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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Fri, Jan 24

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Jan 17Jan 24Jan 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

147 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 205▲ 147 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 8▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 7▲ 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 mostly steady to 3.00 higher, however lesser grade feeder steers sold 2.00 to 11.00 lower on limited comparable offerings. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cattle not well tested.

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 $135.66/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$135.66

74 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$31.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.84

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	148.93	811	29
Medium and Large 2	493	133.64	658	27
Medium and Large 3	515	117.31	604	18thin

One grade step is worth $31.62/cwt here — about $206 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 sale74 hd

135.66

—

AR average8 barns · 364 hd

131.82

+3.84

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	—	High	1,655	73.00	1,208	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,685	40.00	674	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,066	36.25	386	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	874	21.54	188	4thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	517	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	726	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	152.54/cwt	146.00–159.00	645	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	803	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	505	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	828	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	148.68/cwt	145.00–152.00	770	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	859	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	528	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	140.33/cwt	139.00–143.00	522	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	143.03/cwt	141.00–145.00	551	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	127.17/cwt	122.50–134.00	532	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	109.76/cwt	105.00–115.00	466	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	134.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	584	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	135.97/cwt	132.00–139.00	636	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	119.93/cwt	115.00–126.00	576	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	563	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	692	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	658	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	600	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	866	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	930	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	309	142.16/cwt	132.00–150.00	439	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	168.44/cwt	158.00–174.00	628	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	376	116.96/cwt	100.00–129.00	440	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	381	139.90/cwt	136.00–150.00	533	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	171.10/cwt	166.00–176.00	710	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	144.96/cwt	138.00–150.00	623	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	460	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	127.46/cwt	125.00–131.00	597	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	161.82/cwt	159.00–166.00	762	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	139.18/cwt	131.00–145.00	658	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	138.03/cwt	135.00–141.00	697	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	155.06/cwt	144.00–158.00	816	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	664	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	560	121.50/cwt	118.00–125.00	680	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	145.50/cwt	140.00–155.00	831	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	126.03/cwt	124.00–128.00	800	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	127.46/cwt	124.00–133.00	858	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	775	94.00/cwt	92.00–96.00	729	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	820	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	959	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	885	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	699	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	895	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	922	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	950	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	893	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,655	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,258	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,159	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	795	26.33/cwt	24.50–28.00	209	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	13.50/cwt	13.50–13.50	124	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	197	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,021	40.81/cwt	35.00–44.00	417	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	18.00/cwt	18.00–18.00	224	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	674	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	413	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	88.53/cwt	80.00–101.00	801	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	3,328	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	796.53/cwt	570.00–980.00	9,479	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,475	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,800	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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 205Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 8Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
8	—	480	115.00–126.00	119.93
3	—	418	122.50–134.00	127.17
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
3	—	372	139.00–143.00	140.33
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
2	—	535	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	130.00–134.00	131.98
4	—	433	130.00–140.00	134.92
2	—	385	141.00–145.00	143.03
6	—	468	132.00–139.00	135.97
1	—	795	117.00	117.00
1	—	740	117.00	117.00
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	111.50	111.50
2	—	425	105.00–115.00	109.76
1	—	600	85.00	85.00
2	—	670	105.00	105.00
1	—	585	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	146.00–159.00	152.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	169.00	169.00
3	—	518	145.00–152.00	148.68
2	—	618	139.00	139.00
1	—	410	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	117.00	117.00
4	—	471	159.00–166.00	161.82
4	—	373	158.00–174.00	168.44
3	—	415	166.00–176.00	171.10
5	—	571	140.00–155.00	145.50
5	—	526	144.00–158.00	155.06
4	—	673	124.00–133.00	127.46
2	—	635	124.00–128.00	126.03
1	—	895	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	125.00–131.00	127.46
4	—	376	100.00–129.00	116.96
2	—	775	92.00–96.00	94.00
2	—	560	118.00–125.00	121.50
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
1	—	540	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	136.00–150.00	139.90
4	—	309	132.00–150.00	142.16
2	—	505	135.00–141.00	138.03
1	—	705	101.00	101.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
1	—	550	139.00	139.00
6	—	473	131.00–145.00	139.18
4	—	430	138.00–150.00	144.96
1	—	950	94.00	94.00
1	—	885	79.00	79.00
1	—	790	110.00	110.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	55.00	55.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	80.00–101.00	88.53

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	435.00	435.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,475	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	570.00–980.00	796.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	24.50–28.00	26.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,021	35.00–44.00	40.81
1	—	1,245	18.00	18.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	20.00	20.00
1	—	920	13.50	13.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,655	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.