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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-20

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

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Dec 13Dec 20Jan 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

142 head

▼ 220 vs last sale 362▲ 142 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 35▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 26▲ 62 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 1.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.99/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$126.99

50 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$16.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.65

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	134.47	683	23
Medium and Large 2	509	121.46	619	20
Medium and Large 3	411	118.21	485	7thin

One grade step is worth $16.26/cwt here — about $198 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 sale50 hd

126.99

—

AR average10 barns · 552 hd

130.64

−3.65

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	1,466	57.49	843	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,358	41.92	569	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,034	39.07	404	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	872	24.41	213	9thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	422	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	156.02/cwt	153.00–159.00	559	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	572	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	591	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	728	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	134.05/cwt	131.00–138.00	768	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	762	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	123.94/cwt	122.00–126.00	403	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	432	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	117.22/cwt	116.00–120.00	431	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	131.94/cwt	128.00–135.00	499	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	494	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	134.30/cwt	133.00–136.00	584	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	547	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	131.57/cwt	126.00–137.00	620	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	126.99/cwt	121.00–130.00	667	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	129.88/cwt	123.00–137.00	747	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	124.49/cwt	123.00–126.00	753	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	835	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	455	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	399	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	150.21/cwt	143.00–154.00	503	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	142.73/cwt	140.00–148.00	528	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	442	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	129.59/cwt	122.00–135.00	490	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	405	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	522	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	440	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	625	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	585	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	120.23/cwt	116.00–125.00	577	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	500	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	568	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	128.40/cwt	127.00–131.00	668	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	144.55/cwt	139.00–149.00	753	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	558	127.25/cwt	127.00–127.50	710	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	137.24/cwt	134.00–142.00	780	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	600	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	638	103.66/cwt	100.00–106.00	661	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	771	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	106.50/cwt	105.00–108.00	751	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	950	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	874	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,115	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	167	1
Bulls	—	—	1,527	67.31/cwt	66.00–69.50	1,028	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	1,153	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	750	24.50/cwt	24.50–24.50	184	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	775	40.50/cwt	40.50–40.50	314	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	788	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	236	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	835	15.50/cwt	15.50–15.50	129	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	13.50/cwt	13.50–13.50	116	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	324	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	926	22.67/cwt	20.00–25.50	210	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	940	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	282	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,061	39.92/cwt	35.00–45.00	424	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	497	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,183	47.25/cwt	46.50–48.00	559	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	38.37/cwt	35.00–42.50	566	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	937	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	5,882	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	936	603.61/cwt	350.00–760.00	5,650	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,006	667.17/cwt	550.00–850.00	6,712	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	485	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	558.20/cwt	500.00–650.00	6,241	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	680.15/cwt	490.00–885.00	7,740	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	740.04/cwt	590.00–1,120.00	8,547	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	654.64/cwt	575.00–775.00	7,646	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	604	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	409	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	87.00/cwt	62.00–104.00	574	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	494	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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 362Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 26Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	926	20.00–25.50	22.67
1	—	925	35.00	35.00
1	—	860	13.50	13.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,475	35.00–42.50	38.37
2	—	1,183	46.50–48.00	47.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	15.50	15.50
1	—	775	40.50	40.50
1	—	750	24.50	24.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,061	35.00–45.00	39.92
2	—	1,093	45.50	45.50
1	—	940	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,527	66.00–69.50	67.31
1	—	1,635	70.50	70.50
1	—	1,115	15.00	15.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	116.00–120.00	117.22
2	—	325	122.00–126.00	123.94
1	—	550	114.00	114.00
1	—	460	119.00	119.00
1	—	415	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	133.00–136.00	134.30
2	—	605	123.00–126.00	124.49
2	—	575	123.00–137.00	129.88
2	—	330	130.00–132.00	130.98
9	—	471	126.00–137.00	131.57
6	—	378	128.00–135.00	131.94
4	—	525	121.00–130.00	126.99
1	—	780	107.00	107.00
1	—	665	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	136.00	136.00
1	—	400	143.00	143.00
3	—	573	131.00–138.00	134.05
2	—	358	153.00–159.00	156.02
1	—	680	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	128.00	128.00
1	—	425	139.00	139.00
1	—	315	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	113.50	113.50
4	—	370	119.00–120.00	119.49
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
1	—	330	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	129.00	129.00
1	—	330	138.00	138.00
3	—	638	100.00–106.00	103.66
3	—	520	127.00–131.00	128.40
2	—	558	127.00–127.50	127.25
1	—	950	92.00	92.00
5	—	480	116.00–125.00	120.23
4	—	378	122.00–135.00	129.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	139.00–149.00	144.55
4	—	370	140.00–148.00	142.73
3	—	568	134.00–142.00	137.24
3	—	335	143.00–154.00	150.21
1	—	695	111.00	111.00
1	—	600	126.00	126.00
1	—	440	142.00	142.00
2	—	705	105.00–108.00	106.50
2	—	478	120.00–125.00	122.41
1	—	790	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,185	51.00	51.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	936	350.00–760.00	603.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,006	550.00–850.00	667.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	680.00	680.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,138	490.00–885.00	680.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,155	590.00–1,120.00	740.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,168	575.00–775.00	654.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,118	500.00–650.00	558.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	48.00	48.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	660	62.00	62.00

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	—	810	61.00	61.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	660	62.00–104.00	87.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,275	73.50	73.50

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.