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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-13

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

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Dec 6Dec 13Dec 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

362 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 437▲ 362 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 35▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 7▲ 26 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 mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold mostly steady to 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested due to limited comparable offerings.

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 $123.30/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$123.30

150 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$19.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.20

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	528	129.00	681	3thin
Medium and Large 1	497	126.12	627	97
Medium and Large 2	447	120.81	540	35
Medium and Large 3	482	109.71	529	15thin

One grade step is worth $19.29/cwt here — about $152 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 sale150 hd

123.30

—

AR average10 barns · 2,118 hd

127.50

−4.20

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	1,415	61.35	868	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	42.26	598	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,087	35.08	381	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	27.00	277	1thin

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	157.01/cwt	155.00–159.00	609	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	150.97/cwt	148.00–153.00	642	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	580	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	475	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	708	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	123.69/cwt	121.00–125.00	594	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	485	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	713	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	140.01/cwt	138.00–142.00	690	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	141.56/cwt	136.00–146.00	729	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	538	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	659	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	747	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	595	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	839	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	862	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	734	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	633	133.05/cwt	129.00–137.00	842	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	121.70/cwt	118.50–125.00	809	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	670	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	894	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	935	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	755	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	970	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	845	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,115	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,148	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,129	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	145.07/cwt	139.00–151.00	466	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	131.81/cwt	125.00–136.00	424	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	123.96/cwt	120.00–132.50	459	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	137.59/cwt	131.00–144.00	517	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	121.72/cwt	116.00–127.00	515	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	132.42/cwt	127.00–139.00	561	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	111.49/cwt	109.50–115.00	494	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	123.58/cwt	117.00–127.00	578	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	120.47/cwt	113.00–124.00	570	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	111.31/cwt	108.00–116.00	529	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	110.10/cwt	105.00–115.00	528	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	490	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	515	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	123.72/cwt	118.00–128.00	646	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	113.99/cwt	110.00–117.00	598	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	681	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	554	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	122.84/cwt	117.00–127.00	704	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	103.52/cwt	102.00–105.00	593	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	119.52/cwt	116.00–125.00	734	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	715	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	668	97.95/cwt	96.00–100.00	654	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	118.59/cwt	114.00–126.00	798	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	864	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	810	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	656	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	92.49/cwt	91.00–94.00	812	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	164.52/cwt	146.00–175.00	531	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	146.49/cwt	139.00–158.00	473	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	363	147.27/cwt	145.00–149.50	535	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	365	116.15/cwt	110.00–120.00	424	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	154.61/cwt	141.00–163.00	581	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	145.10/cwt	139.00–154.00	609	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	134.13/cwt	130.00–137.00	569	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	426	117.28/cwt	110.00–122.00	500	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	120.00/cwt	119.00–120.00	558	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	129.79/cwt	125.00–137.00	609	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	140.34/cwt	132.00–146.00	665	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	134.06/cwt	129.00–143.00	688	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	123.42/cwt	121.00–126.00	652	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	528	108.01/cwt	106.00–110.00	570	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	721	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	550	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	556	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	131.94/cwt	124.00–136.50	739	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	116.93/cwt	111.00–123.00	672	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	778	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	662	120.38/cwt	117.00–123.00	797	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	861	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	718	111.97/cwt	109.00–117.00	804	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	839	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	775	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	798	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	790	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	932	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	910	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	837	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	915	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	778	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	860	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	327	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	1,003	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	71.95/cwt	71.00–72.50	1,158	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	810	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	324	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	277	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,028	33.06/cwt	30.00–38.50	340	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	28.50/cwt	28.50–28.50	359	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	45.03/cwt	43.50–46.00	630	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	672	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	38.44/cwt	37.00–40.00	548	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	68.29/cwt	55.00–79.00	651	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	946.96/cwt	880.00–1,010.00	11,771	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	380	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,264	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	470	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	410	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,131	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	578.82/cwt	500.00–640.00	5,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	621.46/cwt	560.00–700.00	5,954	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	646.64/cwt	540.00–735.00	6,208	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	632	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	542.37/cwt	510.00–570.00	5,684	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	9,680	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 Dec 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 437Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 7Year ago 0

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	—	995	730.00	730.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	58.00	58.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	47.00	47.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	52.00	52.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	958	560.00–700.00	621.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	510.00	510.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	960	540.00–735.00	646.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	933	500.00–640.00	578.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	54.00	54.00

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	—	1,100	880.00	880.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,048	510.00–570.00	542.37

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	2	—	1,243	880.00–1,010.00	946.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	953	55.00–79.00	68.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	513	129.00–143.00	134.06
5	—	662	117.00–123.00	120.38
2	—	615	126.00–127.00	126.50
1	—	910	92.00	92.00
1	—	790	118.00	118.00
1	—	700	123.00	123.00
13	—	420	139.00–154.00	145.10
10	—	474	132.00–146.00	140.34
10	—	376	141.00–163.00	154.61
9	—	323	146.00–175.00	164.52
6	—	560	124.00–136.50	131.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	119.00–120.00	120.00
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
2	—	528	106.00–110.00	108.01
6	—	426	110.00–122.00	117.28
4	—	365	110.00–120.00	116.15
1	—	550	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	111.00–123.00	116.93
1	—	775	103.00	103.00
9	—	469	125.00–137.00	129.79
5	—	718	109.00–117.00	111.97
4	—	323	139.00–158.00	146.49
2	—	528	121.00–126.00	123.42
2	—	363	145.00–149.50	147.27
8	—	424	130.00–137.00	134.13
1	—	915	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	720	116.50	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	120.00–125.00	122.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	118.50–125.00	121.70
1	—	890	129.00	129.00
4	—	515	136.00–146.00	141.56
1	—	620	139.00	139.00
1	—	570	131.00	131.00
3	—	425	148.00–153.00	150.97
2	—	493	138.00–142.00	140.01
2	—	388	155.00–159.00	157.01
1	—	925	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	121.00–125.00	123.69
2	—	625	117.00–118.00	117.51
2	—	428	135.00–136.00	135.51
1	—	535	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	133.50	133.50
1	—	595	141.00	141.00
1	—	845	132.00	132.00
1	—	755	128.50	128.50
2	—	670	133.00–134.00	133.50
2	—	633	129.00–137.00	133.05
2	—	475	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	81.00	81.00
2	—	490	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	96.00–100.00	97.95
2	—	480	105.00–115.00	110.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
13	—	423	116.00–127.00	121.72
3	—	525	110.00–117.00	113.99
2	—	665	105.00–110.00	107.52
8	—	473	113.00–124.00	120.47
5	—	370	120.00–132.50	123.96
3	—	322	125.00–136.00	131.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	424	127.00–139.00	132.42
16	—	376	131.00–144.00	137.59
15	—	573	117.00–127.00	122.84
8	—	468	117.00–127.00	123.58
11	—	522	118.00–128.00	123.72
8	—	321	139.00–151.00	145.07
6	—	673	114.00–126.00	118.59
6	—	614	116.00–125.00	119.52
2	—	878	91.00–94.00	92.49
1	—	800	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	109.50–115.00	111.49
2	—	528	105.00	105.00
1	—	375	115.00	115.00
2	—	573	102.00–105.00	103.52
7	—	475	108.00–116.00	111.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	28.50	28.50
14	—	1,028	30.00–38.50	33.06
3	—	1,398	43.50–46.00	45.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	27.00	27.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	37.00–40.00	38.44
2	—	1,400	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	63.50	63.50
2	—	1,610	71.00–72.50	71.95
1	—	860	38.00	38.00

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.