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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Fri, Jan 17

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Jan 10Jan 17Jan 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

205 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 192▲ 205 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 19▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 4▲ 7 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 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold steady to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 11.00 higher. Slaughter cattle 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 $133.79/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$133.79

95 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$16.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.54

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	138.14	731	59
Medium and Large 2	491	129.26	634	24
Medium and Large 3	427	121.50	519	12thin

One grade step is worth $16.64/cwt here — about $212 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 sale95 hd

133.79

—

AR average7 barns · 733 hd

135.34

−1.54

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	1,915	67.50	1,293	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	48.00	570	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	35.00	516	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	780	23.50	183	1thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	147.59/cwt	143.00–152.00	753	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	759	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	879	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	149.55/cwt	144.00–153.00	858	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	133.07/cwt	131.00–135.00	765	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	126.75/cwt	126.50–127.00	773	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	135.34/cwt	131.00–139.50	830	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	625	148.96/cwt	145.00–152.00	931	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	675	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	952	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	128.00/cwt	127.00–130.00	867	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	133.92/cwt	131.00–135.00	916	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	690	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	945	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	830	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	133.14/cwt	131.00–135.50	961	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	758	113.79/cwt	110.00–117.50	863	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	127.60/cwt	123.50–131.00	976	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,008	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	155.50/cwt	154.00–157.00	536	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	152.04/cwt	147.00–157.00	555	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	123.46/cwt	108.00–147.00	461	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	135.21/cwt	131.00–139.00	507	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	121.10/cwt	117.00–125.00	497	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	415	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	589	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	150.09/cwt	147.00–154.00	629	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	130.59/cwt	127.00–136.00	550	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	145.40/cwt	140.00–155.00	688	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	121.93/cwt	120.00–124.00	583	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	601	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	692	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	141.11/cwt	136.00–143.00	742	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	135.73/cwt	133.00–137.00	772	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	130.91/cwt	128.00–136.00	745	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	726	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	129.99/cwt	127.00–132.00	803	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	793	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	124.77/cwt	120.00–131.00	843	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	774	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	791	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	860	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	313	166.46/cwt	161.00–172.00	521	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	180.13/cwt	173.00–190.00	668	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	383	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	527	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	166.46/cwt	165.00–168.00	641	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	537	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	168.15/cwt	162.00–173.00	694	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	156.02/cwt	153.00–158.00	644	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	474	128.74/cwt	125.00–131.00	610	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	147.02/cwt	145.00–149.00	706	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	500	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	735	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	153.97/cwt	151.00–156.00	798	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	563	119.64/cwt	115.00–126.00	674	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	143.00/cwt	142.00–144.00	812	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	836	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	109.90/cwt	105.00–115.00	791	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	815	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	921	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,780	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,157	1
Bulls	—	—	2,050	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,435	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	780	23.50/cwt	23.50–23.50	183	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	513	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	630	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	516	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,933	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,518	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,738	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	807	49.13/cwt	40.00–59.00	396	3

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 192Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	132.00–135.00	133.51
2	—	375	131.00–139.00	135.21
1	—	720	107.50	107.50
1	—	675	116.00	116.00
1	—	645	123.00	123.00
2	—	478	120.00–124.00	121.93
8	—	421	127.00–136.00	130.59
4	—	569	128.00–136.00	130.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	114.00	114.00
6	—	373	108.00–147.00	123.46
1	—	590	123.00	123.00
2	—	505	118.00–120.00	119.00
2	—	410	117.00–125.00	121.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	473	140.00–155.00	145.40
8	—	618	127.00–132.00	129.99
7	—	526	136.00–143.00	141.11
7	—	419	147.00–154.00	150.09
6	—	365	147.00–157.00	152.04
5	—	676	120.00–131.00	124.77
2	—	345	154.00–157.00	155.50
1	—	935	92.00	92.00
1	—	860	92.00	92.00
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
8	—	569	133.00–137.00	135.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	118.50	118.50
1	—	515	145.00	145.00
2	—	613	131.00–139.50	135.34
3	—	677	127.00–130.00	128.00
2	—	758	110.00–117.50	113.79
2	—	575	131.00–135.00	133.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	126.50–127.00	126.75
1	—	675	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	684	131.00–135.00	133.92
5	—	574	144.00–153.00	149.55
3	—	722	131.00–135.50	133.14
1	—	810	124.50	124.50
3	—	765	123.50–131.00	127.60
2	—	510	143.00–152.00	147.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	137.00	137.00
2	—	520	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	157.00	157.00
1	—	675	141.00	141.00
4	—	625	145.00–152.00	148.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	151.00–156.00	153.97
5	—	371	173.00–190.00	180.13
2	—	568	142.00–144.00	143.00
1	—	815	113.00	113.00
1	—	680	123.00	123.00
1	—	645	124.00	124.00
6	—	413	162.00–173.00	168.15
1	—	475	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	131.00	131.00
3	—	563	115.00–126.00	119.64
5	—	474	125.00–131.00	128.74
2	—	383	135.00–140.00	137.48
1	—	505	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	153.00–158.00	156.02
2	—	480	145.00–149.00	147.02
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
1	—	500	147.00	147.00
2	—	720	105.00–115.00	109.90
2	—	385	165.00–168.00	166.46
2	—	313	161.00–172.00	166.46

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	620.00	620.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	345.00	345.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	500.00	500.00

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	—	850	675.00	675.00

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	3	—	807	40.00–59.00	49.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	23.50	23.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,115	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	65.00	65.00
1	—	2,050	70.00	70.00

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.