to 15.00 lower on limited comparable offerings. Slaughter cows sold steady to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 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 $120.01/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$120.01

128 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$25.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.83

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	578	125.00	723	4thin
Medium and Large 1	439	123.80	543	93
Medium and Large 2	490	110.34	540	24
Medium and Large 3	492	99.98	492	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.02/cwt here — about $230 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 sale128 hd

120.01

—

AR average9 barns · 2,462 hd

124.84

−4.83

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	1,537	60.64	932	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	43.88	650	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,081	39.00	422	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	907	20.31	184	12

Every lot

87 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	425	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	140.56/cwt	138.00–143.00	604	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	445	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	681	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	475	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	694	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	529	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	783	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	132.20/cwt	128.00–139.00	703	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	128.48/cwt	125.00–131.00	744	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	582	134.01/cwt	133.00–136.00	780	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	125.37/cwt	122.00–128.00	765	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	832	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	124.35/cwt	121.00–126.00	950	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	118.51/cwt	115.00–122.00	981	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	952	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	125.82/cwt	121.00–136.00	414	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	119.83/cwt	115.00–125.00	398	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	125.89/cwt	121.00–135.00	473	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	112.40/cwt	105.00–120.00	427	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	110.54/cwt	105.00–115.00	465	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	425	133.80/cwt	130.00–137.00	569	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	121.25/cwt	118.00–128.00	521	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	102.61/cwt	100.00–105.00	443	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	455	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	601	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	484	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	121.68/cwt	118.00–126.00	574	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	113.06/cwt	110.00–116.00	545	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	110.21/cwt	105.00–113.00	570	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	123.11/cwt	121.00–126.00	641	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	112.03/cwt	109.00–115.00	633	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	723	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	124.59/cwt	118.00–126.50	720	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	111.33/cwt	109.00–114.00	687	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	105.52/cwt	104.00–107.00	657	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	587	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	663	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	710	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	618	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	813	87.52/cwt	80.00–95.00	712	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	153.45/cwt	147.00–169.00	496	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	129.52/cwt	129.00–130.00	421	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	364	109.33/cwt	105.00–114.00	398	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	376	131.68/cwt	125.00–136.00	495	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	148.10/cwt	134.00–157.00	560	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	405	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	456	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	135.71/cwt	130.00–139.00	571	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	122.77/cwt	119.00–129.00	527	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	440	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	642	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	136.23/cwt	135.00–138.00	644	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	115.36/cwt	111.00–120.00	548	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	500	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	460	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	128.15/cwt	124.00–134.00	661	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	529	109.01/cwt	105.00–116.00	577	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	121.33/cwt	118.00–124.00	687	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	97.96/cwt	96.00–100.00	558	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	110.60/cwt	107.00–115.00	633	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	787	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	116.52/cwt	116.00–117.00	722	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	650	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	96.50/cwt	92.00–101.00	647	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	111.51/cwt	111.00–112.00	756	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	708	93.98/cwt	92.00–96.00	665	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	830	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	764	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	895	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	385	1
Bulls	—	—	1,130	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	610	1
Bulls	—	—	1,712	64.68/cwt	62.00–70.00	1,107	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	650	30.18/cwt	26.00–34.00	196	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	825	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	83	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	835	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	347	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	938	32.81/cwt	31.00–34.50	308	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	20.48/cwt	18.50–25.00	198	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	149	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,119	39.70/cwt	34.50–44.00	444	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	43.88/cwt	43.00–44.50	650	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	5,796	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	434	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,315	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	848	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	589	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,725	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,070	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 Nov 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 265Last week 435Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	529	105.00–116.00	109.01
2	—	325	129.00–130.00	129.52
2	—	708	92.00–96.00	93.98
5	—	429	119.00–129.00	122.77
1	—	830	92.00	92.00
2	—	670	92.00–101.00	96.50
4	—	376	125.00–136.00	131.68
1	—	620	116.00	116.00
2	—	475	111.00–120.00	115.36
3	—	572	107.00–115.00	110.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	98.00	98.00
2	—	570	96.00–100.00	97.96
1	—	620	98.00	98.00
1	—	500	92.00	92.00
2	—	405	110.00–115.00	112.53
4	—	364	105.00–114.00	109.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	116.00–117.00	116.52
4	—	473	135.00–138.00	136.23
7	—	421	130.00–139.00	135.71
4	—	323	147.00–169.00	153.45
5	—	566	118.00–124.00	121.33
2	—	678	111.00–112.00	111.51
5	—	516	124.00–134.00	128.15
8	—	378	134.00–157.00	148.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	129.00	129.00
1	—	440	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	329	121.00–136.00	125.82
1	—	845	100.00	100.00
8	—	521	121.00–126.00	123.11
19	—	430	118.00–128.00	121.25
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
7	—	472	118.00–126.00	121.68
10	—	578	118.00–126.50	124.59
3	—	617	109.00–114.00	111.33
10	—	376	121.00–135.00	125.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	130.00–137.00	133.80
2	—	455	130.00–134.00	132.02
1	—	630	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	105.00–120.00	112.40
2	—	813	80.00–95.00	87.52
3	—	517	105.00–113.00	110.21
1	—	650	102.00	102.00
2	—	623	104.00–107.00	105.52
5	—	332	115.00–125.00	119.83
2	—	565	109.00–115.00	112.03
3	—	482	110.00–116.00	113.06
4	—	421	105.00–115.00	110.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
1	—	710	87.00	87.00
1	—	645	91.00	91.00
1	—	465	104.00	104.00
3	—	432	100.00–105.00	102.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	133.00–136.00	134.01
2	—	475	146.00	146.00
1	—	445	153.00	153.00
5	—	529	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	125.00–131.00	128.48
3	—	532	128.00–139.00	132.20
2	—	430	138.00–143.00	140.56
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
3	—	764	121.00–126.00	124.35
2	—	828	115.00–122.00	118.51
1	—	650	128.00	128.00
2	—	710	124.00	124.00
3	—	610	122.00–128.00	125.37
1	—	850	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	43.00	43.00
6	—	1,712	62.00–70.00	64.68
1	—	1,130	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,119	34.50–44.00	39.70
2	—	938	31.00–34.50	32.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	15.00	15.00
7	—	968	18.50–25.00	20.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	26.00–34.00	30.18
1	—	825	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,482	43.00–44.50	43.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	41.50	41.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	865	670.00	670.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	900.00	900.00

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	—	1,130	75.00	75.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	49.00	49.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	700.00	700.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	54.00	54.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,725	62.00	62.00

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.