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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Fri, Jan 31

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Jan 24Jan 31Feb 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

267 head

▲ 120 vs last sale 147▲ 267 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 13▲ 13 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 4.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls, no trend 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 $130.94/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$130.94

110 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$21.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.30

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	134.73	654	82
Medium and Large 2	446	123.94	553	17thin
Medium and Large 3	451	113.51	512	11thin

One grade step is worth $21.23/cwt here — about $142 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 sale110 hd

130.94

—

AR average9 barns · 1,123 hd

136.24

−5.30

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	1,091	59.06	644	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,093	40.84	447	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	850	21.50	183	2thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	486	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	439	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	123.90/cwt	120.00–128.00	508	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	675	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	430	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	632	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	146.51/cwt	145.00–148.00	686	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	667	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	483	154.05/cwt	151.00–157.00	744	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	141.56/cwt	135.00–149.00	735	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	523	152.33/cwt	152.00–153.00	797	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	124.19/cwt	120.00–127.00	657	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	530	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	710	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	558	147.49/cwt	146.00–149.00	823	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	132.97/cwt	131.00–135.00	762	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	621	145.71/cwt	142.00–148.00	905	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	124.03/cwt	122.00–126.00	897	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	131.42/cwt	129.00–134.00	407	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	140.00/cwt	134.00–145.00	454	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	131.32/cwt	126.00–134.00	482	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	139.50/cwt	135.00–146.00	516	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	124.52/cwt	122.00–128.00	522	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	137.63/cwt	132.00–142.00	582	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	117.91/cwt	113.00–121.00	501	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	127.18/cwt	124.00–135.00	595	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	475	140.31/cwt	138.00–142.50	666	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	109.92/cwt	105.00–115.00	525	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	117.52/cwt	116.00–119.00	564	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	516	110.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	568	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	133.48/cwt	128.00–138.00	695	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	538	136.19/cwt	136.00–136.50	733	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	118.74/cwt	118.00–119.50	674	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	131.09/cwt	124.00–136.00	756	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	127.24/cwt	126.50–128.00	786	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	124.33/cwt	123.50–125.00	818	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	108.46/cwt	105.00–112.00	735	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	710	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	937	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	995	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	796	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	308	135.85/cwt	130.00–142.00	418	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	191.56/cwt	183.00–197.00	632	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	333	167.70/cwt	152.00–177.00	558	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	154.05/cwt	143.00–160.00	567	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	174.40/cwt	158.00–187.00	657	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	377	121.16/cwt	117.50–126.00	457	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	408	124.35/cwt	121.00–126.50	507	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	409	140.99/cwt	138.00–146.00	577	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	165.39/cwt	155.00–172.00	686	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	147.09/cwt	143.00–153.00	703	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	132.75/cwt	130.00–135.00	635	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	478	120.50/cwt	116.00–125.00	576	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	505	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	843	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	513	130.53/cwt	125.00–136.00	670	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	522	116.28/cwt	115.00–119.00	607	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	145.49/cwt	144.00–147.00	768	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	578	110.44/cwt	106.00–115.00	638	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	136.46/cwt	133.50–142.00	791	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	823	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	695	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	713	117.46/cwt	114.00–121.00	837	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	750	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	638	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	845	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	507	1
Bulls	—	—	1,105	52.11/cwt	50.00–53.50	576	2
Bulls	—	—	1,310	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	943	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	800	23.50/cwt	23.50–23.50	188	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	19.50/cwt	19.50–19.50	176	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	935	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	290	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	993	39.84/cwt	38.00–42.50	396	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	47.77/cwt	47.50–48.00	656	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,070	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	712.55/cwt	670.00–750.00	5,864	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,013	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,888	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,424	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	542	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,740	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,266	811.54/cwt	315.00–900.00	10,274	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	10,270	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	15,792	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,520	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	699	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,605	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	770	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	794	53.83/cwt	41.00–66.00	427	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	726	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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 147Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 13Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	105.00–115.00	109.92
1	—	350	115.00	115.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
3	—	425	113.00–121.00	117.91
4	—	516	105.00–115.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	129.00–134.00	131.42
2	—	568	118.00–119.50	118.74
2	—	480	116.00–119.00	117.52
5	—	367	126.00–134.00	131.32
2	—	678	105.00–112.00	108.46
4	—	419	122.00–128.00	124.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	521	128.00–138.00	133.48
13	—	370	135.00–146.00	139.50
6	—	577	124.00–136.00	131.09
6	—	324	134.00–145.00	140.00
4	—	468	124.00–135.00	127.18
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
1	—	995	80.00	80.00
2	—	618	126.50–128.00	127.24
3	—	658	123.50–125.00	124.33
13	—	423	132.00–142.00	137.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	538	136.00–136.50	136.19
8	—	475	138.00–142.50	140.31
1	—	710	132.00	132.00
1	—	415	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	121.00	121.00
1	—	480	139.00	139.00
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
1	—	345	141.00	141.00
1	—	445	142.00	142.00
4	—	529	120.00–127.00	124.19
1	—	605	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	145.00–148.00	146.51
1	—	395	156.00	156.00
2	—	723	122.00–126.00	124.03
7	—	519	135.00–149.00	141.56
1	—	610	132.00	132.00
2	—	665	129.00	129.00
2	—	573	131.00–135.00	132.97
1	—	430	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	122.00	122.00
2	—	410	120.00–128.00	123.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
4	—	621	142.00–148.00	145.71
3	—	523	152.00–153.00	152.33
2	—	558	146.00–149.00	147.49
2	—	483	151.00–157.00	154.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	136.00	136.00
5	—	478	143.00–153.00	147.09
4	—	415	155.00–172.00	165.39
6	—	377	158.00–187.00	174.40
2	—	528	144.00–147.00	145.49
3	—	330	183.00–197.00	191.56
3	—	580	133.50–142.00	136.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	125.00–136.00	130.53
1	—	655	124.00	124.00
4	—	409	138.00–146.00	140.99
2	—	713	114.00–121.00	117.46
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
3	—	333	152.00–177.00	167.70
3	—	368	143.00–160.00	154.05
4	—	478	130.00–135.00	132.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	116.00–125.00	120.50
1	—	750	85.00	85.00
3	—	377	117.50–126.00	121.16
3	—	522	115.00–119.00	116.28
3	—	408	121.00–126.50	124.35
1	—	695	105.00	105.00
2	—	308	130.00–142.00	135.85
2	—	578	106.00–115.00	110.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	167.00	167.00
1	—	455	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	823	670.00–750.00	712.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	650.00	650.00

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	—	950	57.00	57.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,605	48.00	48.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,520	46.00	46.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	720.00	720.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	790.00	790.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	730.00	730.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,410	1,120.00	1,120.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,266	315.00–900.00	811.54

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	—	1,370	53.00	53.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	794	41.00–66.00	53.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	23.50	23.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	47.50–48.00	47.77
4	—	993	38.00–42.50	39.84
1	—	935	31.00	31.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	19.50	19.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	50.00–53.50	52.11
1	—	1,310	72.00	72.00
1	—	845	60.00	60.00

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.