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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Fri, Jan 10

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Dec 20Jan 10Jan 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

192 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 142▲ 192 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 39▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 62▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available sale was closed the previous two weeks.

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 $147.03/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$147.03

62 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$28.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.45

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	158.60	735	30
Medium and Large 2	505	139.82	707	20
Medium and Large 3	454	130.14	591	12thin

One grade step is worth $28.46/cwt here — about $144 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 sale62 hd

147.03

—

AR average10 barns · 724 hd

136.58

+10.45

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	1,524	55.83	851	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,300	41.50	540	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,112	37.64	419	8thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	176.72/cwt	160.00–187.00	571	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	137.99/cwt	137.00–139.00	522	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	165.01/cwt	163.00–167.00	640	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	668	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	684	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	155.01/cwt	153.00–157.00	648	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	423	165.50/cwt	165.00–166.00	700	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	130.42/cwt	127.00–134.00	561	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	147.99/cwt	147.00–149.00	678	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	485	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	815	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	146.99/cwt	145.00–149.00	742	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	136.38/cwt	133.00–140.00	706	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	158.37/cwt	153.00–162.00	838	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	568	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	903	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	146.50/cwt	145.00–148.00	842	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	595	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	759	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	897	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	944	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	870	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	715	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,001	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	910	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	546	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	153.51/cwt	152.00–156.00	504	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	559	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	152.56/cwt	148.00–157.00	575	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	130.98/cwt	126.00–135.00	550	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	144.96/cwt	142.00–149.00	616	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	520	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	134.53/cwt	130.00–138.00	630	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	125.35/cwt	122.00–129.00	595	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	560	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	120.96/cwt	116.00–124.00	622	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	133.48/cwt	131.00–136.00	694	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	114.95/cwt	112.00–117.00	603	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	122.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	677	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	608	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	129.83/cwt	125.00–133.50	745	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	127.36/cwt	126.00–129.00	800	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	789	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	611	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	153.99/cwt	153.00–155.00	570	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	376	139.28/cwt	133.00–145.00	524	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	379	171.94/cwt	167.00–175.00	652	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	413	128.86/cwt	122.50–132.00	532	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	162.33/cwt	157.00–169.00	682	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	146.63/cwt	141.00–155.00	628	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	625	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	160.15/cwt	152.00–166.00	758	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	144.63/cwt	136.00–149.00	687	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	503	154.68/cwt	151.00–158.00	778	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	519	138.00/cwt	134.00–142.00	716	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	124.47/cwt	123.00–126.00	653	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	632	130.63/cwt	129.00–133.00	826	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	124.01/cwt	121.00–128.00	837	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	745	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	901	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	800	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	848	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,465	61.02/cwt	58.50–64.00	894	5
Bulls	—	—	1,505	35.27/cwt	35.00–35.50	531	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,321	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,020	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	479	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,081	32.62/cwt	30.00–34.00	353	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	41.20/cwt	35.00–45.00	488	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	540	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	780	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	504.79/cwt	500.00–510.00	5,426	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	6,064	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 Jan 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 142Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 62Year ago 0

No trend available sale was closed the previous two weeks.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	112.00–117.00	114.95
2	—	485	115.00–116.00	115.49
1	—	430	121.00	121.00
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
2	—	565	105.00–110.00	107.57
1	—	665	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	142.00–149.00	144.96
7	—	377	148.00–157.00	152.56
4	—	520	131.00–136.00	133.48
4	—	328	152.00–156.00	153.51
4	—	574	125.00–133.50	129.83
5	—	468	130.00–138.00	134.53
3	—	628	126.00–129.00	127.36
1	—	650	132.00	132.00
1	—	805	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	116.00–124.00	120.96
1	—	375	149.00	149.00
1	—	670	117.00	117.00
2	—	475	122.00–129.00	125.35
3	—	555	120.00–125.00	122.02
4	—	420	126.00–135.00	130.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	127.00–134.00	130.42
1	—	595	127.50	127.50
2	—	518	133.00–140.00	136.38
2	—	378	137.00–139.00	137.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	153.00–162.00	158.37
2	—	575	145.00–148.00	146.50
1	—	450	161.00	161.00
2	—	388	163.00–167.00	165.01
3	—	323	160.00–187.00	176.72
1	—	405	169.00	169.00
1	—	640	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	638	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	159.00	159.00
1	—	715	140.00	140.00
1	—	610	147.00	147.00
1	—	485	168.00	168.00
2	—	423	165.00–166.00	165.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	60.00	60.00
2	—	418	153.00–157.00	155.01
2	—	458	147.00–149.00	147.99
3	—	505	145.00–149.00	146.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	473	152.00–166.00	160.15
3	—	632	129.00–133.00	130.63
3	—	503	151.00–158.00	154.68
5	—	379	167.00–175.00	171.94
1	—	345	177.00	177.00
1	—	745	121.00	121.00
10	—	420	157.00–169.00	162.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	136.00–149.00	144.63
6	—	428	141.00–155.00	146.63
2	—	370	153.00–155.00	153.99
3	—	675	121.00–128.00	124.01
1	—	800	106.00	106.00
4	—	519	134.00–142.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	133.00	133.00
4	—	376	133.00–145.00	139.28
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
2	—	525	123.00–126.00	124.47
1	—	610	116.00	116.00
3	—	413	122.50–132.00	128.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,081	30.00–34.00	32.62
1	—	1,020	47.00	47.00
3	—	1,185	35.00–45.00	41.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	41.50	41.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	35.00–35.50	35.27
1	—	1,860	71.00	71.00
5	—	1,465	58.50–64.00	61.02

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	500.00–510.00	504.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	525.00	525.00

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	—	1,000	78.00	78.00

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.